The shuttering of the original Croaker’s Spot back in February came at exactly the time that a Croaker’s location was supposed to open in Atlanta. Though the Manchester location is thriving, Leigh Street is quiet and the storefront on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta remains dark.

The RTD reports that Croaker’s Spot has closed:

Two signs were posted on several of its front windows. One notice, signed by management, said the restaurant had been closed for “restructuring.” A second, bright orange sign, by the Virginia Department of Taxation said Croaker’s Spot was closed because it owes 43,985.57 in unpaid taxes.

Enjoli Moon, general manager of Croaker’s Spot, said last night that the restaurant is in talks with the state about the delinquent taxes. “We are deciding what we want to do.”

The newer Manchester Croaker’s Spot is still open.

nbc12′s Restaurant Report recently turned their great lidless eye on Leigh Street’s Croaker’s Spot and found a few issues:

And in Richmond, Croaker’s Spot at 119 East Leigh Street had 5 critical violations, including many fruit flies observed when door was removed at an ice tea station due to grime and debris. Violations were corrected during the inspection. The restaurant had 3 critical violations on a follow up inspection, then a perfect score on a second follow up.

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It is true, as the804.com says, that it seems like there is some kind of food festival in Richmond every month but that there is no one of them that really stands above the rest. This is set to change, though, with this year’s First Annual Broad Appetit Food and Art Celebration which will take over Broad Street between Adams and Monroe on Sunday, May 18th.

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