Atlanta eats

what dates... ?

bbq

fox bros, sams bbq1, heirloom bbq may favs

vortex burgers

grinders burgers (?) off piedmont and monroe

 

Varsity - sucks - awful food ... its smashed hotdogs - chili dogs, everything is fried beyond belief in old grease.... peach pie is their "thing"... I would not go.


However great BBQ at a place in Decatur called Community Q - its worth an uber to get there and back.

If you are talking about Atlanta - native food, that means Soul food - Fried Chicken, collards, mac & Cheese etc... So for that kind of food -

Home Grown is the place... ( Anthony Bourdain was here - so it may be inundated with TV foodies...
Wisteria
Merry Mack's tea room

These are all good Traditional Southern Food places and not too far from down town.

JCT Kitchen is a bit more up scale - modern southern food.. excellent - we go there a lot.

South city kitchen is good too -chicken & waffels... that is modern Atl soul food.

also Steam house lounge is good for sea food - bar food...in mid town.

 

I second Fox Brothers for BBQ.

Dave

 

A third for Fox Bro's..

 

BBQ = Fox Bros
Seafood = Optimist
Steak = Hal's or Chops
Fine Dining = Bacchanalia
Hipster = anything at Ponce City Market
Burger = Grindhouse or if you want touristy, Holman Finch

If you like Asian food, go for anything on Buford Highway:
Dim Sum = Oriental Pearl
Pho = Pho BAC
Korean BBQ = Hae Woon Dae
Traditional Chinese = Bobo Garden

 

Folk Art in Inman Park is good southern/comfort/diner food. close to downtown.

 

I lived close to GA tech for two years, was within 15 minutes of the Varsity. Ate there once, and it took me a week to get over it. I just don't see the attraction. To me, the place smells awful and the chili they love to smother everything in, looks and smells like dog food out of a can. Ergh.

Five minutes would be all you need to see of what the Varsity has to offer...then eat someplace else.

Have a great visit.

 

I don't go downtown much, but my favorite metro restaurant is Sugo in Johns Creek. Sugo

The best BBQ is at a little place in east Cobb called Righteous 'Que. Their brisket is better than Fox Bros., Sam's or anyone else. Righteous 'Que RIghteous 'Que

 

Community Q in Decatur hands down the best... he does beef spare ribs - the entire rib.. they look like brontosaurus ribs... they sell out immediately. pork and brisket is top notch! by far the best I've ever had... including south Ga pit bbq.

Its a hike for me to go there, but have never had a bad meal. The guy who owns it is CIA trained, - classically apprenticed worked with Gunter Seeger and worked in Europe... he knows what he's doing and does it extremely well.

 

definitely fox bros bbq, although it's really texas style. if you wanted ribs and more southern style then fat matts.

for burgers, plenty of choices from holman finch to vortex (kind of an experience in and of itself) and my fav hole in the wall, red eyed mule (only open for bfast & lunch).

 

Fox Bros is good, but everyone, including my mother who lives in NYC, has been there. And that was 3 years ago. If you want to visit a place that is trending now and hasn't quite blown up yet, I'd go here:
1) We Suki Suki/Global Grub Collective: I always get the BBQ pork banh mi for $6 with an iced coffee. Check out an AJC article here: Take a tour of East Atlanta?s Global Grub Collective | Atlanta Restaurant Scene
2) Holy Taco
3) Mix'D Up Burgers

 

Family style italian isnt first thing you think of for eating in atl but il localino inman park is amazing

 

Dont know much about area. We went with my son when he graduated school last year. Delicious food and hilarious, boisterous, party atmosphere.

 

It's not bad... Lots of colleges and universities in or near downtown - Georgia Tech, Emory, GA State, etc. (i.e., young people everywhere). But, it's like any other major metropolitan city. If you can handle NY/NJ, you'll be fine in ATL. Just don't come here thinking it's Orlando or something. Be smart, look at locations on your phone, and if it seems too far to walk, just Uber it.

 

Agreed. Things were worse...MUCH worse...in that area prior to the 1996 Olympics. Stay in condition yellow, like a responsible person should when moving around in a dense metro zone, and you'll be fine.

 

your from NJ .....

come on buddy......

they should be scared of u

 

lmfao