Honey Bubble Tea and Consulate owner to open an Asian fried chicken sandwich spot, Mama Lin’s Chicken Delight

When Doug Hines and Mei Lin launched Honey Bubble Tea on Ponce de Leon Avenue in early 2013, Atlanta looked very different. Ponce City Market hadn’t opened, much less become the tourist hotspot it is today. Hotel Clermont was still known solely for its seedy basement strip club, and the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail didn’t attract many visitors—yet. Twelve years later, Honey Bubble is still serving sweet boba drinks, and Hines and Lei have branched out into fine dining with the creation of the Consulate in Midtown. In November, the couple will use knowledge from both businesses at a new counter-service restaurant called Mama Lin’s Chicken Delight. (The name Mama Lin’s pays homage to chef Lin’s mother, who taught her to cook.) Cobranded with Honey Bubble, it will serve Asian-style fried c