Did investors chicken out too soon?
Grabbing a quick bite from Chef Julia LeRoy’s newly opened LeRoy’s Fried Chicken on the Westside has been on our foodie to-do list since its opening just four months ago (what seemed like a reasonable time frame for its new restaurant kinks to be worked out).
Today, What Now Atlanta learned though Atlanta Magazine’s Bill Addison, it closed Monday night. Owners Clay Harper and Mike Nelson (who operate Fellini’s Pizza, La Fonda and other fast casual restaurants) decided to close the restaurant, Addison reported.
LeRoy’s officially announced it would be closing in a Facebook post Tuesday.
“LeRoy’s Fried Chicken would like to say thank you to everyone that’s shown us love and support. Unfortunately it didn’t work out and we’ve decided to close up shop,” according to the posting. “Until next time, be good to one another. Illegitimus non carborundum est.”
Several Facebook users, including Amy Matthes, who “like” the restaurant on Facebook shared thoughts about it closing.
“Is this a joke? What the hell? The best fried chicken and collards in the city gone? Say it isn’t so,” Matthes commented.
What, if anything, will replace LeRoy’s Fried Chicken is uncertain at this time.
LeRoy was not immediately available for comment.
