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Atlanta · 2026-10-06

Chops Lobster Bar's 1,700-degree oven and two new locations

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Atlanta Magazine highlights the filet mignon pepper steak, crusted with peppercorns and draped in au poivre sauce.

Publisher preview: Atlanta's 10 Best Steakhouses: Chops Lobster Bar
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Chops Lobster Bar, launched in 1989 on West Paces Ferry Road by I. Pano Karatassos, is expanding. Atlanta Magazine's steakhouse list says one new location will open at Centennial Yards Downtown in summer 2027, with another in Johns Creek in 2028.

The magazine says Chops's steaks are fired in a custom-built, 1,700-degree oven that caramelizes the outside while leaving the interior tender.

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