ludacris chicken and waffles restaurants

How well customers warm to his entrepreneurial efforts remains to be seen. With a business major from Georgia State University, some years of experience as a manager and a seasoned restaurateur to hold his hand, Ludacris is in a better position than most celebrities to try his hand in the restaurant business. So when it comes to the restaurant business, it’s not really that surprising that many, including celebrities, have ventures that nosedive. Food in particular is a vulnerable business: the ‘designer appeal’ that often buttresses over-priced apparel, is unlikely to stand up when it comes to the hungry diner. Cities like New York and LA, which seem to attract the bulk of celebrity ventures, are teeming with restaurants, and bars with food from every corner of the world.Ĭustomers are discerning, and while celebrity bling is a great catalyst for a new venture, it isn’t enough to be the sole sustaining factor. Wesley Snipes’s Hollywood based China One, Puffy’s restaurant Justin’s, Jim McMahon’s eponymous Chicago based restaurant, and J Lo’s LA based La Boca del Conga Room, all went down, and hard.īeing a successful entrepreneur is no easy feat, particularly in the already over-crowded market that is the restaurant business. Britney Spears’s Manhattan based Nyla, closed its glitzy shutters and filed for bankruptcy a mere six months after launch. More significant than the number of celebs who own restaurants however, are the number who have owned restaurants that have since gone under. Youngbloodz own a Cuban restaurant at the Atlanta based Wyndham hotel, and Fat Boy Slim co-owns Greenwich Village based restaurant, the Spotted Pig. Address: The Mall at, 231 W Peachtree St NW Suite A-05, Atlanta, GA 30303. Website: Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken.

Moby owns vegan restaurant Teany, Gladys Knight lays claim to Gladys and Ron’s Chicken and Waffles, and Robert De Niro owns TriBeCa Grill in New York, Ago in L.A., and Rubicon in Sa. Come by Gus’s to have all of your fried chicken dreams come true. I’m a silent partner and an entrepreneur outside of music,” said Ludacris in an interview with the Chronicle.Īpparently, Ludacris isn’t the only rapper/musician who has dabbled in the restaurant business.

“I don’t generally speak about it… I keep it to myself.

Ludacris chicken and waffles restaurants