Owners Developing Italian Concept After Closing Boca
Owner Jasmin Reyes Scott said the new concept should open in August.
Fans of Boca Mexican Grill were surprised Sunday when the restaurant posted on its Facebook page that it would be closing. However, owner Jasmin Reyes Scott said that doesn’t mean there won’t be a restaurant at 1669 Spring Road. “We are in the process of hashing out a new concept,” she told Smyrna-Vinings Patch in an email. “I've gotten advice from a couple of ‘heavy hitters’ in the restaurant industry, and both told me to change the concept until it works. They did it themselves. It's more cost-effective than running in negative numbers.” Boca’s website revealed that the new venture will be an “Italian trattoria concept.” Scott and co-owner Paolo Tondo are no strangers to this style as they’re also the owners of Taverna Fiorentina in …
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3:19 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
I agree...the location is the only reason I can't see them being successful. I would love to see some new businesses come in to that block and re-create it. If someone were to say tear down the old car wash and build a nice restaurant, I'd probably go every other week or so. I think one reason Rev coffee across the street is doing so well is that it took a dump of a building and really made it … more ›