New restaurants are headed to Warner Robins and Middle Georgia. What to know
A wave of new restaurants is coming to Warner Robins and the broader Middle Georgia area, from sandwich shops and doughnut stores to poke bowls and barbecue.
Here’s a round-up of the latest openings and developments:
• Smalls Sliders and Guthrie’s are still planned for side-by-side locations on Watson Boulevard in Warner Robins after a delay involving road access approval from the Georgia Department of Transportation. Construction is expected to start in April, with openings targeted for “late Q3 or early Q4,” according to the developer.
• Jimmy John’s franchise owner William Amos is opening a new Warner Robins location off South Houston Lake Road, just south of the upcoming Red Owl Coffee Company. The restaurant is targeted to open in the third quarter of 2026 with dine-in seating, a drive-thru and delivery service.
• Entrepreneur Mangesh Patel is bringing Beef ‘O’ Brady’s and Huey Magoo’s to Macon and other Middle Georgia cities, with his first Beef ‘O’ Brady’s now under construction at 4671 Hartley Bridge Road. He has agreements signed for seven Huey Magoo’s restaurants and hopes to reach 10 within two years.
• Fincher’s Barbecue, established in 1935, is opening a new location at 102 South Armed Forces Blvd. in Warner Robins near the main gate of Robins Air Force Base. The opening is expected sometime in mid-March or early April.
• Robins Poke & Ramen, a new restaurant at 840 Ga. 96 in the Century Market Plaza, is now open seven days a week and owned by first cousins Yazhen “Jenny” Dong and Bin Dong. It offers customizable poke bowls and nine ramen options.
• Duck Donuts celebrates its grand opening Feb. 28 at 6011 Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins, the first location in Middle Georgia. The shop serves warm, made-to-order vanilla cake doughnuts with customizable coatings, toppings and drizzle.
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