The Social Capitol American Bistro, the hotel’s restaurant, opened as well and is located off the lobby and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The restaurant serves casual Southern fare, including fried pickles, pickled peach flatbread, and pulled pork sliders, and has a full bar.
Capitol American Bistro Social. 470-964-3320, 110 Mitchell St. SW, Atlanta, socialcapitolatl.com
Source: Handout
Source: Handout
National Chicken Wing Day Deals
For National Chicken Wing Day this week, a number of eateries in the Atlanta area are running promotions and discounts.
Customers may buy a dozen wings and sample up to four different varieties for $18.95 during a wing flight special at Reynoldstown’s Wylie & Rum, a Caribbean restaurant. Atlanta Wing Co., a restaurant that specializes in wing-focused takeaway, is giving customers who purchase ten, twenty, or more wings a buy one, get one half-off offer.
On Tuesday, the neighborhood fried chicken company Ponko Chicken is giving a 25% discount on 10 wings for $10.
Using the code WINGIT2025, Taco Maclocations is selling wings in 6- and 10-piece orders for half off both in-person and online.
Even though several sites in Georgia are closing this week, Hooters will still give away complimentary wings to dine-in guests. When a beverage is purchased, guests at Twin Peaks, another big chain, will receive 12 wings for the price of six.
45 Moreland Ave. SE, Atlanta; 404-941-7877; Wylie & Rum Island Grill; www.wylieandrum.com
Chicken Ponko. Several sites, ponkochicken.com
Macaroni and Taco. Several places, tacomac
Hooters: a number of locations and their website
The Twin Peaks. Two locations: Atlanta, 3365 Piedmont Road NE. Twin Peaks Restaurant, 2475 George Busbee Parkway NW, Kennesaw, 678-348-1605, 404-961-8946
Dozens of Georgia restaurants win Wine Spectator awards
This week, Wine Spectator awarded medals to over 60 restaurants throughout the state. Most of them won the magazine’s Award of Excellence, which is bestowed upon eateries whose wine lists feature at least 90 options and are deemed to feature a diverse range of high-quality wineries.
The next rung on Wine Spectator’s awards ladder, the Best of Award of Excellence, was won by 18 restaurants, the majority of which were in the Atlanta region. According to the magazine, those eateries may be regarded as wine enthusiasts’ Mecca because they usually have 350 or more options. Restaurants including Atlas, Bones, Canoe, Lazy Betty, and White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails are among the local winners.
Less than 100 restaurants worldwide have won the Grand Award from Wine Spectator, despite the publication bestowing thousands of these honors. Located just a few hours up I-85: Soby sin downtown Greenville, South Carolina, is one among those recently added to the Grand Award list. This year, three new restaurants received the Grand Award title, including Soby’s, which offers sophisticated Southern food. The magazine claims that there are over 3,000 wines in the Soby’s wine cellar.
No restaurant in Georgia has won the Grand Award from Wine Spectator.
Ligaya Figueras is credited.
Ligaya Figueras is credited.
Other items of interest
Mad Hospitality has started to move ahead after a fire in downtown Madison damaged a number of its eateries.According to a restaurant spokeswoman, the Sinclairs only sustained smoke damage and reopened on Tuesday.The Community Roots Market is scheduled to reopen this summer, and Betty Gene will return as a pop-up at the nearby Buggy Works event space.
Mad-hospitality.com
The recently opened sandwich and coffee business Sammy’s in Atlanta’s Adair Park area is going to stay open until 8 p.m. on Fridays. In the evening, the restaurant will serve wine, beer, and cocktails in addition to burgers.
Atlanta, 565 Northside Drive SW.sammysatl.com
The Gluten Free Atlanta Festival is scheduled for Monday Night Brewing’s West Midtown location on September 28. Gluten-free packaged foods, baked goods, and other food and beverages are the focus of the event. Although registration is encouraged, admission is free.
Atlanta, 670 Trabert Ave. NW, eventbrite.com
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Restaurant openings
Owner Mark Berens told the AJC that Berens Frozen Custard will open in downtown Lawrenceville on Saturday with a ribbon-cutting at noon.
Berenscustard.com 156 Crogan St., Lawrenceville
According to Tomorrow’s News Today, Dutch Bros. Coffee, a drive-thru coffee franchise with its headquarters in Oregon, opened its doors in Johns Creek on Friday.
DutchBros.com, 9630 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek, 877-899-2767
On Instagram, the team behind Buenos Dias Pupusas announced the opening of La Bodega, a market and pupuseria, on July 22.
Atlanta, 404-809-4158, Labodegaatl.com, 1975 Sylvan Road SW
According to Decaturish, Las Brasas reopened in Decatur on July 18 following renovations.
Decatur, 614 Church St.; 678-705-2084; lasbrasasdecatur.com
According to Tomorrow’s News Today, the sports bar The Harvey, which is owned by the same team as Southbound, opened in Chamblee early this month.
Chamblee, 5480 Peachtree Road. ChambleeHarvey.com, 470-359-3414
Owner Sam Zamarripa told the AJC that the new tasting area at Doghobble Wine Farm in North Georgia, called Trellis, is now open. Food options include Atlanta-sourced Belen de la Cruz empanadas and a pizza truck on Fridays and Mondays.
Dahlonega, 10 Roy Grindle Road.doghobblevineyard.com
New restaurant announcements
According to a press release, Jinya Ramen Bar will debut in Roswell on August 4.
Jinyaramenbar.com, 1013 Alpharetta St., Roswell, 678-585-6812
According to What Now Atlanta, the Shuckin Shack Oyster Bar, a business with almost 20 locations throughout the Midwest and East Coast, will debut in downtown Alpharetta on July 28. The business also operates a facility near Lake Lanier in Cumming.
The Shuckinshack, Alpharetta, 9 South Main St.
Restaurant closings
Local restaurant company Souper Jenny has announced on social media that it will shortly close its Brookhaven store and move to Chamblee later this year. Before closing, the location near the intersection of Peachtree and Kendrick roads will be open until the next week.
Owner Craig Headspeth posted on Instagram that Mascogo Tacosin Decatur, which closed earlier this month, will not return. There are simply too many variables, and regrettably, I have no control over it at this time, Headspeth stated. He started aGoFundMe pageto raise money to help his staff cover their lost wages due to the unexpected closure.
Lazy Dogin Peachtree Corners closed Friday,Channel 2 Action News reported. Alpharetta and Dunwoody are still home to the nationwide chain with its headquarters in California.
