Dunwoody Misses It By One Letter

Back a few years ago the roof top bars and chef-driven restaurant chatter was all the craze.  Dunwoody Green would have 5-6 such eateries, bustling with patrons from the metro Dunwoody area.  Dunwoody's own Urban Renewal Agency backed the idea, because we all know The Government knows what we want to eat. In 2017:

“This is to be our Canton Street [in Roswell] or Dresden Drive [in Brookhaven],” Starling said. “It will be walkable and is intended to give a sense of place … and that is a destination for folks.”

Then came the food hall concept.  Another Government idea that Dunwoody never tasted. In 2019:

Plenty of unique restaurants just up the road are thriving; but the Achilles’ heel for the Project Renaissance parcel is that it’s somewhat tucked-away, leading to drive-by traffic visibility and counts that one official described as “terrible.”

The real killer for local restaurants is home grown - it's the Dunwoody Area Restaurant Reviews Page. After a few minutes of scrolling this group's feed you soon realize half of Dunwoody writes for ZAGAT while the other half writes reviews for TripAdvisor.  We have such awesome food snobs here in Dunwoody, most out to destroy local businesses.

Top reasons for bashing a local restaurant - Dunwoody version:
1. Too many kids 
2. Not kid-friendly  
3. Deviled eggs too small
4. Salmon was canned, not fresh from the Flint River
5. Mac n Cheese noodles inappropriately too large
6. Salsa chips too salty
7. Salsa chips not enough salt
8. Beer served 2 degrees warmer than brewmeister recommended
9. Too loud, then it was too quiet, then the server disappeared
10. Had an Ossoff yard sign in front

So back to that one letter miss and chef-driven.  What's the hot talk all over Dunwoody's social media?  Our very own Chev-driven hamburger hut.  Yes, those folks two years ago clambering for Chef Ramsey and Paul Bocuse to open a cozy bistro next to Jiffy Lube are now head over heels for deep fried hotdogs and a 3X3 burger w pickles.  My how things have changed so quickly.

3X3 burger

Yes, NFA Burger is here and open for business.  It is the nation's first Chev-driven eatery, positioned inside the local Chevron, along with typical convenience store sundries.

The fact is we have lots of people thinking Dunwoody can sustain fancy food places on every corner, but in reality we are a burger and pizza type of town.

And yes, the DunwoodyTalk2 staff enjoyed delicious burgers from NFA recently (Jan 1st).  And we paid for our meals. We wish much success for NFA.  The burgers and tator tots were excellent and we will go back, despite what naysayers on NextDoor or FB may say about it. Welcome to Dunwoody!

And the great news is that NFA has no competition coming soon as the city council has banned new businesses for the Village area for six months - at least.  Probably to prevent things like the free market and NFA from happening again.  Because our local government knows better than the free market. Just look at all the food halls and chevf-driven restaurants in Dunwoody as proof.

Hopefully the aforementioned Facebook groupies don't visit and complain of the tator tot diameter.