'RHOA' Star Kelli Ferrell Expands Nana's Chicken-N-Waffles Empire in Georgia

Nana’s Chicken-N-Waffles just added a new pin to the map.

Owner and Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 cast member Kelli Ferrell has opened a second location inside the perimeter at The Prado Shopping Center in Sandy Springs.

The 2,800-square-foot space—formerly Marlow’s Tavern—is now serving breakfast, lunch, and brunch from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week.

“I’m super happy to open my second location,” Ferrell tells Complex. “Although I’m on reality television, I actually have a brick-and-mortar business that I pour into daily. Seeing its expansion is the best thing ever. With this location, I wanted to elevate my current concept with more space, more menu options, and more events.”

The Sandy Springs debut introduces the brand’s signature chicken & waffles lineup, including options such as red velvet, lemon, cinnamon roll, bananas Foster, strawberry shortcake, peach cobbler, and banana pudding waffles.

Savory staples are in rotation too—shrimp and grits, catfish and grits, New Orleans–style beignets, fried grit cakes, fried green tomatoes, crawfish bites, and warm banana bread. Insiders can also inquire about secret-menu items, such as the Honey Lobster Sriracha Waffle.

“With the short time we’ve been open, we’ve already done an activation with Disney,” Ferrell adds. “We are looking forward to more collaborations with big brands.”

She notes the opening doubled as a key plot point this season: “In Season 16, they assumed that I wouldn’t be open by summertime. But we made it happen.”

Ferrell launched Nana’s Chicken-N-Waffles in Conyers, GA, in 2016 before relocating to McDonough, GA, in 2022.

Beyond the restaurants, she has expanded the pantry aisle with Nana’s waffle mix, 24K gold–flaked maple syrup, and stone-ground Cajun grits, all available for nationwide shipping. She’s also the author of Kooking with Kelli and has appeared on Food Network’s Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge and Guy’s Grocery Games, plus OWN’s Food Fantasies.

For those looking to get their chicken & waffles on, and are in the greater Atlanta area, the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Nana’s Chicken-N-Waffles in Sandy Springs is set for Friday, August 22, with National Waffle Day landing on Sunday, August 24.