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Zambawango, a bakery and cafe specializing in surprisingly tasty gluten-free, low-carb, and sugar-free baked goods, is closing. Entrepreneur George Coundouriotis opened the niche bakery in Sandy Springs October 10, 2018 and will close the retail bakery as of close of business on Saturday February 1.
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| Zambawango at the time of its 2018 opening |
At a time when many restaurants seem to be fighting for survival and others seems to be rethinking expansion, Rreal Tacos, which specializes in "authentic Mexican street food," is at it again, opening a new location in Decatur and completing another deal that will bring it to Duluth.
Wendy's has quietly closed one of its longstanding Atlanta area restaurants. The Wendy's in question, located at 5621 Peachtree Boulevard in Chamblee, apparently closed as of January 26, according to signage on the door. No reason for the closure was provided but the sign stated that it was permanent.
A new Dutch Bros Coffee is coming to metro Atlanta. According to documents reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta, a new Dutch Bros. is coming to the site of an old Sonic restaurant in Tucker.
Another day, another restaurant closure in West Midtown. Humble Pie, the "vegetable-forward," pizza-centric restaurant at The Interlock (1115 Howell Mill Road) announced Wednesday that it will close as of Thursday, January 30. The restaurant opened January 18, 2023.
More than sixteen months after our original report and weeks after the restaurant appeared complete, a new Raising Cane's is finally set to open in Duluth. The new restaurant, located at 2110 Pleasant Hill Road, replaced a former Steak 'n Shake that was demolished to make way for the new chicken joint.
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant is planning to make its Atlanta debut next month. The upscale American restaurant with a focus on wine is opening near North Point Mall at Mansell Crossing in Alpharetta. This new restaurant, which ToNeTo Atlanta first reported on this past May, marks the company's 69th overall restaurant.
Growing Cajun-inspired sports bar chain Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux is swinging for the fences with a new concept location planned for The Battery Atlanta. The new prototype restaurant will be smaller than the chain's typical locations and is feature the brand's newest design elements.
Another department store is shrinking its metro Atlanta presence with news coming Thursday that Belk plans to close its store at Town Center at Cobb in Kennesaw "at some point in February." The Belk, a legacy Parisian store, opened at the suburban mall in 2007 after it acquired the Parisian brand.
The hits keep coming in West Midtown with news of the closure of Postino WineCafé at The Brickworks project at 1000 Marietta Street. The 4,415 square foot restaurant, the second in metro Atlanta for the Phoenix-based chain, opened in a one-time Ford dealership in the mixed-use project January 23, 2023 and closed as of January 21, just shy of its two year anniversary.
New York's Van Leeuwen Ice Cream has Georgia on its mind. According to recently filed permits as well as updated leasing materials, the growing ice cream company has two locations in the immediate Atlanta pipeline with a source telling ToNeTo Atlanta that several others are in the works.
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| Upcoming Van Leeuwen at Park Place in Dunwoody |
A growing dumpling franchise has its sights set on a significant metro Atlanta expansion. Dumpling Master, which debuted this past July in Peachtree City and expanded to metro Atlanta this past August with a location on Highway 9 in Alpharetta, today has at least five locations "coming soon," four of which are planned for metro Atlanta.
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| Fresh dumplings made in front of customers - photo from Dumpling Master FB |
A new Cava is planned for Peachtree Street in Midtown. A recently filed permit with the City of Atlanta indicates the growing Mediterranean quick serve chain is looking to replace the former gas-less QT in the street level of the Viewpoint condo building (855 Peachtree Street) at the corner of 6th and Peachtree Streets, about three blocks north of The Fox Theatre.
Dollar Tree in December closed locations on Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta and on Johnson Ferry Road in Brookhaven. No reason was provided for either store closure and there is not yet word on what, if anything, may replace either store.
It seems that Le Fat in West Midtown has permanently closed. The Vietnamese restaurant from chef Guy Wong and business partner Mike Blum opened in March 2015 in the street level retail of the 935M apartment community at 935 Marietta Street.
Snooze an A.M. Eatery, a chain of breakfast and brunch restaurants, has decided to close its West Midtown restaurant. Located in the street level of The Osprey residential development (980 Howell Mill Road), the eatery opened in September 2021 and was at the time the second of what are now seven locations in metro Atlanta for the Denver-based concept.
2025 may finally bring metro Atlanta its very first Homesense store! Well-placed retail sources have told ToNeTo Atlanta for weeks that Framingham, Massachusetts-based TJX Cos., the parent company of Homesense, plans to bring the off-price home furnishings retailer to Alpharetta in 2025. We were this week able to confirm the news.
A new kind of grocery store is about to open in Sandy Springs. CHEF'STORE, a wholesale grocery designed for restaurant owners, will open its first ever Atlanta area store at 6337 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. The new store will open in place of the short-lived Lidl in the City Center Crossing shopping center.
In a move that we'd heard was imminent, Culinary Dropout has closed their restaurant at The Brickworks in West Midtown. The restaurant opened in November 2023 and reportedly closed as of January 15. The other Atlanta location of the Arizona-based chain - in Dunwoody's Ashford Lane - opened this past February and remains open.
ToNeTo Atlanta was alerted to the upcoming closure of Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) at Lenox Square. Interestingly, a post to the Philadelphia-based retailer's Atlanta store Instagram page was seemingly removed.
After a multi-million dollar build out and less than four years in business, a suburban Atlanta steak-centric restaurant is for sale. Uncle Jack's Meat House, situated in a freestanding building within the 21-acre Peachtree Corners Town Center development, has been listed for sale by Steve Josovitz of The Shumacher Group, an Atlanta brokerage that specializes in restaurant sales.
The dust has started to settle after the brisk holiday shopping season. In recent days ToNeTo Atlanta has reported on several restaurant closures with news now that two national retailers have quietly exited Lenox Square in Buckhead.
Regional grocer Ingles closed one of its many suburban Atlanta area stores earlier this month. The store, located at 1221 Dacula Road in Dacula (Hamilton Mill) in Gwinnett County, closed as of January 4. Locals were reportedly warned a few days ahead of the planned closure but no reason for its shutter was provided.
Loyal Q and Brew has closed its restaurant in Alpharetta. Located at 3655 Old Milton Parkway, the barbecue restaurant and bar reportedly closed in recent days with no notice on any of the restaurant's social media pages.
Sukoshi, the fast casual sushi and poke eatery from Charleston's The Indigo Road Hospitality Group, has closed at Colony Square in Midtown. The restaurant first opened in June 2019 and according to its website, officially closed as of January 1.
Fledgling chicken & waffle franchise Bruxie has quietly closed its one Atlanta area location in a surprise move to no one. The restaurant, located in perhaps one of the most challenging, yet likely expensive spots in metro Atlanta, opened this past March and closed in recent days, according to locals in the area.
Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced Thursday plans to close more than two dozen retail stores as well as a fulfillment center. The closures, most of which will occur by April, include just one metro Atlanta store, but ten across California in addition to the San Bernardino E-commerce Fulfillment Center (EFC), which is due to close in May.
Barry's, the popular boutique fitness concept, looks to finally be making its highly sought after expansion in Atlanta. Permits recently filed with the City of Atlanta suggest that Barry's is looking to open a new facility at 1105 West Peachtree Street in Midtown.
Macy’s (NYSE: M) announced Thursday plans to close nearly seventy retail stores as part of its ongoing efforts to return the company to "sustainable, profitable sales growth." The closures, most of which will occur by April, include three stores in metro Atlanta, one of which had just opened in 2022.
A new kind of restaurant is coming soon to Georgia. Meltwich Food Co., a Toronto-based franchise, plans to open its first southeast location in the Atlanta suburb of Tucker! The new restaurant will open in Cofer Crossing (4367 Lawrenceville Highway) where it will occupy a 1,400 square foot space.
A new Culver's is coming to Cartersville! Planning documents suggest and local sources confirm that a new location of the restaurant best known for their ButterBurgers, frozen custard, and cheese curds is headed to 5000 GA 20, across the street from the Savoy Automobile Museum in Bartow County.
They say things come in threes. Following recent news of local closures within the McDonald's and Wendy's franchise system, a ToNeTo Atlanta reader alerted us to the quiet closure of a metro Burger King franchise, too!
Coastal Bar Grill & Chill has announced that it has closed as of January 1 after less than 16 months in business. The restaurant, located at 10930 Crabapple Road, opened in September 2023 in place of Houck's Grille, which had served the community for more than 35 years before its August 2023 closure.
