Monday, June 30, 2008
News / Restaurants The scoop on Spoon Eastside
Posted by Ken Edelstein on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:01 PM
As Cliff mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the Westside’s most popular Thai restaurant is heading east.
Spoon co-owner Sujaree Hewitt just told me she and her sister, Ain Suteeluxnaporn, plan to open Spoon Eastside in the fall. The restaurant, which will be about the same size as the Marietta Street location (except it will have a patio), will be located in the Ormewood Park shopping center (749 Moreland Ave.) that already houses the more lactose-oriented Little Azio pizza and Morelli Gourmet Ice Cream.
“I think lunch will be a little bit slower than here,” said Sujaree, whom I ran into at the original restaurant. “But dinner definitely stronger — lots of neighborhood people.”
Sujaree got an MBA at Georgia State and handles the front end, while her sister learned how to become a chef at the Atlanta Art Institute. Kid brother Wind Suteeluxanaporn (yes, he spells his last name differently) helps out.
“We’ll have to rotate” between the two stores, Sujaree said.
The menu will likely be the same simple lineup — highlighted by noodles and curries, with interchangeable meats and heat.
This sounds like a pretty good move, doesn’t it? Southeast Atlanta, like the Westside before Spoon came along, is a bit underrepresented in the Asian food department. I’d be surprised if the sisters didn’t strike the same chord they managed to hit on Marietta Street.
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