Tin Drum Asian Kitchen will close its location at Atlantic Station Sunday night, December 31. The Atlanta-based chain opened in the roughly 2,000 square foot space in late 2008, replacing what had originally been an Au Bon Pain cafe bakery. Sources say that the Tin Drum's owners and Atlantic Station management came to the mutual decision to close the restaurant.
Following the closure, the Asian chain will operate nine locations in Georgia with a tenth coming soon to The Plaza at City Springs in Sandy Springs early next year.
In place of Tin Drum, Atlantic Station has secured a lease with local upstart NaanStop. The quick serve Indian eatery transitioned from successful Los Angeles food truck to brick and mortar restaurant when they opened on Broad Street in downtown Atlanta in 2012. In late 2014, owners and brothers Neal & Samir Idnani branched out to Buckhead with a second outpost on Piedmont Road across from Atlanta Tech Village.
NaanStop, which is considered by some to be the Chipotle Mexican Grill of Indian food, features meal options such as the Naanwich and assorted rice bowls, samosa and salads as well as Mango Lassi, a mango and yogurt smoothie with a hint of cardamom and cinnamon.
Sources say that NaanStop at Atlantic Station is expected to open in "Spring 2018" following limited renovations to the second generation restaurant space. A spokesperson for Atlantic Station indicated that the lease with NaanStop was a direct result of securing leases with more "ethnic" restaurants, something office workers and visitors have reportedly requested.
Tin Drum is the second restaurant in the past seven days to close at Atlantic Station, following the Christmas closure of Rosa Mexicano. Sources say that while the Rosa Mexicano closure was sudden, Atlantic Station has already received "strong interest" from restaurant operators looking to open in the vacant restaurant space.
As ToNeTo Atlanta has previously reported, Gyu-Kaku a Japanese barbecue, is also expected to open later this spring in a large portion of the former Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro, also at Atlantic Station.
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