A few readers have contacted us about the closing of Red Sky Tapas & Bar in East Cobb and we’ve contacted the restaurant to get more information.
After 14 years, the restaurant founded by Terry Kirby and Brian Kennington at the Market Plaza Shopping Center on Johnson Ferry Road has shut its doors for good.
A reader messaged us Wednesday night and said “went by this evening and definitely closed. No signs but deserted.”
UPDATED, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: Red Sky announced the closure on its Facebook page after this story published:
“Thank you for 14 wonderful years of memories, fun, friends and family. Sadly, we are permanently closed.”
There was no further explanation. East Cobb News has left multiple messages with Red Sky Wednesday and Thursday seeking further comment. There was no answer at the restaurant via telephone and there was no voice mail option.
RETURN TO ORIGINAL STORY:
The restaurant and retail site ToNeTo reported late Wednesday that Kirby said he and his partner “were presented with ‘an offer they couldn’t refuse’ and made the difficult decision to sell the business.”
They continue to operate 1911 Biscuits & Burgers, a breakfast and lunch spot on South Cobb Drive in Smyrna, but the Red Sky space “will reportedly be reconcepted under new ownership,” according to the report.
Market Plaza, which includes the Los Bravos, Kouzina Christos, Mediterranean Grill, Bagelicious and Fuji Hana restaurants on eight acres, was sold in August by Market Plaza Joint Venture to Palatka Mall LLC for $9.8 million, according to Cobb property tax records.
In addition to its menu items, Red Sky was known for its live musical entertainment—including dueling pianos—and having a variety of benefit and charitable events.
Kirby and Pennington opened Red Sky in 2008, years after coming up with the concept for a night dining and entertainment concept in East Cobb.
Kirby previously was a manager of a sports bar in Sandy Springs and was shot in the back and paralyzed below the waist during a robbery in which his pregnant boss was killed.
He frequently visited Red Sky guests, moving around in his wheelchair to gauge their experience.
“It’s more than a dining experience,” Kirby said in a 2015 interview with the AJC. “It’s a shared experience. You enjoy the food and the people you’re with. Dining like that builds relationships.”
Related posts:
- Chopt East Cobb location expected to open later this year
- Food scores: Moxie Burger; La Bella Pizza; Freddy’s; more
- Food scores: Antico Pizza; Willy’s Mexicana; more
- Flying Biscuit reopening set; Cobb Foodie Week upcoming
- East Cobb produce service evolves from pop-up to delivery
- New York Butcher Shoppe coming to The Avenue East Cobb
- Stockyard Burgers & Bones closes in East Cobb
- 101 Bagel Café opens in East Cobb with New York-style taste
Get Our Free E-Mail Newsletter!
Every Sunday we round up the week’s top headlines and preview the upcoming week in the East Cobb News Digest. Click here to sign up, and you’re good to go!
