Some of Bryant “Chef Baul” Williams’ first memories involve his grandmother, Betty Sue, standing at the stove in her Bankhead-area house, cooking up Southern staples including salmon croquettes and grits for him and the rest of his family.
“She was a huge inspiration for me and inspired my love of cooking,” Williams said. “She really has a passion for food.”
He started a catering company in 2013, which led to working as a chef for rappers including Lil Baby and Migos and football players like Julio Jones. He opened his first brick-and-mortar, takeaway soul food restaurant Binky’s, in downtown Atlanta in 2023.
On March 2, Williams and his wife and business partner, Daniella, will debut Betty Sue’s at 20 Broad St. NW in the Five Points Plaza. Located next to Binky’s, the brunch restaurant will serve what Williams calls “traditional Southern breakfast recipes with a twist.”
Credit: (Courtesy of Chareese)
Credit: (Courtesy of Chareese)
Dishes will include chicken and waffles, French toast, lobster lollipops, chicken wings and spinach dip with crabmeat. Items like salmon croquettes and oxtails and shrimp with grits were inspired by the dishes Grandma Betty Sue made for Williams when he was younger.
Betty Sue’s will also offer several grand-and-go items including pastries and biscuit sandwiches. A budget-friendly option called “the special” will include one meat, grits, eggs and a piece of toast or a biscuit for $8.
Williams’ line of stone-ground grits will be used in several menu items and will be available for purchase in the restaurant. Williams will also cook with and sell Chef Baul’s Hotlanta sauce, a savory honey hot sauce.
Credit: (Courtesy of Chareese)
Credit: (Courtesy of Chareese)
On the beverage side, look for several mocktails, juices and coffee drinks. Alcoholic beverages will likely be offered in the coming months.
The Betty Sue’s space has seating at 20 tables and at the bar. Design elements will include live plants, gold accents and a blush and dark green color palette.
Daniella, a former celebrity hairstylist and the founder of the financial literacy program Ivy League Academy, oversees the restaurant’s marketing, branding and finance. She said she’s picked up some cooking skills from shadowing her husband in the kitchen for the past six years, and considers oxtails her specialty.
Though working as a couple can sometimes pose challenges, both Chef Baul and Daniella Williams said they enjoy collaborating.
Credit: (Courtesy of Chareese)
Credit: (Courtesy of Chareese)
“We’re best friends,” she said. “We piggyback ideas off of each other. If he has an idea, I try my best to bring it to life. The restaurant is his vision, but he trusts me as his business partner.”
“She understands me,” he said. “We want the best for each other, and we hold each other accountable. We keep reminding each other who we are and where we came from. It’s a wonderful thing to work with someone you can really trust.”
Betty Sue’s will be open from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, and will host private events after 4 p.m.
The restaurant will host a grand opening party from noon-4 p.m. March 2 with live entertainment, a pancake eating contest and giveaways.
20 Broad St. NW, Atlanta.
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Credit: Handout
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