Category Norcross

Nam Phuong – Norcross, GA

For the last couple of years, every article that I read about food in Atlanta mentioned Nam Phoung, in Norcross.  When a friend and I were looking for a place to celebrate his birthday lunch, and I realized that Nam Phoung was between our offices, I suggested it and he thought it sounded like fun.  […]

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen – Norcross, GA

I’ve been working in the Norcross / Duluth area for over 20 years.  For many of those years, particularly those prior to the opening of the Forum on 141 and the Mall of Georgia, there was a dearth of “nice” restaurants for a business lunch.  When they opened Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, (back in the early […]

Cafe Restaurante Dominicano – Norcross, GA

So another day rolls around and I’m the only member of my lunch crowd that’s “in the office”.  Not in the mood for the any of the regular spots, I open up my “lists” to see what is near the office.  Every restaurant on the list appears to be Asian and I’m just not in […]

Matthews Cafeteria – Tucker, GA

From 1989 to 1992, my office was in Tucker, about three miles from Matthews Cafeteria and we’d eat there once or twice a month.  In 1992, our office moved to Norcross and the journey became longer and the visit less frequent.  We’d head down there once every couple of months, generally on a Thursday for […]