MetroFresh Midtown will be closed until further notice. On Friday night Feb 27, we had a fire in our electrical room. No one was in the building at the time and no one was hurt. But we sustained some significant fire and smoke damage. The future for the restaurant remains uncertain while we work through the insurance process. In MetroFresh Uptown will be open for business as usual Monday-Friday for breakfast and lunch - 8am-2:30pm. ALL CATERING OPERATIONS WILL PROCEED AS NORMAL, Please email catering@metrofreshatl.com or go to the catering page on the website to place an order. To our regulars, please support us by coming in for fresh food, soups, salads, and sandwiches at MetroFresh Uptown. 1360 Peachtree St. Between 16th and 17th. 1 block north of the Woodruff Arts Center. Click above on "Uptown" to see the menu. Parking is EASY - just pull into the building's garage - we validate for 1 hour!
Open until 7:30pm Thursday
- M: Meat
- Gf: Gluten-Free
- D: Dairy
- Vn: Vegan
- Vg: Vegetarian
- F: Fish
- E: Egg
- N: Nuts
Thought
by Mitchell
Good morning MetroFreshuals. I guess this is the moment when the phrase "just cut to the chase, already!" makes sense. So I will...
This is understandably not the news you'd hoped for, but I'm guessing it is the news you expected....
MetroFresh Midtown will not be reopening. As you know, on Februrary 27th at around 10pm there was a fire in my storeroom caused by a lithium ion battery from a leaf blower. Getting that news Saturday morning February 28th was a shock - for all of us. The truth is that it was unclear even from that moment how we would be able to recover. Believe me, it has been an emotional rollercoaster. While the insurance has paid out everything they were supposed to, the acutal cost of rebuilding and basically starting over makes it impossible. I may feel like a young man, but the reality is at this point in my life, it just doesn't make sense to start from scratch. I am ready for, and I think maybe I have earned, a quieter life with less responsibility.
Over the last five months, I have heard from hundreds of MetroFreshuals and, believe me, I feel the love. I know we achieved what we set out to accomplish nearly 21 years ago. I wrote a mission statement before we opened that talked about creating an "Urban oasis, where people would come for the food but return for the experience." And that's what makes this so hard. Because MetroFresh is just that. I have heard over and over through the years how important MetroFresh has been in so many peoples' lives. I know it's "your" place. I have never taken that for granted. Being in that kitchen, creating delicious food for you every day, and giving you a place to meet friends and family for two decades has been the honor of my life. Thank you for making it happen.
I want to thank my staff, many of whom have worked with me for a decade or more. Those familiar faces, those kind souls feeding you every day, mean a lot in a world where we need connection. From my position at the prep table I watched day after day how customers, new and old, would come through the door and be greeted like friends. That's what I will miss most. And I'm guessing it is what y'all will miss most as well.
But here's the good news. MetroFresh Uptown is totally that place too! Now that the midtown store is officially closed, you'll have to see what Uptown is all about. We are open Monday - Friday 8am-2:30pm. We have free parking in the building. It's easy and delicious. Come see us!