Taurus Restaurant — the South Buckhead spot run by former Canoe chef Gary Mennie — has closed.

“We had a lot of reservations from regular customers we didn’t want to disappoint,” said Molly Belviso, a manager, who blamed the poor economy for the downturn in business that led to the restaurant’s shuttering after New Year’s Eve dinner. “Atlanta just has so many restaurants.”

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When Taurus opened in late 2005 it offered a wide variety of steaks and chops and it expanded beyond a typical steakhouse.

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Mennie made his name as one of Atlanta’s name chefs at Canoe, where he helmed the kitchen for 10 years. He opened Taurus in late 2005 with a menu that offered a wide variety of steaks and chops, yet expanded beyond typical steakhouse.

Belviso noted that many of the front-of-the-house staffers are moving en masse to Serpas True Food, slated to open soon in the Studioplex development in the Old Fourth Ward.

A call to Mennie was not returned by the time of publication.