Category Metro Atlanta
Judy’s Restaurant – Fairburn, Ga
One afternoon, heading from Fayette county toward home, I rolled through downtown Fairburn at lunch time. When I saw the name painted on a brick building, with a parking lot full of trucks, I knew where I’d be stopping. Judy’s re- opened in this new location on Campbellton Street in February of 2025, having been […]
Jamal’s Buffalo Wings – Atlanta, GA
This is one of the few restaurants I’ve reviewed where I had to make a second visit, because it looked too “sketchy” to eat there the first time that I visited. On a Saturday night, about dusk, what appeared to be a semi-closed restaurant with a semi-abandoned parking lot was not the best looking choice […]
The Chastain – Atlanta, GA
On this Saturday afternoon we were running some errands that started in Chamblee, then sent us towards the city on Roswell Road. As lunch approached, I looked on the list, saw that the Chastain was close by and hopped over to Resy and grabbed a 1:15 spot. As we pulled up, I told my beloved […]
Mother’s Best – Decatur, GA
The best summary of this place I saw, before heading in was, “it’s the kind of dinner mom used to take us out to, when I was a kid.” And if you’re an adult, of a certain age, who ate out in America j the 70s, you know why it was said. Think back to […]
Dumpling Factory – Atlanta, GA
Nothing like hearing about a place at lunch, and then heading there for dinner! In a recent Atlanta magazine article about the best new restaurants of 2024 (and late 2023), I saw the Dumpling Factory pick up one of 12 Honorable Mentions. So, when my beloved said what would you like for dinner, I said, […]
Sabaraba’s – Chamblee, GA
Out and about on a Saturday, and looking for something to eat that a) was near where we were going and b) fit a mutually agreed upon spot for lunch. The place we were heading was Chamblee. This was easy for food – there are literally dozens, if not scores of options. Mutually agreed upon […]
É Ke Pizza Pizza – Vinings, GA
With their twin brick ovens (Toto and Pepino), E’ Ke Pizza, from the team behind Baraonda, has been open for a little over two years ago and popped onto my list from a list in Eater Atlanta of great pizzas in the city. We had actually stopped in there for carry out pasta some months […]
Moriscos La Riviera Nayarit – Norcross, GA
Moriscos La Riviera Nayarit has been on my list, pretty much since it opened in 2011. Located on Jimmy Carter, just east of I-85, it has been close to my office, but not close “enough” to have made it there, yet. On this day, I was heading south around lunch time and made a plan […]
Ford’s BBQ – Tucker, GA
In a recent article about Atlanta barbecue, I saw a few new places (to me) pop up, Ford’s BBQ among them. With locations in Oakhurst and Tucker, I had been wanting to give it a try. On this Thursday, with a gap between meetings, I headed down that way for lunch. The interior is rather […]
Dagu Rice Noodle – Atlanta, GA
So, if you’ve followed the blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed my affinity for Asian food. But I was heading to Dagu Rice Noodle, not for the noodles, but for their fried chicken. In a November, 2023, Eater Atlanta article, they were highlighting great fried chicken in the metro and this was mentioned as”tender […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 