Mama's Boy opens its third location in the Athens area. Here are the details

Andrew Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald
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Customers place their orders on opening day of Mama's Boy restaurant at the Wire Park development in Watkinsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.
Customers place their orders on opening day of Mama's Boy restaurant at the Wire Park development in Watkinsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

Customers lined up at 8 a.m. for opening day of Mama's Boy restaurant in Watkinsville, bringing a taste of the ever-popular Athens breakfast spot to the Wire Park mixed-use development. Unlike the original Athens location, the new eatery is one of many outposts in The Grid, a food hall surrounded by retail shops in the still-under-construction Watkinsville project.

Located at 1725 Electric Avenue, Wire Park is already host to restaurants like Lalo's Tacos & Cantina and Scoops Ice Cream, and South Main Brewery. Gekko Kitchen and The Original Hot Dog Factory are coming soon to The Grid, where other 550 square-foot suites wait to be occupied by food establishments.

The Watkinsville Mama's Boy marks the restaurant's third location, after the original 197 Oak St. spot opened in 2006 and a second opened in Oconee County at 8851 Macon Hwy. in 2017. Wire Park, a sprawling complex that spans more than 60 acres, includes a revitalized industrial site, curated shops and restaurants, a public park, creative workspaces and a residential area.

The Wire Park Mama's Boy is open this week Wednesday-Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and starting Monday, Sept. 25 will be open 7 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. daily.

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A half order of biscuits and gravy, strawberry lemonade and a fruit cup on opening day of Mama's Boy restaurant at the Wire Park development in Watkinsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.
A half order of biscuits and gravy, strawberry lemonade and a fruit cup on opening day of Mama's Boy restaurant at the Wire Park development in Watkinsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Mama's Boy location in Watkinsville's Wire Park now open