Restaurant Equipment and Supply for Athens, Watkinsville and Northeast Georgia
Athens cooks Southern. For 40 years Weaver D's served fried chicken, pork chops and collard greens on East Broad Street, Mama's Boy has poured gravy over biscuits on Oak Street since 2006, and two local breweries, Terrapin and Creature Comforts, have put the town on the craft beer map. The Last Resort Grill has cooked since 1992 inside the old Last Resort club on West Clayton Street, which booked folk, blues and rock acts from 1967 to 1983.
The chef side runs deep too. Hugh Acheson opened Five & Ten in Five Points in 2000, and The National serves Mediterranean-inspired plates on West Hancock Avenue with produce from local farmers. AthFest fills downtown with three free outdoor stages every late June, and out past the county line, Watkinsville's Wire Park and Madison's town square each have their own small dining scenes.
Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. Northeast Georgia orders ship from our Atlanta warehouse, so Athens-area restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to Athens, Watkinsville, Winder, Commerce, Madison, and Monroe. The most common orders here are reach-in refrigerators, deep fryers, ranges and ovens, griddles, draft beer coolers, and food truck equipment.
Soul Food and Southern Plates in Athens
Dexter Weaver opened Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods on East Broad Street in 1986. It was known for fried chicken dredged in seasoned flour and fried about 15 minutes at 350 F, pork chops, and sides of mac and cheese, collard greens, lima beans, fried corn and cornbread muffins. Weaver D's closed at the end of February 2026 after 40 years, and Hot or Not Chicken Co. now serves tenders, banana pudding and cornbread in the space. Mama's Boy carries the Southern brunch side: it opened on Oak Street in 2006, added an Oconee County location on Macon Highway in 2017, and opened a third in The Grid at Wire Park in Watkinsville in September 2023. Biscuits and gravy are still the order.
Fried chicken and meat-and-three kitchens run on deep fryers with fast temperature recovery, six-burner ranges and ovens for greens, beans and cornbread, and griddles for the breakfast rush. Back of house needs two-door reach-in refrigerators and freezers for bulk chicken, and a chef base keeps proteins cold right under the fryer line.
Craft Beer: Terrapin, Creature Comforts and the Athens Taprooms
Terrapin Beer Co. was founded in Athens in 2002 by John Cochran and Brian "Spike" Buckowski. Its Rye Pale Ale debuted that April and won Gold for American Pale Ale at the Great American Beer Festival that October, and Terrapin brewed at its Newton Bridge Road plant from 2008 until September 2026, when owner Tilray moved production to other breweries. The taproom there stays open. Creature Comforts Brewing Co. opened in 2014 in a rehabbed 1940s warehouse on West Hancock Avenue, a project that won an Athens Heritage Foundation award, and its Classic City Lager took GABF Gold in 2022 and 2024. Akademia, Athentic, Normaltown and South Main in Watkinsville have all poured at Athens Beer Fest, held at Akins Ford Arena in August 2026.
Taprooms and beer-forward restaurants need draft beer coolers and back-bar coolers sized for their tap lists, bar refrigeration for cans and kegs, glass merchandisers for cold glassware, and an ice machine that keeps up on festival weekends.
Boiled Peanuts and Georgia Peanuts
Georgia made the peanut its official state crop in 1995, and according to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, the state grows about 49 percent of the US crop by acreage and production. Most of it grows south of the fall line, but boiled peanuts are a roadside tradition all over the state. Green peanut season for boiling used to last about a month and now runs from midsummer into November, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Hardy Farms in Pulaski County runs about two dozen stands and boils and sells about 6 million pounds a year. Closer to home, the Athens Farmers Market runs Saturday mornings at Bishop Park from March through December and Wednesday afternoons at Creature Comforts from April through November.
Boiling peanuts by the batch takes heavy-duty ranges that can hold big stockpots at a simmer for hours. Green peanuts are perishable, so stands and kitchens keep them in reach-in refrigerators until they hit the pot, and market vendors use countertop display cases and work tables to bag and sell.
Restaurant Supply Store in Athens
We ship straight to your Athens restaurant. Most Northeast Georgia orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Atlanta warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Will-call pickup at our Atlanta warehouse is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most Athens kitchens skip the drive down and let us ship it. Most Northeast Georgia calls are for a fast replacement, like a fryer that quit before a Saturday brunch or a reach-in that can't hold temperature in August, or for a full package for a new taproom, meat-and-three or food truck. Tell us what you are cooking and how much space you have, and we will help you size the line.
Why Athens Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse
Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from the Northeast Health District's county environmental health offices look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.
- Free freight on qualifying orders, no lift gate fees
- Built for scrappy startups, food trucks and independent kitchens
- Founder Sean Kearney answers calls, texts and email at (206) 419-5801 or therestaurantwarehouse@gmail.com
Serving Athens, Watkinsville and Northeast Georgia
Athens is our hub for Clarke, Oconee, Barrow, Jackson, Morgan and Walton County, all inside the Georgia Department of Public Health's Northeast Health District. Restaurants across the area get the same equipment, free lift gate freight and warranty, and they talk to the same team.
Athens and Clarke County
Ted's Most Best has served pizzas, salads and paninis since 2011 from a former tire storage garage on West Washington Street, with a patio and a bocce court. Operators searching for a restaurant supply store in Athens usually need a fast replacement, so we ship reach-in refrigerators, fryers, pizza prep tables and sandwich prep tables from Five Points to the Eastside.
Watkinsville and Madison
Watkinsville's Wire Park, built on the former Southwire industrial site, holds The Grid food hall and South Main Brewing, Oconee County's first brewery. In Madison, which has one of Georgia's largest historic districts, MAD Hospitality opened the Hart and Crown Tavern, The Sinclair, Patisserie on Main and Betty Gene's around the town square between 2020 and 2023. Kitchens in both towns order griddles, undercounter refrigerators, countertop display cases and draft beer coolers.
Winder, Commerce, Jefferson and Monroe
Commerce's dining directory, where most restaurants are locally owned, lists spots like the Commerce Drug lunch counter, Mr K's BBQ and El Mercadito. Restaurants in Winder, Commerce, Jefferson and Monroe order charbroilers, freezers, ice machines and food truck equipment.
Athens Restaurant Equipment FAQ
Do you ship restaurant equipment to Athens?
Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to Athens and the rest of Northeast Georgia by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.
Do you deliver to Watkinsville, Winder, Commerce, Madison and Monroe?
Yes. We deliver across Northeast Georgia, including Athens, Watkinsville, Winder, Commerce, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe.
How fast is delivery to Athens?
Most Northeast Georgia orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Atlanta warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.
Do you offer free freight?
Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.
Do you charge lift gate fees?
No. We do not charge lift gate fees.
What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?
We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.
Can I get help choosing the right equipment?
Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.
Can I pick up my order?
Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Atlanta warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most Northeast Georgia orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.
Down the road, our Atlanta page covers the metro area, and east toward the South Carolina line our Augusta page covers the CSRA.
Restaurant Equipment Across Georgia
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