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The lounge under red light, three Charcoal N Chill screens on the wall

About Charcoal N Chill · The co-founders and the lounge in Alpharetta From the grill to the lounge.

Co-founded by Roshelle Merandez-Karthik and Senthil Babu, who ran Mayuri Indian Grill, later renamed Veduka South Indian Cuisine and a 2025 Best of Georgia award winner, before opening Charcoal N Chill in November 2024.

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The co-founders

Two partners, one house

Roshelle Merandez-Karthik

Co-founder, Charcoal N Chill

“We didn't just want to build a restaurant. We wanted to build a vibe.”

Senthil Babu

Co-founder, Charcoal N Chill

How we got here

One restaurant, renamed. Then the lounge.

  1. 2021 – 2025

    First called Mayuri Indian GrillrenamedVeduka South Indian Cuisine

    5354 McGinnis Ferry Rd, Alpharetta

    Opened in 2021 as Mayuri Indian Grill, later renamed Veduka South Indian Cuisine. A 2025 Best of Georgia award winner (Indian Restaurants), sold in 2025; it still runs under new ownership.

    2025 Best of Georgia: Veduka South Indian Cuisine

  2. Since November 2024

    Charcoal N Chill

    A 21+ hookah lounge with a halal Indo-American kitchen and a full bar, open late.

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The room

Versace couches, VIP rooms and a dance floor

Private VIP sections, booths for groups, a full bar and a DJ booth, with belly dance every Friday by Atlanta Fusion Dance.

What we hold to

The house rules we keep