Mastro’s Ocean Club is set to open Nov. 6 in downtown Atlanta, bringing the national steak-and-seafood chain to Georgia for the first time. The restaurant will occupy space inside The CTR, the redeveloped former CNN Center, with views overlooking Centennial Olympic Park and a dining room built to seat 275 guests.
According to Rough Draft Atlanta, Mastro’s Ocean Club will open Nov. 6 at The CTR, the former CNN Center downtown. The restaurant is taking over the space previously occupied by McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steakhouse at 190 Marietta St. NW, according to whatnow.com, which also notes this will be the first spot for the brand within Georgia. The property, now branded The Center, sits at 190 Marietta Street Northwest in Atlanta, per CBRE, which describes the building as a seminal pillar of downtown Atlanta now evolving into something new.
Reports differ on exactly how much space the new restaurant will fill. The same whatnow.com report says the new Mastro’s Ocean Club will likely target an opening in the 7,000-square-foot ground-floor space, while atlanta.urbanize.city has reported that Mastro’s Ocean Club signed on to take an 8,200-square-foot ground floor space. According to Atlanta Magazine, the restaurant covers 8,000 square feet, with two entrances, a white marble bar, private dining rooms and a sunroom with a fireplace.
A Menu Built Around Seafood Towers and Prime Steaks
The restaurant’s own listing promises signature seafood towers, USDA Prime steaks and the legendary Mastro’s Butter Cake, per Downtown Atlanta Inc. Atlanta Magazine reports those towers stand two feet tall, and the steak lineup ranges from a petit filet all the way up to a 40-ounce tomahawk chop. Diners can also expect Japanese A5 wagyu steaks and a 14-ounce filet made from 28-day wet-aged prime beef, served on plates heated to 450 degrees…