An Atlanta staple and iconic restaurant will close its doors at the end of the month.
If you’re a fan of the Food Network or barbecue, chances are you’ve heard of Daddy D’z BBQ Joynt. It’s been part of the Atlanta culture for 35 years now.
But the owner of the building along Memorial Drive near Oakland Cemetery has decided to sell, and the restaurant will have to shut down.
“Daddy D’z was the first barbecue place I visited when I moved to Atlanta … and i loved it,” Christianah Coker-Jackson told Channel 2’s Lori Wilson.
Coker-Jackson went from customer to the owner of Daddy D’z BBQ Joynt eight years ago. But a health challenge forced her to change direction.
“I had cancer and I had to take time off,” she said. “So, I wanted something that could sustain my children if I wasn’t here.”
She got better and made Daddy D’z a family business. It’s the food that made it a favorite, not just in Atlanta but for Food Network shows and movies, too.
“Tyler Perry filmed a movie here a couple of days ago,” Coker-Jackson said.
Coker-Jackson is working hard to find a new location. But in the meantime, she is letting her kids, customers, and employees know that the restaurant as they know it is going away on Dec. 31.
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