Category Georgia
Fresh Air Barbecue – Jackson, GA
As I said in an earlier update from the weekend, when I was a kid I remember there being five grand Georgia barbecue joints: Fresh Air Barbecue (near Jackson); Harold’s Barbecue (Atlanta – closed in the summer of 2012); Melear’s BBQ (Fayetteville – closed in early 2011); Sprayberry’s (Newnan) and Vandy’s Bar-B-Q (Stateboro) We had […]
Vandy’s Bar-B-Q – Statesboro, GA
Ever since I was a kid, even before I knew that I loved barbecue, I knew about Vandy’s Bar-B-Q. The famed Atlanta writer Lewis Grizzard perpetually claimed they had the best Brunswick stew in the world, and some of the finest barbecue in the state. This was before there was an internet for all of […]
This Little Piggy Bar B Q – Macon, GA
After stopping at Furniture Liquidators in Forsyth (a great place to find furniture – they buy out hotels that are being renovated and resell those pieces at reasonable prices), we saw the sign for This Little Piggy Bar B Q. They were about to open as we drove by, so after a fruitless visit to […]
Johnny’s – Powder Springs, GA
Johnny’s Steaks and Barbecue has been in Powder Springs longer than we have (twenty eight years, for us), and we haven’t eaten there, ever, that I recall. They went through a period when they weren’t open and then they were open only on weekends. But they now seem to be open most every day, in […]
Huey Luey’s – Hiram, GA
About once a month, or more frequently, we end up at Huey Luey’s Fine Mexican Food, in Hiram. This has been an going affair for the last three or four years. I, honestly, couldn’t believe that I hadn’t written a post about this place. There is so much that is not like a standard strip-mall […]
Penang Malaysian Cuisine – Chamblee, GA
Going back to one of my earliest lists (101 Favorite Restaurants, Atlanta Magazine, August, 2006) led us to today’s dining destination, Penang Malaysian Cuisine. Heading north on Buford Highway from downtown, I originally thought we were going to be able to knock off two spots in one stop, as they both were listed as being […]
Oz Pizza – Fairburn, GA
On this rainy Saturday evening, we headed down to Fairburn to meet up with some friends to see “110 in the Shade” at the theater downtown. They had picked up the tickets for a group of ten of us and we said that we’d meet at Oz Pizza for dinner before the show. We arrived […]
Table & Main – Roswell, GA
For the last six months, at the least, everyone has been telling me how good the fried chicken was at Table & Main. But here’s the thing – you just can’t get to Roswell from our house at any time between 6:00 am – 10:00 pm. Which really puts a damper on eating there. Earlier […]
Lure – Atlanta, GA
On this Saturday we were looking for some place new for lunch and made our choice based on a combination of availability of reservations and OpenTable ratings. Lure was in the first 10, rating-wise, and had a spot available, so it was decided. We arrived around 1:30 to find the valet missing. We waited a […]
Pop’s Dawg House – Dallas, GA
Here’s an admonition about the power of suggestion…. Several months back we were driving up to Cartersville to meet someone for dinner and we passed by this place in the dark and I thought “Hmmm. I didn’t know there was a barbecue place there”, and made a mental note. Tonight, when we were looking for […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 