One of the first things they teach you about opening a restaurant in culinary school: location, location, location. And is there a better location in Atlanta than the Beltline? No other place has as much foot traffic in our otherwise car-dependent city. A restaurant here can become a hot spot—if its food and space deliver.

Yeppa & Co. ’s new Beltline outpost has been open since May, but it seems as if it’s been there much longer—perhaps because of the name recognition from its wildly successful Buckhead Village location (an offshoot of Storico Fresco fame). The restaurant’s name pays tribute to a beloved figure from cofounder Stephen Peterson’s childhood: a family friend and restaurateur known for his charisma and for shouting “Yeppa” when excited. Peterson and co-owner Pietro Gianni,

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