Coalition Food And Beverage Opens In Downtown Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, GA — A new restaurant has opened up shop in downtown Alpharetta. RO Hospitality is celebrating the opening of Coalition Food and Beverage, the third chef-driven restaurant by the team behind popular Roswell eateries Table & Main and Osteria Mattone. Open for dinner service since Tuesday, the restaurant is located at 50 Canton Street in Alpharetta.

Coalition Food and Beverage offers a place for families and neighbors to gather for a common purpose: enjoying expressive, chef-driven American cuisine, carefully crafted drinks, warm hospitality and the spirited companionship of fellow guests. The restaurant joins Alpharetta’s celebrated restaurant scene in Teasley Place, a mid-rise building including restaurants, shops and luxury residences by River Rock Development.

The 3,331-square-foot space houses about 150 seats including a bar, outdoor dining and private dining. The atmosphere uses an "urban aesthetic to evoke the action and pulse of a growing community – not only in look-and-feel, but also as a vibrant hub of community engagement," the company said.

“We look to bring the vibrancy of the city – the steel, the noise, the action, the constant swirl of things – to the suburbs,” said Ryan Pernice, RO Hospitality founder and owner. “People should feel very far from their backyard grills when they’re here. They should feel like, ‘This is where the action is'.”

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Upon entering, guests are greeted by exposed ceilings, industrial lighting, and wood-paneled walls. Rustic steel-bordered window panes separate the dining spaces and provide diners with a clear view into the kitchen, where a custom Grillworks grill serves as the focal point for both the interior and the cuisine. The live-fire cooking system harbors adjustable shelves for many layers of heat, as well as an array of instruments that can be maneuvered to work separately or pulled together to create an orchestra-like technique of cooking.

To the left of the kitchen is a large, L-shaped bar that offers indoor and outdoor seating, complete with two flat-screen TVs and expanded metal cabinets guard the bar’s large variety of spirits. Caramel brown, studded-leather booths invite guests to gather around custom-branded wooden tables handcrafted by Roswell’s Rustic Trades Furniture, and exposed brick makes an appearance throughout.

Pernice selected a series of framed boombox prints by New York creative Lyle Owerko to line the dining room walls, as well as abstract paintings by Brendan John Carrol. To the far right of the restaurant, sliding glass doors and curtains can create a private dining space to host up to 26 guests, complete with its own exterior entrance for accessibility. Lastly, the restaurant boasts a street-side patio that stretches alongside Canton Street and features a retractable awning for shaded dining during the warmer months.

The lead in the kitchen at Table & Main, executive chef Woolery “Woody” Back, a co-owner, serves as the driving force in the kitchen at Coalition Food and Beverage, offering a contemporary menu with progressive and signature interpretations of American wood-fired classics. Upon seating, diners are presented with a menu designed to highlight wood-grilled signatures, which include St. Louis BBQ Pork Ribs, sustainably-sourced Salmon and Bistro Steak.

The foodscape emphasizes premium meats, entrée-sized salads and burgers worthy of a second napkin, such as The CFBurger, the Blackened Tuna Burger, the Lobster Caesar Salad, and a variety of sausages made in-house by chef de cuisine and RO Hospitality veteran, Ryan Jensen.

Other menu specialties include the Pretzel Tray and Gulf Oyster Soup, followed by diner-inspired desserts such as the Classic Banana Split and a Chocolate Cream Pie prepared by RO Hospitality’s executive pastry chef Kelly Lovett. Back and Jensen are supported by sous chef Noah Bazarte and front of house operations are led by general manager Jennifer Hamilton.

At the bar guests may enjoy beverage director and co-owner Daniel Pernice’s selection of classic cocktails including The Other Canton Street Cooler, the Goserita and the Scorpion Kick. Owner and sommelier of Osteria Mattone, Pernice accompanies the cocktail menu with a variety of local craft beer as well as an extensive wine list that highlights vineyards in California, Washington, and Oregon, and explores his guiding principle that great wine doesn’t have to be expensive.

Coalition Food and Beverage is open for dinner service Sunday through Thursday, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Friday through Saturday, from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. Both lunch and brunch service will begin in weeks to follow. Parking is ample via street-side parking or the Teasley Place parking deck, which is complimentary to Coalition patrons.

For more information, the full menu, or to make your reservation to experience Coalition Food and Beverage, visit its website or connect with the restaurant on Facebook and Instagram.

Images via Green Olive Media