Category Duluth / Lawrenceville
China Gate – Duluth, GA
In my continuing exploration of near-work dining opportunities, today’s adventure took me to China Gate, in the shopping center just north of Mama’s Paradise. Not only did the signs in the window (at least the ones that I could read) offer cell phone service and cracked smart phone screen repair, but I assumed they also […]
Saigon Cafe – Duluth, GA
As I was down near Gwinnett Place mall and there’s such a plethora of restaurants nearby, I chose to ask someone who worked in the area where the best local place was. They recommended three – one of which I had been to, Honey Pig. I had heard of one other (What the Pho?, a […]
Mama’s Paradise – Duluth, GA
In the perpetual hunt for something new and good near the office, I drove just south of 120 on Satellite to see what was happening in that strip mall. I found that there is a new Indian street food place that is opening soon (Currylicious – love that name) next door to a place that […]
Red Crawfish – Lawrenceville, GA
Recently, when I went to Sugarloaf Mills, I saw that a new place had opened in the space formerly occupied by a defunct Mexican restaurant, Red Crawfish. I tried it back in early December, for the first time, and have returned several times since with some co-workers. Interestingly, it is the second Vietnamese-owned Cajun restaurant […]
Moe’s Southwestern Grill – Duluth, GA
Maybe they’ve done market research and a lot of folks like walking into a place in being yelled at. It just reminds me of being at the office. Opening the door to a chorus of “welcome to Moe’s” is likely intended to be inviting, but it just seems forced. I did enjoy the humor of […]
CheoGaJip My Favorite Chicken – Duluth, GA
My original plan for lunch today was to meet some fellow food bloggers at Tempo Doeloe, but the timing stars did not align, so I was forced to regroup. Since I was on my own and already contemplating Asian food, I headed toward Assi Plaza on Old Peachtree Road to see what I might find. […]
Cinco Estrellas – Santa Fe Mall, Duluth, GA
After reading a review in Atlanta Magazine about the wonders of the food court at Santa Fe Mall in Duluth, I had mentioned it to my daughter and her boyfriend, based on proximity to his house and her love for Latin American food. They had visited several weeks ago and talked about how tasty, and […]
Five Spice Asian Fusion – Duluth, GA
For the past seven plus years, about once a month, we’ve eaten lunch at Chin Chin Seven, on Sugarloaf Parkway. If you aren’t aware, Chin Chin is a Atlanta franchise, currently with nine locations. Then one day, when we went for lunch, the name had changed to Five Spice Asian Fusion. We didn’t know what […]
Marco’s Pizza – Duluth, GA
A quick review: I’ve seen several Marco’s Pizzas opening around town recently and wondered about them. Today, I found out that they’re a chain that’s from Ohio that is aggressively franchising. With over 340 stores in 29 states (plus two the Bahamas and Panama) they’ve grown immensely, since the first location opened in Toledo in […]
Vinny’s New York Pizza & Grill – Duluth, GA
We’ve been visiting Vinny’s New York Pizza for at least the last eight years as a lunch time spot, yet I’ve somehow failed to mention them. Today when I went to get a quick bowl of pho, I found that Miss Saigon had ended it’s run. (This is not an obscure Broadway reference, but rather […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 