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Need a place for early, casual dinner on Sunday in Sandy Springs
Yesterday, nine of us had lunch at Ariana Afghan Cuisine, 5785 Roswell Road. This is the first intersection north of I-285 in front of a Comfort Inn. It was excellent. They open at 11am and serve wine and, I assume, beer. I want to return very soon and explore more of their menu.
Road trip eats in Kansas City
Arthur Bryant's original location is reasonably close for you. Their bbq is legendary - but in recent years has received mixed reviews.
Need a place for early, casual dinner on Sunday in Sandy Springs
The Brickery is just north of the theater in Sandy Springs and provides good solid food - especially for those who are not venturesome. Brisket and Crab Cakes are both done well.
Looking for great crab cakes
The crab cakes at The Brickery in Sandy Springs are very good - by my meager standards. Has anyone else made any judgements regarding The Brickery?
Best Bakery for Cake
Another worth considering is McEntyre;s Bakery on Spring Road (between Atlanta Road and South Cobb Drive) in Smyrna.
Relocating to Knoxville.... Good Restaurants? Grocery Stores? Pho? Sushi?
I would highly recommend Foothills Milling Co. in Maryville. A professional chef in Knoxville recommended this establishment when I asked him about Knoxville dining. He was quite correct. We had a fabulous meal there.
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Foothills Milling Co
315 S Washington St, Maryville, TN 37804
Dunwoody / Sandy Springs & Further North
Greenwood's on Green Street in Roswell is a great place for southern dishes. Meats, vegetables, and homemade pies always provide more than I should eat. Great quality, food variety - something for everyone.
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Greenwoods On Green Street
1087 Green St, Roswell, GA 30075
Need an Update on Oaxaca, Oaxaca Restaurants
I was in a group of six who took a four hour cooking class at Casa Crespo - near Santo Domingo church - on the Wednesday before USA Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful experience. Dining may be a different matter. We cannot judge that. For US$65 per person - we made (and later consumed) corn tortillas, guacamole, four salsas, stuffed squash blossoms, pollo mole amarillo, horchata, a chocolate dessert and something else (senior moment).
The food was also quite tasty, I learned quite a bit (I am not a highly experienced cook), there was ample beer and more than enough food for us to eat.
Oaxaca for dummies
Ten of us had dinner at Los Danzantes last Wednesday evening. It was the highlight of our week in Oaxaca. I doubt you could go wrong with anything on the menu. We had a variety of appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, drinks, and desserts. All were thoroughly enjoyed. Our total check, before tip, was under 2400 pesos.
Best Vietnamese Dinner
I took a group of eight from my church's International Dining Group to Nam Phuong on Jimmy Carter Blvd. in Norcross this afternoon and was told that this was one of the best meals yet. This was our fortieth outing. We tried spring rolls, beef curry, a couple of shrimp dishes, pho and more. It was very well received. The only complaint was that the various dishes came out as they were ready and staff had no idea who had ordered what. Nam Phuong was chosen because a Vietnamese co-worker of my son recommended it as one of the very best Vietnamese restaurants in the metro area.
Low to mid price birthday for foodie?
With a varied group, and a need for reasonable pricing, I would suggest Mary Mac's Tea Room. Everyone will find something enjoyable from the venturous some to those needing something very safe. The evening price point is a good fit for your request.
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Mary Mac's Tea Room
224 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
Cool places to buy cookware & special ingredients in Atlanta area
Penzey's spices are now available at their store in Sandy Springs.
Best Red Velvet in Atlanta???
Gabriel's is operated by a cousin of Paul Deen. Their lunches, dinners, desserts, etc. are all good. You will enjoy their red velvet cake.
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Gabriel's Desserts Bakery Cafe
800 Whitlock Ave NW Ste 135, Marietta, GA 30064
need rec. for a birthday dinner spot in/around Norcross area
Bite, 15500 Webb Bridge Way @ Medlock Bridge, Alpharetta is 15 minutes from my son's home in Norcross. We were there on Friday evening and had the most impressive dinner I have had in quite some time. We enjoyed soup, salad, entrees, and desserts along with their homemade cucumber lemonade. Check them out at: http://biteatl.com
Best BBQ i have never been to?!?!
This summer, our visit included L. C.'s for the first time. The meat was fantastic - every bit as good as I had heard. The onion rings were an overpriced disappointment.
The trip before, we ate at Oklahoma Joe's Olathe location. It was quite good, but not nearly in the class of L.C.'s.
Good BBQ between Marietta & Mercer?
There are three very good choices with Marietta addresses - Dave Poe's BBQ on Whitlock Avenue just west of the Marietta Square, Sam's BBQ 1 on Lower Roswell Road just east of Parkaire Landing Shopping Center, and GC BBQ (Grand Champion BBQ) on Shallowford Road immiately east of Johnson Ferry Road in the Publix Shopping Center. You can't go wrong with any of them.
BBQ or Southern Cuisine close to donwtown Hyatt Regency
We ate at Mary Mac's last month and had the best meal we have had there in several years.
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Mary Mac's Tea Room
224 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
Looking for some great casual restaurants for my first time in Atlanta
Rolling Bones BBQ, Mary Mac's Tea Room, and The Collonade are all reasonably convenient and provide very good casual food - but not within walking distance of your hotel.
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Mary Mac's Tea Room
Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA
BBQ or Southern Cuisine close to donwtown Hyatt Regency
Rolling Bones sounds like your kind of place. Good bbq close to your hotel. Enjoy!
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Rolling Bones Barbecue
377 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
great BBQ
Bub-Ba-Q, 10020 Hwy 92, Woodstock - just west of Canton Road in the Ingle's Shopping Center is very good. Swallow at the Hollow on Green Street in Roswell is also worth a visit.
Need help locating the best Chinese food in Atlanta!
Cafe 101 has recently reopened under a Taiwanese chef and is quite good. Sunday is an impressive buffet, which is vastly different from the typical Chinese buffet for Americans. Rice is available, but is not served on the buffet. Numerous meat, noodle, tofu, fish, and chicken dishes. Ordering from the menu is always available.
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Cafe 101
5412 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30340
I-70 Between KC and Denver?
Al's Chickenette closed last year.
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Al's Chickenette
700 Vine St, Hays, KS 67601
Kansas recommendations
Tried Pusan this past Tuesday and found that they are closed for vacation this week and will reopen next Tuesday. I may still get to try their cuisine!
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Pusan Diner
1634 N Washington St, Junction City, KS 66441
The great flatlands of Kansas suggestions (1-70)?
The Hitching Post, adjacent to Old Abilene Town is open for breakfast and lunch and serves good reasonably priced road food. Mostly locals - which is a good recommendation.
Shamrock Cafe on Old Hwy 40 in downtown Chapman is a good road food type place, also. I had pulled pork and gravy over rice with corn, roll and iced tea yesterday for $6.05 + tax and tip. My wife's burger was as good as when she was in high school eating at the Shamrock (many years ago).
Kansas recommendations
Yesterday, we ate lunch at Shamrock Cafe on Old US 40 in downtown Chapman. We were there to see the new high school building. Three years ago, we were visiting in Abilene when a tornado destroyed much of Chapman (and passed right over our home {Yes, we were in the basement}). Two years ago, we ate at the Shamrock just after they had reopened. The meal was good last time and very good this time. I had the daily special - pulled pork and gravy over rice, corn, dinner roll, and iced tea for $6.05 and my wife had a hamburger with all the trimmings for $5.86. She said the burger was just as good as it was over forty years ago when she occasionally ate at the Shamrock while in high school.
For dessert, I ordered butterscotch pie ($2.99) and it was quite good. If it wasn't made in house - it was made nearby in someone's house.
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Shamrock Cafe Irish Pub
114 E 4 St, Chapman, KS 67431
Kansas recommendations
We tried to eat lunch at Pusan this past Monday and discovered that they are closed on Sunday and Monday. We then drove to Korean Garden and saw that they are open evenings only. We will get to at least one of them during our two week stay in Abilene.
Last night, we discovered a new (open a month) Abilene restaurant. Joe Snuffy's Old Fashion Grill is at 209 NW 1st - just west of Buckeye. Chicken fried steak with two sides and salad was $6.99 - great road food type place. He had operated the restaurant at the bowling alley for ten years before relocating.
Kansas recommendations
Our neighbor across the street who, like my wife is a Cobb County teacher born in Salina, has encouraged us to visit Martinelli's on our upcoming trip. She assures us that we will love it as much as Bogey's, which we found from her recommendation last year.
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Martinelli's Little Italy
158 S Santa Fe Ave, Salina, KS 67401
Kansas recommendations
Thank you! I would have discovered that next week during our annual visit to the area. Of the several places I listed, it was the least impressive. As a Georgia boy with many years in Kansas City - it wasn't great bbq. Decent when in the area, but not great.
Kansas recommendations
Lawrence - Free State Brewery has excellent food and, of course, their brews.
Abilene - The Hitching Post in Old Abilene Town is popular with locals for breakfast and lunch. Mr. K's Farmhouse is popular with locals for dinner.
Salina - Cozy Inn has been serving small burgers since 1922. Buy a sack of six. Bogey's, on 9th Street, is in an old gas station - serving burgers, hot dogs, and shakes.
Assaria - Renaissance Cafe is fine dining in an old two story schoolhouse.
Smolan - Hickory Tree Restaurant serves a bbg buffet in an old two story schoolhouse.
Lincoln - Hungry Hunter is THE place to eat in Lincoln.
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Hungry Hunter
109 W Lincoln Ave, Lincoln, KS 67455
Cozy Inn
108 N 7th St, Salina, KS 67401
The Hickory Tree
304 S 3rd St, Lindsborg, KS 67456
