[OPENING ALERT] Upscale Eddie V's to Make Georgia Debut This Month in Alpharetta

Eddie V's Prime Seafood, an upscale concept from Darden Restaurants, is planning to open its first restaurant in Georgia in Alpharetta.  The new restaurant is coming to 11405 Haynes Bridge Road on the site of what was most recently Sage Woodfire Tavern.  

ToNeTo Atlanta exclusively reported on the upcoming opening in January 2024. Eddie V's demolished the previous 6,700 square foot building and constructed a custom 11,650 square foot building in its place.  

Started by Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles in Austin, Texas in 2000, Eddie V's was acquired by Darden in 2011.  The restaurant's menu is centered on seafood, but other options include steaks, salads, and sides like truffled macaroni and cheese and a Petrossian Royal Caviar Double Baked Potato priced at $75.     

There are currently 29 locations across 14 states, with Georgia the chain's 15th market.  Texas, California, and Florida are currently the chain's largest markets with seven, four, and four locations, respectively, comprising more than half of the total units. 

The Alpharetta restaurant is slated to debut Friday, October 24, according to the Eddie V's website.    

The new Eddie V's is situated about halfway between North Point Mall and Avalon, and a little over three miles from where Connor's Steaks & Seafood, another upscale restaurant, debuted on Windward Parkway in November 2023.    

Eddie V's is part of Darden's Fine Dining group, which also includes Seasons 52, The Capital Grille, and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.   Orlando-based Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) operates ten of the most well-known restaurant concepts in America, including Eddie V's, LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, Bahama Breeze, and Ruth's Chris Steak House.  The company also operates the three-unit sibling brand The Capital Burger.   Overall, the company operates more than 2,100 restaurants nationwide.    

Eddie V's opening marks the last Darden concept not currently represented in Georgia.  Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, a brand the company acquired in 2017, is currently without any locations in metro Atlanta, but operates restaurants in Columbus, Warner Robins, Athens, McDonough, Gainesville, and Augusta.  Darden abandoned plans to open a new Bahama Breeze restaurant in Stockbridge earlier this year, subsequently closed more than a third of the chain's locations, and revealed it plans to sell the concept. 

Have you been to Eddie V's Prime Seafood?  What other types of restaurants would you like to see open in Alpharetta?  What is your favorite Darden Restaurants concept?   

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