[ALERT] Whimsical Restaurant Falling Rabbit Done in Duluth After Five Years

Upscale restaurant Falling Rabbit has closed after a five year run in downtown Duluth.  Located at 3580 West Lawrenceville Street in Parson's Alley, the restaurant debuted in November 2020 and closed as of January 1, according to posts made to the restaurant's official social pages.  

Chef Chuck Woods and his wife Barbara "Babs" both worked in high end restaurants in Chicago before relocating to Duluth in 2019.  According to Gwinnett County property records, the couple partnered with "RR GA FINANCING, LLC" to purchase the .05 acre property and accompanying roughly 3,500 square foot building the restaurant occupied in September 2019 for $1 million.  

Falling Rabbit's opening was originally planned for early 2020 but was delayed to late 2020 due to the pandemic, among other factors.  The Woods explained the inspiration for the restaurant here.  

The cozy restaurant featured a whimsical theme, creative cocktail program and rotating tasting menu but seemingly never got the wide Atlanta area attention or regional recognition it needed to remain in business.  Falling Rabbit did, however, have a respectable 4.6 star rating on Google with 850 reviews.  

This message was posted to the restaurant's Facebook and Instagram pages.

"We are deeply grateful to every guest who chose to dine with us - who trusted us with your evenings, your celebrations, and your time 

And to our incredible team, whose dedication, creativity and care bought this space to life each day, we thank you beyond words.  

It has been an honor to serve you and to share so many meaningful moments together."  

It remains  to be seen what may be planned for the former Falling Rabbit space. 

Elsewhere in Parson's Alley, the former Nacho Daddy's space reopened in December as metro Atlanta's eleventh location of Rreal Tacos.  

Are you surprised to see Falling Rabbit close in downtown Duluth?  What would you like to see open in place of Falling Rabbit?  What is your favorite Duluth area restaurant? 

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