G. T.'s on Acton
G. T.'s on Acton was a restaurant and sports bar located at 2409 Acton Road in Dolly Ridge Station in Vestavia Hills.
The restaurant was opened in April 2010 as O. T.'s on Acton by business partners Dean Sanders and Paul Gartman who had brought in Wayne Ellis to recreate his O. T.'s Neighborhood Sports Grill which was in Lakeview for almost 18 years, but closed in 2008 due to bankruptcy.
In September 2010, Ellis stepped down to return to his previous location in Lakeview, now known as Kelley's Neighborhood Sports Grill. The owners of the Acton Road location brought in Turner May, previously at La Paz, as managing partner and renamed the restaurant G. T.'s, stating that the letters stood for "Good Times". May overhauled the menu as well.
The restaurant closed in January 2011.
References
- Hubbard, Russell (August 26, 2008) "Lakeview's O.T.'s closed during bankruptcy proceeding." Birmingham News
- Swagler, Susan (June 17, 2010) "O.T.'s On Acton has a new location, same good food." Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (October 22, 2010) "No longer at O.T.'s on Acton, Birmingham restaurateur Wayne Ellis returns to Lakeview to work at Kelley's Neighborhood Sports Grill." Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (November 25, 2010) "Vestavia Hills eatery O.T.'s on Acton has a new name, G.T.'s on Acton, along with a new menu." Birmingham News