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EXCLUSIVE: Bomb Biscuit leaving Old Fourth Ward for new location

Breakfast spot recognized by Michelin Guide and James Beard Foundation plans Grant Park relocation by June.
A variety of biscuits offered on Bomb Biscuit Co.'s menu are prepared on a griddle. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)

A variety of biscuits offered on Bomb Biscuit Co.'s menu are prepared on a griddle. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)
May 15, 2025

When it comes to her popular and widely acclaimed breakfast restaurant Bomb Biscuit Co., Erika Council has never been afraid to put things in motion.

Launched as a pop-up in 2016, Bomb Biscuit has moved from pitmaster Bryan Furman’s now-closed B’s Cracklin Barbecue to Irwin Street Market in 2021, where it operated from a food stall.

Launched as a pop-up in 2016, Bomb Biscuit moved to Irwin Street Market in 2021, where it operated from a food stall. (Chris Hunt for the AJC 2021)

Credit: Chris Hunt

Launched as a pop-up in 2016, Bomb Biscuit moved to Irwin Street Market in 2021, where it operated from a food stall. (Chris Hunt for the AJC 2021)

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Celebrated baker and cookbook author Erika Council says she always planned to open more Bomb Biscuit locations on her way to franchising the company. (Courtesy)

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Celebrated baker and cookbook author Erika Council says she always planned to open more Bomb Biscuit locations on her way to franchising the company. (Courtesy)

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After seeing the former space of Woodward & Park, which closed in 2023, Erika Council and her husband, Charles, decided it was the ideal venue for their restaurant’s next iteration. (Wendell Brock for the AJC 2020)

Credit: Wendell Brock

After seeing the former space of Woodward & Park, which closed in 2023, Erika Council and her husband, Charles, decided it was the ideal venue for their restaurant’s next iteration. (Wendell Brock for the AJC 2020)

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Bomb Biscuit's new space is bright and airy, as shown in this pre-opening sneak peak of its dining room. (Courtesy of Bomb Biscuit Co.)

Credit: Courtesy of Bomb Biscuit Co.

Bomb Biscuit's new space is bright and airy, as shown in this pre-opening sneak peak of its dining room. (Courtesy of Bomb Biscuit Co.)

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The country ham biscuit is one of Bomb Biscuit Co.'s scrumptious offerings. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)

Credit: Andrew Thomas Lee

The country ham biscuit is one of Bomb Biscuit Co.'s scrumptious offerings. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)

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Erika Council prepares one of her signature biscuit recipes. “I’m excited about it. I feel like all things happen for a reason and when God has a plan for you, nothing can get in the way of that,” Council said of the move in an exclusive interview with UATL. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)

Credit: Andrew Thomas Lee

Erika Council prepares one of her signature biscuit recipes. “I’m excited about it. I feel like all things happen for a reason and when God has a plan for you, nothing can get in the way of that,” Council said of the move in an exclusive interview with UATL. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)

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“My ultimate goal is to have franchises and not just be like my grandmama who only had one spot,” Erika Council says of her grandmother Mildred Cotton Council, who had a popular North Carolina restaurant called Mama Dip’s Kitchen for decades. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)

Credit: Andrew Thomas Lee

“My ultimate goal is to have franchises and not just be like my grandmama who only had one spot,” Erika Council says of her grandmother Mildred Cotton Council, who had a popular North Carolina restaurant called Mama Dip’s Kitchen for decades. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee)

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Mike Jordan is senior editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Black culture brand, UATL. A longtime culture journalist, his work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, National Geographic, Rolling Stone and others. Jordan won the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award and was a 2023 finalist.