Recent Comments

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

Meta

Archive for the ‘7550 Garners Ferry Road’ tag

Ichiban, 7550 Garners Ferry Road: Early October 2014   9 comments

Posted at 12:32 am in Uncategorized

p1190296_tn.jpg

p1190297_tn.jpg

p1190298_tn.jpg

p1190300_tn.jpg

p1190301_tn.jpg

p1190302_tn.jpg

p1190303_tn.jpg

p1190304_tn.jpg

p1190305_tn.jpg

p1190306_tn.jpg

Commenter Trevin reports that Ichiban in the old Ryan's / Fire Mountain building on Garners Ferry looks to have closed, and unfortunately that is the case. You can see some of the classic signs of a closing at the front entrance: freebie newspapers that haven't been taken inside, and a vendor note. Judging from that note, the place has been closed at least a week.

(Hat tip to commenter Trevin)

Written by ted on October 7th, 2014

Tagged with , , ,

Hibachi Grill P&G Buffet, 7550 Garners Ferry Road: May 2013   13 comments

Posted at 12:59 am in closing

p1010788_tn.jpg

p1010789_tn.jpg

p1010791_tn.jpg

p1010792_tn.jpg

p1010793_tn.jpg

p1010794_tn.jpg

p1010798_tn.jpg

I first wrote about this location doing a closing on the Ryan's that previously occupied the spot. That closed in early 2009, and by early 2010 (if not before) Hibachi Grill P&G Buffett was open in its old spot.

I don't know what the issues with the building are -- it's not that old, but apparently P&G are doing major work on it, and the restaurant is closed during the construction. (And this is not one of those hopeful "closed for remodeling" deals where you know it's never coming back -- the work has actually started and is ongoing).

(Hat tip to commenter badger)

UPDATE 16 July 2013 -- Took the "temporary" tag off the subject line as the location has opened as a new business, Ichiban Hibachi & Sushi Buffett:

p1030198_tn.jpg

p1030200_tn.jpg

p1030201_tn.jpg

p1030203_tn.jpg

UPDATE -- Ichiban has been doing some billboard advertising:

UPDATE 28 January 2020 -- As mentioned in the comments for the Ryan's incarnation of this building, the structure has now been razed. It's a bit of a shame because it wasn't a bad looking building:

p1620032_tn.jpg

p1620034_tn.jpg

p1620035_tn.jpg

p1620036_tn.jpg

p1620037_tn.jpg

UPDATE 21 March 2022 -- This place is setting up to be a Slim Chickens:

p1780345_tn.jpg

p1780346_tn.jpg

p1780347_tn.jpg

p1780348_tn.jpg

p1780349_tn.jpg

p1780350_tn.jpg

UPDATE 2 February 2023 -- Slim Chickens is now built and open, and Starbucks is built:

p1860593_tn.jpg

p1860594_tn.jpg

p1860595_tn.jpg

p1860596_tn.jpg

p1860597_tn.jpg

Written by ted on May 23rd, 2013

Tagged with , , ,

Ryan's Grill, Buffet & Bakery, 7550 Garners Ferry Road, 9 February 2009   16 comments

Posted at 12:05 am in closing

Well, you can't say they didn't make an effort at this Wal-Mart outparcel on Garners Ferry road. This building originally opened as a Fire Mountain Grill, which was explained to me once by a friend with contacts in the food industry as the brand Ryan's corporate used to move back into markets where they felt the Ryan's brand had been tarnished by the local franchisees.

I always felt that Fire Mountain was a bad name since it invoked images both of volcanic tropical islands like Hawaii and of heat and spiciness, none of which had anything to do with the food served. At any rate, they ran it as that for a few years, then transitioned it back into a Ryan's, which didn't last long at all.

The building looks quite impressive, especially when viewed end-on and from below, as when you walk in from Garners Ferry. Currently it's for sale. The sign doesn't mention that you get all the fixtures, but that seems to be the case -- they are still in there at any rate.

As an aside, and appropos to nothing, I parked in the lot at Aldi across the street from Ryan's while taking these pictures. I decided as long as I was parked there, I would go in -- What a weird and unpleasant place!

Read the rest of this entry »

Written by ted on June 19th, 2009

Tagged with , , , , , ,

Tags

Recently Updated Posts

Blogroll