Curry Up Now Brings Sexy Fries and Naughty Naan To Reynoldstown Next Week

Curry Up Now opens soon at Madison Yards in Reynoldstown

Another location of San Francisco-based, fast-casual Indian chain Curry Up Now opens September 24 at the Madison Yards development in Reynoldstown. The first Atlanta-area location opened last summer in North Decatur, and a third location is slated to open in Alpharetta next month. A fourth restaurant should open at the forthcoming Interlock development on Howell Mill Road over the coming months, along with its cocktail bar Mortar and Pestle. Curry Up Now serves a variety of biryani and thali platters as well as takes on tikka masala, chicken or paneer naan called “Naughty Naan”, and “Sexy Fries”, a variant of poutine made with sweet potatoes and topped with cheese and a choice of protein. [Official]

Banh mi shop Be Banh Mi opens on Buford Highway

A new banh mi shop is now open in the Koreatown Plaza complex on Buford Highway, also home to Tea House Formosa and Yen Jing Chinese Restaurant. For now, the temporary menu comprises of just six sandwiches, including teriyaki chicken, meatball, and a classic đặc biệt. In addition to takeout, Be Banh Mi is only permitting 10 people to dine inside at one time during the pandemic. [EATL]

A second location of Decatur’s Hai Authentic Chinese opens soon in Alpharetta

Atlanta restaurateur Gary Lin plans to open a second location of his popular Decatur Sichuan restaurant Hai Authentic Chinese in Alpharetta later this fall, according to Tomorrow’s News Today. The restaurant takes over the former Swagat Indian Cuisine space on Windward Parkway. Hai-Alpharetta will feature a similar menu to that of Decatur. Lin also owns Urban Wu in Buckhead, Wei Authentic Chinese Cuisine in Marietta, and Hao Chinese Cuisine in southwest Atlanta. [TONT]

Good Morning Breakfast Bar opens September 19 on Edgewood

Dennis McKinley (the Original Hot Dog Factory) opens his next restaurant called Good Morning Breakfast Bar this Saturday in the former Puff and Petals lounge, the AJC reports. McKinley describes the late-night breakfast restaurant as “basically Waffle House on steroids” because, unlike Waffle House, it serves alcohol. The menu centers around fried biscuits, along with breakfast scrambles. Open 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily. It’s unclear if the restaurant requires masks in accordance with the citywide mask mandate or plans to limit seating inside during the pandemic. [AJC]