The Italian restaurant has been in business more than 20 years.
Famed Atlanta restauranteur Pano Karatassos in a press release Thursday evening announced Midtown’s Veni Vidi Vici will close its doors for good Sunday, May 31.
“This was a difficult decision, since the restaurant has a loyal following,” Karatassos said in the release.
“However, and while we are and shall always remain dedicated to our base and loyal customers in our Atlanta restaurants, the growth of the company is moving in a much different direction. For more than five years, we have strategically concentrated our efforts on the development and expansion of our Atlanta and Florida ‘big box restaurants.”
Karatassos cited the successes of City Fish Market and Chops Lobster Bar in Boca Raton, Florida and the recently launched Lobster Bar Sea Grille in Fort Lauderdale, as good examples of the type of restaurants the company is focused on developing.
“Currently, we are in negotiations to expand City Fish Market and the new Lobster Bar Sea Grille concepts to other national markets.”
Veni Vidi Vici has operated as a continuation of the original Veni Vidi Vici concept, opened in 1993.
All current restaurant staff have been relocated to similar positions at Buckhead Life Restaurants throughout the company, according to the release.
Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Inc. owns and operates nine restaurants in Atlanta: Atlanta Fish Market, Buckhead Bread Company & Corner Café, Bistro Niko, Buckhead Diner, Chops Lobster Bar, Kyma, Pricci and 103 West-Private Events. The company also owns and operates three restaurants in South Florida: Chops Lobster Bar, City Fish Market (Boca Raton) and Lobster Bar Sea Grille (Fort Lauderdale).
No word on what will open in Veni Vidi Vici’s place.
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