Tag: fast-casual
Battle of the Bowls: How Atlanta’s fast-casual restaurants stack up
Grain bowls, avocado toast, “superfoods” galore: Atlanta is awash in fast-casual restaurants. Here’s how they stack up.
Cava Mediterranean replaces Zoe’s Kitchen in Buckhead (and elsewhere)
Your Atlanta Zoe's Kitchen outpost is most likely becoming a Cava, with the first one opening in Buckhead on June 25. Here's what to expect at the build-your-own Mediterranean bowl spot.
Chicago’s Brown Bag Seafood Co. comes to Colony Square this summer
Located in Colony Square next to Sukoshi, Brown Bag will sell fish tacos, salads, grain bowls, and seafood sandwiches in a casual environment.
20 years, countless tacos: How Taqueria del Sol became a sensation
The first Taqueria del Sol opened in Atlanta in 2000, but the roots of the business go all the way back to 1987, when owner Mike Klank first met chef Eddie Hernandez.
Review: Little Rey, Ford Fry’s first fast-casual spot, proves there’s little he can’t do
Little Rey is Ford Fry’s 16th restaurant in his empire. Simpler than Superica and the El Felix, his other Tex-Mex blockbusters, this fast-casual spot primarily serves wood-roasted chicken, tacos, and margaritas on tap.
Moe’s Southwest Grill is completely reinventing itself. Will diners bite?
It’s gotten harder out there for an aging burrito empire—which means it was only a matter of time before Atlanta-based Moe’s would take a stab at reinventing itself. Two new restaurants in Sandy Springs and Kennesaw show off a brand-new menu of quinoa bowls, enchilada bowls, tortas, and more.
The Christiane Chronicles: The delightful wonder that is Decatur’s First Oriental Market
First Oriental Market was established in 1984 by Diane Bounngaseng and her family in a ramshackle building plopped in Decatur. It is more than a place to grab some Chinese eggplants. It is always an adventure.
Got five minutes? Holler & Dash can have a biscuit ready for you
If you crave brunch fare on the regular, but don’t always have time for the whole wait-in-line, sip mimosa, wait-some-more production, you’re a likely target for the newest biscuit shop coming to the Westside.
Falafel frenzy: We stacked up 4 of Atlanta’s fast-casual favorites
In a hurry for lunch and sick of pizza, burgers, or burritos? We compared four fast-casual falafel spots to see who offered the better quick lunch.
Midtown’s Whole Foods Market will open a fast-casual Brazilian restaurant this spring
The health-conscious organic grocery store is continuing the expansion and renovation of its 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue location with a fast-casual Brazilian restaurant. Tentatively titled the Roast, the restaurant will be the first of its kind for the company.