Taurus Restaurant — the South Buckhead spot run by former Canoe chef Gary Mennie — has closed.
"We had a lot of reservations from regular customers we didn't want to disappoint," said Molly Belviso, a manager, who blamed the poor economy for the downturn in business that led to the restaurant's shuttering after New Year's Eve dinner. "Atlanta just has so many restaurants."
Mennie made his name as one of Atlanta's name chefs at Canoe, where he helmed the kitchen for 10 years. He opened Taurus in late 2005 with a menu that offered a wide variety of steaks and chops, yet expanded beyond typical steakhouse.
Belviso noted that many of the front-of-the-house staffers are moving en masse to Serpas True Food, slated to open soon in the Studioplex development in the Old Fourth Ward.
A call to Mennie was not returned by the time of publication.
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