[EXCLUSIVE] Salad Spot Sweetgreen Scores Space at Star Metals
ToNeTo Atlanta has learned that Sweetgreen will open what will be its fourth Atlanta area outpost at Star Metals in West Midtown. The new eatery will occupy a 2,700 square foot space at 1050 Howell...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Vulgar Vegan Hopes Your "Fat Azz" Will Support Them in Dunwoody
A new restaurant from the owner of Vulgar Vegan is "coming soon" to Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody. The restaurant, a sibling of the brand's original location in Stockbridge, is slated to open in the...
View Article[CLOSURE ALERT] Wade's Wanes in Smyrna
Just over four years after opening, Wade's Fine Eatery & Good Time Emporium in Smyrna has shuttered. The restaurant, located at 1061 Concord Road, closed at the end of dinner service on Sunday...
View Article[TAPPED OUT] Taco Mac Departs MARTA-Anchored Lindbergh Project
Taco Mac has closed its location in the MARTA-adjacent Lindbergh City Center, citing "safety challenges in the parking garage" and the "recent uptick of crime in Buckhead" among other reasons for the...
View Article[REPORT] Chick-fil-A Progressing With Planned Bank Conversion Despite...
Chick-fil-A on August 16 filed a permit with the City of Atlanta for a new restaurant along Cheshire Bridge Road at the edge of what is today part of the City of Brookhaven. The roughly half-acre...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Mexican Restaurant to Open in Place of Shuttered Rafferty's in...
One local restauranteur is forging ahead with his expansion plans despite the ongoing pandemic. Juan Carlos Velasquez, founder and owner of Zama Mexican Cuisine & Margarita Bar has leased the...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Food Terminal to Open New Kennesaw Restaurant in 2022
A new location of Food Terminal is planned for Barrett Pavilion in Kennesaw. The new restaurant will open in place of the former Joe's Crab Shack which shuttered in the 7,930 square foot freestanding...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] This Is Where Whataburger Will Open Their First Metro Atlanta...
In February we reported on Whataburger's planned Atlanta area debut and we were blown away by the excitement! The wait is almost over! ToNeTo Atlanta is pleased to confirm that the first Atlanta area...
View Article[UPDATE] Super Chix Bringing "The Last True Chicken Sandwich" to Georgia
A Texas-based chicken chain is entering the Georgia market with a location planned for The Avenue Peachtree City in Peachtree City. Super Chix, which started in Dallas in 2014 and was until 2015 a...
View Article[UPDATE] New Kroger Inches Towards Construction in East Cobb, Plans Surface...
After nearly four year years of planning and delays, a new Kroger is one step closer to reality in East Cobb. Plans for the new store, which will anchor MarketPlace Terrell Mill at the northwest...
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Fifth Third Bank plans to open a new branch in Roswell. The Cincinnati-based bank plans to convert the existing Arby's restaurant at 665 West Crossville Road into a new bank branch. The Arby's, which...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Mutation Brewing to Transform Former Taqueria in Sandy Springs
Two budding entrepreneurs are looking to turn a failed restaurant space into a brewery and taproom. Mutation Brewing Company is slated to open later this fall at 5825 Roswell Road, just outside the...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Cali-Based Mendocino Farms Buckhead Bound
Mendocino Farms plans to make Georgia its third market with a location planned for Buckhead. The restaurant, described as featuring "chef-driven sandwiches, salads and more, offering unique twists on...
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Tre Vele opened Monday September 20 at City Walk in Sandy Springs. The new Italian restaurant, bar, and market spans about 5,600 square feet and includes a rooftop patio. The restaurant, opened by...
View Article[UPDATE] Toco Hills Owner Acquires North DeKalb Mall, Costco Still "Interested"
North DeKalb Mall once again has new owners who are looking to redevelop the property. According to a report Tuesday by Decaturish, Columbia, South Carolina-based EDENS has acquired the nearly 70 acre...
View Article[UPDATE] Franchise "Kings" Shutter The Hummus & Pita Co. After Mere Months in...
The Hummus & Pita Co. has closed its lone Atlanta area unit after less than a year in business. Located at 4511 Olde Perimeter Way in the Super Target-anchored Perimeter Place Ashford Lane...
View Article[MANGIA!] North Italia Heads South For New Atlanta Location
North Italia will enter the Atlanta market next year with a restaurant planned for Lenox Square in Buckhead. According to a permit filed with the City of Atlanta Thursday, the Italian restaurant plans...
View Article[CLOSURE ALERT] Outback Steakhouse Shutters Dunwoody Restaurant
Outback Steakhouse officially closed their Dunwoody area restaurant Sunday night, September 26. The restaurant, located in Perimeter Place Ashford Lane, occupied a 6,351 square foot freestanding space...
View Article[STRIKE!] Knocked Down by Pandemic, Historic Funtime Bowl Closed Permanently...
A ToNeTo Atlanta reader recently alerted us to the closure of Funtime Bowl at Northeast Plaza. The bowling alley, a mainstay in the Buford Highway shopping center since its debut in 1958, reportedly...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Something Fishy Spotted at Former Wade's in Smyrna
Recently updated signage indicates that a seafood restaurant will replace Wade's in Smyrna. According to a ToNeTo Atlanta reader, new signage displaying "Ben's Seafood & Bar" recently went up at...
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