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Bits & Bites
A well placed source tells me the new Cook-Out on Northside Drive will open before the end of the year, possibly as soon as this weekend. I peeked inside and this location definitely has plenty of...
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Chick-fil-A Thinks Metro Atlanta Wants to Eat Mor Chickin
Chicken chain joining the burger brigade Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A plans to open next to Cook-Out on Northside Drive near Georgia Tech. The new Chick-fil-A would be built in place of Comp24, a...
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C’mon, Let's Play... But Not in Tucker
Venerable toy store exiting Northlake market.Wayne, New Jersey-based Toys Я Us is closing its Northlake (Tower) Festival store in Tucker. The store began liquidation sales today and will close for...
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Ay Caramba! Popular Restaurant Says Hasta La Vista... For Good
Popular restaurant closing after 26 years in businessCaramba Cafe, the locally owned Mexican eatery, plans to close after dinner service on December 31st. Caramba Cafe spent much of its existence in...
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Two Bars Come and Go, But Mr. C's Remains
Central City Tavern at the District at Howell Mill has closed. Additionally, Stooge's Sports Bar & Grille in nearby Howell Mill Village has also closed. The two bars closed within a few days of...
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Bits & Bites
Since Wednesday is New Year's Eve, I have compiled this weeks Bits & Bites today! Thank you for your continued contributions, comments and readership. Happy New Year! Cook-Out locations are...
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Belly Up in Virginia Highland
Belly General Store has closed Belly General Store, located at the corner of St. Charles and North Highland Avenues in Virginia Highland has closed. The local cafe and market closed quietly last night...
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Great American Cookie Crumbles at Lenox Square
Cookie store closesGreat American Cookies has closed at Lenox Square. The first floor kiosk below the stairs just outside Macy's was a landmark for many years. The store reportedly closed yesterday...
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Retail Rewind
As we begin 2015, I'd like to take a moment to remember some retailers of years past. I considered limiting this post to Atlanta-based retailers, but decided it would be more interesting to include...
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North Point News
Following last years closures of Gap and Banana Republic and the subsequent opening of Sur la Table, a number of changes are coming to North Point Mall in the coming months.Electronics, media and gift...
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A Loss at Lenox: Great American Cookies Explains Their Closure
The former home of Great American Cookies mere hours after their December 28th closureThe former operators of Great American Cookies at Lenox Square contacted me to set the record straight on what...
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No Longer a Mystery - C. Wonder Shutting Down Completely
Typical interior of a C. Wonder retail storeOnce hip chain closing all locations New York-basedC. Wonder will soon close its remaining twelve retail locations as it winds down operations. Word got out...
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Bits & Bites
Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open its fifth store in metro Atlanta on January 14th. The new Sprouts Farmers Market is opening in Cumming at Lakeland Plaza in a former Stein Mart. Sprouts entered...
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STATS Says Game On! Reopening Today
Downtown sports bar reopens after fire.STATS, the sports bar from Legacy Restaurant Partners, plans to reopen for lunch and dinner tonight after a multi-month closure. STATS, located on Marietta...
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Attention Atlanta! Waffle House Plans to Have You "Covered" on Northside Drive
New Waffle House coming to WestsideNorcross-based Waffle House plans to open a new restaurant on Northside Drive. The new Waffle House restaurant would open at 1099 Northside Drive, adjacent to...
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National Spotlight Leads to A Restaurant Change at Buckhead Atlanta
Dolce's South Beach location at the Gale hotel New Italian eatery joining Buckhead Atlanta restaurant lineup LDV Hospitality founder and principal John Meadow, along with regional director of...
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Bits & Bites
Footwear retailer ecco has closed its second level location at Lenox Square. The store will supposedly undergo brief renovations with plans to reopen February 5th.Wahoo! Wine & Provisions is now...
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Frozen Yogurt Meltdown?
Yoforia's Brookhaven location Yogurt shop closes more locations Atlanta-based Yoforia has closed both its Morningside and Brookhaven locations. The Morningside location, on North Highland Avenue near...
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Pizza Hut Takes A Hike From The Westside
The former Pizza Hut on Collier Road now stripped of its signage & branding Pizza Hut continues to ditch its "huts."Pizza Hut has closed its freestanding location on Collier Road, one of the oldest...
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PDQ May Come to Atlanta... But NTS
PDQ's location in EvansChicken tender eatery enters GeorgiaTampa-based PDQ (People Dedicated to Quality) may come to metro Atlanta... but no time soon. PDQ serves a fairly simple menu consisting...
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