Sharkey’s Restaurant Group
Welcome to Sharkey’s Restaurant Group
At Sharkey’s Restaurant Group (SRG), we’re not just opening restaurants — we’re building a movement. Founded by William Sharkey, SRG is the first fully Black-owned, tech-driven, multi-brand hospitality group of its kind. With innovative concepts ranging from soul food to fine dining, immersive breakfast lounges to modern banquet spaces, we’re creating something the industry hasn’t seen before: a scalable restaurant empire rooted in culture, powered by technology, and driven by equity.
What We Do
We develop crave-worthy food experiences built for growth. From day one, we’ve structured SRG to scale — blending next-level flavor with AI-powered logistics, franchise-ready operations, and real community impact.
Our Flagship Concepts:
Chef Sharkey’s – Elegant fine dining with a live “Kitchen Stadium” experience
Soul Bowl + Soul Suites – Custom soul food bowls and tech-friendly cowork spaces
Rise & Shine – Southern breakfast meets modern brunch
Stackery – Wildly viral stacked comfort food
A Banquet Spot – High-end venue for private events, weddings, and catering
Why SRG
Before SRG, there were restaurant brands. Now! We’ve come to change the culture.
We’re not here to follow the traditional restaurant playbook.
We’re here to write our own — and invite others to help us build it.
At Sharkey Restaurant Group, everything starts with people. The ones who are usually overlooked. The ones with dreams bigger than their opportunities. The ones who cook with soul, hustle with heart, and grind with purpose. We're taking all of that and pairing it with serious systems, scalable brands, and next-level tech.
This is more than food. This is ownership.
Before there was Google,
there was the internet.
Before SRG,
there were restaurant brands.
Now!
We’ve come to change the culture.
What We're Building
We’re not just building restaurants. We’re rewriting the rules. Before SRG, there were brands. Now! We’ve come to change the culture.
Sharkey Restaurant Group (SRG) is launching 20+ original restaurant concepts — each one designed from scratch to be delicious, innovative, and easy to replicate.
At our Atlanta flagship location, we’re building something like a modern-day food hall — but it’s all SRG-owned.
Think:
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Multiple brands under one roof
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Tech built right into the kitchen
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A franchise discovery center built for real growth
Franchisees can walk in, taste every concept, see operations side-by-side, and pick the one that fits them best. That hands-on experience creates real clarity, real confidence, and real ownership.
Soul
Bowl
Soul Bowl – Build-your-own soul food bowls, fast-casual style (Franchise-ready)
Rise & Shine
Southern brunch and biscuits with a modern twist (Franchise-ready)
Stackery
Visually viral, stacked dishes made for Instagram (Franchise-ready)
Chef Sharkey’s
Fine dining, members-only space, and Kitchen Stadium
A Banquet Spot
Upscale catering and event venue
Sharkey Academy
- “Now! We’ve come to change the culture — from the inside out.”
We’re not waiting on someone else to “give back.” We’ve built it right into the model.
Sharkey Academy is our in-house training program for young adults aging out of foster care and underserved communities.
We offer:
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Free culinary + business education
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Hands-on mentorship
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Industry-recognized certifications
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A direct pathway to employment — or even ownership
We’re following the American Culinary Federation’s apprenticeship model, but with a whole lot more heart. This isn’t charity. This is investment. This is transformation.
Built for Franchisees
Whether you’ve got restaurant experience or just heart and hustle, our system is designed to set you up for success.
Every Sharkey brand runs on Sharkey OS — our proprietary restaurant operating system that streamlines your day-to-day:
✔️ Sales + Labor dashboards in real time
✔️ Built-in training for your staff
✔️ Supply chain visibility so you’re never guessing
✔️ Mr. SHARKEY voice assistant to support you on the floor
Franchisees get full access to our tech, training, logistics, design, and digital marketing — plus SRG Media content to drive buzz from day one.