Politan Row at the Forum food hall is set to open Jan. 31 in Peachtree Corners.
Located in the Forum at Peachtree Corners development at 5155 Peachtree Parkway, the food hall will be home to seven stalls including 26 Thai, Sheesh Mediterranean Gekko Kitchen, Boca Taqueria, Kimchi Red, LOL Burger Bar and Sahirah Kebab & Curry. The hall comes from Politan Group, the hospitality operator behind food halls Politan Row at Colony Square in Midtown and Politan Row at Ashford Lane in Dunwoody.
Credit: Courtesy of Politan Row at The Forum
Credit: Courtesy of Politan Row at The Forum
An adjoining standalone restaurant called Millie’s Pizzeria, from some of the team behind Politan Group, is set to open later this year.
The Forum at Peachtree Corners is also home to food and beverage concepts including Giulia, Mojito’s, Peche, Aomi and Ted’s Montana Grill. Several new restaurants are set to open in the coming months, including Golestan, Sei Ryu and Nando’s.
In addition, Jamaican concept Irie Mon is now open at Politan Row at Colony Square in the former Don Fausto’s space.
Credit: Courtesy of Politan Row
Credit: Courtesy of Politan Row
The stall, from father and daughter Christopher and Peyton Williams, serves dishes including jerk wings, patties, oxtail stew and rasta pasta. Irie Mon initially started as a food truck and now has locations in West End, Buckhead and inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Politan Row at Colony Square is home to several other stalls including Pretty Little Tacos, Gekko Hibachi, Unbelibubble, Delilah’s Everyday Soul, 26 Thai and Zaddy’s.
Colony Square, located at the corner of 14th and Peachtree streets, also has several standalone food and beverage concepts such as Holeman & Finch, Serena Pastaficio, Rumi’s Kitchen and Tandoori Pizza & Wing Co., which started out as a stall inside the food hall. Sukoshi, which opened in 2019 as part of Colony Square’s redevelopment, closed earlier this month.
The Politan Row projects are part of an ongoing food hall boom in metro Atlanta that, in recent years, has included the opening of Halidom Eatery, Southern Feed Store, Chattahoochee Food Works, Ph’east, Market Hall at Halcyon and the Collective Food Hall at Coda. At least two area food halls are set to open this year, including Switchman Hall in Peoplestown and a food hall inside Crooked Can Brewing in Snellville.
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Credit: Courtesy of Chicheria Mexican Kitchen
Credit: Courtesy of Chicheria Mexican Kitchen
Juan Hormiga has been named the executive chef at Chichería Mexican Kitchen located at the Works on the Upper Westside.
Hormiga previously served as the executive chef of Atlanta’s Buena Vida, which is co-owned by Chicheria owner Juan Calle. Hormiga also served as executive chef at Parche in Oakland, California. During his tenure, the restaurant was added to the Michelin dining guide.
Chicheria’s new, all gluten-free menu will be unveiled at an event 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Open to the public, the event will feature Hormiga discussing the menu and his vision for the restaurant.
New dishes include snapper and coconut with red snapper, coconut leche de tigre, red peppers, cilantro and roasted corn in spicy red pepper oil; yellow tuna tostada with sliced tuna, guacamole, salsa macha, horseradish aioli, cilantro and toasted sesame seeds; and braised short ribs with mole poblano,
Hormiga is also introducing an in-house ice cream program focusing on Mexican-inspired flavors.
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Blake’s Oyster Bar is set to open this spring at 510 Fairburn Road SW in Atlanta. The restaurant, which will serve a variety of oysters and Cajun dishes, comes from Donald Williams, the owner of D’Juan’s New Orleans Bistro in Vinings.
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Waffle sandwich concept Bruxie has closed less than a year after opening at 5126 Peachtree Boulevard in Chamblee. The California-based chain served a menu of sweet and savory waffle and fried chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, salad, breakfast sandwiches and milkshakes.
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Uncle Jack’s Meat House at 5222 Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree Corners has closed. A Persian restaurant is set to open in the space. Steven Josovitz of the Schumacher Group brokered the deal.
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Cumming bagel shop the Bagel Hole is opening a location at 13800 GA-9 in the Bethany Village development in Alpharetta, What Now Atlanta reports.
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The west Midtown location of Culinary Dropout has closed at 1000 Marietta St. NW in the Brickworks development, Tomorrow’s News Today reports. The eatery, from the restaurant group behind eateries including Flower Child and North Italia, opened in late 2023. A Dunwoody location that opened in early 2024 remains open. The chain also has locations in Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina and Texas.
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Pennsylvania-based sweet shop Milkshake Factory is set to open a location at 12660 Crabapple Road in Alpharetta, with a second in the works for Roswell, What Now Atlanta reports.
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Loyal Q & Brew has closed at 3655 Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta, Tomorrow’s News Today reports. The barbecue restaurant opened in 2018. Another Loyal Q & Brew in East Cobb reopened as Loyal Tavern and closed in 2019.
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Cutie’s Pie Parlor is set to open later this year inside event space the Supermarket at 638 North Highland Ave. NE in Poncey-Highland, What Now Atlanta reports. The cafe will serve a variety of pies, small bites and coffee.
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