Gato Transforms into GiGi’s Italian Kitchen this August

Gato will develop into Gigi’s Italian Kitchen area whole-time in August. Eric Brooks and Jacob Armando, house owners and chefs of Gigi’s Italian Kitchen area & Cafe, will choose above the lease and have a long term tackle at 1660 McClendon Avenue NE.

“Well, for the most section, we’re preserving our support type and format the identical. We’re gonna grow our applications so we’ll be accomplishing a minor little bit additional there,” Brooks reported.

He suggests, “What actually drew us to GiGi’s in the first area is the actuality that it’s just one of the previous pieces of old Atlanta that has so considerably appeal and character we really do not want to acquire away from. We just want to make the space a lot more productive.”

GiGi’s will near as a Po-up on July 12th, and Gato’s past dinner service will be‌ ‌on‌‌ ‌‌Saturday,‌‌ ‌‌July‌‌ ‌‌23. ‌After that, the space will near for a couple months for some gentle transforming before reopening as Gigi’s‌ ‌in‌ ‌early August. “We want to redo the flooring in the kitchen area and slap some paint on the walls. We actually like the space as it is appropriate now, so we really don’t want to improve it that considerably. But there will be a new indicator out front with our title on it,” Brooks explained.

The two restaurants‌ ‌began‌ ‌collaborating‌ ‌on‌ ‌pop-ups‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌summer‌ ‌of‌ ‌2021. ‌After they recognized how well known the plan was, they made a decision to make it ‌a‌ ‌regular‌ ‌occurrence‌ ‌and will‌ ‌continue‌ ‌to host‌ ‌pop-ups‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌location.

Nicholas Stinson, proprietor of Gato, will keep on to provide as a specialist immediately after stepping down as owner. 

Once‌ ‌the restaurant re-opens, Gigi’s will be open for company from 5-10 p.m., Friday by means of Tuesday, expanding its current rotation to four times. Gigi’s menu will keep on being, and attendees will even now take pleasure in the very same Caesar salad, Beef Carpaccio, Hen Marsala, Pistachio Gelato, and Limoncello Highball. Brooks claims the caviar dish will usually be on the menu and veggies will rotate seasonally. “We’re gonna expand the beverage menu just a little little bit because we’ll have far more area for storage,” Brooks advised What Now Atlanta.