Mamanoes ... and Mama-Goes
As short-lived Midtown grocery shop exits town, a new Roaring Twenties-inspired nightclub and dessert lounge targets a November opening in the Midtown Promenade shopping center.
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 …

Ikeahacker
2:59 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Hilarious. My thoughts exactly.   more ›