Gusto! Temporarily Closes Chamblee Restaurant After Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

It's the third known Atlanta-area eatery to close its doors after a worker contracted the novel coronavirus.

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Gusto! has temporarily closed its Chamblee restaurant, at 4945 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., after an employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company in an email Thursday told What Now Atlanta in a prepared statement.

“Late last night, we received news that a valued gusto! team member at our Chamblee shop has tested positive for COVID-19 after being symptom-free and in quarantine for seven days,” gusto! Founder Nate Hybl said.

“We are following all the federal, state, and health department protocols, as well as our own strict guidelines, and have decided to temporarily close the Chamblee shop. We have hired a professional cleaning team to disinfect the restaurant and are requiring all Chamblee team members to get tested before they can return. We will continue to pay our Chamblee team until it is deemed safe to resume operations.”

A reopening timeline has not yet been determined.

Gusto! is the third-known Atlanta-area eatery to close its doors after a worker tested positive for COVID-19.

Hattie B’s and Little Rey were the first to close after employees had fallen ill but have since reopened.

Gusto! recently opened a new outpost in Chastain Park and later this year is expected to debut in Avalon in Alpharetta.


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7 Responses

  1. I really don’t get this at all. Ice cream is primarily a take out operation anyway. So why would they be affected by the Trump virus? People can still go and get their ice cream and don’t have to linger and subject themselves to any health risk. I’m guessing this shutdown is more related to their location. It’s not a great location, very little parking. I don’t know why they closed their Beltline location. It was close to much more foot traffic.

      1. No, I’d just turn off the fake news and racism and lies from FOX Noise and Trump that have destroyed our democracy if I were you

      1. From the white supremacist Trump supporters radicalized by the racism and hatred from Trump who are terrorizing our cities, like the Proud Boys, all with shoutouts from Trump?

  2. With all the Queen of Cream store closings, maybe brick and mortar wasn’t where they needed to be.
    I honestly don’t understand how something as seasonal as ice cream makes it work without a cool weather offering.

    How many times do I need to tell ya, I’m not a robot…

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