Marietta is getting a serious hit of New Orleans flavor, tucked into a modest strip along Powder Springs Road. Honey’s Po’boys and Gumbo, a Louisiana-style counter spot, is moving into a compact storefront at 2667 Powder Springs Rd SW Ste 102, where siblings Angela Randolph and Lionel Thomas are building out a mostly takeout shop with about 10 to 12 seats and a whole lot of Gulf Coast attitude.
The project is a tribute to their late mother, nicknamed “Honey,” and the menu will marry po’boys and gumbo with New Orleans-style snowballs for dessert. Think: classic Crescent City comfort food, no plane ticket required.
Owner Angela Randolph told Business Debut that Honey’s is currently under construction and designed as a takeout-first operation with a small dine-in counter. Randolph said she and her brother have logged more than 20 years in catering and are personally handling much of the buildout, with help from family, including their uncle Isaiah Thomas. She added that the siblings plan to keep their catering and concessions contracts at the Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia International Convention Center and Gateway Center Arena while they run the new restaurant.
Where It’s Going And Why It Matters
The new counter will land along Powder Springs Road in a run of compact retail centers that some commercial listings refer to as Powder Springs Junction. A recent listing on LoopNet shows a corridor dotted with small retail suites and restaurant spaces, a natural fit for a po’boy spot built around grab-and-go orders…