THE SPARROW
About
The Sparrow brings Szechuan Chinese cooking to CTR Food Works from the team behind The Sparrow in Midtown, the modern Asian tavern that Atlanta-based Mahjong Inc. opened on West Peachtree Street on September 1, 2024. Downtown, the format is fast casual, with the same bold Szechuan flavors in a quicker setting. The lineup runs to dumplings, wok-fired noodles, stir-fried specialties, rice bowls, and small plates made for sharing. Sesame chicken is one of the dishes served at the stall. The Midtown restaurant describes its cooking as traditional Szechuan technique in a casual, contemporary setting, and the downtown stall comes from that same team.
The Sparrow sits alongside MiMi Taqueria, Southern Belle, Flora D'Italia, La Tropical, and the rest of the hall's vendors, so a group that wants different things can still sit down together. The stall is open Sunday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., inside CTR Food Works at 190 Marietta Street NW, the former CNN Center in downtown Atlanta.