Dallas Biscuit Company has quietly closed. The breakfast eatery, located at 210 Merchants Drive in Dallas, was the reincarnation of Mountain Biscuits, originally located near Kennesaw Mountain. Restaurant operator Debbie Ingram opened the original Mountain Biscuit at 1718 Old 41 Highway at the foot of Kennesaw Mountain in 2009. In 2016, with business booming, Ingram tripled the size of her then-modest restaurant to accommodate the increase in customers.
In early 2018, ToNeTo Atlanta was first to report on her planned relocation to a former Huddle House in Dallas which she attributed to the rising cost of rent. The restaurant opened in July and reportedly closed permanently as of February. In researching for this post, one of the most telling facts about the lack of business at the new restaurant was the lack of Facebook comments or Yelp reviews. Patrons had been quite vocal leaving positive comments both during the restaurant's existence in Kennesaw and around the time of the closure. That said, the first Yelp.com comment at the new location was not until November 4, and there is little to no talk of the Dallas location or former Kennesaw patrons making the trek to Dallas on Facebook.
Given the business not only survived, but thrived, in Kennesaw, it's quite sad to see it close so soon in its new home. That said, one major reason it likely closed was that its prices, while not terribly high or unreasonable, were perceived as "too high" by many in the Dallas community, according to local ToNeTo Atlanta sources as well as comments on social media.
One especially telling comment was from Sara B who said "prices seem high !!!!" that was subsequently "liked" by six people.
The fact of the matter is that while one might consider Dallas "not too far" from Kennesaw, the new restaurant was about 17 miles and 30 minutes away, and offered breakfast food, not something that most people will drive significant distances for.
Additionally, Dallas is simply not as affluent as Kennesaw, with median annual household income in Kennesaw estimated to be nearly $10,000 higher than in Dallas.
Basecamp Pancakes & Provisions, a sibling concept from the owners of The Marietta Local on the Marietta Square, opened in place of Mountain Biscuits, and according to locals, is doing well.
More recently, Red Eyed Mule, another popular Kennesaw area breakfast eatery, was forced to relocate after not being offered a lease renewal at their original Church Street Extension location. Like Mountain Biscuits, Red Eyed Mule also relocated to a former Huddle House, but a recently renovated and better located one on South Marietta Parkway, not far from the Cobb County Civic Center, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Lockheed Martin and downtown Marietta among other attractions.
Are you surprised that Dallas Biscuit Company closed? Did you ever visit Dallas Biscuit Company? Have you been to Basecamp or the relocated Red Eyed Mule?
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