Category Cabbagetown / Grant Park / Inman Park
Fred’s Meat & Bread – Atlanta, GA
We were heading from Little Five Points toward Midtown, down Dekalb Avenue, when the need for lunch beckoned. Originally planning to look for Thai (for the fourth time this week*), as we turned onto Krog Street, I remembered having read about the market just opening. We parked a couple of blocks away and walked back, […]
Ladybird Grove and Mess Hall – Atlanta, GA
I remember reading about the opening of Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall in the Old Fourth Ward several weeks back with a story about their whole pig roast, related to a celebration along the Atlanta Beltline (at mile 9.25). Today, before heading to the Georgia Tech game, I stopped by for a late lunch, parked […]
Wrecking Bar Brewpub – Atlanta, GA
Decades ago (pre-kids), we used to hang out in Little Five Points on the weekends (with all the suburban-wanna-be-punk-rockers) and one of the spots that we frequented was Architectural Antiques, housed in the Victor H. Kriegshaber House, which was built in the early 1900s. At that time, it was an antiques store full of pieces […]
Zesto – Atlanta, GA
One day you look around and you realize that you’ve never said a word about someplace that you may eaten at all of your life. So, here goes. First, it’s Zesto – not Zesto’s, as most people (including me) say. They’ve been open, in Atlanta, since 1949, with four locations here (and one in Tyrone) […]
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q – Atlanta, GA
Heading downtown to a show at the Fox, we were planning on an early dinner and I wasn’t sure where to go. In the process of deciding, I realized that I’d never written about Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. Decision made. I’m sure most that will read this know the story of the Fox brothers, but just […]
Folk Art – Atlanta, GA
I understand not taking reservations. – sometimes people don’t show up and you end up with empty tables. It’s purely a restaurant’s prerogative. But, if you don’t take reservations, at least be accurate in your estimated wait times. Don’t make me wait two to three times as long (45 minutes) as you tell me (15 […]
BoccaLupo – Atlanta, GA
For the last couple of months, every time we were heading downtown and didn’t already have dinner plans, I’ve gone to Boccalupo’s web site and tried to make a reservation. Before today, the only option I’ve been given was for 10:15 PM, three or four Saturdays ago. When I clicked the button today, options for […]
Rathbun’s – Atlanta, GA
For the last four years, I’ve been intending to eat at Rathbun’s but, for whatever reason, it hadn’t worked out. When we were looking for a dinner spot for four and the place Jo had chosen had recently closed, I thought today might be the day. I went to Rathbun’s and there was an opening […]
Home Grown – Atlanta, GA
One morning, I awoke up bright and early (at 4:00) and couldn’t go back to sleep. I tried for 45 minutes or so, gave up, got up, got dressed and went to the gym. Worked out for an hour, cleaned up for work and it was still only 6:15. This meant that I would HAVE […]
The One Eared Stag, Decatur, GA
1) Did you ever go someplace and when you got there felt like you’ve been there before? As soon as we walked into the One Eared Stag everything looked familiar (except for the eponymous animal head above the bar). I started to wonder, have we eaten here and I just don’t remember it? Couldn’t be. […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 