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.
The restaurant announced the news to patrons in recent days at which time it indicated that the closure was due to their landlord not offering them a lease renewal. The Kroger-anchored center was acquired last April by Ponce City Market owner Jamestown. The German firm paid $48M for the 160,000 square foot center, or roughly $300 per square foot.
The restaurant is due to close at the end of dinner service on August 16.
Co-founders Jim Graddy and Bill Marrack went on to open two other locations: Clifton and Briarcliff Roads near Emory University (former Dusty's) and Peachtree Boulevard near Clairmont Road in Chamblee, both of which will remain open.
The trio of restaurants had in recent years been listed for sale by The Shumacher Group for $1M, but other listings suggest that the asking price had been reduced to just $399,000, but there seems to be no active listing.
Are you a fan of Pig-N-Chik? Who in metro Atlanta do you think makes the best barbecue? What would you like to see open in place of Pig-N-Chik?
Please share your thoughts below.
I like P&C. it's not the best by any means, but it's solid enough to satisfy a BBQ craving.
ReplyDeleteThis is terrible news. Our favorite source for BBQ in Chastain area.
ReplyDeleteI think the Chamblee location was open before 2001?
ReplyDeleteNooooooooooo!
ReplyDeleteAte at P@C yesterday in Chamblee always good!!! What high $ joint will replace bbq in Chastain?
ReplyDeleteFifty bucks says it gets replaced by a hookah bar
ReplyDeleteI’ll take that bet - Jamestown is a first class operator and will upgrade the tenancy.
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DeleteOr a bank will replace it
ReplyDeleteUsed to love Dusty’s but not the Pig ‘n Chik. It just wasn’t as good.
ReplyDeleteGreat BBQ and good people, our family will miss them greatly. I wish you good luck Jim, from Grier
ReplyDeleteCome to the Chamblee location pls sir.
DeleteI love the Chastain Square Pig n Chic. Not a fan of other 2 locations. Hope they can relocate somewhere in Buckhead /Sandy Springs! Great collard greens cooked with turkey, not pork.
ReplyDeleteSo very sorry to hear this! We love pig n chik! Jim Graddy is the best! We also love other items on the menu - fabulous fried catfish, smoked salmon, Cole slaw etc. They have also done a great job catering g so
ReplyDeleteE outdoor parties we have had in the past. I’m very disappointed to hear this location is having to close.
I like pig and chick, maybe not the best, but darn good.
ReplyDeleteBest BBQ in town. My wife nearly cried when I told her. What a bunch of A-holes Jamestown is! Yes, hopefully (wishing) that they can find another spot between Buckhead and Sandy Springs. To the hookah clown, this is serious business here, go take your hookah @$$ back downtown.
ReplyDeleteI know that's you Lisa. Thanks fit the kind words. Hope to see y'all at the Chamblee location soon
ReplyDeleteFried Okra!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for a Great 24 years here. We've loved and supported a lot of schools, parks and events in the Sandy Springs/ Chastain area since 2001 and we will miss you. Please
ReplyDeletecome join us Saturday 8/16 from
12 to 5 to celebrate. Don't forget our 2 other locations here to serve you the best BBQ in Atlanta!!
So sorry to hear about this location closing. This restaurant is one of the few independent establishments left and has always been a great part of the community.
ReplyDeleteSo ridiculous when greedy landlords won’t work with a tenant that’s been there for decades and would rather let the space sit empty
ReplyDeleteWe love Pig-n-Chick & Jim Graddy who is so community oriented. Sad to see this closing!
ReplyDeletePretty much stopped going when their prices became outrageous and thursday trivia didnt return after COVID.
ReplyDeleteSorry to see it go. Was our family go-to for BBQ
ReplyDeleteWasn't there a Pig & Chick on Peachtree Rd in Brookhaven where the Walgreens and Piedmont Medical office is now?
ReplyDeleteKeep driving past the one on Briarcliff but didn't realize it was a chain. It smells good at least. I am too broke to eat there.
ReplyDeleteJust try and hold out until the fall then you should be able to enjoy it. I suspect that once president trump’s big beautiful bill is implemented it will be a windfall for most Americans and then you can afford to eat at pig n chiks
DeleteBetter go before then. The world will have ended before the fall.
DeleteNOOOOOOO, say it ain't so!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm pretty sure that was P&C in Brookhaven too. It was a walk-up/takeout only if I recall. Tucked back in the woods off Peachtree next to the old cemetery they dug up when the Piedmont offices were built....
ReplyDeleteYou ate pig and chicken in the woods in Brookhaven?
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