Mexican grill submits application for a building permit. A popular Mexican chain restaurant is set to open inside the Howell Mill Village shopping center. Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill submitted an application to City of Atlanta Friday for a building permit to convert space at the shopping center into the restaurant. The 2,700-square-foot space, at 2020 [...]
Chipotle chain to open restaurant in Howell Mill Village
by caleb j. spivak on April 30, 2012 in restaurants
Abandoned 12th Street Piedmont Park apartments get new developer
by caleb j. spivak on April 27, 2012 in real estate
“Park and 12th luxury rentals” coming soon. The abandoned property bordering Piedmont Park, at 1045 Piedmont Avenue, won’t sit vacant for much longer. Hailey Realty Company, Inc. sold the property to an undisclosed developer in April. “There will be an announcement shortly,” Reid Hailey, CEO at Hailey Realty said in an email to What Now [...]
Fox Brothers BBQ owners opening new Decatur concept
by caleb j. spivak on April 25, 2012 in restaurants
Fox Bros. Rib Joint to replace Maddy’s in Decatur. Fox Brothers Restaurant Group (FBRG), the restaurant group behind Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q and Big Tex Decatur, Wednesday announced in a press release, plans for a new concept called Fox Bros. Rib Joint. The fast-casual concept, at 1479 Scott Boulevard, will focus on “finger-licking food, quick service [...]
Kevin Rathbun spending $800K to open KR SteakBar
by caleb j. spivak on April 23, 2012 in restaurants
Chef submits application for building permit to convert Peachtree Hills space into restaurant. Chef Kevin Rathbun will soon have another space to hang his name. The Atlanta-based restauranteur who owns Rathbun’s, Kevin Rathbun Steak and Krog Bar, submitted an application Monday for a building permit to covert space into his newest concept, KR SteakBar. Rathbun [...]
Owner of Roswell’s Table & Main to open Osteria Mattone
by caleb j. spivak 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 [...]
[Rendering] dTox Juice Bar to open Buckhead location
by caleb j. spivak on April 12, 2012 in retail
Midtown juice bar secures lease for second store. dTox, Atlanta’s first “organic juice bar” since November 2011, is already planning a second location. Located in Midtown on the corner of 6th and Argonne, dTox is making its way to 3210 Roswell Road in Buckhead, according to Shannon Sliger, co-owner of the juice bar. “There’s nothing [...]
Hooters’ competitor Twin Peaks busts into Buckhead
by caleb j. spivak 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 [...]
The Original El Taco to join Yeah Burger at the Airport
by caleb j. spivak 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 [...]
Decatur’s Bhojanic Restaurant to open Buckhead location
by caleb j. spivak 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 [...]
Shaun Doty to open third Yeah Burger location
by caleb j. spivak 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 [...]
Barberitos Southwestern Grill to open Buckhead location
by caleb j. spivak 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 [...]

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