Mamanoes ... and Mama-Goes

Well, that didn’t last long. Roughly five weeks or so after it opened for business in Midtown, Mamanoes Grocery Shop has apparently shuttered its doors.

That’s the report Monday night from What Now Atlanta, which spoke recently with construction workers near the space at Peachtree and 10th streets who confirmed the closing.

Mamanoes owner Antonio Boyd could not be reached for comment, but the windows for the “old-school but upscale bodega” had been blocked from public view for more than a week.

Many readers were unimpressed with the new grocery shop by way of their comments on a Midtown Patch story about Mamanoes last month. Poor lighting and an unappealing presentation of goods were just two of the complaints of the store that was housed in the former Jocks & Jills Sports Grill space.

With its wheelbarrows and antique stove and such, the interior actually had a look reminiscent of a general store from the early 20th century. And just down 10th Street, it looks as if the Roaring Twenties could be returning to Midtown.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Monday that a new nightclub and dessert lounge - Gatsby’s - is scheduled to open in the former 3-Legged Cowboy space in the Midtown Promenade shopping center at 10th and Monroe Drive.

“Think of flappers, songstresses and black-and-white movie showings,” reports the ABC. See here for more on what to expect from this new addition to the Midtown scene.