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Good Fortune’s owners plan to open pizza joint

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 21, 2025 8:21 PM CT | Published: July 16, 2025 2:26 PM CT

Good Fortune Co. and Playa Bowls received a total of $118,700 in grants Wednesday, July 16, to open restaurants Downtown.

The Downtown Memphis Commission Center City Development Corp. approved an $88,700 Special Development Grant for Good Fortune Co., a dumpling and noodle restaurant, to renovate a 5,300-square-foot office space at 361 S. Main St. for a fast-casual pizza restaurant.

Good Fortune Co. co-owners and chefs Sarah Cai and Arturo Leighton plan to not only renovate the space next door to their business but also buy the three-bay building to grow their ventures in the area, according to the CCDC application.

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Downtown Memphis Commission Center City Development Corp. Good Fortune Co. Playa Bowls Subscriber Only

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Dima Amro

Dima Amro is a native Memphian who covers commercial real estate and economic development for The Daily Memphian. She received her B.A. in journalism at the University of Memphis and M.A. in investigative journalism at American University.


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