Hot Chicken; Cardamom Hill; Meehan's; And More

1) Westside: A new hot chicken joint, Curly's Fried Chicken, opened over the weekend in the recently shuttered LeRoy's space, reports Eat It, Atlanta. The new owners are renting the spot from Fellini’s/La Fonda and are serving flour-dipped, canola-fried chicken and fish. [POST-PLYWOOD]

2) Also on the Westside: The highly anticipated brick-and-mortar from Spice Route Supper Club chef Asha Gomez is set to open January 2, 2012, according to Atlanta Magazine's Covered Dish. Cardamom Hill will focus on the cuisine of Kerala, India, and feature a daily-changing menu of meat- and vegetable-based dishes inspired by Gomez's upbringing in the southwestern-most state. [PLYWOOD]

3) Atlantic Station: Irish pub Meehan’s Public House will move in between Cafe Nineteen and Z Gallerie, confirms What Now, Atlanta. The Atlantic Station restaurant will be 101 Concepts' fourth Meehan's, in addition to locations in Sandy Springs, Vinings, and Downtown. [PLYWOOD]

4) Sandy Springs: Burlington, Vermont-based Bruegger’s Bagels is planning to open its first metro Atlanta location, reports the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The bagel chain's been looking to enter Atlanta for at least two years and plans to open the Powers Ferry Road store by early 2012. [PLYWOOD]

5) Dunwoody: Austin-based Tex-Mex restaurant Chuy’s opens today, according to Restaurants ATL. The casual spot hopes to bring the "cult-like following" from Texas to Georgia. [POST-PLYWOOD]