Attack of the Tatsu (Dragon) at 818 Georgia Ave., Unit 118 in the Tomorrow Building downtown, opened in fall 2023 by co-owners James Heeley and Daniel Starkey. Now Mr. Starkey is the sole owner of the restaurant/bar, and since it is an ownership change, a new beer permit was needed.
Unanimous approval was given by the Chattanooga Beer Board for the business that specializes in Japanese food and culture.
The capacity of the restaurant is 100 and all the current employees that are TABC permitted servers will be continuing with the change, said Mr. Starkey. The restaurant offers dine-in, pickup and delivery. Hours are from 11 a.m. until midnight.
Tru Chattanooga Hamilton Place, 7008 Shallowford Road, is now a Hilton branded hotel. The previous hotel there, managed by Vision Hospitality, did not have a beer license at that location. but Hilton requires their hotels to have it available for guests and so a beer license was needed.
The hotel has 90 rooms but no bar. Beer will be sold at the front desk, and the employees who will be handling sales are currently undergoing training for a TABC server’s permit. The beverage will only be available to occupants of the hotel, not for people who just walk in, and it will be kept in a locked location in the kitchen.
The existing Murphy Oil, U.S.A. at 5716 Highway 153 has been remodeled and now the former kiosk for payment and sales has been changed to a store inside a building.
To prevent underage alcohol sales the business is now requiring each employee in the store to be trained by the TABC and will also have to undergo online testing. This business was approved for a new beer permit.