[CLOSURE ALERT] Burger King Relinquishes Its Throne in The Shops of Dunwoody

The freestanding Burger King at 5468 Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody Village has closed.  The restaurant, located in an outparcel of The Shops of Dunwoody shopping center, closed Friday afternoon after over 30 years in business.  

A sign posted to the restaurant's door Friday directed would be patrons to the nearby Burger King at 4537 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, across from Georgetown shopping center.  The shuttered Dunwoody Village restaurant is just over two miles from the Georgetown location.  Both restaurants, along with many other around metro Atlanta, are owned by Atlanta based GPS Hospitality.  GPS is a major franchisee of both the Burger King and Popeyes brands around Atlanta and around the country.  

Duluth based BRAND Real Estate Services, which already owns The Shops of Dunwoody, reportedly recently purchased the property from GPS and is currently marketing it for lease.  According to DeKalb county property records, the approximately 2,700 square foot Burger King was built in 1984.  Strangely though, the BRAND lease flyer indicates the property sits on just under nine tenths of an acre while DeKalb county records indicates it sits on just under a half acre.  The sales flyer, which does not indicates lease terms, may be seen here.  

Local Dunwoody resident and ToNeTo Atlanta reader Terry Nall was kind enough to provide us photos of the restaurant.  Nall lamented that "the bigger loss might be to the various Dunwoody schools and club fundraisers. This has been a regular location for car washes." 

Nall also shared the images on his Facebook page where one resident sarcastically joked that they were "crossing fingers for a bank!!!" while another more seriously suggested that the nearby Dunkin' Donuts relocate to the Burger King site to alleviate traffic at its current location.  

Dunkin' is no stranger to conversions, especially other fast food restaurants, having previously converted a former Burger King on Piedmont Avenue, as well as a former KFC on Howell Mill Road, among others, to Dunkin' Donuts.

The Shops of Dunwoody has been active in signing new restaurants in recent months.  Last May, a new location of Vintage Pizzeria opened in the center, while this coming March, a new barbecue eatery and brewery is expected to open.  Allen Porter plans to open PorterQ in the approximately 2,900 square foot former d'Vine Wine Bar & Shop space.  As ToNeTo Atlanta reported previously, Porter is also opening Porter Pizza & Brewery at 285 and Powers Ferry, in the former Bruegger's Bagels space.   

In less exciting news, SunTrust will soon open their relocated branch in another outparcel of Shops of Dunwoody on the site of the former Old Hickory House barbecue restaurant. 

What would you like to see open in place of Burger King?  Are you surprised that Burger King closed?  Are you looking forward to PorterQ?  

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