Giovanni Opens In Belle Meade; Madeline Pizza & Pasta Now Serving in Cleveland Park

BELLE MEADE – Italian eatery Giovanni Ristorante opened its second location late last month in the former Noelle space. Located at 106 Harding Place and open seven days a week, the dinner-only restaurant is said to serve up a smaller, more affordable menu than the Midtown original. [EaterWire]

CLEVELAND PARK – The property that formerly housed cafe, bar and laundromat hybrid Madeline reopened last week with a familiar name but a completely different concept, as Madeline Pizza and Pasta is now serving up a menu of appetizers, salads, wings, pizzas, pastas, calzones and more seven days a week. [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN – AJ’s Good Time Bar, country music star Alan Jackson’s new multi-level venue on Lower Broadway, quietly opened its first phase last week. Currently only the first two floors, called ‘AJ’s Honky-Tonk’ and ‘AJ’s Sports Bar’ respectively, are open, with the third and fourth floors to open soon, according to their website. [EaterWire]