[EXCLUSIVE] Location Revealed for Flip'd by IHOP in Atlanta

IHOP Restaurants today announced plans to launch Flip’d by IHOP, a new fast-casual concept in the U.S. The new brand, slated to make its debut in metro Atlanta, "aims to fill a gap in the restaurant space by focusing on freshly-made breakfast foods and beverages with speed and convenience in mind."  Flip'd units will be about 2,000 square feet, roughly half the size of typical IHOP restaurants, a spokesperson told ToNeTo Atlanta by email Wednesday morning.    

[UPDATE] Lidl Looks to Get Things Going in Woodstock

About a year after the Cherokee County Commission approved variances to its code to accommodate a new Lidl store in Woodstock, the German grocer appears to be gearing up to break ground.  Earlier this week, development plans for the new roughly 29,000 square foot store were put out for bid with a deadline of December 19.  This timeline suggests that construction could begin as soon as the first half of 2020.   

[CLOSURE ALERT] Four Fewer Places for Bo Time in Metro Atlanta

Bojangles' this week closed four of its restaurants in metro Atlanta.   The Charlotte, North Carolina-based chicken chain reportedly closed the four restaurants without prior notice to customers and due to them all being "underperforming," according to a company spokesperson.    

[BATTER UP!] Locally Owned Edible Cookie Dough Shop Opening in Chastain Park

Batter Cookie Dough will early next year open their second permanent brick & mortar shop.  The new location will open in Powers Ferry Square along Roswell Road in Buckhead where it will occupy the former Bon Glaze doughnut shop which closed abruptly this past September.  Located adjacent to bartaco and not far from center anchor HomeGoods, Batter Buckhead is slated to open in February.  

[UPDATE] Tokyo Valentino Opens As... Tokyo Valentino, in Sandy Springs

This past October we reported that a new location of "adult novelty store" Tokyo Valentino would be opening on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs.  Our report, which detailed Tokyo Valentino owner Michael Morrison's current and past legal issues, among other things, was met with significant criticism by Morrison.  We published our report October 19, after which both Reporter Newspapers and CBS46 published subsequent reports on October 21 and 22, respectively.