Category Georgia

Benson’s Grill – Hiram, GA – CLOSED

May 8, 2012 · by · in Barbecue, Dallas / Hiram, Georgia · 9 Comments

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

May 7, 2012 · by · in Barbecue, Downtown, Georgia · 6 Comments

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

May 3, 2012 · by · in Everything Else, Georgia, Virginia-Highland · 1 Comment

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

April 22, 2012 · by · in Cabbagetown / Grant Park / Inman Park, Fried Chicken, Georgia · 4 Comments

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

April 21, 2012 · by · in Buckhead, Fine Dining, Georgia · 1 Comment

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

April 19, 2012 · by · in Barbecue, Decatur, Georgia · 2 Comments

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

April 6, 2012 · by · in Burgers, Georgia, Roswell / Sandy Springs · 1 Comment

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 […]

Busy Bee Cafe – Atlanta, GA

April 5, 2012 · by · in Downtown, Fried Chicken, Georgia · 2 Comments

For the last several years, I’ve seen the Busy Bee Cafe on every list that was made about places to eat in Atlanta.  Since they close at 7:00 pm, they aren’t an option for dinner out for me most nights, but on a random Thursday I was driving through town at 6:00 pm and looking […]

Dillard’s Barbecue and Biscuits – Suwanee, GA

April 3, 2012 · by · in Barbecue, Buford / Flowery Branch / Suwanee, Georgia · Leave a comment

Some day I’m going to learn to pay attention to obvious signs.  I always tell my kids (and co-workers and anyone that asks) that a parking lot full of pickups is a sign that a place has good food.  The laws of logic insist that the adverse must also be true. Sign one: When I […]

The Shed at Glenwood – Atlanta, GA

April 1, 2012 · by · in Downtown, Fine Dining, Georgia · 1 Comment

We went into the Shed at Glenwood, early on a Sunday evening a while back for an early dinner.  This is one of those places that I’ve been meaning to go for a while and the chance never seemed to arise.  This night, we were driving back from Decatur on I-20 and realized just how […]

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