East Cobb Teriyaki Madness closes at Sandy Plains Centre

Late Friday afternoon the owners of the Teriyaki Madness restaurant in East Cobb announced the location was closing for good:

We want to graciously thank all the customers that have passed through our doors over the past year and a half. We’ve enjoyed serving each of you. We have other Teriyaki Madness locations opening in the Atlanta area in 2019 – please visit teriyakimadness.com to see where the next TMAD will be in the Atlanta area. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

The husband-and-wife team of Joe and Robin Cleveland opened Georgia’s first Teriyaki Madness location as franchisees in early 2017 at Sandy Plains Centre (2960 Shallowford Road).

On Thursday, they were posting usual messages on social media, including a spirit night event for Addison Elementary School, as well as promoting promoting Uber Eats, Grub Hub and Door Dash delivery options.

Teriyaki Madness, based in Denver, operates 77 restaurants across the country.

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3 thoughts on “East Cobb Teriyaki Madness closes at Sandy Plains Centre”

I’ve been taking food home from here for quite a while. Awesome food and service. I’m very disappointed to see this.
I’ve NEVER experienced bad service or anything but delicious food. Shame

I’m not surprised this place closed. The first time I visited to get take out, the food was great and I was excited to have Teriyaki Madness in the neighborhood. I even told my vegan neighbors about it, because we all love having quick, plant-based meal options close to home.

The next time I visited I ordered the exact same thing, but the tofu was dry, shriveled, and tasted horrible. I visited the corporate Teriyaki Madness website to describe the situation, and NEVER heard back from them.

I visited at lunchtime to order takeout two more times, but when I asked the person taking the order if the tofu was fresh, I got an incredibly rude response both times, so I left and ordered lunch elsewhere (right around the corner at the new Tropical Smoothie Cafe).

This is the problem with corporate or franchised stores where the owner is not present to oversee operations. The employees clearly didn’t care and needed direction.