Consumer Stories

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Monday he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

A popular Augusta Japanese restaurant will open a new location in Columbia County early next year. According to an employee of Miyako Sushi & Steakhouse – located at 2801 Washington Road in the Washington Walk Shopping Center, the new location is scheduled to open next to LongHorn Steakhouse on Lewiston Road in Grovetown in spring 2022. Miyako serves a variety of Japanese dishes, such as hibachi steak, chicken, and shrimp, which come with soup, a salad, vegetables, and either fried rice or lo mein noodles, as well as sushi. For

A new restaurant in North Augusta offers its customers a healthier alternative to the traditional fast-food hamburger. Dawg! That’s Vegan – located at 1696 Knox Avenue near Georgia Avenue, had its soft opening on Thursday, Sept. 30. The restaurant serves a full menu of vegetable-based burgers that taste much like the real thing, as well as French fries and sodas. While it’s only been open a few days, business has been booming, according to Danny Everett, the husband of Angel, the business’s owner. “I can’t believe the amount of people