ATLANTA — An iconic Atlanta restaurant will soon have new owners.
R. Thomas is known for offering a variety of organic, vegetarian and vegan menu items, but also for their colorful birds outside the restaurant. Now, it’s going on the market.
Representatives for R. Thomas Deluxe Grill owner Linay Thomas-Sheltra confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that she is selling the restaurant.
Thomas-Sheltra’s father, Richard Thomas, opened the restaurant on Peachtree Street back in 1985 and it quickly became a Buckhead staple. Sheltra and her partners will be looking for a new owner who wants to keep the business going.
“What makes it so special is it carries on my father’s vision of clean and healthy living,” Thomas-Sheltra said. “And I would like a visionary to come in and take it to the next level.”
The owner wants to find an owner who will appreciate the restaurant, and the birds are part of the bundle.
They said they are not releasing a price tag, but they are looking for what the restaurant makes in revenue in a year, which is “in the millions.”
Cliff Oxford, of CliffCo, is helping to vet potential suitors.
“Can they run this business at least the next 10 years?” Oxford said. “R. Thomas is a part of Atlanta, Atlanta is a part of R. Thomas.”
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