Hot Dog Heaven in downtown Woodstock – the fast-food joint briefly famous last summer when Waffle House proposed, and then withdrew, plans for a restaurant there – is to be turned into “Rootstock & Vine,” a wine-and-dessert bar with a rooftop deck.

The plans came to light when the new owner of the closed hot dog stand, at 8558 Main St., approached Woodstock about construction access to a sidewall now blocked by a city-owned building at 8560 Main. The city acquired that building in 2009 for an eventual widening of Towne Lake Parkway/Arnold Mill Road.

The City Council recently voted to declare the 8560 building surplus and have it demolished at a cost not to exceed $20,000, and to provide for a temporary construction easement so work can start on Rootstock & Vine.

A Facebook page for Vintner's Entertainment Group LLC says, "Our plans are to preserve the original building while expanding the building to the back of the property while keeping the historic look. The entire building will have a complete rooftop deck hosting the Vintner's Rooftop overlooking the new Downtown Woodstock Amphitheater."

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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