Category Georgia

Fritti – Atlanta, GA

One Friday evening, we were heading into town for dinner and I gave my dining companions a few choices – the consensus choice was Fritti.  We got there about 6:00 and were initially shown to a table against the back wall, even though the inside was fairly empty.  We asked and were moved to a […]

Village Burger – Dunwoody, GA

Over the last couple of months, I’ve seen several mentions of Village Burger – on a great website (roadfood.com) referred by a friend – actually he was pointing out the peach donuts in California, but I searched for Georgia places, on one of my favorite blogs (Marie, Let’s Eat), in a couple of magazine lists […]

Hot Dog Alley – St. Simon’s Island, GA

We were staying down on St. Simons Island for a couple of days on business.  As I headed out to an afternoon meeting late one day, I saw Hot Dog Alley.  It was closed for the day, but I made a note to swing back by at some point over the next couple of days. […]

Benson’s Grill – Hiram, GA – CLOSED

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. I was bachelor-ing for a couple of days, with the girls at the beach, and had my appointed painting to do. In the manner that all projects begin, I made a second trip to the home improvement store. Seizing the opportunity to go someplace my family has sworn to never go […]

Harold’s Barbecue – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.  When I was a kid, Harold’s was THE place for barbecue.  Open continuously since 1947, frequented by celebrities and immortalized by Lewis Grizzard.  Not to mention, my father’s favorite barbecue place when I was a kid.  My favorite Harold’s story belongs to him.   I actually […]

HD1 Restaurant – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. After the culinary buzz he created about Flip Burger Boutique, everyone wondered what Richard Blaise’s next adventure would be.  Once you’ve opened a gourmet burger joint, why not sell gourmet hot dogs?  So HD1 Restaurant (Haute Doggery + Bar) opened in September of 2011.   One evening as I was coming through […]

The One Eared Stag, Decatur, GA

1) Did you ever go someplace and when you got there felt like you’ve been there before?  As soon as we walked into the One Eared Stag everything looked familiar (except for the eponymous animal head above the bar).  I started to wonder, have we eaten here and I just don’t remember it?  Couldn’t be.  […]

Aria – Atlanta, GA

Over the last several years, Aria has kind of faded from the limelight of Atlanta dining. Not because of a degradation of service or a decline in the quality of the food, but due to the overwhelming number of restaurants in Atlanta. Maybe it was the change in the dining scene focus to New Southern […]

Community Q – Decatur, GA

Community Q BBQ is the orphan child of Dave Poe’s and Sam’s Barbecue #1.  Back in the day, Sam (of Sam’s Barbecue #1) and Dave (of Dave Poe’s) owned Sam & Dave’s, where David (#2), of Community ‘Cue, also spent time at the barbecue pit. When Sam and Dave split up their two restaurants, David […]

The Counter – Roswell, GA

Before we headed over to Good Friday Atlanta, this seemed like a good chance to sample the Counter. I had heard the Counter mentioned several times in the last year, but we rarely get to Roswell to eat. Tonight, as our destination was about five minutes away was the perfect opportunity. I didn’t realize until […]