History
Jeff Safari, President of Safari Hospitality, has been in the hospitality industry for nearly 30 years venturing in areas from corporate cafeteria management to Atlanta's premiere nightclub - Compound. Under Jeff's direction Southern Hospitality Management owns such entities such as Glorious Events catering, Alliance Hospitality Group, and Safari Restaurant Group. Jeff's newest project was the opening of Venetian Room, an event facility in downtown Atlanta's Hurt Plaza. A graduate of business from Georgia Southern University, Jeff is a young entrepreneur mixing strong business leadership with fresh ideas. As a family owned and operated business, Jeff's main focus is on customer satisfaction and retention.
Specialties
Thrive is an upscale, casual restaurant where food, drink and lounge meet, pleasing taste buds from around the world with award winning dishes and specialty cocktails since 2007. Our menu consists of salads, soups, sandwiches, sushi, steak and so much more. Thrive is pleased to offer a stimulating wine list, as well as a great selection of local & craft beer and sake. Located two blocks from Philips Arena, on the first floor of Centennial Tower, (at the corner of Ted Turner Dr NW & Marietta St) Thrive offers something for every customer. Thrive's space is a one-of-a-kind blend of sleek, contemporary style including three defined areas; bar, lounge and dining room. For private events, Thrive offers multiple-course prix fixe menus for seated dinners including an extensive wine list for coordinated wine pairings. In addition, there are a variety of options for reception style events and mixers in the bar and lounge areas. Since opening, Thrive has been named in the annual list of top 100 Atlanta Restaurants by Jezebel Magazine and won 1st place for Best Restaurant at The 2013 Atlanta Chef's Expo. Thrive was also named in Dining Out Magazine's 50 Things We Love About Atlanta.