Category West Midtown
Hottie Hawg’s Smokin’ BBQ – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. For the last couple of years, as we headed down Bolton Rd to get to West Midtown, I’d been tempted by the sign for Hottie Hawg’s Smokin’ BBQ, but never could convince my passenger to eat there. Maybe it was the sexist caricature of the pig in daisy duke’s and a […]
JCT – Atlanta, GA
Several years back, before I started taking pictures of my food, we had dinner at JCT on a couple of occasions. But I had never had their fried chicken. As Ford Fry seems to be the “it ” chef in Atlanta right now, I’d seen several reviews in the last several months, all talking about […]
Six Feet Under – Atlanta, GA
Looking back, I can’t believe that I haven’t written about Six Feet Under. We used to eat there quite regularly, at the original location across from Oak Lawn Cemetery (hence the name), in Grant Park. A couple of years back they moved down the street (Tin Lizzy is in their old location) into new digs […]
Curly’s Fried Chicken – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. I saw, several months back that Curly’s Fried Chicken had appeared on the site of the defunct Leroy’s Fried Chicken on Howell Mill. One Saturday while we were roaming around the city, I decided to grab some carry-out for dinner before we headed back to the suburbs. The first thing I […]
Bone Lick BBQ – Atlanta, GA
A couple of weeks back, I heard that a new BBQ spot had opened on the Westside, of which the proprietor was Mike LaSage (the chef behind Monday night barbecue at P’Cheen). When I was deciding where to grab a bite down town and found myself on Howell Mill, my memory kicked in and down […]
The Optimist – Atlanta, GA
For the last couple of months, a lot of the buzz around Atlanta has been about the opening of the Optimist. One of my friends and I were talking on the phone and he was telling me that had gone for dinner with his family on the previous Saturday night and had to wait for […]
Bacchanalia – Atlanta, GA
For the last three or four years, every list I’ve read relating to Atlanta’s restaurants has listed Bacchanalia as the top restaurant in the city. About once a year, we have a “big night out”. This year, Bacchanalia was the destination. I started looking for reservations for this weekend and the only slot available (before […]
Yeah! Burger – Atlanta, GA
Looking back, I can’t believe that I haven’t said anything about Yeah! Burger. We eat there about once every three weeks. It’s really quote simple: I ask Jo where she wants to eat, and, regardless of where we are or when it is, she says, “Yeah! Burger”. The concept is near perfect: they use natural […]
Flip Burger Boutique – Atlanta, GA
I think the first time we tried Flip Burger Boutique was well before I started my blog, shortly after it opened (early 2009, maybe?) One Saturday, we were downtown and decided to give it a whirl, iPhone in hand. Flip is the brainchild of Top Chef season 8 winner Richard Blais and is designed around […]
LeRoy’s Fried Chicken, Atlanta, GA – CLOSED
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. About two months ago, I noticed a new place on Howell Mill – LEROYS FRIED CHICKEN. I’ll admit it – I got very excited. Immediately, a picture came to mind. Leroy – white t-shirt, apron, that old-time cook’s cap that fits like a Navy hat, standing over a deep fryer, cigarette […]
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