Three Birds has flown the coop. As of Tuesday afternoon, a new name for the popular Lakewood restaurant takes wing.

Now, the hot spot is called Georgetown.

When restaurateur Mickey Krivosh, who owns Around the Corner in Lakewood, purchased the property from James Bell, Krivosh agreed to cede the Three Birds name by the end of September.

"So I ran a contest, offering dinner for two and a bottle of wine. I had over 1,000 entries, and it became a fun thing for me. People wrote in, 'Why don't you call it Two-and-a-Half Birds' or '0Four Squirrels?' -- you know, all kinds of stuff," Krivosh says.

One customer harked back to the building's roots. During the mid-1960s, it was built to house the headquarters of the Bonne Bell cosmetics company and was dubbed Georgetown Row.

"Actually, only one person got that connection: George Flamik of Rocky River," says Krivosh. Flamik proposed Georgetown Corners, Krivosh says, "but I thought that was close enough to consider it."

On Tuesday afternoon, Krivosh announced the new name, declared Flamik winner of a splashy meal and wished happy birthday to the former Three Birds executive chef, Rachel Spieth. She remains at the helm of Georgetown's kitchen.