It’s the end of an era. Three months after serving its last biscuit, Stoney’s restaurant in Clarkesville is no more.
Crews tore down the iconic gathering place that served the community for 58 years on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
On August 22, Stoney’s owners announced “with great sadness” that they were closing.
“What began as a little walk-up restaurant grew into a place that has welcomed hundreds of thousands of customers. We are extremely humbled that so many embraced our restaurant and that we were able to succeed as long as we have. For a small, family restaurant to survive 58 years is an accomplishment of which we can all be proud; and we could not have done it without all of you,” they wrote in a post on Facebook.
The move was prompted by the Georgia Department of Transportation’s decision to install a roundabout at the intersection where Stoney’s Family Restaurant is located.
Several houses adjacent to Stoney’s have also been torn down to make way for the roundabout and a new bank.
