Category Georgia
The El Felix – Alpharetta, GA
With all of the buzz that Superica has gotten in the last week with its opening, I thought we needed to try Ford Fry’s earlier Mex-Tex offering in Atlanta, the El Felix. Located in the yuppy haven of Avalon in Alpharetta (think an outdoor shopping mall out of the Truman show, populated with upscale rednecks), […]
The Luminary – Atlanta, GA
When we made our visit to Fred’s Meat and Bread at the end of last year, I first noticed the Luminary as one of the cornerstones of Krog Street Market. I had remembered reading about Atlanta Eli Kirshstein’s new French brasserie opening in late summer and made a note to give it a try. Tonight, […]
Mini Hot Pots – Chamblee, GA
In our visit a couple of weeks back to Nam Phuong, Mini Hot Pots is one of the places that I viewed the pictures of on Yelp and decided against for that day. For what it’s worth, it had been on my list since 2006, and we almost ate there the day we went to […]
Cooks & Soldiers – Atlanta, GA
Cooks & Soldiers first appeared on my radar one night when they appeared on OpenTable, with a reservation available in West Midtown. I had never heard of them and had no idea where they were. And I honestly don’t believe that they were actually open the first time that I saw them there. On the […]
Shabu Pong Dang – Duluth, GA
Lunch at Shabu Pong Dang actually began as a visit to a local meat and three (the Rexall Grill in Duluth) that ended abruptly when I walked in the door and found that the fried chicken was not on the menu board. This led to the crisis question of “now what am I going to […]
Little’s Food Store – Atlanta, GA
Today, after another heartbreaking GT basketball loss, I needed comforting. I chose to seek solace in a burger and, as I had been wanting to go to Little’s Food Store for a while – this was the perfect confluence of “need” and opportunity. This little grocery and grill in Cabbagetown has received recent press when […]
Maison Robert Fine Chocolates – Chamblee, GA
When we went to dinner on New Years Eve at Union Hill, I had noticed Maison Robert Fine Chocolates, just down the street. That night, I had remembered that a friend had told me how good their macaroons were, particularly the coconut ones. So after an afternoon shopping on Chamblee’s “Antique Row”, we stopped in […]
Nam Phuong – Chamblee, GA
This Saturday, when we planned to lunch with our youngest and her soon to be in-laws, they deferred to me for a lunch spot. I figured that Buford Highway was kind of in the middle and surveyed a couple of places on my lists, making some preliminary choices. As we were making our plans, my […]
Splendid Shabu – Pooler, GA
About two months ago, our daughter was telling us about this wonderful new place that had opened around the corner from them that was like Asian fondue. When we were visiting today, and arrived just before lunch, she suggested that we try Splendid Shabu. We entered a restaurant that was about half filled with tables […]
Mamak Malaysian Street Food – Doraville, GA
I had not heard of Mamak until I saw Bill Addison’s article before Christmas about where he refers folks to go to when they ask him where to eat in Atlanta. So last week, when Grant asked if we’d like to meet them and Leslie there on Sunday night, I queried she-who-keeps-the-calendar and then said […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 