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The Battery Atlanta announced Monday that J. Alexander’s has joined its lineup and will open next spring. The new restaurant will mark the third in metro Atlanta for the Nashville-based chain. J. Alexander's at The Battery Atlanta will span about 8,000 square feet and replace an existing restaurant and also take over additional space.
This past February we reported that STK, the popular New York steakhouse with one existing location in Midtown Atlanta, was planning to open a second location in Buckhead. We have now learned those plans have been cancelled and the steakhouse will not be opening in Buckhead after all.
ToNeTo Atlanta reported August 7 that seven Del Taco restaurants had suddenly closed around Georgia. The closures were reportedly the result of the recently bankruptcy of franchisee Matador Restaurant Group, which owned and operated a total of 22 units in Georgia and Alabama.
A new location of Stone Age Korean Steakhouse is coming soon to 2950 Cobb Parkway near Cumberland Mall. The new Korean steakhouse is opening in a roughly 6,600 square foot space left vacant since the January 2022 closure of Bayou'Q. The space was also previously occupied by Tilted Kilt, a breastaurant.
Chicken chain Pollo Campero is quietly growing its presence in the state and will soon have more than a half dozen locations open around metro Atlanta. The popular chain started in Guatemala in 1971 and today maintains US headquarters in Dallas.
The first Atlanta area location of POP MART is scheduled to open at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody. According to planning materials reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta, the new store is planned for the roughly 1,700 square foot, first floor space (#1355) currently occupied by candy store Lolli & Pops.
Atlanta based J. Christopher's has closed their restaurant in Decatur. The breakfast eatery, located at 250 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., had been in business nineteen years, according to signage at the restaurant announcing the closure.
Caribou Coffee will next week open two new locations in metro Atlanta as it continues its return to growth in the state. The new locations are slated to open in Snellville and Lawrenceville and come on the heels of openings in Griffin, Athens, Smyrna and Woodstock this past June.
Del Taco has quietly closed at least three more of its greater metro Atlanta locations. The closures are likely the result of a recent bankruptcy filing by Matador Restaurant Group, one of the chain's franchisees.
The Duck Donuts franchisees in East Cobb announced Tuesday that they will be closing their shop after six years in business. The donut shop, located in the Whole Foods Market-anchored Merchants Walk shopping center, first opened in July 2019 and was, the third in metro Atlanta, joining others in Alpharetta and Chastain Park.
Like many others, we have reduced our visits to Lenox Square. That said, we noted some changes on a recent visit that seem to have gone unreported. We also noted some openings that have taken place following our reports of their imminent arrivals.
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| Former Dolce & Gabbana |
A new eatery is coming soon to Reynoldstown! Sugar Loaf, a local breakfast and lunch cafe and bakery, recently signed on to open at Modera Reynoldstown (780 Memorial Drive, Suite 1A).
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| Photo: Sugar Loaf Facebook |
A new Indian restaurant is coming to Atlanta, and it's got Michelin cred. Ghee Indian Kitchen, which has two locations in Miami, will soon open in West Midtown. The new restaurant is to open in the 5,300-square-foot space in the Star Metals project (1050 Howell Mill Road, Suite 109), previously home to Wagamama.
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| Ghee Co-owners Niven Patel and Mo Alkassar - Official |
In recent weeks we have reported on the upcoming arrival of Montreal-style bagel shop Spread Bagelry (Buckhead Village) and the expansion of local New York-style bagel shop Brooklyn Bagel & Deli (Sandy Springs). In our research for these stories, we came across several other up-and-coming bagel chains that may have Georgia on their minds.
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| Baby Bagel Bouncer as seen on the PopUp Bagels Instagram |
PJ's Coffee of New Orleans has its eyes on a return to metro Atlanta. The New Orleans-based coffee shop will on August 4 open a new location in Rome and according to a separate release, has plans to open twelve locations in metro Atlanta in the years to come.
Just over a month after we revealed news that hospitality company Landry's was replacing their Midtown Atlanta seafood restaurant The Oceanaire with Dos Caminos, an upscale Mexican restaurant, comes news that the company is also replacing its McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steakhouse restaurant in Downtown Atlanta with a new concept.
O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar has closed its restaurant in Hiram in Paulding County after more than two decades in business. The restaurant, located in an outparcel of Hiram Pavilion (4790 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway), reportedly closed without warning this past weekend.
The original location of barbecue spot Pig-N-Chik BBQ is closing. The restaurant, located at 4920 Roswell Road in Fountain Oaks Shopping Center in Sandy Springs, first opened in 2001.
Just over two years after its Atlanta debut, trendy plant-based restaurant PLANTA has closed. The restaurant, located at Krog Street Market (99 Krog Street) in Inman Park, debuted June 30, 2023, and was soon joined by a sibling restaurant PLANTA Queen, an Asian influenced fellow plant-based eatery, on December 26, 2023.
ToNeTo Atlanta continues to be your number one source for updates on the Atlanta market entry of Raising Cane's and we are pleased to report that another Raising Cane's is in the works!
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Lure Saltwater Kitchen & Bar has been listed for sale and will soon close. The restaurant, located at 1106 Crescent Avenue in Midtown, first opened in July 2012. Originally known simply as "Lure," the restaurant rebranded as Lure Saltwater Kitchen & Bar this past September and revamped its menu, too.
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Chick-fil-A has announced it will be closing its longstanding outpost at the The Mall at Stonecrest (2929 Turner Hill Road) in Lithonia. The food court restaurant has been in business since the mall opened in October 2001, but will close permanently as of July 31.
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| Classic Chick-fil-A food court at North Point Mall circa 2004 |
The owners of Simply Done Donuts announced Thursday that they will be closing their popular Duluth donut shop after nearly ten years in business. The shop is located at 3550 W. Lawrenceville Street #340 in downtown Duluth.
So-called "breastaurant" chain Hooters has closed two more Georgia restaurants little more than a month after it closed more than 30 restaurants across the country.
ToNeTo Atlanta first reported on the planned entry of Dutch Bros. Coffee into the Atlanta market in November 2023 and we are pleased to report now that the company will open their first location in the metro this week.
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar plans to close its first Atlanta area restaurant this coming Friday, July 25. The restaurant, located in Peachtree Corners Town Center (5224 Peachtree Parkway), opened in August 2019 and occupies a custom-built, 8,300 square foot freestanding building along Peachtree Parkway.
Kevin Rathbun is quietly putting the finishing touches on a new restaurant. Really it's a return of a previous restaurant with a new concept and location: Krog Bar Coal Fired Pizza.
After about eleven and half years in Alpharetta , Salt Factory Pub has closed. The eatery, located at 102 South Main Street, officially closed as of July 6, according to a message on the restaurant's website. Although it's not mentioned in the post, local sources (and Joe Duffy) indicate a familiar restaurant will soon open in its place.
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Sandy Springs just got a new southern eatery. Magnolia's Kitchen & Cocktails officially opened July 10 at The Prado at 5600 Roswell Road #230 in Sandy Springs. The new eatery replaces Under the Cork Tree, which occupied the 6,800 square foot space for nearly ten years before closing as of July 9.
Intown residents will soon have one less option for genuine hospitality and affordable food. Boyd Baker of Howdy ATL biscuit cafe has announced he will be closing his Grant Park eatery after three years in business.
The Citizens Culinary Market era at Phipps Plaza is over. The struggling food hall is closing in favor of an independent food hall from Phipps Plaza owner Simon Property Group. Work to remove Citizens signage from the venue has started, with the mall already marketing the space as "Food Hall at Phipps."
A new kind of restaurant is coming soon to Marietta Street, not far from Georgia Tech. KoHo which stands for Kolache House, is opening at 881 Marietta Street where it replaces Delia's Chicken Sausage Stand which closed in August 2022.
A new bagel shop is coming to Buckhead! Spread Bagelry is slated to open in a second generation restaurant space in Buckhead Village, according to planning documents reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta.
The Chai Box, a locally owned company selling chai blends and chai concentrate, has secured space for their first Chai Cafe and retail space. The company made the announcement this week on social media but did not disclose where the cafe would be or when it would open.
Shake Shack plans to open its newest Atlanta area restaurant Monday June 30 at The Battery Atlanta. The new restaurant will be unlike any the New York-based brand currently operates with a full bar and expansive patio as well as mini arcade area.
Fresh off the recent opening of a new location of Brooklyn Bagel Bakery & Deli in Brookhaven comes news that the Atlanta-based company plans to open a new location in Sandy Springs.
Tin Drum Asian Kitchen will later this month open its first new location in metro Atlanta in more than six years. The Atlanta-based is bringing its Asian fare and boba teas to a newly constructed center along Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw.
Taco Mac will close its location in Chattanooga at the end of normal service Sunday, June 22. The Atlanta-based chain had operated the location at 423 Market Street in downtown Chattanooga since 1998 and reportedly expanded it in the mid 2000s.
Kroger announced plans Friday to close sixty stores nationwide over the next eighteen months. The grocer did not reveal a list for the closures and indicated that one would not be provided.
A new kind of pizza shop is coming soon to metro Atlanta. Ah-Beetz New Haven Pizza, a pizza franchise based in Delray Beach, is opening the first of what could be several locations in Georgia. The new restaurant is located at 125 Barrett Parkway in Marietta.
The Oceanaire Seafood Room has closed its only location in Atlanta. The upscale seafood eatery was located on the street level of the 1100 Peachtree office building in the heart of Midtown Atlanta.
ToNeTo Atlanta continues to be your number one source for updates on the Atlanta market entry of Raising Cane's and we are pleased to report that another Raising Cane's is in the works!
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Goodbye Doughnut Dollies. After reporting on the upcoming entry of Portland's Voodoo Donuts earlier this month, we were contacted by several readers indicating that Marietta's Doughnut Dollies had closed for good.
Del Taco has quietly closed one of its two Kennesaw locations. The corporately owned restaurant, located near the intersection of Barrett Parkway and Cobb Parkway in an outparcel of Kennesaw Marketplace, opened along with the Whole Foods in what was then a new center in 2017.
Jack in the Box will finally pop up in Georgia. The San Diego-based burger chain announced plans in June 2024 to enter Georgia with 15 units as part of its "strategic expansion across the Southeastern United States.”
With Georgia's first location of Smalls Sliders open in Stockbridge, one local franchisee is betting big on growth with plans for at least four more locations in Georgia in the months to come.
ToNeTo Atlanta continues to be your number one source for updates on the Atlanta market entry of Raising Cane's and we are pleased to report that another Raising Cane's is in the works! A new Raising Cane's is planned for Conyers where it would open on land home to a former Truist branch.
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On the heels of news that Mellow Mushroom is closing its Decatur restaurant after about nine years in business comes news that Glide Pizza, another local spot, is opening nearby. After nearly three years inside the taproom at nearby Inner Voice Brewing on Ponce de Leon Place, Glide Pizza will end service there on July 13.
Mellow Mushroom announced Monday that it has closed its location in Decatur... for a second time. The most recent Mellow Mushroom was located at 340 West Ponce having opened in December 2016.
