With two locations coming soon, Portillo's has reportedly secured a third site in metro Atlanta, according to a real estate source familiar with the restaurant's plans.
Macaroni Grill, once a chain with several locations across metro Atlanta, is now entirely gone from the state. Its Buford site, 3207 Buford Drive, was located in front of the Mall of Georgia.
Chicago-based Portillo's is expected to open its first Atlanta area location later this fall in Kennesaw where the company is under construction with a their new restaurant on the site of a former On The Border. ToNeTo Atlanta exclusively reported May 7 that the company is also expected to open a new restaurant in Cumming as part of a new Fuqua Development project near the Collection at Forsyth.
Portillo's will likely demolish the current Romano's building to construct one of their new "restaurants of the future," which measure about 6,000 square feet.
The new Portillo's comes on the heels of news that Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao is also opening in Buford. ToNeTo Atlanta exclusively reported May 29 that Fogo is replacing the former On The Border at 3206 Buford Drive with a new restaurant.
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