What gunshow does

Gunshow is a privately held, single-location chef-driven restaurant operating at 924 Garrett Street in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2014 by Chef Kevin Gillespie of the Red Beard Restaurant group. The core dining experience is built around an open-kitchen concept with no physical separation between guests and the culinary team: Executive Chef Cody Chassar and his cooks present each dish tableside, while craft cocktails are mixed on a rolling bar cart in view of diners. The menu is hyper-seasonal and rotates roughly two dishes per week, with small plates priced $9-$36 sourced from local farms and ranchers (including Bangs Island, Choate Lamb, Hickory Hill Farm, Diamond Hill, Bramlett Trout, and Bear Creek), and a cocktail program priced $14-$17 with $11 zero-proof options.

The business operates four nights per week (Wednesday through Saturday, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM) with dine-in only service. Revenue is generated across six streams: individual/small-party dine-in reservations via Resy (parties of 1-8), large-party family-style dining at $100-$110 per person for parties of 9-18, full and partial restaurant buyouts for 19-125 guests booked through Tripleseat, ticketed Hired Guns guest-chef dinners (six events per year with season tickets released each November), themed cocktail classes, and a celebration package add-on. The 6,000-square-foot open kitchen has no separation between guests and the kitchen, and the format accommodates dietary restrictions with 48-hour notice for vegan.

The company serves experience-seeking diners and private event hosts in the Atlanta market, with marketing concentrated on Instagram, Twitter, email, Yelp, and the SpotHopper-powered website. It does not pursue geographic expansion or franchise growth based on available data. Operations are integrated with Resy (reservations), Tripleseat (events), and SpotHopper (website/marketing platform), and the business is associated with the Defend Southern Food Foundation, a 501(c)(3)-fiscally-sponsored charity co-founded by Kevin Gillespie and Red Beard partner Marco Shaw that provides meals to families in the Maynard Jackson school cluster.

Name

gunshow

Legal name

Gunshow

Website

https://gunshowatl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gunshow is a single-location, chef-driven restaurant in Atlanta founded in 2014, offering an open-kitchen, tableside-presentation dining experience, hyper-seasonal small plates, craft cocktails, private event buyouts, and an annual guest-chef dinner series.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food Sales: Small plates dining experience with hyper-seasonal menu featuring locally sourced ingredients. Average dish prices range from $9-$36.
2. Beverage Sales: Craft cocktails ($14-$17), zero-proof cocktails ($11), wine, and non-alcoholic options prepared tableside.
3. Large Party Dining: Parties of 9-18 are served a 9-10 course family style meal for $100-$110 per person.
4. Private Event Buyouts: Full restaurant buyouts with multiple tiered event packages from 4-course dinner standard to build-your-own experience with action stations and full bar.
5. Hired Guns Ticketed Events: Ticketed guest chef dinner series events held 6 times per year. Season tickets sell out quickly in November.
6. Cocktail Classes: Themed cocktail classes taught by award-winning bar team with skills attendees can immediately apply.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gunshow is a chef-driven restaurant that serves hyper-seasonal small plates and craft cocktails in an open-kitchen setting where chefs present each dish tableside and bartenders prepare cocktails on a rolling cart. The menu rotates frequently based on availability from named local farms and ranchers, and the experience is structured around reservations, walk-ins, and private dining.

Product overview

Gunshow is an American restaurant in Atlanta, GA offering an interactive, chef-driven dining experience where dishes and cocktails are presented tableside by the chefs and bartenders who prepare them. The core product is the Gunshow Restaurant Dining Experience featuring a hyper-seasonal menu that changes 2 dishes per week. Supporting products include the Hired Guns Guest Chef Dinner Series (annual collaborative dining events with visiting chefs), Private Dining & Events (large party and buyout options), Cocktail Classes (educational experiences), and a Celebration Package add-on. The restaurant also features a tableside craft cocktail program with local-produce-driven drinks. Gunshow operates Wednesday through Saturday, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, located at 924 Garrett Street.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hired Guns: Guest chef dinner series where creative chefs from around the nation showcase their signature flavors and personalities in Gunshow's open kitchen

Products and services

• Gunshow Restaurant Dining Experience Bold, interactive dine-in experience where dishes are presented tableside by the chefs and bartenders who prepared them, in an open-kitchen space with no separation between guests and the kitchen. Small plates are priced $9-$36 and cocktails $14-$17, with a hyper-seasonal menu that rotates approximately two dishes per week.
• Hired Guns Guest Chef Dinner Series Ticketed guest chef dinner series held six times per year, featuring visiting chefs who prepare 10 signature dishes in Gunshow's open kitchen alongside the restaurant's weekly items. Season tickets are released annually in November.
• Private Dining and Events
• Cocktail Classes
• Celebration Package Add-on package for birthday and anniversary celebrations available for parties of two or more, including chef's counter seating, a glass of bubbles upon arrival, a personalized menu signed by the chefs, a candle on dessert, flowers to take home, and a polaroid photo with the chefs.
• Gunshow Gift Cards Redeemable gift cards for Gunshow dining purchases, sold through the Red Beard Merch online store.

Quantifiable outcome

• Menu changes 2 dishes per week, with each dish staying approximately 3 weeks before rotating off
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Defend Southern Food FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGunshow is associated with the Defend Southern Food Foundation, a program founded by Red Beard Restaurant partners Kevin Gillespie and Marco Shaw. The initiative provides meals for families in the Maynard Jackson school cluster in Atlanta while supporting the local economy through locally sourced products.
• ResycoreTechnology or IntegrationResy is the reservation platform used by Gunshow for parties of 1-8, allowing customers to book tables online.
• TripleseatcoreTechnology or IntegrationTripleseat provides private event software for Gunshow's large party dining (9-18) and full restaurant buyout bookings (19-125 guests).
• Local Farmers and RancherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGunshow sources from a collective of local farms and ranchers including Bangs Island, Choate Lamb, Hickory Hill Farm, Diamond Hill, Riverview, Woodland Garden, Bobby Britt's, Bramlett Trout, Bear Creek, and Georgia-based producers for their hyper-seasonal menu.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Staplehouse: Atlanta chef-driven restaurant operating since 2012 with a similar ethos of seasonal, locally-sourced cuisine and hospitality-forward service; directly comparable single-location, chef-anchored concept in the same Atlanta market.
• Bacchanalia: Long-running Atlanta fine-dining institution by Anne Quatrano with a hyper-seasonal, locally-sourced approach; one of the closest direct peers given similar price point, single-location chef-driven model, and Atlanta customer base.
• Miller Union: Chef Steven Satterfield's Westside Atlanta restaurant built on seasonal Southern cuisine and direct farm relationships; directly comparable chef-driven, single-location, farm-sourced concept.
• Restaurant Eugene: Linton Hopkins's Atlanta fine-dining restaurant emphasizing seasonal Southern cuisine with a strong chef persona; similar mid-to-upper price point, single-location, chef-anchored concept in the same market.
• The Optimist: Ford Fry's Atlanta seafood-driven upscale restaurant with a polished, experiential dining approach; comparable in price point, single-location chef-driven model, and Atlanta customer base.
• Empire State South: Hugh Acheson's Atlanta restaurant offering refined Southern cuisine; directly comparable single-location, chef-led, locally-sourced concept in the same Atlanta dining market.
• Revival: Kevin Gillespie's other Atlanta concept focused on Southern heritage cuisine; a same-founder peer that shares operating philosophy, supply relationships, and the Atlanta customer base.
• Canoe: Long-standing Atlanta upscale restaurant along the Chattahoochee with a chef-driven seasonal menu and strong private-event business; comparable single-location, chef-led concept with similar event-revenue mix.

Broad incumbents

• Eleven Madison Park: Daniel Humm's New York institution operating as a single-location experiential fine-dining flagship; comparable on the experiential, chef-driven, multi-course format, but operates at a higher price point and broader national brand scale.
• Alinea: Grant Achatz's Chicago experiential fine-dining restaurant built around an interactive multi-course format; shares Gunshow's experiential, tableside narrative ethos but operates at higher price point and broader national footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gunshowATL
• Instagraminstagram.com/gunshowatl
• Facebookfacebook.com/gunshowatl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gunshow-atl-llc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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