Category Downtown

Harold’s Barbecue – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED

May 7, 2012 · by · in Barbecue, Downtown, Georgia · 6 Comments

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.  When I was a kid, Harold’s was THE place for barbecue.  Open continuously since 1947, frequented by celebrities and immortalized by Lewis Grizzard.  Not to mention, my father’s favorite barbecue place when I was a kid.  My favorite Harold’s story belongs to him.   I actually […]

Busy Bee Cafe – Atlanta, GA

April 5, 2012 · by · in Downtown, Fried Chicken, Georgia · 2 Comments

For the last several years, I’ve seen the Busy Bee Cafe on every list that was made about places to eat in Atlanta.  Since they close at 7:00 pm, they aren’t an option for dinner out for me most nights, but on a random Thursday I was driving through town at 6:00 pm and looking […]

The Shed at Glenwood – Atlanta, GA

April 1, 2012 · by · in Downtown, Fine Dining, Georgia · 1 Comment

We went into the Shed at Glenwood, early on a Sunday evening a while back for an early dinner.  This is one of those places that I’ve been meaning to go for a while and the chance never seemed to arise.  This night, we were driving back from Decatur on I-20 and realized just how […]

Daddy Dz BBQ Joint – Atlanta, GA

September 30, 2010 · by · in Barbecue, Downtown, Georgia · 1 Comment

About two months before we ate at Daddy Dz, I had attempted to do so, but none of my passengers were willing to get out of the car.  (I am occasionally out-voted.) So one Thursday evening I went by for an early dinner.   With a giant pig out front, and a slogan of “We ain’t […]

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