Did the City tax them to death?
Update (Jan. 15): The Glenwood reopens, for now
The Glenwood in East Atlanta Village has closed, according to Cliff Bostock with Creative Loafing.
Located at 1263 Glenwood Avenue, their closure was abrupt and though reasons for shuttering have not been confirmed, Bostock says that the gastropub could not afford to renew its liquor license and had to close.
What Now Atlanta reader, Cat Schwamm (@catschwamm), wrote in early this morning with the same insights.
“I heard they lost their liquor license and have closed. Too bad, it’s one of my favorites.”
Bostock adds that their closure occured just after Ryan Stewart returned to the kitchen.
“He and the pub’s excellent staff are on the streets.”
For a gastropub like The Glenwood, it’s no surprise they couldn’t stay in business without a liquor license.
Bostock said best:
“Restaurants are dropping like flies in our city. The expense and difficulty of the liquor license procedure sure doesn’t help. As everyone knows, a restaurant’s profits frequently derive mainly from alcohol sales.”
(Photo credit: eatitatlanta.com)
The Glenwood Atlanta
1263 Glenwood Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30316
9 Responses
As the first journalist to report on the hiked license fees (last spring, prior to the City Council passing them), it’s been very disturbing to see the almost immediate impact on restaurants and bars. But watch out–more fees are on the way thanks to Mayor Reed’s legislative requests.
hi stephanie! do you have a link to your story on hiked license fee on the ramage report for possible inclusion?
–cjs
I immediately phoned one of the owners of The Glenwood after reading this shocking news. He told me that he fully expects to be open by next week. News of The Glenwood’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated.
Maybe the reason is that this concept was tired 5 years ago. Why is Atlanta always ten years behind on every trend?
Delta is ready when you are.
Ate there three times. Sucked each time.
“Taxed to death”… please. While I am certainly not advocating increasting taxes for any reason, I think its ridiculous to blame the city for your tired concept. It doesn’t matter that every day other bars and restaurants open (and some even thrive) paying the same taxes your establishment did.
I have always liked the Glenwood and Ryan Stewart’s cooking. However, it seems like everything he touches lately turns to dust, not gold.
I’ve been in EAV since 2002. I was thrilled when Glenwood hit the scene the food was great the owner worked the space and crowd. We watched as the place grew and then developed into a Zagat rated spot. The only one in EAV. Then in late 2009 I spotted the same problems I had seen take down every establishment I liked. The bar tenders were giving away tons of drinks to friends and to themselves. Also the paying customers for food and takeout were ignored. I point out The Depot the 4 restaurants at the Holy toco space. All failed because of a friend crowd not a paying crowd. I felt I had been so much apart of Glenwood I confronted the owner after I had waited 1.5 hours for takeout and watched the bar keep do 4 shots and forget my order. The owner assured me in 2 weeks all would change because his original chef was back. I waited a month. I walked in ready for the new keep and saw the same old drunk keep. Until 2/7 I had no idea the place had closed. It does explain why the owner ignored me in Kroger 3 days ago. What a tragedy for EAV.