Casual chicken wing joint J.R. Crickets will be adding a 17th Georgia location when it opens at 16 Park Place SE downtown next year.
It will be the nearest outpost to the chain’s original Midtown location which has been in operation since 1982.
On the street level of a Georgia State University building and in the center of a strip of restaurants just south of Woodruff Park, J.R. Crickets will join Ebrik Coffee, Buenos Dias Cafe, Roly Poly, and other eateries.
J.R. Crickets is taking space most recently occupied by Ko Korea Fusion & BBQ.
Converting the space, including a full kitchen installation, is expected to cost $20,000, according to plans submitted to the City of Atlanta.
Owner Paul Juliano says a late-January 2020 opening is likely.
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Is this because the location on Ponce is now closing because of the new development that was announced?
I hear the store on Ponce is closing, is this why or because of development on Ponce?
Not true. They were at the Healey building for several years.
So they basically are moving from the Healy building to 16 Park Place? Do you know anything about the development on the Ponce location? Thx
This location is related to the “Original J.R. Crickets” in Midtown. The old Forsyth ST location operators moved to a new location on Main ST in College Park.