[EXCLUSIVE] Velvet Taco Will Soon Debut New Dunwoody Digs
This past June ToNeTo Atlanta was first to report on a third Velvet Taco planned for metro Atlanta. We are pleased to share now that, the new restaurant, located in the new High Street project in...
View Article[ALERT] Blaze Pizza Moving From Hollywood to Y'allywood
Blaze Pizza has announced what we heard rumored last year: the company's headquarters are moving from southern California to metro Atlanta. In announcing the move, the "build your own pizza" company...
View Article[UPDATE] Red Lobster Looks to Shutter Several More Suburban Atlanta Units
Struggling casual restaurant Red Lobster, which last month filed for bankruptcy and abruptly closed about 50 restaurants, is now looking to close several dozen more. The initial closures included...
View Article[ALERT] Popular Dry Cleaners Going Out of Business in Chastain Park
EZ One Price Cleaners, a business that debuted its services at $1.99 and ultimately doubled their price, is "going out of business." The dry cleaners, located at 4314 Roswell Road in Chastain Park,...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Arden's Garden Bringing its Healthy Eats to South Atlanta UTBAPH
Arden's Garden plans to open a new location at 5238 Old National Highway in south Atlanta. The new juice and smoothie eatery is opening in a onetime Pizza Hut that property records indicate was first...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Plant-Based Eatery "Plant Baed" Opening This Week in Vinings
A new kind of restaurant is coming to Vinings. Anne Onyeneho, aka Chef Anne, will later this week debut the first brick & mortar location of her popular plant-based eatery "Plant Baed." Plant...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Tim Hortons Finds New Home For Next Metro Atlanta Location
A former CVS Pharmacy in Johns Creek is being converted into several new businesses. The former pharmacy and drugstore, located at 10710 State Bridge Road at East Morton Road, reportedly closed in...
View Article[ALERT] Jack in the Box Will Finally "Pop Up" in Georgia
Jack in the Box plans to open as many as 15 units in Georgia, the San Diego-based company announced Tuesday. The openings, which are slated to occur over an unspecified amount of time, will focus on...
View Article[ALERT] Walmart Closing Atlanta Area Stores in Dunwoody and East Cobb
Walmart announced today it will be closing two stores in metro Atlanta. The closures, to occur in July, affect stores in East Cobb and Dunwoody. The East Cobb store, operating under the "Walmart...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Shipley Do-Nuts Abandons Duluth Site, Future Atlanta Expansion...
If you were looking forward to a Shipley Do-Nuts in Duluth, don't hold your breath. First announced in May 2022, the Duluth location was to have opened by the end of 2022 but never did. A separate...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Ansley Mall to Add Big New Barbecue Restaurant Along Recent...
A South Carolina barbecue joint is looking to make its Peach state premiere. Planning documents reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta suggest that Lewis Barbecue, based in Charleston, is coming to Ansley Mall in...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Desi District Destined for Dormant Dunwoody Dining Space
A new kind of restaurant is planning to make its Georgia debut in Dunwoody. Desi District, a Texas based eatery specializing in Indian fare has signed a lease to replace the former Chili's Grill &...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] The Salty Ensures Virginia Highland Won't Have a Donut "Hole" For...
Doughnut Dollies has closed their Virginia Highland outpost with plans already underway for another bakery to open in their space soon after. Marietta-based Doughnut Dollies opened at 1002 Virginia...
View Article[UPDATE] Assets of Hampton + Hudson Restaurant & Bar to be Sold at Auction
On March 27 we published a report that indicated that Inman Park restaurant Hampton+Hudson was permanently closed, rather than temporarily, as the restaurant had earlier indicated. While we admit we...
View Article[WOW] Now Owned by Georgia Firm, Subway Looking to Grow Georgia Presence
Less than sixty days after completing its sale to an Atlanta-based firm, Subway is reportedly looking to grow its presence in Georgia. Subway, which has roughly 37,000 restaurants worldwide, announced...
View Article[CLOSURE ALERT] Chef Wang's to Shutter in Grant Park After Just One Year in...
Chef Wang's in Grant Park is closing. The restaurant, located in the 65 unit Oakland Park condominium building (563 Memorial Drive), opened this past July when it replaced Doc Chey's Noodle...
View Article[WOW] SocialBites Food Hub New Name of "Empty" and "Terrible" Sandy Springs...
What do you do if after adding a third, and later a fourth concept to a single restaurant location and people are still not coming? You change the name, of course! The owners of a group of Sandy...
View Article[ALERT] "Breastaurant" Chain Hooters Goes Through Store "Reduction," Georgia...
Hooters is the latest casual dining restaurant chain to close dozens of locations amid a challenging operating environment. Reports of abrupt closures in markets from Charlotte to West Palm Beach...
View Article[SPECIAL] A Look at the Past, Present and Future of North DeKalb Mall
Nearly three years after completing their purchase of North DeKalb Mall, real estate firm EDENS will June 26 host a ceremonial demolition event [despite the fact that demolition started June 24] to...
View Article[ALERT] Korean + Mexican Fusion Restaurant Takorea to Close in Dunwoody
Dunwoody will soon lose a locally owned restaurant after a decade in business. Takorea, a Korean-Mexican fusion restaurant located in the Kroger-anchored Georgetown Shopping Center (4474 Chamblee...
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