2nd Atlanta location of Hal’s The Steakhouse opening in Midtown
A longtime mainstay of Buckhead dining, Hal’s The Steakhouse, has announced it will open a second Atlanta location in Midtown’s Spring Quarter development in early 2028.
Hal’s will bring its New Orleans-inspired charm to the Patterson House, a 24,000-square-foot historic building originally designed by Philip T. Shutze in 1928. The building was previously occupied by the H.M. Patterson & Son’s funeral home, which held funeral services for notable Atlantans until it closed in 2020.
In addition to the steakhouse, owner Sammy Jimenez will open a European-inspired cafe with coffee, pastries and some simple breakfast options and a fine art gallery on the Patterson’s second floor.
Hal’s first opened in Atlanta on Old Ivy Road in 1989, where it has remained as an Atlanta staple for decades. A second location opened in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2024. This will be the steakhouse’s third location, with a fourth planned for downtown Roswell in mid-2028, Jimenez told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Starting in 2028, he said, they’re hoping to continue opening multiple locations of Hal’s each year with the goal of expanding nationally.
Hal’s offers a traditional steakhouse menu of seafood, steak, salad and pasta, with elements of New Orleans cuisine like a Louisiana gumbo.
The Patterson House restaurant will be redesigned by María Domínguez of Maison Malueé and Walix Corporation with the intention of paying homage to the building’s historic charm.
“They’re going to do a lot of work around what we already have, which to me is fantastic,” Jimenez said. “It’s going to be upscale, very cool, very nice, very impressive.”
Jimenez is partnering with art curators Alex Soto and Andres Rodriguez to create the upstairs art gallery, which will contain “high-end artworks by artists from around the world,” according to the news release. It will be open during the day and through the restaurant’s dinner service, and the space will be available for private events.
Dotan Zuckerman, head of retail development for Spring Quarter developer Portman Holdings, noted the reputation Hal’s has developed during its decades in business.
“When looking for a concept for this space, we took our time and stayed disciplined to find the right fit for Spring Quarter and the Midtown community. Hal’s will create a vibrant, upscale and energetic dining experience, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome it to the neighborhood,” Zuckerman said in a press statement.
Hal’s, the cafe and its art gallery will join Spring Quarter’s lineup of food and beverage tenants including Habaneros, a Mexican restaurant that recently opened on the ground floor of residential tower Sora; Ishin by Ito, an omakase experience, and Celestia, a rooftop bar and lounge, both from chef couple Fuyuhiko and Lisa Ito; a Japanese restaurant from the Itos called Sozou that opened this month; and a forthcoming high-end Indian restaurant, Pataaka.
Portman is behind Midtown’s Spring Quarter, a mixed-use development revitalizing the H.M. Patterson & Son’s Spring Hill Chapel site in Midtown. The property includes Ten Twenty Spring, a 25-story office tower; a residential office building named Sora at Spring Quarter; and about 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.