East Cobb Food, Drink & Dining Out

East Cobb Food Scores: Vanilla Café; Johnny’s Pizza; Gusto!; more

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Vanilla Cafe e Gelato opens Avenue East Cobb

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Brazil Pizza
279 Powers Ferry Road, Suite B
Oct. 31, 2025, Score, 85, Grade: B

Brewster’s Neighborhood Grille
3595 Canton Road, Suite C-17
Nov. 3, 2025, Score: 93, Grade: A

Dodgen Middle School
1725 Bill Murdock Road
Nov. 4, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Gusto!
688 Johnson Ferry Road
Nov. 3, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Howlin’ Willy’s Hot Chicken
4250 Roswell Road, Suite 600
Nov. 4, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A

Johnny’s Pizza
4880 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 155
Nov. 4, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Little Caesars
2200 Roswell Road, 180
Nov. 3, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Marco’s Pizza
2986 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 100
Oct. 31, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Mzizi Coffee Roaster
2995 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 220
Oct. 31, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Press Waffle Co.
4475 Roswell Road, Suite 1810
Nov. 4, 2025, Score: 92, Grade: A

Seed Kitchen and Bar
1311 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 504
Nov. 6, 2025, Score, 100, Grade: A

Shish Kabob Mediterranean Grill
2060 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 280
Nov. 6, 2025, Score: 65, Grade: U

Starbucks
1207 Johnson Ferry Road
Nov. 3, 2025, Score: 87, Grade: B

Stem Wine Bar
1311 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 516
Nov. 6, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Subway
2520 East Piedmont Road, Suite A
Oct. 31, 2025, Score: 88, Grade: B

Super Chix
4475 Roswell Road, Suite 400
Nov. 3, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

Tea Time
3162 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 116
Oct. 31, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Vanilla Café e Gelato
4475 Roswell Road, Suite 1010
Nov. 3, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Yogli Mogli
3605 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 150
Nov. 3, 2025, Score: 92, Grade: A

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East Cobb Food Scores: Luga and Giulia; Chicken Salad Chick; more

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Luga, East Cobb food scores

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Andretti Indoor Karting and Games
1255 Roswell Road
Oct. 28, 2025, Score: 87, Grade: B

Captain D’s
2811 Canton Road
Oct. 24, 2025, Score: 95, Grade: B

Cazadores Mexican Restaurant
2745 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 160
Oct. 28, 2025, Score: 70, Grade: C

Chicken Salad Chick
4101 Roswell Road, Suite 811
Oct. 24, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Five Guys
4269 Roswell Road
Oct. 28, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Hightower Trail Middle School
3905 Post Oak Tritt Road
Oct. 24, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Kell High School
4770 Lee Waters Road
Oct. 24, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Luga and Giulia
4475 Roswell Road, Suite 1410
Oct. 24, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

New China House
1050 East Piedmont Road, Suite 142
Oct. 28, 2025, Score: 92, Grade: A

Pizza Hut
2520 East Piedmont Road, Suite 124
Oct. 24, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Rio Steakhouse and Bakery
1275 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 230
Oct. 27, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Saratoga Event Group
1236 Powers Ferry Common, Suite 200
Oct. 24, 2025, Score:90, Grade: A

Smoothie King
2022 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 120
Oct. 24, 2025, Score: 81, Grade: B

Subway
1860 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 301
Oct. 27, 2025, Score: 97, Grade: A

Taquito Express
3065 Shallowford Road, Suite A
Oct. 27, 2025, Score: 66, Grade: U

Wendy’s
1312 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 27, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

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East Cobb Food Scores: Chopt; J’MZ; Marietta Donuts; more

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Chopt East Cobb opening

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Belen de la Cruz Empanadas and Pastries
1050 East Piedmont Road
Oct. 17, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

Big Fish and Chicken
3109 Canton Road, Suite 108
Oct. 20, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

Chick-Fil-A
1110 Roswell Road
Oct. 20, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Chopt
4250 Roswell Road, Suite 630
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Cue’s Billiards
3372 Canton Road, Suite 140
Oct. 22, 2025, Score: 81, Grade: B

Dunkin Donuts
980 East Piedmont Road
Oct. 17, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A

Dunkin Donuts
611 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 20, 2025, Score: 89, Grade: B

Great American Cookie/Marble Slab Creamery
4101 Roswell Road, Suite 308
Oct. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

IHOP
3130 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

Jimmy John’s
1337 Powers Ferry Road
Oct. 21, 2025, Score: 87, Grade: B

JJ’s Pizzeria
2211 Roswell Road, Suite 116
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

J’MZ Bowls
4400 Roswell Road
Oct. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Mabry Middle School
2700 Jims Road
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Marietta Donuts
1282 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 109
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 84, Grade: B

Mountain View Elementary School
3151 Sandy Plains Road
Oct. 22, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A

Papa John’s
1325 Powers Ferry Road
Oct. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Planet Smoothie
1050 East Piedmont Road, Suite 200
Oct. 17, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

The Phoenix at Johnson Ferry
9 Sherwood Lane
Oct. 21, 2025, Score: 93, Grade: A

Rose and Crown Tavern (re-inspection)
1935 Powers Ferry Road
Oct. 20, 2025, Score: 84, Grade: B
Previous inspection:
Sept. 30, 2025, Score: 77, Grade: C

Sprayberry High School
2525 Sandy Plains Road
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 97, Grade: A

Starbucks at Publix
3605 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 200
Oct. 21, 2025, Score: 92, Grade: A

Subway
4101 Roswell Road, Suite 902
Oct. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Subway
2200 Roswell Road, Suite 110
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Tropical Smoothie Cafe
4880 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 115
Oct. 23, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

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East Cobb Food Scores: Chick-Fil-A Woodlawn; Waffle House JF; more

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Chick Fil A Woodlawn, East Cobb food scores

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Bites Sliders and Fries
4750 Alabama Road, Suite 110
Oct. 10, 2025. Score: 88, Grade: B

Blue Moon Pizza
2359 Windy Hill Road, Suite 100
Oct. 14, 2025, Score: 81, Grade: B

Chick-Fil-A Woodlawn
1201 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 14, 2025, Score: 89, Grade: B

Dogwood Catering
4961 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 125
Oct. 10, 2025, Score: 100. Grade: A

Garrison Mill Elementary School
4111 Wesley Chapel Road
Oct. 14, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Great Wall Chinese and Sushi Bar (reinspection)
1275 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 180
Oct. 14, 2025, Score: 89, Grade: B
Previous inspection: Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 62, Grade: U

Lassiter High School
2601 Shallowford Road
Oct. 15, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Powers Ferry Elementary School
403 Powers Ferry Road
Oct. 10, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Rocky Mount Elementary School
2400 Rocky Mountain Road
Oct. 10, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Shallowford Falls Elementary School
3500 Lassiter Road
Oct. 10, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

Taco Hub
2800 Canton Road, Suite 2880
Oct. 16, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Waffle House
621 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 10, 2025, Score: 93, Grade: A

Wing City
2467 Windy Hill Road
Oct. 14, 2025, Score: 89, Grade: B

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Cobb Foodie Week 2025 sets record for participation

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Tin Lizzy's The Avenue East Cobb temporarily closing
Tin Lizzy’s was among the East Cobb restaurants taking part in Cobb Foodie Week.

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Cobb Travel & Tourism’s annual Cobb Foodie Week saw record-breaking participation and engagement this year, celebrating the county’s diverse culinary scene. Held September 6-13, the event achieved impressive year-over-year growth across nearly every category, reflecting the community’s growing appetite for local dining experiences.

This year’s event featured 72 participating restaurants, marking a 26% increase from 2024, and offered 75 exclusive meal deals – a 32% jump from last year. Participants went above and beyond with 1,832 digital pass sign-ups (up 73% from last year) and 300 meal deal redemptions throughout the week.

“Cobb Foodie Week continues to highlight the incredible talent and creativity within our restaurant community,” said Holly Quinlan, President & CEO of Cobb Travel & Tourism. “Each year, we see more residents and visitors engaging with the event, both in person and online, which speaks to how strongly people connect with Cobb’s culinary experiences.”

Cobb Foodie Week has become a signature celebration for food enthusiasts and local chefs alike, offering an opportunity for diners to discover new favorites while supporting the county’s thriving culinary scene.

For more information about Cobb Foodie Week and other upcoming events, visit CobbFoodieWeek.com or follow @TravelCobb on social media.

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East Cobb Food Scores: The Orient; Cazadores; Pappadeaux; more

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The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Arby’s
4367 Roswell Road
Oct. 8, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Blackwell Elementary School
3470 Canton Road
Oct. 9, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Cazadores Mexican Restaurant (reinspection)
3165 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite D-2
Oct. 8, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A
Previous Inspection: Sept, 25, 2025, Score; 70, Grade: C

Chick-Fil-A Eastlake
2105 Roswell Road
Oct. 8, 2025, Score: 82, Grade: B

Chipotle Mexican Grill
1281 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 137
Oct. 7, 2025, Score: 94, Grade: A

Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins
2885 Canton Road
Oct. 8, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Essential Bowls
3595 Canton Road, Suite 318
Oct. 9, 2025, Score: 85, Grade: B

Great Wall Chinese and Sushi Bar
1275 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 180
Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 62, Grade: U

GTC Merchants Walk Cinema
1301 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Keheley Elementary School
1985 Kemp Road
Oct. 8, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Kincaid Elementary School
1410 Kincaid Road
Oct. 9, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

McDonald’s
3011 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 7, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Nicholson Elementary School
1599 Shallowford Road
Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A

The Orient
3050 Windy Hill Road
Oct. 9, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Pappadeaux
2830 Windy Hill Road
Oct. 9, 2025, Score: 99, Grade: A

Pappasito’s Cantina
2788 Windy Hill Road
Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 86, Grade: B

Red Elephant Thai Cuisine (reinspection)
3000 Windy Hill Road, Suite 152
Oct. 3, 2025, Score: 80, Grade: B
Previous inspection: Sept. 22, 2025, Score: 62, Grade: U

Simpson Middle School
3340 Trickum Road
Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Starbucks and Pizza Hut at Target
1401 Johnson Ferry Road
Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Taco Bell
2971 Shallowford Road
Oct. 8, 2025, Score: 93, Grade: A

Which Wich Superior Sandwiches
1401 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 310
Oct. 6, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A

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East Cobb Food Scores: Rose and Crown; Home Tavern; more

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Rose and Crown, East Cobb food scores

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Addison Elementary School
3055 Ebenezer Road
Sept. 30, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

Daniell Middle School
2950 Scott Drive
Oct. 1, 2025, Score: 97, Grade: A

Davis Elementary School
2433 Jamerson Road
Sept. 30, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Home Tavern
3052 Shallowford Road, Suite 104
Sept. 29, 2025, Score, 85, Grade: B

McCleskey Middle School
4080 Maybreeze Road
Oct. 1, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

Rose and Crown
1935 Powers Ferry Road
Sept. 30, 2025, Score: 77, Grade: C

Rose’s Brazilian Bakery
3349 Canton Road, Suite 219
Sept. 29, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Scooter’s Cafe
2943 Canton Road, Suite 1600
Sept. 30, 2025, Score: 93, Grade: A

Starbucks
1310 Powers Ferry Road
Sept. 30, 2025, Score: 93, Grade: A

Taco Bell
4720 Alabama Road
Sept. 26, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

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East Cobb Food Scores: Café Clément; Peace Love Pizza; more

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Cafe Clement, East Cobb food scores

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Blimpie
1809 Canton Road, Suite 400
Sept. 24, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

Café Clément
1438 Canton Road
Sept. 23, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Cazadores Mexican Restaurant
3165 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite D-2
Sept. 25, 2025, Score: 64, Grade: U

Jersey Mike’s
2014 Roswell Road, Suite 300
Sept. 22, 2025, Score: 82, Grade: B

McDonald’s
3101 Roswell Road
Sept. 19, 2025, Score: 85, Grade: B

Mi Rancho (reinspection)
1495 Roswell Road
Sept. 19, 2025, Score: 89, Grade: B
Previous Inspection: Sept. 17, 2025, Score: 67, Grade: U

Peace Love and Pizza
1055 East Piedmont Road, Suite 154
Sept. 25, 2025, Score: 92, Grade: A

Red Elephant Thai Cuisine
3000 Windy Hill Road, Suite 152
Sept. 22, 2025, Score: 61, Grade: U

Willy’s Mexicana Grill
4250 Roswell Road, Suite 120
Sept. 24, 2025, Score: 85, Grade: B

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East Cobb Food Scores: Hong Kong Star; Schlotzky’s; more

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Hong Kong Star, East Cobb Food Scores

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Chipotle Mexican Grill
1298 Powers Ferry Road
Sept. 15, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Dickerson Middle School
855 Woodlawn Drive
Sept. 12, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Dunkin Donuts
2022 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100
Sept. 12, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

East Side Elementary School
3850 Roswell Road
Sept. 12, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Hong Kong Star
4719 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 110
Sept. 17, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

Jet’s Pizza
2900 Delk Road, Suite 300
Sept. 16, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

Mi Rancho
1495 Roswell Road
Sept. 17, 2025, Score: 67, Grade: U

Mt. Bethel Elementary School
1210 Johnson Ferry Road
Sept. 12, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Panda Express
4275 Roswell Road
Sept. 18, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Schlotzky’s Deli
3000 Windy Hill Road, Suite A10
Sept. 12, 2025, Score: 87, Grade: B

Tritt Elementary School
4435 Post Oak Tritt Road
Sept. 18, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

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East Cobb Food Scores: Flames Indian Grill; Macaw Acaiteria; more

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Cobb Food Scores: Flames Indian Grill; Macaw Acaiteria; more

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Flames Indian Grill (reinspection)
3000 Windy Hill Road, Suite 128
Aug. 29, 2025, Score: 82, Grade: B
Previous Inspection: Aug. 20, 2025, Score: 62, Grade: U

Macaw Acaiteria
2145 Roswell Road, Suite 110
Sept. 3, 2023, Score: 100, Grade: A

Papa John’s Pizza
4811 Lower Roswell Road
Sept. 10 2025, Score: 87, Grade: B

The Red Eyed Mule
430 South Marietta Parkway
Sept. 8 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Starbucks
31 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite A
Sept. 2, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Willy’s Mexicana Grill
2900 Delk Road, Suite 8
Sept. 2, 2025, Score: 84, Grade: B

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Crime Watch: Three Northeast Cobb restaurants burglarized

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East Cobb Crime Watch: Fat Lady Baker, other businesses robbed

Nancy McKinney, owner of the Fat Lady Baker cafe in Northeast Cobb, tells us that she was among the restaurantEast Cobb Crime Watch: Fat Lady Baker, other businesses robbed victims of what’s apparently a burglary spree earlier this week.

She sent us the surveillance photo of who she said is the suspect, and who “used a crowbar to get through the back doors and stole cash” and was hopeful of someone being able to identify him.

Another nearby business was robbed as well, the Aapka Food Adda Indian restaurant that’s adjacent in the same shopping center, she said. McKinney mentioned that a Mexican restaurant in the Shallowford-Trickum area also was robbed, “but the police were not sure if that is related yet.”

Sgt. Eric Smith, public information officer with Cobb Police, told East Cobb News that detectives are investigating to see if the three restaurant burglaries are related, and that a suspect has not been identified.

He said the other robbery was at El Serranto Taqueria, at 2520 Shallowford Road.

Fat Lady Baker sells bakery products and prepared meals to the public, and is open during daytime hours Tuesday-Saturday.

It’s in the same retail center with other small businesses, including Montana’s Bar and Grill and the Mzizi coffee shop.

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Cobb Foodie Week Update: Details on East Cobb participants

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Biscuits and More, East Cobb food scores

Last month we noted that a number of East Cobb restaurants and eateries will be taking part in Cobb Foodie Week, a promotion of Cobb Travel and Tourism, and that’s slated to run starting Saturday through next Saturday, Sept. 13.

A number of the local restaurants are at Avenue East Cobb (4475 Roswell Road), which released the following details about what each place there will be promoting:

  • Peach State Pizza: 10% off all food items
  • Press Waffle Co.: Buy One Waffle, Get One Waffle 50% Off
  • Round Trip Brewing: 15% Off Any Adult Entrée
  • Smallcakes 20% Off A Six Pack Of Cupcakes
  • Tin Lizzy’s Cantina: Buy 2 Tacos, Get 1 Free
  • Tin Pin: Free $5 Game Card With Purchase

And here are the others:

  • Biscuits and More (3162 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 140), 20 percent off any order of $20 or more.
  • Camps Kitchen and Bar (Paper Mill Village), free garlic knots with purchase
  • Cuban Diner (1484 Roswell Road), 10 percent off one entree
  • Green Coyote Cantina (Paper Mill Village), free queso with purchase
  • Marlow’s Tavern (Merchants Walk), $10 Off Order Totaling $30 Or More
  • Marlow’s Tavern (Sandy Plains Shopping Center), $10 Off Order Totaling $30 Or More
  • Mezza Luna Italian Restaurant (Pavilions at East Lake), $5 off any house wines
  • Pho Hoa & Jazen Tea (Market Plaza), Free 16oz Milk Tea With The Purchase Of Any Large Pho
  • Seed Kitchen & Bar (Merchants Walk), Three-Course Meal For $45

You can sign up for a digital pass to redeem at any participating restaurant throughout the county.

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Update: Fundraiser started for owner of Chin Chin restaurant

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Update: Fundraiser started for owner of Chin Chin restaurant
Inside the burned-out remains of the Chin Chin restaurant, which is considered a total loss. Photos by Sabrina Gao.

Following Tuesday’s devastating fire that destroyed the longstanding Chin Chin restaurant in East Cobb, the daughter of the restaurant’s owner has started a fundraiser.

Sabrina Gao set up a GoFundMe page and said of her mother, Jasmine Chen, that “I would really like to surprise her and try to help her rebuild everything.”

Chen has owned Chin Chin for the last 15 years, and was called to the scene in the early morning hours Tuesday as the standalone restaurant on 617 Johnson Ferry Road burned to ground.

Cobb Fire said 911 calls came shortly after 1 a.m. In her GoFundMe message, Gao said that she woke up to her mother on a phone call telling her about the fire, and she soon followed.

“I took my sister with me and drove to her restaurant at 2 in the morning. . . . My family is devastated.”

Gao, who attended Walton High School, said the restaurant became something of a second home for her and her siblings, who grew up without their father around.

“It makes me sad to think about how my mom feels. . . . My mom would always take me and my siblings to ChinChin to watch after us since she didn’t want us to be home alone.”

Gao has set a fundraising goal of $15,000, and has raised nearly $2,000 in the first day.

Cobb Fire said the restaurant’s roof collapsed and the fire spread quickly, and with more than 30 firefighters on the scene the blaze took nearly five hours to put out. The cause is still being investigated, according to district chief Justin Green.

“She is lost right now without a clue on what to do,” Gao said of her mother. “Lots of people lost their jobs today, but my family and I lost our homes today.”

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East Cobb’s Chin Chin Chinese restaurant destroyed by fire

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The daughter of the restaurant’s owner has started a fundraiser: “I would really like to surprise her and try to help her rebuild everything.”

ORIGINAL REPORT:

A fire has destroyed most of the standalone building that has been the home of the Chin Chin Chinese restaurant in East Cobb for nearly three decades.

The early Tuesday morning blaze consumed most the restaurant’s facility at 617 Johnson Ferry Road.

It’s located just south of Lower Roswell Road and across from the entrance to Parkaire Landing Shopping Center, in between a Waffle House and Dunkin Donuts.

Cobb District Fire Chief Justin Green told East Cobb News that a 911 call was received around 1 a.m. Tuesday, and firefighters arrived on the scene a few minutes later to find smoke and fire coming through the roof of the building.

Crews were inside when the roof collapsed, and the fire took five hours to contain, with more than 300,000 gallons of water needed to put it out.

Green said around 35 firefighters and other personnel were on the scene—five engines, three ladder trucks, a rescue vehicle and two battalion chiefs—and that no one was injured.

Two lanes of Johnson Ferry Road southbound were closed while fire crews were on the scene early Tuesday morning.

Green said the cause of the fire is still being investigated, and that it might take longer than is usual due to the roof collapse.

 

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East Cobb Food Scores: Toastique; Prickly Pear Tapas; more

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East Cobb restaurant update: Toastique Cafe coming soon

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

876 Nyam Minz
1475 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 106
Aug. 26, 2025, Score: 82, Grade: B

Beer Barrel
1294 Roswell Road
Aug. 28, 2025, Score: 94, Grade: A

Little Caesars
2856 Delk Road, Suite 304A
Aug. 22, 2025, Score: 87, Grade: B

Prickly Pear
2022 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 270
Aug. 26, 2025, Score: 85, Grade: A

Sedalia Park Elementary School
2230 Lower Roswell Road
Aug. 22, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Subway
1295 Powers Ferry Road, Suite B
Aug. 26, 2025, Score: 80, Grade: B

Taco Bell
4880 Lower Roswell Road
Aug. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Toastique
4205 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 510
Aug. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

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East Cobb Food Scores: Bagelicious; Toastique; Guthrie’s; more

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Bagelicious, East Cobb food scores

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Bagelicious
1255 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 37
Aug. 19, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream
2044 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 100
Aug. 18, 2025, Score: 96, Grade: A

China Doll
1230 Powers Ferry Road, Suites 4-5
Aug. 18, 2025, Score: 82, Score: B

Flames Indian Grill
3000 Windy Hill Road, Suite 128
Aug. 2025, Score: 62, Grade: U

Guthrie’s Chicken
4774 Lower Roswell Road
Aug. 19, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Jersey Mike’s Subs
4400 Roswell Road, Suite 148
Aug. 20, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

Kim’s Burger and Wings
2555 Delk Road, Suite A8
Aug. 20, 2025, Score: 97, Grade: A

Lemon Butter Seafood Restaurant
1854 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 113
Aug. 18, 2025, Score: 97, Grade: A

Panda Express
3460 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 210
Aug. 20, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A

Taco Bell
4880 Lower Roswell Road
Aug. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Toastique
4205 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 510
Aug. 21, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Touchdown Wings
2856 Delk Road, Suite 301
Aug. 20, 2025, Score: 99, Grade: A

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East Cobb Biz Scene: Café Rivkah reopens with a new menu

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Cafe Rivkah ribbon cutting
Vicky Savrin (behind the counter) has made a myriad of changes since opening Cafe Rivkah in 2023. File photos.

Earlier this month, Vicki Savrin posted a notice near the front door and closed the blinds to Café Rivkah, the bakery and cafe she started in the Pavilions at East Lake Shopping Center in 2023.

She has struggled almost since opening to find qualified and reliable labor, weathered a major price increase for eggs and changed up her menu many times to respond to customer tastes.

But two and a half years in, the professional baker, who got the idea for a neighborhood cafe from customers at the Marietta Farmers Market, was wondering if it was worth it to stay open.

“I do love the work, there’s no question about it,” Savrin said near closings hours on Sunday, at the end of the first weekend since coming back to open during limited hours and with a slimmed-down menu.

For a couple of weeks this month, Savrin thought about closing altogether. But on Friday, Café Rivkah reopened, and is now serving from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Café Rivkah was closed briefly earlier this month, which caused some confusion for customers.

The family meals for takeout that she had prepared are on hold, and the cafe menu has been reduced, not only because of her smaller workforce but also to focus on breads and gourmet pastry items that have been the focus all along.

Savrin called the changes the latest of the “variations” she’s made in running Café Rivkah along with her husband, Phil Savrin, an attorney who has helped out on the weekends.

She admitted that her wide range of breakfast and lunch offerings, served up fresh and made-to-order six days a week, along with catering and family meals, might have been too much to take on, especially with a revolving staff.

Over the last two weeks, some customers were concerned by the sign on the door and a similar notice on the restaurant’s Facebook page indicating the cafe would close, and that the business would be focusing on catering, special orders and brunch and dinner events by reservation.

But during the middle of last week, the website announced the reopening. The new menu items will eventually be posted there.

She explained to customers that “to maintain the quality of food and service that meets these standards, I’ve made the decision to scale back and take a more hands-on approach to everything we prepare. This will mean more limited production and operating hours . . . so that everything we offer reflects the standards I’ve set for myself and am committed to upholding.”

Breakfast items include Shakshuka, a Mediterrean dish of eggs cooked in tomatoes and spices, Khachapuri, a Georgian (the nation, not the state) baked dish of cheese bread, Challah French toast, bagels, croissants and pastries and some egg/omelet offerings.

The lunch menu is focused on a variety of personal-pan pizzas. Coffees, teas, juices and other drinks are also served.

Savrin admits that she’d like nothing more than to “bake and cook all day,” but said that simplifying her managerial tasks were imperative.

Cafe Rivkah opens in East Cobb
Gourmet pastries are a big draw at Café Rivkah.

Finding consistent help has been hard for many restaurants and retail businesses, especially since COVID-19. She said Café Rivkah had paid “above the market rate” for kitchen and front-counter help, and that “when we tried to limit pay, that didn’t work out well.”

The biggest obstacle has been keeping a cook. Café Rivkah opened with a chef go match Savrin’s desire for a Mediterranean-oriented menu, and has had several others running the kitchen since then.

One of the reasons she decided to keep the doors open is that “we have good people who love this place.”

That refers to her current staff of herself and three others, plus a doughmaker who comes once a week, on Sunday, to help expedite the new arrangement.

She waves to the latter, expressing a sigh of relief, as he heads out the door.

“He’s been my safety net.”

Café Rivkah is located at 2100 Roswell Road, Suite 2104. Phone: 678-402-5809.

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East Cobb Food Scores: Los Abuelos; Zeus Greek Street Food; more

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Los Abuelos MarketPlace Terrell Mill

The following food scores have been compiled by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:

Asian Foodie and Bubble Drink
3349 Canton Road, Suite 201
Aug. 1, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

JR Crickets
1854 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 100
Aug. 14, 2025, Score: 90, Grade: A

Los Abuelos Mexican Grill
1420 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 117
Aug. 7, 2025, Score: 83, Grade: B

Mellow Mushroom
2000 Powers Ferry Road, Suite G-3
Aug. 14, 2025, Score: 82, Grade: B

Sabores de Mexico (re-inspection)
1951 Canton Road, Suite 330
Aug. 11, 2025, Score: 91, Grade: A
Previously: Sabores de Mexico fails inspection

Taco Bell
2169 Roswell Road
Aug. 8, 2025, Score: 92, Grade: A

Three Dollar Cafe
3000 Windy Hill Road, Suite 132
Aug. 14, 2025, Score: 85, Grade: B

Timeless Kitchen and Cocktails
2769 Delk Road
Aug. 4, 2025, Score: 100, Grade: A

Zeus Greek Street Food
2022 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 130
Aug. 11, 2025, Score: 82, Grade: B

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East Cobb restaurants to take part in Cobb Foodie Week

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East Cobb restaurants taking part in Cobb Foodie Week

Several restaurants in East Cobb will be participating in Cobb Travel and Tourism’s annual Cobb Foodie Week promotion.

The event takes place from Sept. 6-13, and customers will be able to redeem digital coupons for meals, appetizers and other menu items from more than 50 restaurants in Cobb.  

The restaurants will be detailing their specific promotions at cobbfoodieweek.com by the end of August. Here’s who’s taking part in East Cobb:

  • Camps Kitchen and Bar (Paper Mill Village)
  • Cuban Diner (East Marietta Shopping Center)
  • Green Coyote Cantina (Paper Mill Village)
  • Marlow’s Tavern Merchants Walk
  • Marlow’s Tavern (Sandy Plains Shopping Center)
  • Mezza Luna Italian Restaurant (Pavilions at East Lake)
  • Peach State Pizza (Avenue East Cobb)
  • Press Waffle Co. (Avenue East Cobb)
  • Round Trip Brewing Company (Avenue East Cobb)
  • Seed Kitchen & Bar (Merchants Walk)
  • Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery (Avenue East Cobb)
  • Tin Lizzy’s (Avenue East Cobb)
  • Tin Pin (Avenue East Cobb)

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East Cobb foodie news: Duck Donuts closing at Merchants Walk

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Duck Donuts closing East Cobb

Six years after opening in Merchants Walk, the Duck Donuts store in East Cobb will be closing at the end of next week.

Co-owners Christine and Andrew Doring made the announcement Tuesday on the store’s Facebook page, saying the closure is due to “reasons beyond our control” but they did not elaborate.

“We can not thank you enough for your support over the last six years. We have truly enjoyed serving you.”

The last day of business will be Sunday, Aug. 17 for the made-to-order donut business, which is based in Pennsylvania and has more than 100 stores nationwide.

“We are proud to say we are not closing because of financial reasons. We have built a nice small business here,” Christine Doring said in response to a comment from a customer.

East Cobb News has left a message seeking more information.

The Dorings opened the first Atlanta-area Duck Donuts at 1281 Johnson Ferry Road in July 2019. There are two others that have opened since, in Acworth and Alpharetta.

“Hope to see you at the store during these final two weeks for one more ‘Warm, Delicious, Made-to-Order Donut!’ ” the Dorings’ message said.

Customers will get 35 percent off their orders when redeeming Duck Donut gift cards through the closure.

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