Mukja Korean Fried Chicken has closed after nearly five years, a Peruvian pop-up is setting up at a local brewery for the month, a Burger King employee goes viral for all the best reasons and more happenings from the metro area’s dining scene in recent days.

After almost five years of operation at 933 Peachtree St. NE in Midtown, Sean Chang of Mukja Korean Fried Chicken closed the restaurant on Tuesday.

It’s been an uphill battle for Mukja. Chang first opened the restaurant with business partner and longtime friend Peter Chung in 2020 . They signed their lease just before COVID-19 entered the U.S.

While Chang and Chung pushed through the pandemic, Midtown’s office landscape shifted, and the location’s high overhead costs made business challenging, Chang said.

Chung left Mukja sever

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