Category Buford Highway
Roc South – Atlanta, GA
Since my wife moved her women’s group to meeting on Thursday evenings, I’ve been taking that opportunity to try places that might not intrigue her as much as they do me. Soul food restaurants generally fall into that category, as she tries to eat healthy and the places that I usually go for fried chicken […]
Dagu Rice Noodle – Atlanta, GA
So, if you’ve followed the blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed my affinity for Asian food. But I was heading to Dagu Rice Noodle, not for the noodles, but for their fried chicken. In a November, 2023, Eater Atlanta article, they were highlighting great fried chicken in the metro and this was mentioned as”tender […]
Sinaloense Pollo Asados
Months back, I heard about the family owned and operated El Autentico Sinaloense Pollo Asados, on Buford Highway, as a place we needed to try. We actually attempted to go there, I think on the Friday after Thanksgiving, and they weren’t open, so they stayed on “the list”. This Saturday, we were heading to town […]
Tum Pok Pok – Chamblee, GA
Meeting some colleagues for lunch and looking for someplace new, north of Buckhead, I suggested we meet at Tum Pok Pok, on Buford Highway. From owner Adidsara Weerasin, the food focuses not on traditional Americanized versions of Thai food, but rather Thai street food and the cooking of the Isan (northeastern) region. The foods there […]
Northern China Eatery – Doraville, GA
Late last year, Atlanta Magazine published a list of the 75 “Best Restaurants” and gave me 30+ places we hadn’t been, to try. We were heading back across town and I gave my beloved two cuisines to choose from (Asian or Latin). Yes, this was a broad choice, particularly as we were pulling off 285 […]
Warung Indonesian Halal Restaurant – Doraville, GA
This week I found a new restaurant, of all places, in my inbox. This week’s Gravy for Breakfast email, from Southern Foodways Alliance, was all about Warung Indonesian Halal Restaurant. I won’t reiterate the whole article, but this restaurant was born of the pandemic and has included Halal in their name and seen it make […]
Gu’s Kitchen – Chamblee, GA (Photo Blog Post)
hot pot chicken with noodles
Snackboxe Bistro – Doraville, GA (no zomato)
A couple of months back, a co-worker left a review, from the AJC, on my desk of Snackboxe Bistro. I was intrigued after reading it and added it to the list. So, on a Sunday morning, we went for brunch. My beloved started with some Thai tea, while we decided. And some spring rolls She […]
Lan Zhou Ramen – Chamblee, GA
Back in October, I was heading down Buford Highway, looking for dinner, when I put “ramen” in Google maps. It led me to Lan Zhou Ramen. Lan Zhou shares a parking lot with both Chef Liu and Supermercado Chicago (home of fantastic tamales at the counter in the back – and the best fresh masa […]
Sushi House Hayakawa – Atlanta, GA
Another place that has been on the list for a decade is Sushi House Hayakawa. When it first appeared on my radar, I was not nearly as adventurous an eater as I’ve evolved into. As a result, whenever I was looking for a place to go, it kept moving toward the bottom of the list. […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 