October 30, 2008 – City Fish Market is now open, serving Boca Raton’s largest selection of fresh seafood. The restaurant, occupying the former Pete’s location, is the second out-of-state opening for Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, a family-owned, multi-concept restaurant company based in Atlanta, Georgia. City Fish Market is based on the unique prime seafood concept from Buckhead Life Restaurant Group’s Atlanta Fish Market, which opened in 1981.

Atlanta – November 2, 2006 – The Rosengarten Report, an esteemed national food and wine newsletter, gave kudos to Greek restaurant Kyma as one of the “best Greek restaurants in America” in its October issue.

Kyma, the highly anticipated Greek restaurant from Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, opened its doors December 17, 2001.  I. Pano Karatassos, owner/president of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, is a proud Greek descendant, and wanted to bring authenticity to the restaurant, while presenting the menu and experience in a classic style. More than a year of research in Greece, New York, London and other destinations, along with the lifetime of knowledge and experience of his Greek heritage went into the concept of Kyma.

RELEASED August 21, 2007 –ATLANTA – Buckhead Life Restaurant Group has announced plans to further expand its reach in South Florida’s Boca Raton. Its new restaurant – a more upscale version of Atlanta Fish Market – will be at 7940 Glades Road in West Boca Raton, overlooking a manmade lake. The Atlanta-based restaurant group, led by acclaimed restaurateur Pano Karatassos, has yet to release a name for the new property but plans to unveil the name and logo soon. The deal, which has been in the works for several months, was finalized on Monday, August 20 in Boca Raton.
Karatassos, who has been in business in Atlanta for 28 years and opened Chops Lobster Bar in Royal Palm Place in March 2007, says that this project is a natural next step for Buckhead Life.

Kyma is announced a regional winner for the The Culinary Hospitality Award from Santé Magazine. This award honors restaurants and professionals that exhibit outstanding achievement in culinary service and hospitality.
Kyma, a contemporary Greek seafood tavern, has always given great focus to develop a beverage list to compliment the fresh Mediterranean flavors with wines almost exclusively from Greece. Kyma is led by Executive Chef Pano I. Karatassos and General Manager Nicholas Sousounis.

City Fish Market is Boca Raton’s most anticipated restaurant opening of 2008 and the second out-of-state opening for Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, a family-owned, multi-concept restaurant company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Boca Raton, Florida, was the first market chosen for expansion with the announcement of the Chops Lobster Bar in March 2007. City Fish Market is based off the unique prime seafood concept from Buckhead Life Restaurant Group’s Atlanta Fish Market, which opened in 1981.

With more than 15 years of culinary experience, Chef Anthony Hoff brings a wide variety of cooking styles and techniques to his position as executive chef of the City Fish Market. Chef Anthony’s experience and relationships with deep sea fisherman and the highest quality suppliers of pristine fish, along with his unique point of view will make his dishes distinctive and award winning.

Chops Lobster Bar Boca Raton’s unique interior design exquisitely replicates the original Chops and Lobster Bar concepts in Atlanta. The new, combined concept echoes the look of the original restaurants that are located on two floors, but seamlessly fuses the best of both on one level. The approach is designed to create an unparalleled visual and sensory experience for guests and to showcase the finest prime steak and prime seafood menu offerings.
Chops Lobster Bar is a high energy, sophisticated environment featuring a custom, handcrafted approach to interior design. The Johnson Studio in Atlanta, led by architect and designer Bill Johnson, designed the restaurant with rich textures, the highest quality materials and attention to even the smallest details. The restaurant features two distinct designs – that of the original Chops and of the original Lobster Bar – combined into one for greater visual interest.

Chops Lobster Bar
Chops Lobster Bar, the unique prime steak and prime seafood concept from the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, originated in Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. The restaurant has enjoyed a history as one of the industry’s most successful in the upscale steak and seafood niche and as a result, the company targeted the concept for a national expansion initiative, announced in January 2006. The expansion of Chops Lobster Bar is the first out-of-state venture for the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, a family-owned, multi-concept restaurant company based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chef Holger Strütt’s career spans three continents and many countries, all bringing him to a high level of culinary excellence, applied at Chops Lobster Bar in Boca Raton, Florida. In his native Germany, he made his first strides to a career in the kitchen at the young age of 15, when he decided to pursue vocational training in the culinary arts.