Category West Midtown

Abbatoir – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Opening in 2010, Abbatoir was getting the buzz from most sources as one of the best new restaurants in Atlanta.  We tried to go earlier in the summer, but had to cancel the reservation, but were able to keep one for an early Saturday dinner in mid-July.  Abbatoir, owned by the […]

Miller Union – Atlanta, GA

April kicked off with a bang. In 2009, Esquire Magazine named Miller Union as one of the best new restaurants of 2010.  We had tried it before, for dinner twice.  It was upscale new Southern – fried pig ear salads, rabbit, quail breast and pork belly combos, etc. It is a really nice new restaurant.  […]

P Reds – Atlanta, GA

One night, driving down Chattahoochee Avenue looking for a spot for dinner, I drove by P Reds B B Que. The first thing that came to mind was the part in The World According to Garp where the plane crashes into the house and Garp buys it because (I paraphrase) “what are the odds it […]

Urban Pl8 – Atlanta, GA – CLOSED

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. We tried this new (at the time, it had been open less than a year) restaurant after a review in the AJC, Urban Pl8. Great local in-town restaurant on Huff Rd, in West Midtown, focusing on quality + affordability. They also focus on fresh, seasonal food. On our first night, they […]

Antico Pizza Napoletana – Atlanta, GA

When Colleen was living in Home Park for the 2009-2010 school year, she heard about a new pizza place that had just opened up off Hemphill, Antico Pizza Napoleonata. The first time we went, there was virtually no seating – one butcher block table that seated 12 – 16 and some seats around the windows. […]