Archive | restaurants RSS feed for this section

Owner of Roswell’s Table & Main to open Osteria Mattone

by on April 23, 2012 in restaurants

Italian restaurant to open on Canton Street, summer 2013. The owner and executive chef behind Roswell’s Table & Main are opening a new concept in the Roswell Historic District. Called Osteria Mattone, the Italian restaurant at 1095 Canton Street, is set to open  summer 2013, according to a press release. “The restaurant will reflect a rustic [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Streetcar construction forces Pizzeria Vesuvius to shutter

by on April 18, 2012 in restaurants

Neighboring business owner says Downtown restaurant plans to reopen. Construction on Atlanta’s Streetcar Downtown is leaving one business with little to desire. Pizzeria Vesuvius, at 327 Edgewood Avenue, has closed its doors for “[streetcar] construction,” according to a sign posted to the restaurant’s window. Matt Ruppert, the owner of neighboring restaurant Noni’s Bar and Deli, [...]

Read full story • Comments { 25 }

Cafe Agora, Twisted Taco, Ray’s New York Pizza and other restaurants that failed health inspections in March

by on April 9, 2012 in failed health inspection, restaurants

More failed inspections in Fulton county include Central City Tavern and Westside Pizzeria. What’s considered failing? Failing scores change from one health inspector to the next but the industry standard is that anything below a 70 (out of 100) is failing, according to April Majors, public information officer for the Fulton County Environmental Health Services [...]

Read full story • Comments { 5 }

Hooters’ competitor Twin Peaks busts into Buckhead

by on April 9, 2012 in restaurants

Restaurant submits application for building permit to convert space at Tower Place. Office space in Buckhead is being converted into a restaurant. Hooters’ competitor, Twin Peaks, submitted an application to City of Atlanta to receive a building permit to begin construction on its fist Georgia location. The Texas-based franchise chain will open inside Tower Place [...]

Read full story • Comments { 24 }

Broadway Diner, Ru San’s, Aloha and other restaurants that failed health inspections in February

by on April 2, 2012 in failed health inspection, restaurants

More failed inspections in Fulton county include Tech Diner and Paschal’s Restaurant. What’s considered failing? Failing scores change from one health inspector to the next but the industry standard is that anything below a 70 (out of 100) is failing, according to April Majors, public information officer for the Fulton County Environmental Health Services Department. [...]

Read full story • Comments { 15 }

The Original El Taco to join Yeah Burger at the Airport

by on April 1, 2012 in restaurants

Taco joint finalizes plans to open at Atlanta airport. Fifth Group Restaurants is bringing its popular Mexican concept to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Original El Taco, Fifth Group’s Mexican restaurant situated in Virginia-Highland, will open its second location at the airport’s new international terminal. The Mexican restaurant submitted an application to City of [...]

Read full story • Comments { 2 }

Decatur’s Bhojanic Restaurant to open Buckhead location

by on March 29, 2012 in restaurants

Indian restaurant takes space at the Shops Around Lenox. Archna Becker, owner of Bhojanic Restaurant in Decatur, just signed on to open a second restaurant in Buckhead, according to a press release Thursday. Bhojanic will open in the Shops Around Lenox complex. The new restaurant will feature the cuisine of Northern India. “Buckhead has always [...]

Read full story • Comments { 1 }

Shaun Doty to open third Yeah Burger location

by on March 26, 2012 in restaurants

Quick-serve burger joint finalizes plans to open at Atlanta airport. Burger King’s getting dethroned at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. That’s because Shaun Doty’s Yeah Burger is bringing an army of real, edible meat to the airport. The quick-serve burger joint submitted an application to City of Atlanta for a building permit to begin construction on [...]

Read full story • Comments { 3 }

Barberitos Southwestern Grill to open Buckhead location

by on March 25, 2012 in restaurants

Mexican restaurant to take space at The Peach shopping center. Barberitos Southwestern Grill, a Mexican restaurant franchise, is opening a Buckhead location. The Mexican Restaurant submitted an application for a building permit with City of Atlanta Friday to convert retail space, at 2900 Peachtree Road, into a Barberitos. It will open inside The Peach shopping [...]

Read full story • Comments { 9 }
Latitude restaurant closing tonight after only 4 months

Latitude restaurant closing tonight after only 4 months

by on March 20, 2012 in restaurants

Phipps Plaza’s newest restaurant falls off the Atlanta dining map after 131 days. Well, that didn’t last long. Latitude Food and Drink is closing its Buckhead location after a mere 131 days. John Kessler with the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) first reported the news. The Phipps Plaza restaurant owned by chef Micah Willix (former executive [...]

Read full story • Comments { 16 }

Yeah Burger’s Shaun Doty to open Midtown chicken joint

by on March 13, 2012 in restaurants

Local chef and restauranteur plans new Ansley Mall restaurant. Shaun Doty, the co-founder and executive chef of Yeah Burger, is trying his hand at chicken. Doty will open a fast casual chicken concept that serves local free-range and pastured poultry at Ansley Mall, according to Amy Wenk with the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC). The restaurant [...]

Read full story • Comments { 29 }