Category Buckhead
OK Cafe – Atlanta, GA
I’ve eaten at OK Cafe several times, over the years, most often for breakfast. Back in January of 2015, Atlanta Magazine named their burger as one of the top twenty in the city and I felt compelled to try one. By the time the article came out, they had experienced a fire (in December […]
Lovie’s Barbecue – Atlanta, GA
Several months back, on a routine trip through Buckhead, I saw the sign for a barbecue restaurant, Lovie’s BBQ, that I had never seen before. As you turn left off Lenox Road onto Piedmont, you pass by Chipotle and Naan Stop and the entrance sign for this place. It’s around back and down the hill, […]
Big Al’s Gourmet Butter-Made Burgers – Atlanta, GA
I’ve seen Big Al’s Gourmet Butter-Made Burgers several times, as I was going by. The time that stuck in my mind the most was during the Peachtree Road Race – they’re on the left, just as you get ready to hit the steepest part of “Cardiac Hill”. I really thought about stopping and getting one that […]
Chops Lobster Bar – Atlanta, GA (Photo Blog Post)
When we were looking for a night of “fine dining” out, a couple of months back, I started looking to see when we could get a Saturday night reservation at Chops Lobster Bar. Today’s the day. You see, the Lobster Bar is one of the only places in town to get A-5 grade certified […]
Thirteen Pies – Atlanta, GA
Our newlywed daughter and son-in-law have set an admirable food goal for the summer – knock as many places off Creative Loafing’s 100 places to Eat in Atlanta list as they can. When they called and asked if we’d like to meet for dinner, I told them to pick a spot from the list, in […]
521 Kitchen & Cue – Atlanta, GA
For the last several years, our 4th of July ritual has been: participating in (please not that I did not say running) the Peachtree Road Race; followed by a quick shower; and then, ribs. And after a particularly challenging incident in finding said ribs a couple of years back, it has sinceinvolved planning where we were […]
Smokebelly BBQ – Atlanta, GA
Earlier this week, a lunch for two deal appeared on Travelzoo for Smokebelly BBQ, in Buckhead. I don’t know that I had heard much about the place, but the deal seemed to be a value (two plates, an appetizer and two non-alcoholic drinks for $29). Always interested in a deal, particularly when it involves barbecue, […]
Bones – Atlanta, GA
With an afternoon meeting in Buckhead, and a need for lunch, the stars aligned for a visit to Bones. Bones has been a Buckhead fixture for over 35 years and is one of the places you go for a “power lunch” in the city. On this occasion though, I wasn’t looking for a “power lunch”, […]
Shake Shack – Atlanta, GA
Several years back, we were visiting NYC for the weekend and I was in burger heaven. As we were getting ready to leave on Sunday morning, I realized that we had time to make a quick run to Shake Shack, just off Times Square. I enjoyed it at the time, although it paled next to […]
Big Sky Buckhead – Atlanta, GA
One of the signs of a good meal is that while you’re eating it, you’re already thinking about who you can bring back. That’s what happened today, at lunch, at Big Sky Buckhead. Halfway through the meal, we were talking about a return trip and who we should bring with us. I have had Big […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 