Boneheads abruptly closes at Peachtree Battle Shopping Center making way for
Maki Fresh
Boneheads Grilled Fish and Piri Piri Chicken has closed their Buckhead location.
The restaurant at 2349 Peachtree Road posted a sign on the main entrance Friday notifying patrons they had “closed for renovation until further notice.”
Ron Barber, owner of the Boneheads franchise, told What Now Atlanta Monday that the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center location has been “sold but is also closed for renovations.”
John Cassimus, who heads the Zoës Kitchen chain, has purchased the space to open Maki Fresh, a fast-service sushi restaurant, according to Barber. This will be the second location for Maki– the first is owned and operated by Cassimus in Alabama.
“There’s nowhere right now to get good sushi unless it’s a full-service restaurant or the grocery store,” Cassimus said in an interview will AL.com.
Maki (pronounced MAH-key) Fresh takes its name from the Japanese word for roll, and the restaurant will offer sushi, salads and other dishes.
An opening date for the sushi restaurant has not been confirmed.
As for Boneheads closing?
Barber said their closure was a decision based on little to “no parking available at the shopping center.” Barber even asked What Now Atlanta if we had “ever been to [Peachtree Battle] during lunch?”
We have, but not to patronize Boneheads. And parking? It was never an issue for us.
Elizabeth Meredith, owner of neighboring consignment boutique Mint Julep, told What Now Atlanta on a trip to the shopping center Sunday that she’s been so busy, she “didn’t even know they closed.”
John Storther, manager at Rite Aid Pharmacy next door, has eaten at Boneheads “once or twice.”
“I don’t really care that they have closed,” said Strother.
Either do we.
Maki Fresh
2349 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
