"Chef Nick Leahy’s latest restaurant the Usual closed last weekend after just nine months in the Brookwood Hills neighborhood. A source with knowledge of the situation says the restaurant’s final service took place November 12, with a representative for the Usual confirming the closure. No reason was provided, other than 'it was a mutual decision with the building owners to close', the representative tells Eater. Leahy, who also owns Nick’s Westside on Brady Avenue on Atlanta’s westside, opened the Usual in February at the Arya apartment complex across from El Azteca on Peachtree Street, partnering again with Dash Hospitality owner David Abes in the restaurant. The Usual was billed as a casual, family-friendly restaurant serving dishes like burgers, loaded French fries, hanger steak, and seafood and dumplings. The bar offered takes on classic cocktails like the Hemingway daiquiri, Cosmopolitan, Aviation, and French 75." - Beth McKibben
