Ever since opening at the Piedmont Commons Shopping Center (1050 East Piedmont Road) more than a decade ago, Righteous ‘Que has been closed on Sundays.
That’s about to change as the restaurant will be open for a few hours each Sunday, starting this coming week.
The Sunday lunch hours are from 11:30-3:30 p.m.
The change is the latest evolution of a Southern barbecue spot that’s had success what had been a tricky location for restaurants.
Righteous ‘Que was started by Patrick Verzone as a home cookout/catering effort, initially for friends, family and church members.
He opened up a brick-and-mortar space at Piedmont Commons in 2012, then moved into larger space in the same retail center that had had sporadic tenets in a number of food genres.
The former Righteous ‘Que space is now occupied by Belen de la Cruz Empanadas and Pastries.
In a video posted this week, Verzone said that “as we get closer to football season, we’ll be throwing in some wings.”
Serving Sunday Mimosas
Two longstanding East Cobb restaurants that specialize in Sunday service—they’re breakfast and brunch spots—will soon be offering mimosas to their customers.
Eggs Upp Grill (4401 Shallowford Road) and J. Christophers at the Woodlawn Square Shopping Center on Johnson Ferry Road recently had to get county approval to do so, since they didn’t have pouring licenses.
The process takes several steps, and in the case of both restaurants, started with initial denials by the Cobb Business License Divison.
That’s because both establishments are located within 300 feet of homes, schools, libraries, parks and places of worship—the county ordinance’s distance requirement—and quite a few restaurants have had to appeal those denials as a result.
The Cobb License Review Board approved the Eggs Up and J. Christopher’s requests for beer, wine and Sunday alcohol sales, and the Cobb Board of Commissioners recently upheld those approvals by consent.
The process has become standard and routine, but it’s also cumbersome for restaurant owners.
In addition to their applications, they also have to fill out extensive questionnaires stating whether their serving alcohol will have an “adverse effect” on those homes, schools, libraries, parks and places of worship.
The restaurants also have to explain how they plan to train employees to serve alcohol, if they’ve provided written policies and procedures for doing so, the percentage breakdown between food and alcohol sales and more (36 questions are asked).
County officials also compile a list of nearby establishments that serve alcohol as the applications are considered.
In the case of Eggs Up, its ownership told the county it’s being required to serve mimosas at the behest of the company.
That will start after a remodeling project that will keep the restaurant closed for at least another week.
Sterling Estates serves up its version of a Philly cheesesteak at the Taste of East Cobb.
2027 Taste of East Cobb date
Organizers of the Taste of East Cobb (Walton Band Parent Association) announced last week that the 2027 event will be held earlier than usual.
The festival will take place April 17, 2027, at its familiar venue at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.
The Taste of East Cobb traditionally has been held the first Saturday in May, a week after the much larger Taste of Marietta.
The new date for the Taste of East Cobb—two weeks earlier than usual—will now be a week ahead of the Marietta Square festival, which is set for April 25, 2027.
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