Hudson Grille on the move, new Indian eatery opening.
After 10 years, Hudson Grille has closed its popular Alpharetta location on North Main Street in Windward Promenade. A post on the restaurant's facebook page this past Sunday evening suggests that it closed after dinner service that night.
"Thanks to all for your continued support at our current location. We have had a great run with our original location, but we have closed the doors as we gear up for our move to North Point. We will keep you posted with updates! Again, thank you for all the support through the years."
As the announcement hints, the restaurant is in fact moving to a larger, more visible location close to North Point Mall. Specifically, Hudson Grille has leased the former Champps Americana restaurant at the corner of Mansell Road and North Point Parkway. The former Alpharetta Hudson Grille was 5,136 square feet, whereas the new location is about 9,000 plus a 1,500 square foot patio.
Champps was being marketed for sale/lease even as the restaurant operated from the space a few years ago. Unable to find a buyer at the time, the restaurant closed in 2012. In 2015, there was talk of an iFly indoor skydiving facility opening in its place, but the project never received needed city approvals. iFly opened instead near SunTrust Park in Cobb county. In the years since, the building sat vacant.
The new Hudson Grille Alpharetta is expected to open in the coming months but no firm timeline has been revealed. In addition to Alpharetta, Hudson Grille also operates locations in Midtown, Downtown, Kennesaw, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven and Tucker. A new location is also planned to open in the coming months in Toco Hills shopping center. Hudson FC, a new sibling concept, is expected to open soon in Brookhaven.
Godavari, a 14 unit South Indian restaurant franchise, has leased the former Hudson Grille to open their first Atlanta area location. The full service restaurant will offer a lunch buffet seven days a week. Sources say the restaurant is expected to open late this summer or early this fall.
In a strange coincidence, Godavari Express, an unrelated quick serve Indian restaurant, opened last month in Jordan Court Plaza, about a half mile from Godavari.
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