New restaurants & retail in Augusta (Washington: radio, deals, firms)

[AugustaNative50]

Hello Guys. New to the forum here long time Augusta resident. Just wanted to throw this out there. My family and I were recently eating at Five Guys in Evans and let me tell you this place is great. The owner took his time out to come and talk to us in the lobby. He had mentioned its under new ownership and trying to get the place turned around. I can tell he is more hands on because he actually took time out to go out the lobby and talked to the customers. Kudos to him and good luck. But the purpose of this was we got to talking and he mentioned they had to open another location up next year and he had mentioned they are looking into Grovetown. I told him that area is growing a lot and would be a great location since he had just moved here.

So just throwing this out there that Five Guys could be coming to Grovetown. But on a side note if you want GREAT burgers and fresh fries go visit Five Guys in Evans.

[AugustaNative50]

Hello Guys. New to the forum here long time Augusta resident. Just wanted to throw this out there. My family and I were recently eating at Five Guys in Evans and let me tell you this place is great. The owner took his time out to come and talk to us in the lobby. He had mentioned its under new ownership and trying to get the place turned around. I can tell he is more hands on because he actually took time out to go out the lobby and talked to the customers. Kudos to him and good luck. But the purpose of this was we got to talking and he mentioned they had to open another location up next year and he had mentioned they are looking into Grovetown. I told him that area is growing a lot and would be a great location since he had just moved here.

So just throwing this out there that Five Guys could be coming to Grovetown. But on a side note if you want GREAT burgers and fresh fries go visit Five Guys in Evans.

[Airforceguy]

Pizza restaurant chain Mellow Mushroom opened its third location in the metro area, taking over a former pub in downtown Aiken.

Mellow Mushroom opens downtown Aiken restaurant | The Augusta Chronicle

[Airforceguy]

Twin Peaks is in the midst of a soft opening at 277 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway, which was once Sticky Fingers, in Augusta Exchange.
The company spent about $500,000 to convert the barbecue restaurant into the mountain sports lodge setting of the Twin Peaks brand. It has 170 employees, 125 of whom are waitresses dubbed the Twin Peaks Girls.

Twin Peaks opens in Augusta Exchange | The Augusta Chronicle

[Themasteronly]

New Thai restaurant opening where the now closed Matsu Sige use to be.

Sawasdee
Authentic Thai + Sushi
3836 Washington Rd. Suite 7
Martinez, GA 30907
Tel: 762-994-0121
Tel2: 762-944-0131
Lunch: Mon - Sat from 11am to 3pm
Dinner: Mon - Thus from 3pm to 9:30pm
Fri - Sat from 3pm to 10pm
Sunday from 11am to 3pm

This is the same people that own the Thai restaurant near Aiken with the same name.

[url]http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g54490-d1171812-Reviews-Sawasdee_Thai_Restaurant-Warrenville_South_Carolina.html[/url]

[url]http://www.yelp.com/biz/sawasdee-authentic-thai-cuisine-warrenville[/url]

[Dburger]

Fixed links: Sawasdee Thai Restaurant, Warrenville - Reviews & Phone Number - TripAdvisor

Sawasdee - Authentic Thai Cuisine - Warrenville, SC | Yelp

I'd like to see the building at Gordon Highway & North Leg have some success. It always seems to be changing.

[Airforceguy]

New Wal-Mart grocery to open Jan. 28 | The Augusta Chronicle

[Airforceguy]

Two fashion apparel retailers have shuttered their stores in the Augusta Mall.
A Wet Seal store closed last week, while Body Central closed its recently-remodeled store Sunday. Both long-standing stores in the mall carried merchandise for teens and young women.

Two Augusta Mall stores close | The Augusta Chronicle

[amlovingit]

Originally Posted by Airforceguy

Two Augusta Mall stores close | The Augusta Chronicle

Both vacant spaces within the Wrightsboro Road mall should be filled quickly, Wilke said.

He said interest in secondary markets, like Augusta, is increasing among many retail chains. Demand is at an “all-time high” for space at the mall, which is coming off its most successful year, Wilke said.

The mall saw record crowds during the holiday season and ended 2014 with a 99 percent occupancy, said Wilke, who noted the success of stores like Michael Kors, H&M and Teavana

[Airforceguy]

It will be exciting to see what retailers take those spots.