Category Midtown
The Vortex Bar & Grill – Atlanta, GA
The Vortex Bar and Grill is a giant on the Atlanta burger landscape. When the Georgia General Assembly passed a law several years back requiring the removal of the smoking section from any restaurant that served children, 99%+ of the restaurants banned smoking all of the time. The Vortex was an anomaly. They said, basically, […]
Five Napkin Burger – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Several months ago, I read in the local news about a new burger joint coming to town, Five Napkin Burger, in the old space where Nickiemoto’s was located at the corner of 10th and Piedmont. This New York based restaurant, with outposts in Boston, Miami and here, is an up-scale burger […]
Grindhouse Killer Burgers – Atlanta, GA
Looking back through my lists, I also realized that I’ve never blogged about Grindhouse Killer Burgers. We ate at the original location (in the Sweet Auburn Curb Market) some time in mid-2009 and I’d been back to that location for lunch when I was in town on a couple of occasions. They’ve opened a second […]
4th and Swift – Atlanta, GA
Around our anniversary, we decided to give 4th and Swift a try for our “big night out”. It had been spoken of highly in the local press and made the top 50 in Atlanta list published by Atlanta Magazine in August 2011. We went early (6:00 pm) on a Saturday night and the place was […]
Empire State South – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. When looking for a place to meet some folks for lunch in town, I took the chance to try Hugh Atcheson’s new (at the time) venture, Empire State South. Known for his Five and Dime and the National in Athens, ESS is his foray into the Atlanta food wars. I got […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 