Archive for the ‘119 Sparkleberry Lane’ tag
Alleana's Southern Kitchen, 119 Sparkleberry Lane: 2023 7 comments
This building at the corner of Sparkleberry & Graces Way was built as a McAlister's Deli. After they moved down the road, it was a Famous Toastery, and Alleana's was the follow-on to that.
I don't have a definite date for the closing, but the Google reviews have dates like "A year ago", so I am going with 2023. I will note that a consistent feature of those reviews is a note that the place was not open when it was supposed to be. This is a subcase of Rule #1, and is never a good sign.
Currently a Mexican restaurant is setting up in the space.
Famous Toastery, 119 Sparkleberry Lane: 27 May 2019 6 comments
I like the idea of breakfast, and the foods of breakfast. I just don't like the *time* of breakfast, so I never got to the Famous Toastery on Sparkleberry. This place was the follow-on operation to McAlister's Deli, which moved kind of around the corner and down to front onto Two Notch.
The State records the place as having opened on 20 January 2017, so they had a run of about two and a half years. If I can detect a trend in the Yelp reviews it would be that the place may have been struggling a bit towards the end.
The State also reported that the downtown location which was supposed to open last year in the Main Street Atlanta Bread location was cancelled.
I wonder if the Spring Valley High School morning traffic was a factor here? The location doesn't seem that bad to me (though Carrabba's would beg to differ), but I don't go by when school is starting or letting out.
(Hat tip to commenter Bobby)
UPDATE 1 September 2021 -- Now Allena's Southern Kitchen:
McAlister's Deli, 119 Sparkleberry Lane: 6 September 2014 (moved) 9 comments
Commenter Bobby notes that this McAlister's Deli at the corner of Sparkleberry Lane and Graces Way will be moving down Two Notch soon to set up shop by Hobby Lobby.
If I am reading this historical listing right, then the property has been sold once in the last couple of years already. (If there's a more current listing, google is not making it obvious to me).
As I think I have mentioned before, I have never really warmed up to this chain, possibly because you have to go to the counter to beg for drink refills.
(Hat tip to commenter Bobby)
UPDATE 27 October 2014 -- The move is now complete:
