Gordon Biersch has closed its brewery and restaurant in Buckhead. The restaurant, located in Buckhead Place near the corner of Piedmont and Peachtree Roads, occupied a 11,500 square foot space in the center which property owner Coro is already marketing for lease. The restaurant reportedly closed after the close of business this past Sunday night.

The Buckhead outpost first opened in 1997, and at the time was known as Rock Bottom Brewery. The restaurant converted to sibling concept Gordon Biersch in 2009

There was reportedly no advance warning of the closure nor any reason provided for it. Gordon Bierch, owned by Nashville-based CraftWorks, previously operated a second Atlanta area location on Peachtree Street in Midtown, but it closed in late 2017. After an extensive renovation, Philadelphia-based City Tap kitchen & craft , a similar concept, opened in the former Midtown location earlier this year.



Gordon Biersch continues to operate a licensed location on Concourse A of Harsfield-Jackon Atlanta International Airport.

The closure of Gordon Biersch comes on the heels of the closure of the third and last 5 Seasons Brewing Company in West Midtown last month . Locally owned 5 Seasons previously closed its locations in Alpharetta and Sandy Springs



The now vacant Gordon Biersch marks the third roughly 10,000 square foot second generation restaurant space up for grabs in Buckhead. Last week Sage Woodfire Tavern closed its 11,500 square foot restaurant after just a year in business while the former Ocean Prime and its roughly 10,000 square foot space remains vacant following the restaurant's late 2015 closure

Are you surprised that Gordon Biersch closed? What would you like to see open in place of Gordon Biersch in Buckhead? What is your favorite brewery in metro Atlanta?