Blog Topic: Restaurant News

Grub Notes: Journey Juice Is Open Downtown; Classic City Grocery Delivers

By Hillary Brown | March 17, 2014 12:32pm

Hey, juice folks, Journey Juice is opening its second location (underneath Jittery Joe's at the corner of Broad and Jackson downtown) today, meaning you don't have to deal with the parking lot at Satula and Prince (read my review of that location here) if you desire a beet zinger or something green to go along with the theme of the day.

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Grub Notes: Brixx Opening March 17; Even More Events

By Hillary Brown | March 11, 2014 1:03pm

The Athens branch of Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, a Charlotte-based chain that will be opening in the West Washington Street parking deck downtown, is slated to start doing business Monday, Mar. 17 (probably). It also has its own Facebook page, distinct from the corporate one.

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Grub Notes: Spring Break: Restaurant Closings, Temporary Hours, Pi Day

By Hillary Brown | March 10, 2014 12:27pm

Thanks to spring breakers, it's a little harder to go out to eat this week.

Spring break always means a super-quiet Athens, which means it's a good opportunity for restaurants to do some spring cleaning, close for a day or two or just cut back hours for the week. Here's what's going on that we know of:

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Grub Notes: Korean BBQ Opening in Echo/Farm 255 Space

By Hillary Brown | March 6, 2014 6:00pm

After sitting empty for a few months, the space at 255 W. Washington Street downtown best known for housing Farm 255 and home to Echo most recently, has been leased, this time to Diane and Jay Suh of Shokitini, who plan to open a Korean bbq restaurant there as early as May.

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Grub Notes: Holy Crepe Food Truck Opening in April

By Hillary Brown | March 5, 2014 11:02am

This is what a crepe looks like.

Saphir Grici is still pretty new to Athens, and he moved here not for career reasons or school but for love, having met his now wife (an Athenian) during her studies in Paris. Now, inspired by a visit to Los Angeles, he's starting his own business: a food truck called Holy Crepe.

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Grub Notes: Taqueria Tsunami is Open; Spring Food Events Multiplying

By Hillary Brown | March 4, 2014 10:11am

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Grub Notes: Hugh Acheson Talks Italian Cooking

By Blake Aued | March 3, 2014 3:18pm

Photo credit: Taylor Oxendine.

In an interview with Atlanta Magazine, Five & Ten founder Hugh Acheson talks about his new Savannah restaurant, the Florence, and the similarities between Italian cuisine and the Southern cooking he's known for.

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Grub Notes: Four Brothers Opens Feb. 25, La Puerta del Sol Possibly in March

By Hillary Brown | February 18, 2014 3:50pm

Four Brothers Sports Tavern (Photo via Facebook)

Four Brothers Sports Tavern, which is slated to take over the space on Mitchell Bridge Road that started out as a Harry Bissett's and has since been a couple of other things, has a soft opening set for Feb. 25. Its website is up and running, complete with menu, which features some vegetarian options a cut above most sports bars.

Lots more news after the jump.

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Grub Notes: Real Paraiso Is Open on North Avenue

By Hillary Brown | February 14, 2014 3:03pm

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

Despite the Icepocalypse, new Mexican restaurant Real Paraiso is opening today in the Piggly Wiggly shopping center on North Avenue, where it replaces El Paisano.

Details after the jump.

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Grub Notes: Troubadour Is Open, Free Fro-Yo at Menchie's Thursday and More

By Hillary Brown | February 5, 2014 1:07pm

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

Troubadour Pub & Grill

If you have not driven the particular stretch of Baxter lately where Locos used to have its sign, you may not have realized that Troubadour Pub & Grill is now open in that location and has been for a week or so. The old UGA scoreboard remains up, but the interior has been somewhat made over, with a more streamlined look (still including plenty of sports memorabilia).

You can get a look at the inside here, in its Facebook photo album, and the menu is available on the official website. The front of it reads, "Nachos - Wings - Salads - Chicken - Burgers," which is a fair representation, but you can also get a plate of spaghetti and meatballs, grilled salmon, "Doug's Almost Famous Half Fried Chicken," loaded potato skins, wings, kids' meals, carrot cake, milkshakes, smoothies and veggie sides such as green beans with "smokey pepper" and collard greens. The place has a full bar and does live music.

More news after the jump.

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