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Five new restaurants are now open near Macon. Here's what to know

Stories by Macon Telegraph journalists, with AI summarization

Are your taste buds itching for something new to try? Five new restaurants have recently opened near Macon:

1. Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom in Warner Robins has a self-pour tap wall for drinks and a wood-fired oven to cook pizzas quickly.

2. ABC Catering, LLC in Byron has roots as a food truck and unique offerings like garlic butter steak bites.

3. Slice & Spice in Warner Robins offers Indian-Italian fusion pizzas, such as Palak Princess and Achari Affair.

4. J. Walker Brisket Company in Macon is known for selling out daily with brisket plates and homemade barbecue dishes.

5. Super Chix in Macon promises freshness and speed with its chicken sandwiches and requires no freezer for ingredients.

Read more in the stories below:

ABC Catering, LLC owner Allegra Lowe perfects dishes just days ahead of the grand opening of her new brick and mortar restaurant in Byron, Georgia. The restaurant is an extension of her popular food truck. The grand opening is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. By Katie Tucker

NO. 1: FLAVORFUL TWISTS ON SOUTHERN & GOURMET FOOD. NEW RESTAURANT OPENS IN BYRON

Allegra Lowe started ABC Catering, LLC with a black cooler with wheels and aluminum pans from the Dollar Tree on Dec. | Published September 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becky Purser

The Asian Sesame Salad sits inside of Super Chix on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. The salad features grilled chicken, cashews, mandarin oranges and peppers. By Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

NO. 2: FIRST SUPER CHIX IN MIDDLE GEORGIA OPENS IN MACON, PROMISING FRESH, SPEEDY FLAVOR

Texas-based Super Chix Chicken Custard made its Middle Georgia debut last week with a location in north Macon off Riverside Drive. | Published October 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lucinda Warnke

Smoking’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom Warner Robins general manager and co-owner Darshil Patel pours a flight of beers from the restaurant’s self-pour tap wall. By Katie Tucker

NO. 3: SEE INSIDE GA’S 1ST SMOKIN’ OAK WOOD-FIRED PIZZA AND TAPROOM IN WARNER ROBINS

At the new Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom in Warner Robins, guests can watch their pizzas made fresh and pour their own drinks from a tap wall. | Published October 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becky Purser

Kirti Bhullar, owner of the new Slice & Spice restaurant in Warner Robins, creates an Indian-Italian fusion pizza. By Katie Tucker

NO. 4: NEW RESTAURANT IN WARNER ROBINS OFFERS FLAVORFUL INDIAN-ITALIAN FUSION PIZZA

When diners step inside Slice Spice in Warner Robins, the distinct aromas of Indian spices waft through the air. | Published October 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becky Purser

J Walker Brisket Company owner Janice Walker poses in her restaurant on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. Walker opened her casual barbecue restaurant last month after teaching herself to cook brisket during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Katie Tucker

NO. 5: THIS NEW MACON BARBECUE JOINT IS SELLING OUT DAILY. SEE WHAT THE HYPE IS ABOUT

Janice Walker, owner of J. | Published October 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lucinda Warnke

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.