Atlanta restaurants navigate rising costs while planning for growth
By Katherine Langford
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While some restaurants are taking a hit from higher costs, hospitality groups in metro Atlanta continue to expand.Josh Rossmeisel is the founder of Amp Up1 Hospitality. In addition to Your 3rd Spot, he's gearing up to open The Looking Glass at The Center in downtown Atlanta next summer."Being here in Atlanta is one of the best business decisions I have ever made," Rossmeisel said.While he recognizes that food costs are higher, he feels consistency will keep customers coming back."I talk to my team about this because it's not the first time I've seen this," Rossmeisel said. "I mean the economy goes up, and it goes down and it's tough. But what I tell them is what we have to do is the hardest thing in the restaurant is be consistent." CBS News Atlanta Lorenzo Masini, director of operations for TQM Hospitality, said higher food costs aren't the only challenge his restaurants are facing."In one of our locations, Buena Vida, a Spanish