Ron Eyester’s ‘Diner’ Has Closed For Good

The Angry Chef is now the sad chef.

The latest restaurant closing for the troubled restaurateur.

The Angry Chef is now the sad chef.

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After being closed for HVAC problems since January, Diner, from Ron Eyester of now shuttered Rosebud and Timone’s, and The Family Dog – now under new ownership – is closed for good.

Eyester is a controversial figure in the Atlanta restaurant scene. He has made a name for himself as “The Angry Chef,” and under his Twitter handle of the same name, has been known to poke fun at his restaurant patrons. In 2011 he tweeted a picture of someone’s butt crack.

In a telephone interview with the AJC, Eyester lamented the shuttering of Diner: “I’m physically and emotionally exhausted from this whole process,” Eyester said. “It’s one of those situations where I was basically pushing a boulder up a hill every day. You could say that when it hit the fan, so to speak, I definitely lost a pretty significant amount of credibility.”

The Season 12 Top Chef contestant has had a hard time “professionally, financially and emotionally.” His financial difficulties spilled over into Diner, which never quite played out the way he imagined it would. Of the HVAC problems, he said : “There are some serious problems with the building. And honestly, if I had the financial means to really pursue it legally, I would have some legs to stand on. But unfortunately I don’t have those resources available to me now.

The restaurant received several bad reviews in a number of publications including the AJC and Eater Atlanta.

What do you think of Eyester’s run in the Atlanta restaurant industry? Do you think Diner really could have made it were it not for HVAC problems? Tell us below…

 

 

Julia Sirb

Julia Sirb

Julia studied Urban Planning and Economic Development at GSU's School of Policy Studies. She is interested in the way a city's built environment, policy decisions, and economy work together to shape its culture. When not typing, she's writing calligraphy or looking for the next great shot through the lens of her medium format film camera.
Julia Sirb

Julia Sirb

Julia studied Urban Planning and Economic Development at GSU's School of Policy Studies. She is interested in the way a city's built environment, policy decisions, and economy work together to shape its culture. When not typing, she's writing calligraphy or looking for the next great shot through the lens of her medium format film camera.

2 Responses

  1. We loved The Diner, and enjoyed being served Atlanta’s best pancakes by Mr. Eyester himself. Hoping things get straightened out so we can support him in the future.

  2. Honestly, does anyone really care anymore when a restaurant closes in Atlanta? I mean, there are so many…and more appearing on the scene every day. Just like any business closing, it is sad, because it represents a hardship and significant impact to those immediately involved. But ATL is a tough market! And, there are some bumps in the road in everyone’s life! So, pick yourself up and move on…maybe its simply a business decision and lamenting and crying about the why and how and wherefore does no good–except to learn a lesson and not make the same errors again. Cheers!

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