Chops Lobster Bar, an Atlanta staple from Buckhead Life Restaurant Group since 1988, is set for an expansion that will add at least 1,500 square feet to its footprint.
Niko Karatassos, the company’s president, told What Now Atlanta over the telephone Thursday that Chops will add a 40-person private dining area and will expand its bar and dining room as part of the renovation.
Exact details are still being worked out with Chops’ landlord Cousins Properties—the owner of One Buckhead Plaza where the steakhouse is situated—as part of the restaurant’s upcoming lease renewal.
Karatassos has not yet executed the renewal but anticipates signing on for another 20 years, the restauranteur said.
Chops’ overhaul is part of a $2,500,000 renovation that will include a new valet circle outside of the restaurant, according to Karatassos.
The restaurant would remain open during construction and the timeline for the renovation is TBD.
“Cousins Properties has been an amazing partner and landlord and we couldn’t be more excited to keep giving the City of Atlanta the great reputation and operation of Chops for a long time to come,” Karatassos said.
Cousins this week filed the permit application for the project.
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Juicy! Let me grab my popcorn and wait for this one to play out.
Sounds like some Cohen brothers level criminal bumbling. Good for Chops not falling for that BS.
Somebody needs to talk to Mary & Jeremy about this.
They seem awfully anxious to get the word out about it…
Weird, this seems like a trend.
There’s a Georgia COVID-19 Task Force and everything.
SMH…
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/atlanta-man-charged-misrepresenting-his-employer-he-had-tested-positive-covid-19
Criminal mastermind right there…
This is not surprising. Buckhead Life treats their employees like crap. They don’t offer sick time and cap hours so they don’t have to pay for health insurance. They cut corners dangerously and consistently to put more money in the owner’s pocket. Just this week on their chef’s social media account there are pictures of groups of people inside their restaurant, Kyma, with no patrons wearing masks. Only the servers are wearing masks. I feel so bad for their employees who are struggling to get by and can’t afford to not work. They can’t be bothered to do the absolute least.