[CUT] Salad Chain "Chops" Brookhaven Location

Fast casual salad chain CHOPT is closing their Brookhaven location after nearly three years in business.  The salad chain opened at Brookhaven Station (4058 Peachtree Road) February 20, 2024 and will close for good on October 25.  

The restaurant did not cite a a specific reason for the closure but the Brookhaven location was seemingly not meeting the expectations of the New York-based company.  Neighbors and employees in the area indicate the unhoused in the area led to persistent crime and loitering in the complex.  Others have indicated that access to the center and limited parking led them to make less frequent visits to the center.  

Atlanta-based Hendon Properties sold the 4.6 acre Brookhaven center for just over $30M about two years ago.  Curbline, a spinoff of former Brookhaven Plaza owner SITE Centers, is the current owner of Brookhaven Station.  

Two spaces - a former restaurant and a former nail salon - were combined to create the roughly 2,600 square foot space that CHOPT occupies.  

Remaining restaurants in Brookhaven Station include Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Chick-fil-A, Mellow Mushroom and Beyond Juicery.  

Following the Brookhaven closures, six other CHOPT locations remain open in metro Atlanta:  Toco Hills, Ansley Mall in Midtown, Tuxedo Festival in Chastain Park, Pinestraw Place in East Cobb, The Forum Peachtree Corners in Peachtree Corners and Perimeter Marketplace in Dunwoody.  

Are you surprised to see CHOPT close in Brookhaven?  What could change at Brookhaven Station to make the center more appealing to would-be patrons?  What would you like to see open in place of CHOPT? 

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