Category Georgia
Rumi’s Kitchen – Sandy Springs, GA
For those who read the blog regularly, you’ll know that I tried to eat at Rumi’s Kitchen about three weeks ago, but had the address wrong and ended up eating a bad (and according to a couple of comments, a bad-looking) pizza instead. When I was talking with some of our friends about dinner on […]
Praise the Lard BBQ – Buford, GA
Several weeks ago, my daughter told me about a new place they had gone to eat over the weekend, Praise the Lard BBQ. I’ll have to admit, I was committed to going once I heard the name. Sharing space in a short strip mall with Journey Church, PTL looks much smaller from the outside than […]
Perla Taqueria – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Located in a former Mrs. Winner’s on Piedmont Avenue, just north of the intersection with Cheshire Bridge, I’ve seen the brightly colored Perla Taqueria many times. With an original plan to cross another place off “the list”, that plan was thwarted by arriving twenty-plus minutes before they opened. Regrouping, I considered […]
The Butcher and the Baker – Marietta, GA
You know how baseball players and point guards get in hitting or shooting slumps? We were in a fine dining slump. It seems as if the majority of the last new, nice places that we went had gone to had been disappointing. (Sure barbecue joints, diners and ethnic restaurants can be nice, but I’m talking […]
West & Mill Bistro Bar – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Heading to a show at the Fox, I went to opentable to look for someplace that was both nearby and new. When a 1,000 point spot showed up at West & Mill, I checked the reviews and menu and clicked on the 6:00 slot. (A 1,000 point reservation generally means one […]
The Varsity – Atlanta, GA
I can’t believe that I’ve never said a word about the Varsity. Perhaps because I’ve eaten there for at least forty-five years, I assumed that, at some point in this adventure, I had. It’s been part of the backdrop of my life: We ate there before Braves’ games while Hank Aaron was chasing Babe Ruth’s […]
Sweet Auburn Barbecue – Atlanta, GA
About two weeks back, our brother-in-law (Lawyer Boy), mentioned that he was doing some real estate work for a new barbecue place that was about to open. Then one day last week, he sent me a text asking if we’d like to join them at the “soft” opening tonight. New barbecue place? Heck yeah. So […]
Otter’s Chicken – Marietta, GA
About a month ago, as we drove by the Villages at West Cobb, I said, again, “We’ve got to eat at Otter’s Chicken one day.” Today, when our original lunch plans changed, I named it and claimed it. You have to love a place with the slogan, “If the Colonel had our chicken, he’d be […]
Pit Boss BBQ – Hapeville, GA
When I pulled into the parking lot of Pit Boss BBQ, and I mentioned to my beloved that her sister and her family liked to eat there, her exact words were, “but I bet they don’t dine in.” After a morning spent cutting up the tree that was felled during the recent windstorms, we had […]
BoccaLupo – Atlanta, GA
For the last couple of months, every time we were heading downtown and didn’t already have dinner plans, I’ve gone to Boccalupo’s web site and tried to make a reservation. Before today, the only option I’ve been given was for 10:15 PM, three or four Saturdays ago. When I clicked the button today, options for […]
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