>Someone wrote: >>Please recommend Mexican, BBQ, Southern or Cuban in the area. Thanks. >For Cuban try Coco Loco on Sidney Marcus Blvd or Havana Sandwich Shop >on Buford Highway, they are both quite good. The only even palatable >BBQ in Atlanta is Lowcountry in Sandy Springs, Atlanta tends to be >quite disappointing for BBQ (as does Georgia in general.) Good bets >for Southern are Mary Mac's on Ponce de Leon and the Colonnade on >Cheshire Bridge. >Mike - Atlanta >[email removed] I have to disagree with Mike about BBQ; while it does tend to be disappointing, another place to get really excellent 'cue is Feeder's at 1999 Cheshire Bridge Road (kind of a scuzzy area between Midtown and Buckhead). They are also cultivating a national reputation as a place to get really hot (peppery) stuff with their every-other-Tuesday "Hall of Flame" dinners. I have Mike's attitude toward BBQ about Mexican restaurants in Atlanta. They are almost all agonizingly mediocre, with the usual burrito/enchilada/refried bean approach. The one exception is Sundown Cafe at 2165 Cheshire Bridge Road (about half a mile up from Feeder's). This is nouvelle North and Central Mexican cuisine, expertly done. If you like *real* Mexican food, this is the place to go. The crowd is generally trendy, and the prices are mid-range (meaning expensive by Mexican food standards). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Brown | Atlanta, GA, USA [email removed] -or- [email removed] "TV has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable." - Shimon Peres -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barbecue
Restaurants in Atlanta area???
Michael E. wrote: > > Someone wrote: > > >Please recommend Mexican, BBQ, Southern or Cuban in the area. Thanks. > The only even palatable > BBQ in Atlanta is Lowcountry in Sandy Springs, Atlanta tends to be > quite disappointing for BBQ (as does Georgia in general.) Disagree in terms of BBQ: Low Country is good South Carolina BBQ. All of these locations are considered metro Atlanta area. Distances are approximate. For Georgia BBQ, try the following: Melear's in Fayetteville (about 25 miles south of Atl) [chopped pork barbecue, served with white bread and brunswick stew -- probably the most authentic, but not, perhaps, my favorite) Sprayberry's in Newnan (about 45 miles south of Atl) [most famous of the three; Lewis Grizzard used to brag about it all the time. I haven't been, but it's listed in Jane and Michael Stern's Roadfood book) Williamson's Brother's BBQ in Marietta (about 18 miles north of Atl -- my personal favorite, but somewhat expensive) Big Ed's BBQ in Marietta (about 15 miles north of Atl -- not crazy about the ribs but good, nonetheless, for regular barbecue) Mexican: No strong opinions, because most Mexican in Atlanta that's preferred by the "natives" tends to be chains with inauthentic, at best, food. For a chain with inauthentic food that at least tastes good, try Rio Bravo. Locations all over the city, but within the city limits, try the Buckhead location. My personal favorite non-chain is Lupita's on South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. I don't know if it's particularly authentic, but it seems to have less "ground meat mixture" stuffed into everything than most. Meg Fortino [email removed]
NNTP-Posting-User: ccgwoj X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Someone wrote: : Have you ever been to a place called Harold's? It's suppose to be in SE Atlanta : by some prisons. Harold's barbecue is an old Atlanta institution. It has been in business in the same location (171 McDonough Blvd, about 3/4 of a mile west of the Federal Pen) for at least 45 years. In looking up their address for this post, I see that they also have a restaurant located in Jonesboro, south of Atlanta, which I did not know about. The location on McDopnough Blvd has a big lunch trade composed mostly of folks driving from downtown Atlanta which is only a couple of miles to the north. This is a pretty rough section of town, though, and I would be hesitant about going there at night. The place looks like a dump, but the barbecue is good and the brunswick stew is IMHO the best in Atlanta. With the brunswick stew you get a chunk of crackling corn bread. I don't think their selection of sauces for the barbecue is very good though and overall I would rate the place second best to the Lowcountry Barbecue which was mentioned by another poster.
Meg F. wrote: >Michael E. wrote: > The only even palatable >> BBQ in Atlanta is Lowcountry in Sandy Springs, Atlanta tends to be >> quite disappointing for BBQ (as does Georgia in general.) > >Disagree in terms of BBQ: ..good stuff deleted... Ditto, although I'm a little out of the loop these days since I only get to Ga. once or twice a year. But when there, we go to the Fresh Air BBQ, Rt.23, south of Jackson, GA (30/35 mi S. of Atl.) Lean, moist pulled pork, good hickory flavor served w/white bread & Brunswick stew. Sauce is vinegar/pepper/tomato based, not at all sweet. My ballcap says there's a branch in Macon, too, but have not been there.