Restaurants/Food

ABD: What was the beginning like for Buona Caffe at your first location, and how have you grown over the years? Currys: We started the company out of our house when we were renting a little cottage right behind what became our Central Avenue café. It was originally just going to be a web-based business selling coffee online.  Then we started selling to local restaurants (the Polka Dot Pig in Surrey Center – now Oliviana’s – was our first restaurant customer). We were roasting in the back half of an

There’s been some confusion as to whether the popular “Trader Joe’s” will follow through on developing a store in Evans. An avid ABD reader in the commercial real estate space said he spotted this article, which did NOT have Trader Joe’s on the future list of stores. ABD reached out to Nakia Rohde, the communications lead for Trader Joe’s, headquartered in California. “We still have plans for a store in Evans. We do not yet have a location to share. There is no mention of an Evans store in that

Paris Baguette is set to compete with any donut shop, coffee bar, cake shop, sandwich café, and supermarket bakery in the Augusta/Aiken area. The brand was founded and built in Seoul, South Korea, and is all things baked goods for everyone. When the first one opens in Evans later this year, you’ll have your choice of breads, donuts, breakfast sandwiches, lunch salads, wraps, and sandwiches. Paris Baguette also offers about 20 specialty cakes for every occasion. The first bakery will open next to the Cava restaurant in front of the

Franchisee Antwaun Wade opened his second Smoothie King location at Eisenhower Crossing, 3970 Harper Franklin Blvd.  Eisenhower Crossing is located near a major intersection of Jimmie Dyess Parkway and Gordon Highway. It is anchored by Kroger and opened in 2024.  In April of 2024, Antwaun opened his first Smoothie King at the Villages at Riverwatch. “We are beyond excited about this new opportunity to serve another section of our community, especially Fort Gordon,” said Wade. The Smoothie King team celebrated over the weekend with a ribbon-cutting and party. Wade is an Army veteran, retiring