Blog Topic: Restaurant News

Grub Notes: The Sultan Is Closed, Homewood Social Is Open and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | February 20, 2019 11:55am

If you've driven past The Sultan, on Baxter, in the past few days and seen its windows papered up, your worst fears are now confirmed. Long-time owner Zouheir Abouharb is retiring from his restaurant, although he will continue to be at the Athens Farmers Market with hummus et al.

Homewood Social, Matt Downes' redo of the bowling alley in Homewood Hills, is open for business and now has a website. The menu includes a bunch of tasty-looking foods that'll grease up your fingers, such as cheese curds, funnel cakes, pizza, fried cauliflower and sandwiches, plus beer, wine and cocktails.

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Grub Notes: RIP Koa Surf Bar, Eden's Cafe Coming to West Broad, The Expat Adds Lunch and More

By Hillary Brown | January 31, 2019 10:50am

Photo Credit: Eden's Cafe/Facebook

College Avenue's Koa Surf Bar and Restaurant (reviewed here) has closed, probably making way for another bar. Around the corner, on Broad, the downtown branch of Einstein Bros. Bagels also appears to be no longer, although you can still get the chain's wares in UGA's Main Library and Science Learning Center. Magnolia Cafe, in Crawford, has also closed.

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Grub Notes: Half-Shepherd Market & Cheese Shop Is Open

By Hillary Brown | December 11, 2018 3:45pm

Photo Credit: Half-Shepherd Market/Facebook

Hey, grilled cheese fans, do you need some good news? Half-Shepherd Market and Cheese Shop, which has had brown papered windows facing Prince Avenue in Normaltown for some months now, is open for business and serving lunch Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m.–2 p.m., as well as retailing fine cheeses.

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Grub Notes: Taste of India Is Open on the Eastside, Malinda's Is Closed, and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | December 12, 2018 4:35pm

Photo Credit: Taste of India/Facebook

After a brief hiatus—it closed downtown effective Nov. 25—Taste of India has completed its move to the Eastside, in the Ansonborough development on Gaines School Road, and is back open for dine-in for lunch (11 a.m.–2 p.m.) and dinner (5–10 p.m.) daily. Its popular lunch buffet, however, has been discontinued. The phone number is 706-850-6118 for the moment, but the restaurant hopes to get its old number back.

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Grub Notes: Athens' First Cookie Dough Café Will Give You the Chance to Eat Your Feels

By Hillary Brown | October 10, 2018 4:00pm

Photo Credit: Dawg Dough

As we creep ever closer to the world of Wall-E, Athens is getting its very own cookie dough café. Dawg Dough, owned by Mike and Jennifer Dollander, will open this fall at 480 N. Thomas St., across from 1000 Faces.

Jennifer Dollander visited New York with her daughter Stephanie in July, where they encountered the idea of an eatery that made it acceptable to eat raw cookie dough in public. Entrepreneurially minded folks, she and her husband thought it would be popular in Athens, especially with a Bulldog theme.

Jennifer developed the recipes, which are safe to eat raw, testing them with her five children.

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In the Loop: UGA: Snelling Dining Hall May Be Renovated, but No Decision Yet

By Ashlyn Webb | August 28, 2018 11:35am

Photo Credit: University of Georgia

Rumors have spread on campus that Snelling Dining Hall will be closing for renovations and Oglethorpe Dining Hall, also known as O-House, will become the new 24-hour dining hall. However, a University of Georgia spokesperson said those rumors are false, and there are no plans to close Snelling at this time.

“Snelling is a popular dining hall, and we know students rely on its availability. Dining Services continuously seeks ways to improve the student dining experience,” said Greg Trevor, executive director of media communication.

Trevor said UGA will begin a “feasibility study this fall to explore ways we can enhance service at Snelling.” The study is expected to take four to six months to complete.

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Grub Notes: Maepole and Koa Bowls Are Open, and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | July 19, 2018 9:50am

Photo Credit: Maepole via Facebook

Peter Dale

Peter Dale's Maepole, a veggie-focused fast-casual place on Chase Street, between Boulevard and the Loop, is softly open, from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday). You can see the menu here.

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Grub Notes: Taste of India Is Moving to the Eastside

By Hillary Brown | June 21, 2018 2:45pm

Photo Credit: Taste of India/Facebook

Oh, whew, guys. Unlike many, many other restaurants faced with closing that have promised to reopen elsewhere and that almost never do, Taste of India will live on.

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Grub Notes: The Five Points Waffle House Is Closing

By Hillary Brown | June 21, 2018 10:51am

Photo Credit: Google Streeview

Did you hear that? Well, it's true, and it makes some sense considering how valuable that piece of real estate is.

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Grub Notes: Pub on Main Is Open, Korean Coming to Baxter Street, and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | June 12, 2018 11:11am

Photo Credit: Pub on Main/Facebook

Downtown Watkinsville's Pub on Main, which replaced Pour, is softly open, with lawn games, giant Jenga, a frosé machine and more. The hours will eventually include lunch Monday through Friday, brunch Saturday and Sunday and dinner Monday through Saturday, with the bar open a little later, but for now you can find updates on the restaurant's Facebook page. Its official website, complete with menu, is here.

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