Atlanta based Fifth Group announces plans for new restaurant UPDATE (April 11): Vickery’s to reopen as seafood joint Vickery’s Bar & Grill will reopen as Fifth Group’s seventh restaurant concept, according to company spokesman Michael Erickson. Vickery’s closed on Jan. 1 (story here). Erickson informally announced the company’s plans for the space at 1106 Crescent [...]
Buckhead Diner, Joe’s on Juniper and others that failed health inspections last month
Fulton County restaurants that failed their health inspection in March 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. With out [...]
Decatur’s Farmstead 303 reopens as Rail Kitchen and Bar
Same owners. Different name. New Menu. Farmstead 303 has reopened as Rail Kitchen and Bar, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page. The restaurant at 303 East Howard Avenue has a new name and menu, What Now Atlanta learned through a post the restaurant made on Facebook Wednesday. There has not been a change in ownership. [...]
New Kirkwood Public House owner blames Atlanta Business Chronicle for cheesy name
Owner claims local newspaper fabricated proposed restaurant concept, “VIP Sports Bar and Lounge,” after neighborhood retaliated. Kirkwood residents lashed out when word broke that Kirkwood Public House would reopen as VIP Sports Bar and Grill. Restaurant owner David Johnson agrees the name “would not be appropriate.” Johnson recently purchased the gastro pub space at 1963 [...]
Smashburger’s first of 30 planned Metro Atlanta locations to open in Buckhead
Denver burger chain thinks Atlanta’s a smashing place for corporate growth Smashburger will open their first Metro Atlanta location in Buckhead, according to spokeswoman Brittany Hodill. Hodill told What Now Atlanta in an email the burger joint will be located at 2625 Piedmont Road which is at Buckhead Crossing shopping center. Fatburger, which closed early [...]
More info about Midtown’s Briza Restaurant and Renaissance Hotel
New restaurant to serve ‘urban Italian fare‘ that’s ‘farm-to-fork.’ As opposed to serving rural Italian food? Briza Restaurant which replaced Pacci Ristorante at Midtown’s former Hotel Palomar, is now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, according to spokeswoman Mandy Sewell. Pacci Ristorante closed March 24 as Hotel Palomar underwent changes in management and reopened as [...]
Rising Roll Gourmet adds south Buckhead shop
Atlanta based franchise to open in new Piedmont Hospital building Rising Roll Gourmet is slated to open their sixth Metro Atlanta location. The sandwich shop will occupy a 1,353-square-foot space at 1800 Howell Mill Road in the new Piedmont Hospital building near Walmart Supercenter, according to a building permit filed with the city in March. [...]
Is Virginia-Highland’s restaurant and retail scene being overtaken by corporate monsters?
Expert examines shift from local to corporate as real estate costs increase Virginia-Highland, one of the few pedestrian friendly districts in Atlanta, is clearly one of the best retail sub-markets. With commercial real estate rental prices at the top of the market for any sub-market in Atlanta, the area now boasts rents that greater than [...]
Are electric cars the future of Atlantic Station?
No. But they’re banking on forward thinking drivers to shop there. Charging stations for electric cars will be installed at Atlantic Station as early as April, according to a report from WABE. The mixed-use development at 1380 Atlantic Drive could spend $20,000 to $30,000 on each station hoping to encourage the use of electric cars, [...]
[Renderings] 82,000-square-foot retail project near Emory to break ground in June
Emory Point mixed-use development to boast 440 apartments and 82,000 square feet of retail UPDATE (July 19, 2011): Construction begins on $250 million Emory Point Cousins Properties Inc. and Gables Residential will break ground on Emory Point in June, according to Larry Gellerstedt, Cousins Properties’ chief executive officer. Gellerstedt recently discussed the mixed-use development during [...]
Ansley Mall gets Boardwalk Burgers, Midtown’s latest artery clogger
Midtown’s devolving restaurant scene forces everyone to eat burgers Midtown’s waistline has gone to hell and Ansley Mall isn’t helping. Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries will open at Midtown’s open air mall this summer, according to the company’s website. OK, let’s chew the fat here for a sec: fast food options aside, the burger joint [...]
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