Thursday, March 28, 2013
Another new restaurant is making plans for the Town Center area.
'Tis the season of restaurant debuts in Suwanee. Friends Grill already has been making preparations for a spring 2013 opening in the Town Center area. And it has set Monday, April 8, as an opening date, according to owner Ray Stanjevich. The eatery, which also has outlets in Dacula and Dawsonville, also plans a twist for Suwanee. It will be known here at Friends Suwanee Grill, Stanjevich said. The idea is for Friends to be more of a neighborhood bar and gathering place. It will be located in the former Corralejo location on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, on the back side of Town Center. The restaurant still is waiting on some licenses and reviews from city, Gwinnett and state officiais, but still is making plans for April 8. That will mean …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
New restaurant will open in the former Olde Towne site in Town Center.
The Suwanee restaurant scene, which took a sharp downturn at the end of 2012, is about to get another entry. The Uptown Grille plans to open April 15 in the former Olde Towne site in Town Center. The new ownership received approval of its alcoholic beverage license at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Owner Karim Sadruddin said the new eatery would be "casual upscale," and patterned after the Cheesecake Factory. A new chef has been brought in from the Chateau Elan resort in Braselton. Olde Towne Tavern & Grille closed in December in a bankruptcy proceeding. Also shutting down about that time were Moondance Restaurant & Lounge and Cafe Gourmandises. Also planning to open soon in Suwanee is Friends Sports Grill, in the former Corralejo site …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
A review of some top recent news stories.
Click on the links for more information. NEW RESTAURANT FOR TOWN CENTER: It was the talk of the town when Olde Towne Tavern & Grille closed just before Christmas. However, a new group has plans for the space this spring. POSSIBLE NEW RESTAURANT FOR GATEWAY: Did anybody mention restaurants? Seems Suwanee's emphasis on redeveloping the Gateway area near I-85 is getting notice. Signs are that Schlotzky's Deli wants to open in a vacant building across from the police substation. SCHOOL CAFETERIA GETS PERFECT GRADE: School cafeterias have health checks, too. And North Gwinnett High passed its recent test. MORE BUSINESS LICENSES: People keep hanging out their shingles in Suwanee. The city is busy issuing new licenses, some for home based …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
The Uptown Grille is eyeing an April rollout in Town Center.
Updated March 25 Less than three months after Olde Towne Tavern & Grille closed in Suwanee, another restaurant is planning to open in the same site. The Uptown Grille plans to debut in mid-April in Town Center, according to ownership members who were at the site Friday (March 8). The property was unlocked for the first time since December, and notices of the bankruptcy proceeding were removed from the doors. Suwanee resident Karim Sadruddin is the point person for the new ownership group. He said he has "always had a passion for restaurants," and has experience with Bear's Best club in Suwanee. He said the Uptown Grille will not be a sports bar, but will have an upscale touch a la the Cheesecake Factory. He said chefs will be from …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The landlord still is marketing the property.
There has been quite a bit of local chatter lately about the former Olde Towne Tavern & Grille site in Suwanee. The official line is that there has been "significant interest" in the site in Town Center, which has been vacant since December 20, 2012, according to a spokesperson for the landlord. "Hopefully soon, we'll have a new tenant," said leasing agent Sue East of Madison Retail, which controls the commercial properties in Town Center. -- Would you like to see Olde Towne reopened in Suwanee? Or would you like to see another type of restaurant/business in the site? Share your comments below. East declined to elaborate further about the site's prospects. Olde Towne closed abruptly in December in a bankruptcy proceeding. Owner Robert …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
The fine dining/entertainment facility on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard also has reduced operating days for 2013.
The owner of Moondance Restaurant and Lounge in Suwanee, which acknowledges financial problems, has begun selling membership packages "to keep us in business." In a blog post dated December 29, Christine Alestra noted the recent restaurant closures in Suwanee that include the Olde Towne Tavern & Grille in Town Center. "As we approach 2013, Moondance faces these same realities. We have analyzed our business closely and cut costs where we could. Until our revenue grows more significantly, these measures on their own are not enough to cover the high annual bills that come due starting on the 31st of December. That’s where you come in," the post noted. So the restaurant, which opened in late 2011, is offering member packages for individuals …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Moravek said Friday that a bankruptcy court decision required the closure December 20.
Updated December 28. The owner of Olde Towne Tavern & Grille in Suwanee said Friday morning that he was "blindsided" by the court decision that forced him to close the popular restaurant Thursday afternoon. Robert Moravek, who purchased the Town Center restaurant in 2011, said he learned about 1 p.m. on Thursday (December 20) that he would have to close the restaurant that day. About 3 p.m., the doors were closed and locked by a court-appointed locksmith, and a bankruptcy filing notice had been posted on the door. Morava said he had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy about four months ago, and that he had intended to continue operating and bring the restaurant out of bankruptcy. However, the case was converted to a Chapter 7 at the request of…
Steve Burns
8:51 am on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
So far as we know, no, Karen. We had a story that showed that a health inspection done on April 8 revealed some problems that must be corrected before a permit can be issued. http://patch.com/A-38mB more ›