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 […]
After the “City’s Fifty Best Restaurants” article came out in Atlanta magazine, I set a goal to try the ones in the top ten to which we hadn’t been. Second reservation, after the yet-to-be-topped Restaurant Eugene, was at Sotto Sotto. Early on a Saturday we went. This seems to be our best time for dinner […]
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. Several times over the last couple of years, when I was scrolling through the choices on Open Table, Restaurant Eugene has rolled across the radar. I’d look at the reservation slots, pull up the menu on-line and think, “one day, we’ll go there. Just not tomorrow, or Saturday night.” Finally, last […]
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 […]
After the disappointment in Amory, we took a series of two- and four-lane roads to Holly Springs, MS. Bill’s was the first time that a burger from the book hadn’t been at least “good”, so I was hoping for a good experience at Phillips Grocery. The building was built in the late 1800s and started […]
So we were heading to Memphis and, lo and behold, along the future I-22 corridor between Birmingham and the birthplace of rock ‘n roll, lay two burger joints on “the list”. The first was Bill’s Hamburgers in Amory, MS, just across the Mississippi line, leaving Alabama. As the sign says, it was founded in 1929. […]
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