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Grindhouse Burgers Decatur open
Atlanta-based burger chain Grindhouse Killer Burgers officially opened its newest location in Decatur for lunch and dinner on May 23. The newly constructed two-story restaurant includes a walk-up order counter, a 100-seat dining room downstairs, with a full bar, and family- and dog-friendly patio seating. The rooftop patio, for customers 21 and up, features a wraparound bar, seating areas for 150, and seven TVs screening sports and cult movies. 433 N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-400-0509, grindhouseburgers.com.
Hampton + Hudson in Inman Park
Hampton + Hudson, the new "community bar and restaurant" from Billy Streck and his wife, Jenn, opens this week in Inman Park. Streck is best known as a partner at Cypress Street Pint and Plate and GRAIN in Midtown. Pitched as "an old-world style bar and restaurant," the 3,500-square-foot space is anchored by a large central bar, topped by a mezzanine and surrounded by private dining areas. Executive chef Jason Hall has created menus for lunch, dinner, late night and weekend brunch. 299 N. Highland Ave., Atlanta. 404-555-5555, hamptonandhudson.com.
Star Provisions, Bacchanalia relocating
Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison's Atlanta food institutions, Star Provisions and Bacchanalia, will move from the Westside Provisions District to a new, custom-built location at the Ellsworth Office Lofts in 2017. "We are committed to the Westside and the timing is right for us to have our own stand-alone building for these two concepts," Quatrano said in a press release. Star Provisions To-Go will remain in its current location at Westside Provisions, but another of Quatrano and Harrison's Westside restaurants, Little Bacch, will close. starprovisions.com.
Pub 71 in Brookhaven closed
After 10 years in business, Pub 71, a neighborhood Irish bar in Brookhaven, closed on May 21. The bar featured Irish, British and local craft beer, but the menu skewed toward pub grub with a Southern accent, including homemade mac-and-cheese and Southern fried chicken and biscuits. The pub hosted a “last dance” party on its final day. “There are tons of great memories, traditions and events we have held at pub over the years and we wanted to have a chance to celebrate them,” owner Robert Adamo wrote on the Pub 71 Facebook page.
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