Fresh Picked Retailers, 4Q 2014

March 10, 2015

Collage of four images from restaurant Tomato Bar Pizza: a pizza with veggie toppings, a row of beer taps, and two photos showing the restaurant's sophisticated atmosphere

Tomato Bar

TomatoBarPizza.com | Shops on Main

Two young proprietors opened, in their words, the first upscale “farm to fork” restaurant in Valparaiso, IN three years ago.
They quickly realized that, beyond the success of their upscale restaurant, there was a strong demand for a more casual craft beer and pizza restaurant in the market. This led them to open a second concept in Valparaiso called Tomato Bar.
Based on their successful track record and dedication to high quality food and service, we thought Tomato Bar would be the perfect fit for Shops on Main.
Tomato Bar had such a successful launch they had to close two hours early their first Saturday. The volume of customers overwhelmed their expectations and they were concerned about running out of pizza dough as wait times approached two hours.

Lattes with milk art from Café La Fortuna

Café la Fortuna

CafeLaFortuna.com | Hinsdale Lake Commons

A 3rd generation coffee bean grower and roaster, Alejandro Garcia established one of the first “farm to table” coffee shops in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale.
While his first location opened as a small test concept, the new location in Hinsdale Lake Commons is his first full-scale coffee shop and will include Mexican inspired breakfast and lunch fare.
All beans sold from the coffee shop are grown on the owner’s plantation in Mexico and roasted on-site in the store.
The space was a former Caribou Coffee that was torn down to the studs and completely rebuilt.

collage of four photos from farm-to-table restaurant Urban Plates: a cup of tomato soup, a outside shot of the restaurant and two images of a cafe inside

Urban Plates

UrbanPlates.com | Persimmon Place

Urban Plates is the new farm to plate concept that won’t break the bank.
Farm: freshly delivered from local farms and producers.
Plate: chef-crafted dishes piled high with one-of-a-kind flavors.
Won’t break the bank: means you could pay twice as much for food this good, but you won’t at Urban Plates.
A fast-casual restaurant with an absolute passion for high-quality food grown in a sustainable fashion.
Interior and exterior store designs provide guests a comfortable and welcome environment for casual dining.

Woo Skincare + Cosmetics

WooSkincareAndCosmetics.com | Paces Ferry Plaza

A best-in-class regional operator, Woo Skincare + Cosmetics was attracted to our center when they realized our local customer is their target client.
With local ownership and in-store expertise, every experience at Woo is characterized by the “golden rule” that every customer leaves happy.
Woo Skincare + Cosmetics, founded by Woo Caroland, started in Nashville, TN in 1992. Woo’s eye for artful merchandising and a talent for recognizing emerging trends in beauty have made the original Woo Skincare + Cosmetics an overwhelming success, garnering attention from Lucky Magazine, Vogue, The
Tennessean and more.

Image collage of Joseph & Friends Salon & Spa at Sandy Springs Plaza: inside a hair salon and inside a spa

Joseph & Friends Salon & Spa

JosephAndFriends.com | Sandy Springs Plaza

When Famous Hair did not renew this Sandy Springs location, we reached out to Joseph, who we had talked to a full 18 months earlier – he waited a long time to get into the center.
For over 25 years, Joseph & Friends Salon & Spa has been ranked among the top ten salons in Atlanta, noted as one of the fastest growing salons by Salon Today, and has won numerous awards for its cutting edge work and renowned stylists.
Joseph & Friends is a successful AVEDA salon with four additional locations in Atlanta.