Chef Scott Serpas will in fact be opening a new barbecue restaurant in Brookhaven. Dixie Q, described as "traditional southern BBQ with New Orleans roots," is opening in the former Slice of Brookhaven restaurant at 2524 Caldwell Road, just off Dresden Drive. Dixie Q is located in a small freestanding building behind Savi Provisions and across the street from Kaleidoscope.
ToNeTo Atlanta first reported that Serpas was interested in opening in the Slice space this past November when the pizza eatery closed. In the months since, multiple attempts to contact the Serpas camp have been unsuccessful.
While I have yet to receive any confirmation of the restaurant or its opening from Serpas or his representatives, Dixie Q is actively hiring for management, FOH and BOH help via assorted social media platforms. Sources indicate that Serpas is targeting a mid-to-late October opening.
Dixie Q describes its concept as "fast casual," meaning you likely order at a counter rather than being ordering and being sevred table-side. In recent years fast casual concepts have grown exponentially, many would say at the expense of casual dining chains and fast food eateries. This week, however, Jonathan Maze of Nation's Restaurant News penned a blog post entitled "the fast-casual revolution is over" where he says the segment is struggling, and worse problems could be coming.
While there have been some fast casual struggles (Uncle Maddio's Pizza is a prime example), many small and locally based chains such as Farm Burger and Willy's Mexicana Grill have weathered the storm by offering unique products and affordable pricing.
There is reason to believe that as a local concept, with a respected local chef and if executed well, Dixie Q could thrive.
A native of South Louisiana and current resident of Brookhaven, Scott Serpas opened his namesake eatery, Serpas true food, in the Old Fourth Ward in January 2009. While the Atlanta BeltLine was still a dream when Serpas opened, the restaurant became quite popular, and was named one of the 10 “Best New Restaurants in America” in 2009 by GQ magazine.
Serpas, who lives in Brookhaven with his wife Dawn and their young daughter, has long sought to open a restaurant in Brookhaven. In early 2013, Serpas began what became a years long odyssey in an effort to open Dixie Moon, another restaurant in the "Little White House," at 2536 Caldwell Road. The building in which Serpas hoped to open has since been demolished, but Serpas is reportedly going to be part of the controversial mixed-use development being built in its place.
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