Coming soon or now open. Here’s a half dozen new places to dine in Warner Robins & Perry
A Southern dessert shop, a new pizza place, a chicken tenders restaurant and breakfast spot are gearing up to open in Houston County.
Also, two new restaurants are now open, including a family friendly Midwestern-based restaurant that opened Monday.
The other restaurant, which celebrated its grand opening a week ago Friday, offers a diverse menu featuring hibachi, chicken and fish. Here’s a quick roundup of all six dining options.
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The Peach Cobbler Factory
This long-anticipated Southern-style dessert shop is closer to opening in the Central Retail Plaza, Suite 2600, at 840 Ga. 96 in Warner Robins. The sign is up, with a targeted opening now in late April, the franchisee posted in the comments of a business Facebook post. Billed as a one-stop dessert shop, The Peach Cobbler Factory offers 12 fruit cobblers, 12 varieties of banana pudding, 24 cookie selections, 12 cobbler milkshakes, 12 banana pudd-n shakes, six types of cinnamon rolls, six cobbler brownies, four different Belgian waffles, and churros with six sauce choices. “It’s a Southern thang,” according to its website. The company has more than 100 locations in 20 states, including a dozen in Georgia. The Warner Robins shop will be the first Middle Georgia location.
Home Slice Pizza
“Opening soon” at 717 Commerce St. in downtown Perry, Home Slice Pizza is a new locally owned and operated pie place. The family-friendly pizza joint is expected to offer brick oven pizzas, dry rub wings, pepperoni rolls and cinnamon rolls, according to its Facebook page. The dough is expected to be made from scratch. A few anticipated pie creations include the Hawaiian paradise pizza with ham, pineapple and mozzarella, a white chicken pizza with smoked chicken, red onions, mushrooms, a signature white sauce and mozzarella, and a specialty taco pizza with seasoned beef, jalapenos, mozzarella with lettuce, tomatoes, hot sauce and sour cream on the side. The new spot is brought to you in part by longtime pie maker Matthew Howard, who’s owned and operated two former Warner Robins pizza places: Stoner’s Pizza Joint and Fresh Pie Pizza.
Huey Magoo’s
Declaring itself the “filet mignon of chicken,” a new Huey Magoo’s is “coming soon” to 1504 Sam Nunn Blvd. The fast casual chain of restaurants specializes in chicken tenders, tender sandwiches, wraps and salads. This will be the second Huey Magoo’s for Danny and Trinette Rosales, who purchased the franchise rights for Huey Magoo’s in Houston County. Their first opened at 711 Lake Joy Road in Warner Robins in December 2022. The Huey Magoo’s in Perry was originally planned to be built near the McDonald’s off Perry Parkway. But will open instead in a former Hardee’s restaurant, which has been undergoing a remodel. The first Huey Magoo’s in Middle Georgia was opened in Milledgeville in April 2021 by a different franchise group.
Waffle House
The new Waffle House at 251 Perry Parkway in Perry is now working to open Tuesday, though that could change, according to a company spokeswoman. The Georgia-grown iconic restaurant chain is known for its extensive breakfast menu and 24/7 365-day service. Among the hearty breakfast options is the “All Star Special” of eggs with toast and jelly, choice of grits, hash browns or sliced tomatoes, a waffle and choice of three slices of Smithfield bacon, two patties of Jimmy Dean sausage or hickory smoked ham. The new restaurant will be the fourth Waffle House to open in Perry. It’s near the Paradise Shoppes of Perry, a shopping plaza anchored by a Publix. The other Waffle Houses in Perry are at 1426 Sam Nunn Blvd., 300 AG Village Blvd. and 102 Lect Drive.
Now open
Kobe Express
This new restaurant at 2028 Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins offers an extensive and diverse menu that includes a variety of teriyaki bowls, hibachi platters, chicken, including wings and chicken gizzards, as well as fish and seafood such as ocean perch, tilapia, catfish filet, jumbo shrimp, fried scallops and fried oysters. The menu also includes a host of appetizers from vegetable spring rolls to crab bites to fried calamari and appetizers such as fried zucchini, okra and mushrooms. The $12.50 daily combo includes two proteins, coleslaw, fries, bread and a soda. On recent visits, the restaurant was super busy with mostly takeout orders, though there are a few tables for dine-in. The new spot is in a former Shark’s Fish & Chicken Chicago Style, which moved just down the road into the former Long John Silver’s location. Kobe Express’ hours are 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant has two numbers: 478-225-6260 and 478-225-6206.
Culver’s
Father and son team Gary and Evan Huffman of Cordele are behind the new Culver’s at 780 Ga. 96 in Warner Robins. The Midwestern-based, fast-casual restaurant chain is known for its butterburgers, frozen custard and Wisconsin cheese curds. This is their first restaurant, with Evan Huffman serving as the operator and general manager. His mom, Mary Ann Huffman, also works at the franchise restaurant. In addition to Culver’s signature menu items, the restaurant’s North Atlantic cod also is popular. The menu includes chicken tenders, tender sandwiches and other sandwiches, including beef pot roast, pork loin, a grilled reuben melt, and a harvest veggie burger. Salads include chicken cashew, cranberry bacon bleu and garden fresco. The restaurant has a large dining area, a patio and a double-lane drive-thru. It’s next to Peachtree Immediate Care in The Shoppes at Houston Lake anchored by a Kroger. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The number is 478-313-5341.
These restaurants join a host of new places to dine opening in 2025, including a Texas Roadhouse in Warner Robins that’s now hiring and expected to open in mid-May and a Dutch Bros Coffee in Warner Robins.
This story was originally published March 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM.