Restaurants/Food

Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Edgar’s Grille

Food Quality: 5 Service: 5 Business Meeting: 4 Value: 4 Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 People often refer to breakfast as the most important meal of the day, so it always amazes me that so many skip it and wait until lunchtime to eat. But I do understand running late in the morning and having no time to eat breakfast. On those days, when I can’t sit down and have a proper meal, I often grab a granola bar for the road, but it’s never very filling or satisfying.

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Consumer Stories

Former event space turned café

Starting at 11 this morning, the team at TBONZ Augusta and Evans will have a new mission and use for the old Washington Hall on 2860 Washington Road in Augusta. TBONZ’s neighbor opened Mally’s Market Café. Think of it as a mini butcher shop, with a chance to sit down and eat! Mally’s will smoke meats and also prepare foods. Customers can buy desserts, wine, craft beer, and gifts. TBONZ’s team will also be selling some of the same meats, dressings & sauces made famous at their Southeastern locations. The

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B2B Stories

New restaurant answers the call for country cookin’

Greg Pierce has his finger on the pulse of the CSRA when it comes to food. He already owns The Feed Sack in Aiken which opened a couple of years ago. A year later, he opened the second location of the popular eatery in North Augusta. Two weeks ago, Pierce opened a new restaurant, The Proper Plate, at 119 Laurens Street in Aiken. “Everybody kept telling me there is no longer an option for country cooking around town or a meat and three as many folks call it. So, we

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Village Deli Sub & Pub

Food Quality: 5 Service: 5 Business Meeting: 3 Value: 3 Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Whether it’s for breakfast, lunch, brunch, or dinner, I love going out to eat, but I get bored eating at the same restaurants all the time. Even with recent closings, the CSRA is still home to many fine eateries. And one of those that’s still going strong after more than 35 years is Village Deli Sub & Pub on Wrightsboro Road in Daniel Village. I can’t count the number of times I’ve eaten there

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Consumer Stories

Smoothie, healthy snack franchise opens

Franchise owners, Antwon Wade and Damion McCray held the grand opening of a new Smoothie King last week at 814 Cabela Drive in Augusta. The prime spot is within The Shoppes at Riverwatch, right across from Dave and Busters and near the new Olive Garden. Smoothie King offers the original nutritional fresh-blended smoothie and other healthy retail products, including sports beverages, energy bars, healthy snacks, vitamin supplements, herbs, minerals, and other sports nutrition products. After more than a year of scouting the right location, the five-year lease was negotiated by Charlie

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Jason’s Deli

Food Quality: 4 Service: 3 Business Meeting: 5 Value: 4 Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 It’s true that man cannot survive on bread alone, but putting meat and cheese between two slices of bread can create a very tasty, satisfying meal. For this week’s restaurant review, I had narrowed the list down to two options, but as I was driving down Washington Road, I spotted the sign for Jason’s Deli and made a U-turn. I previously worked in higher education and had eaten sandwiches from the restaurant at various

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Consumer Stories

A slice of Texas moves to Downtown Augusta

El Paso, with its blend of Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican food, is moving into the original Mellow Mushroom location on Broad Street near 13th. In 2023, Mellow Mushroom moved across the street to 11th and Broad and left an artistic void that El Paso is filling. A painter from the Houston area came in to hand paint the walls as part of a total renovation. The bar will now be “U” shape and face Broad Street. The Chavez family is hoping to open by mid-May, pending their liquor license approval,

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Consumer Stories

Owners add 2nd restaurant in Evans Plaza

A new barbecue restaurant will be opening on the site of a failed Japanese restaurant and breakfast cafe in Evans. Natty BBQ will be opening up in a spot just down from Ironwood Tavern in the shopping center in front of the Riverwood Plantation subdivision in Evans. Ironwood Tavern’s owner won’t have far to walk to oversee operations at Natty BBQ. Their restaurants are about 50 yards away. A limited liability company was formed with Georgia’s Secretary of State to operate Natty’s on February 21st. Both of the restaurants in

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q

Food Quality: 5 Service: 5 Business Meeting: 2 Value: 4 Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 When I was a full-time reporter with Augusta Business Daily, I wanted to write a preview story about Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q coming to Augusta, but I never reached anyone with the company to answer my questions. My wife, Rebecca and I have visited the restaurant at 275 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway in front of Twin Peaks twice. When she first mentioned the idea of trying Jim ‘N Nick’s, I thought we would

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Consumer Stories

The scoop on iconic restaurateurs’ success

ABD is sharing an inside look at some iconic restaurants in the CSRA through Augusta University’s In the Wild, a production of JagWire. Did someone mention discounts for AU students and employees? If this makes you hungry for more, there is also an update from Destination Augusta and some insider tips on what’s ahead for the blossoming downtown area.

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