ATLANTA - Eats, a longtime fixture on Ponce de Leon Avenue known for its jerk chicken, comfort food plates and no-frills charm, will serve its final meals on Oct. 18 after more than three decades in business.

Eats on Ponce to close

What they're saying:

The restaurant announced the closing in a statement to customers this week, thanking generations of regulars who made the small, pea-green stucco building a neighborhood landmark since it opened in 1992.

"Thank you for showing up for us. Thank you for being part of our family since 1992," the farewell note read. "EATS has never just been about the food. It has always been about you. Y’all gave this place its heartbeat."

History of Eats Atlanta

The backstory:

Eats built its reputation on jerk chicken, meat-and-three plates and sides

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