Omnivore - Gravy Train: MF Buckhead bites the dust, Waffle House retiring the T-bone

• James Camp
• MF Buckhead

First reported by the AJC, MF Buckhead closed last night after dinner service. A few weeks back, they fought rumors of closing, saying that they were just renegotiating their lease. Story now seems to be that they couldn’t come to an agreement with the landlord at Terminus Atlanta. They’re planning to open a smaller restaurant with new business partners soon (or so they say, for now).

Also on the AJC blog, Nick Melvin has left Rosebud to open his own restaurant. He confirmed this is his plan, but was unable to offer any additional details just yet.

Another casualty in Buckhead, What Now Atlanta breaks the news that Morton’s The Steakhouse closed their Peachtree Road location earlier this week. The downtown Morton’s will remain open.

Waffle House is retiring its classic T-bone steak. For reals, they are the leading server of T-bones in the United States! It has been on their menu for 40 years, and they’ll keep it that way until the end of 2012. Another fun fact? The T-bone tradition is a local one. An Avondale Estates “Grill Man” ran out of steak one night and ran to the grocery store to restock. He served up T-bones and they have been on the menu ever since.