Soft-open planned for Monday at Muss & Turner’s in East Cobb … – Atlanta Magazine

March 17, 2017Carly Cooper

Photo by Michael Mussman

Muss & Turners is almost ready for its East Cobb debut. Located in the space formerly home to Common Quarter, at 1205 Johnson Ferry Road, this is the first time the Muss & Turners concept is being duplicated since its inception 12 years ago. Founders Todd Mussman and Ryan Turner decided to abandon Common Quarter after partner Chris Talley left the restaurant, saying it was his brainchild. Now, theyre excited to bring an adapted version of their original Smyrna restaurant to a new audience.

Photo by Michael Mussman

Expect a similar menu to what folks in Smyrna would call our lunch menu, with the addition of some new items, Turner says. Led by chef de cuisine Dirk Wessley from Muss & TurnersSmyrna, the sandwich-heavy menu will be served all day. New items include:

Papa Max House-kippered Skuna Bay salmon, cream cheese, boiled egg, red onion, capers, pickled green tomato, baby greens, and red wine vinaigrette on a toasted onion bagel

Baja Trout Buttermilk fried trout filet with pickled jalapeno remoulade, cabbage, cilantro, and red onion dressed in fresh lime juice on a bun

Wild Caught Shrimp Salad Domestic shrimp tossed in remoulade, with lemon-dressed arugula on ahoagie

Tasty China Roasted Cox Farm pork loin shaved thin, tossed in Szechuan garlic mud, cabbage, and cilantro on ciabatta

Bubby Muss Matzo Ball Soup Homemade chicken stock, celery, carrots, and schmaltzy matzo balls

Photo by Michael Mussman

The drink menu will be full of classics, called M&T Go-Tos. Think Manhattans, negronis, margaritas, martinis, and something called Mamas Milk made with vodka or gin, elderflower liquor, tonic or soda water, and lime. There will be three seasonal cocktails, six local drafts, and twenty bottled or canned beers, as well as 23 wines.

Were going back to our roots when I first opened and ran the wine program and tried to find wines guests dont know about that were great deals, Turner says. We want to be the place people go to find their next favorite wine to drink at home.

Since the East Cobb audience is full of families, Muss & Turners will also offer kiddie cocktails (mocktails) like the Tirley Semple (pomegranate, grenadine, and Mexican Sprite).

Photo by Michael Mussman

Like the menu, the East Cobb space will have a personality of its own. A giant chalkboard displays the entire menu (with pictures!) Theres a black and white mural of a tattooed, apron-wearing cow and a funky chicken on the wall, an open kitchen, and glassed-in sunroom. And for the first time, Muss & Turners is allowing TVs in the restaurant. The ten TVs will show music videos dating back to 1976-1996, designed to stoke your nostalgia, Turner says.

Looking for something ITP? Turner hinted that the team has something unique in the works near Local Three.

Tags: Cobb County, Common Quarter, East Cobb, Muss & Turners, Ryan Turner, Smyrna, Todd Mussman

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