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Jim ‘N Nick’s East Cobb opens in Sandy Plains Marketplace

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From Tuesday’s opening day and ribbon-cutting of Jim ‘Nick’s Bar-B-Q in East Cobb, the first business to open in the new Sandy Plains Marketplace:Jim 'N Nick's East Cobb opens

Today we celebrated our East Cobb Grand Opening and we are so excited to be a part of this wonderful community! At our official ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony with Cobb Chamber of Commerce we proudly presented a donation to the Lance Corporal Skip Wells Foundation.

The Lance Corporal Skip Wells Foundation was started after a terrorist shooting on July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga took the life of Skip Wells, as well as 3 other Marines and a Navy Sailor.

Skip graduated Sprayberry High School in Marietta where he was active in both the band and NJROTC. The Lance Corporal Skip Wells Foundation offers scholarships to help students go to college or tech school to further their education.

Visit www.lcplskipwellsfoundation.com for more information on this wonderful foundation.

Jim ‘N Nick’s started in Birmingham and now has more than 30 locations in seven states, mostly in the the South.

The East Cobb location is the 10th in Georgia and is located at 3420 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 100. Hours are Sunday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

 

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Pita Mediterranean Street Food chain coming to East Cobb

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East Cobb Pita Mediterranean Street Food

A location of the growing Atlanta-based Pita Mediterranean Street Food chain is coming to East Cobb.

This is at the Sandy Plains Centre (2960 Shallowford Road), in Suite 112 formerly occupied by Teriyaki Madness. Last week, Pita got an alcohol license. There’s no opening date that’s been announced yet.

Pita began in 2011 with a store in Peachtree City, and has since expanded to 20 stores in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The East Cobb location, which is one of several slated to open soon, would be close to existing Pita restaurants near Town Center and the Marietta Square.

The eatery features Greek menu items, including pita and gyro options, and well as Middle Eastern specialties including shawarma, falafel, kafta, hummus, ganoush, rice bowls, salads, kids’ plates and desserts.

The entrees range from $7.95 to $13.99.

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Top East Cobb stories for 2018: Comings and goings in restaurants, businesses and development

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top East Cobb stories for 2018, Sprayberry Crossing
Citizens living near the Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center demanded county officials do something about the property that has been blighted for years. (ECN file)

We’re starting off our compilation of top East Cobb stories for 2018 with a rundown of what opened and closed in the community this year, especially restaurants, other notable businesses and zoning and development matters.

These are based on reader trends as well as newsworthiness. As you can see, this was quite the year in East Cobb for these subjects, especially restaurants and some major zoning cases that could establish changing development trends.

Two major redevelopment projects in the Powers Ferry Road corridor were approved this year, and they’re slated to transform an area that’s being revived due in part to its proximity to SunTrust Park and The Battery Atlanta.

Those projects weren’t without their critics, concerned about high density and traffic that’s a growing issue elsewhere in East Cobb and beyond.

Citizens fed up with years of inaction over the run-down Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center organized a community meeting that drew many county officials, but nothing has happened despite a court order.

Zoning and development

Ming's Asian Kitchen Opens, East Cobb restaurants
Ming’s Asian Kitchen, at Lower Roswell and Woodlawn, was among the newcomers to the East Cobb dining scene in 2018. (ECN file)

Restaurant news

Burger's Market closing
Vine-ripe tomatoes are among the popular produce items that have drawn customers to Burger’s Market since the 1970s. (ECN file)

Other business news

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East Cobb Jason’s Deli opening update: Monday’s the day, after 2 delays

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East Cobb Jason's Deli opening

We got word this afternoon from Greg Felter, the restaurant’s managing partner, that the East Cobb Jason’s Deli opening will be this Monday, Nov. 12.

It was supposed to be Oct. 22 but renovation delays pushed that back. Hours are 10-10 seven days a week.

The Houston-based fast casual eatery chain operates 275 restaurants in 28 states, including 16 in Georgia and two in Cobb, near Cumberland and Town Center malls.

In addition to traditional deli-style menu options, Jason’s Deli also serves burgers, salads (and a salad bar), vegetarian dishes, soups, pasta entrees and a kid’s menu.

The Jason’s Deli space at Merchants Exchange (1401 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 334) has been the home for Sage Social Kitchen, Chequers Seafood and Steak and Houlihan’s.

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East Cobb Jason’s Deli opening at Merchants Exchange on Oct. 22

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East Cobb Jason's Deli

An update to a story we posted back in May about the forthcoming East Cobb Jason’s Deli location: There is now an opening date.

Benny Marchuk, who’s the manager of the East Cobb location, called East Cobb News today to report that the first day of business will be on Oct. 22.

Opening hours will be from 10-10 seven days a week. The managing partner is Greg Felter.

He also sent the above photo of the outside of the building at the Merchants Festival Shopping Center (1401 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 334), and said there’s still some work being done to renovate the inside.

That’s quite a dramatic difference from the space that used to be Sage Social Kitchen and Houlihan’s.

Marchuk also said he’s in the process of hiring, and is accepting applications for the positions listed below on the flyer (here’s the link to apply online).

The Texas-based fast casual eatery chain operates 275 restaurants in 28 states, including 16 in Georgia and two in Cobb, near Cumberland and Town Center malls.

In addition to traditional deli-style menu options, Jason’s Deli also serves burgers, salads (and a salad bar), vegetarian dishes, soups, pasta entrees and a kid’s menu.

 

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East Cobb Biz Notes: Ming’s Asian Kitchen coming soon; what’s new at The Avenue; Walmart grocery closing on Canton Road

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Ming's Asian Kitchen, East Cobb biz notes

We’ve heard from readers about the forthcoming Ming’s Asian Kitchen, and passed by the other day and saw this sign out front.

Ming’s will be located in the former Niecy’s Cafe space (4665 Lower Roswell Road, at Woodlawn Drive), which has been the site of a number of restaurants in recent years. Niecy’s opened in 2015 but closed earlier this year.

There’s no other readily available information yet about when Ming’s is slated to open, but we’ll post that here when we get more details.

In other East Cobb business news, there are two new food spots coming or have opened at The Avenue East Cobb (in addition to the Stockyard Burgers & Bones slated for next spring):

  • WhatNowAtlanta is reporting that Smallcakes, which once was open on Roswell Road at East Piedmont Road, will be opening soon at The Avenue (4475 Roswell Road), and will be located next to the Hand & Stone store;
  • Kale Me Crazy, a Atlanta-based chain of healthy food cafes and juice shops, got its business license last week and is open at The Avenue. The menu features salads, wraps, toasts (yes, avocado!) and açaí bowls, and the store sells a full line of juice-based “cleansing packages” and does catering. Hours are Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-8:30 pm; Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m; Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.;
  • This is the last week of business at the Walmart Neighborhood Market, 3372 Canton Road, in the Blackwell Square Shopping Center, after it was announced last month that the store is closing on Dec. 4. It’s the second Walmart grocery to leave the East Cobb area this year; the Sandy Plains Village location closed in March. The only such store remaining close by is at 3101 Roswell Road, in the Olde Mill Shopping Center.

The following new businesses were granted licenses by the Cobb Community Development Department in the last week:

  • Agape Remodeling, 2694 Lower Roswell Road (handyman);
  • Healthy Smoothies, 2550 Sandy Plains Road (health food store);
  • Heyward Accounting, 3837 Courson Street (accounting services);
  • Perks Coffee, 3000 Windy Hill Road, Suite 176 (restaurant);
  • Siding Pro, 2100 Wood Court (Siding contractor).

 

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East Cobb Biz Notes: Primrose School expanding to Paper Mill Village; Hoyle’s sports bar opens and more

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Primrose School, East Cobb biz notes

A vacant lot between the shops and back offices at Paper Mill Village is being cleared for a new location of the early education Primrose School.

That’s the view from Moxie Burger for the Primrose School East Cobb at Paper Mill, and pre-enrollment is now underway. The address is 202 Village Parkway, and the phone number is 470-631-9327.

It will be the fourth Primrose location in the East Cobb area, along with East Lake (2065 Roswell Road), Sprayberry (2531 East Piedmont Road) and Lassiter (2821 Lassiter Road).

The former 120 Tavern at 1440 Roswell Road (across from Williamson Bros. BBQ) is now Hoyle’s Kitchen + Bar. Per www.tonetoatl.com, Hoyle’s general manager describes the new place as a “sports bar with a twist,” including an expanded outdoor patio. It’s open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, and aced its opening restaurant inspection.

Hoyle’s is one of the first new restaurants opening along the Roswell Road corridor of East Marietta ahead of the forthcoming opening of an I-75 interchange as part of the Northwest Corridor Project to be completed early next year.

A Waffle House opened earlier this year, right at that junction (and next to Frey’s Gin Road) and the Studio Movie Grill is slated to open soon in the same retail center recently vacated by Harry’s Marietta.

The Cobb Community Development Department recently issued licenses for the following new business in East Cobb:

  • Atlanta Autism Counseling, 4939 Lower Roswell Road (psychologist);
  • Body & Brain Yoga Tachi, 2595 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 9 (fitness trainer);
  • The Craft Beer Factory, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 110 (package store);
  • Earth & Sky, 4191 Blackland Drive (painting artist);
  • Hammond Group, PC, 111 Village Parkway, Suite 2-200 (certified public accountant);
  • Marietta Technical Services, 3000 Johnson Ferry, Suite 201 (computer & data processing);
  • Motion Stretch Studio, 1255 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 26 (fitness center);
  • Orangetheory Fitness Center, 2960 Shallowford Road, Suite 102 (fitness center);
  • Pivot Point Counseling, 3225 Shallowford Road, Suite 710A (family and individual counseling);
  • Skinsations, 1275 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 220 (medical clinic);
  • Trinity of Success Club, 3290 Ethan Drive (travel agency);
  • Tyiese Scarpa, 4475 Roswell Road, Suite 940 (shoe and accessories store);
  • Village Autism Center, 4994 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 10 (psychologist).

 

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