Fast Casual Restaurant Newk’s Eatery Coming to Midtown
Restaurant targeting a spring opening in the former Yes Home space at the Shops at Metropolis.
Newk’s Eatery is coming to Midtown as the Jackson, Miss.-based casual eatery plans to open in the shuttered Yes Home space at the Shops at Metropolis (SAM). A late spring opening date is targeted at 921 Peachtree Street. Real estate firm Jamestown made the announcement Monday via a press release. A neighbor to the recently opened La Tagliatella at Peachtree and 8th streets, Newk’s Eatery is a fast casual concept pioneered by the founders of McAlister’s Deli, a quick service restaurant specializing in hand-crafted sandwiches, spuds and other made-to-order menu items. Newk’s franchises are in 11 other states, and this will reportedly be the company’s fifth location in Georgia. According to the release, the restaurant offers a variety of …

Jvoice
6:46 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
I see the Creative Loafer readers bleed over to the patch, hate cars, hate walmart, hate kids, hate corporation's, anything new. If you don't like chains, don't spend you money there, if enough people agree with you, they will go away. But please stop trying to dictate that Atlanta become Portland. Guess what urbanist, no parking, no business.   more ›