Blog Topic: Restaurant News

Grub Notes: Metro Diner Is Coming to the Former East-West Bistro Downtown

By Hillary Brown | December 13, 2016 1:13pm

Those 'chos sure look outta bounds.

Photo Credit: Metro Diner

The two-story space that housed East West Bistro for many years, on Broad Street downtown, finally seems to be getting a tenant: a diner chain out of Jacksonville, FL.

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Grub Notes: Veronica's Sweet Spot Is Open in the Chase Park Warehouses

By Hillary Brown | December 12, 2016 10:32pm

Photo Credit: Veronica's Sweet Spot/Facebook

One problem with the Chase Park warehouses, on Tracy Street in the Boulevard neighborhood, has been that there's not much to eat or drink there, unless you get lucky and happen upon a Canopy bake sale or a pop-up art opening. Since Hip Pops closed in October, there's been even less.

But now, Veronica's Sweet Spot, a project of local musician Veronica Darby, is finally open for business there, with coffee, tea and snacks for sale.

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Grub Notes: Pulaski Heights BBQ's Smokehouse Destroyed By Fire

By Hillary Brown | November 28, 2016 1:53pm

Photo Credit: Pulaski Heights BBQ via social media

Pulaski Heights BBQ experienced a pretty major fire over the Thanksgiving holidays, but the Flagpole Athens Favorites winner has a plan to be back up and running ASAP.

Owner Chuck Ramsey says they put out all of their Thanksgiving food Thursday morning, "shut the smoker down, and left around 1 [p.m.]. I got a call at 2:40 from a neighbor saying the smoke coming out didn't look right. It totally gutted the smokehouse and destroyed the smoker. The fire inspector hasn't been able to determine a cause yet, but said it didn't look like arson."

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Grub Notes: The Branded Butcher is Rebranding, Preserve Is Closing, and Cinnaholic Is Open

By Hillary Brown | November 18, 2016 11:06am

The Branded Butcher, on Lumpkin Street downtown, recently announced that it's doing some rebranding, meaning the current menu and name are going bye-bye.

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Grub Notes: Donna Chang's and Wok's Up Are Open, and Other Food News

By Hillary Brown | October 18, 2016 11:05am

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

Donna Chang's

The much-anticipated Donna Chang's, in Five Points, is kinda, sorta open for business, and from what I hear, has been very busy despite a very quiet soft open. For now, it's dinner only, five nights a week (closed Tuesday and Wednesday; 5–10 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Sunday; 5–11 p.m. Friday and Saturday), but more nights and lunch will be added. Menu is up on the website linked.

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Grub Notes: Update: La Dolce Vita Is Not Closing

By Hillary Brown | October 10, 2016 11:13am

Welp, it looks like La Dolce Vita isn't closing after all, at least not right now. Instead, it's switched from serving alcohol to BYOB, all of which is maybe good news for customers but also may be temporary.

According to Athens-Clarke County, "Alcohol Renewal applications were mailed out on September 15. The completed renewal applications are due in Financial Services by November 1." The same is true of the state-level liquor license, which is also required.

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Grub Notes: Koyla Sizzling Grill Is Open on South Milledge

By Hillary Brown | September 30, 2016 10:34am

It took a little while, but Koyla Sizzling Grill & Hookah Lounge is open today, replacing the former Desi Bazaar at 2024 S. Milledge Ave., near the Loop.

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Grub Notes: Thai Cuisine E3 Is Open in the Former Speakeasy Downtown

By Hillary Brown | September 29, 2016 10:32am

If you've been wondering what might fill the space of the former Speakeasy on Broad Street downtown, upstairs from Einstein Bros. Bagels, here you go: Thai Cuisine E3 is open for business there.

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Grub Notes: Chicken Salad Chick Is Open in Beechwood

By Hillary Brown | September 20, 2016 9:43am

Photo Credit: Chicken Salad Chick

Chicken Salad Chick, an Auburn, AL-based franchise devoted to different varieties of chicken salad, opens today in the Beechwood shopping center, near Fresh Market.

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Grub Notes: Bone Island Grillhouse Is Open in the O.C.

By Hillary Brown | September 15, 2016 4:53pm

Photo Credit: Bone Island Grillhouse

Bone Island Grillhouse, which has its original location in Eatonton, at Lake Oconee, opened its Athens restaurant on Monday.

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