| Restaurant Name | City |
Rating
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| Terra Cotta | Atlanta, GA | |
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In a bungalow just off Highland behind Dark Horse, you
will find very nice selection of fresh fish served with
creative side dishes like fried risotto. I had an excellent
chile appetizer stuffed with chorizo, potato, avocado,
carrot with a cilantro-tomtillo salsa. The rope grown
mussle appetizer is enough to make a meal. Good wine
list. Went during Olympics. Two people dining can drop
$80 without a whole bottle of wine.
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| Mc Kinnon's Louisiane Rstrnt | Atlanta, GA | |
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Hands down the most expensive Louisianna cuisine I have
tasted. The absence of PoBoys from the menu means the
food in not Cajun comfort food. There are two seating
areas, one more casual than the other. There was a guy
who sounded like Bill Murray pretending to be a NJ Turnpike
Ramada Inn lounge singer, so bad it was funny. The food was
quite good, 2 oysters buried in spinach and parmesean.
A large selection of fish dishes. Decent service.
One appetizer, one beer, one glass of wine, two entrees
plus tip was about $60, ouch.
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| South City Kitchen | Atlanta, GA | |
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New Southern cooking. New twist on old southern stand bys.
In the past I have had trouble recommending a good place
for out-of-town friends to sample southern food in an
elegant setting, no more. Quality has improved with
time.
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| Veni Vidi Vici | Atlanta, GA | |
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I've been here twice, different management each time. The
lastest trip was quite good. With all the celebs dining
here during the olympics, the attitude easily ignored
before may become pervasive. If you can focus on the food
and are assigned one of the good waiters, this can be the
best Italian experience in town. The gauge I use to judge
calamari was recalibrated by VVV's version which melted in
my mouth. The pasta dishes I sampled were excellent, each
element not smoothered by another. Great bread(from a
breadhead). Can be loud. Don't sit anywhere near smoking
as the euro crowd smoke in euro proportions.
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| Romano's Macaroni Grill | Atlanta, GA | |
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I ate here, only because someone else wanted to. Essentially
an upscale Olive Garden. Jug of wine on table, pour as
much as you like and if you can remember, be sure to write down
the number of glasses you had. Don't know how the guy next
to my table scored the number of glasses he drank, he refilled
his glass after every sip. Food just average. Make the trip
intown to Ninos, Camilles, Fratelli, Veni Vedi Vici or
Cucina di Fresca Italiano.
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| The Palm | Atlanta, GA | |
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A Palm tree in Switzerland ? Sure in Lugano. This Palm
is in the Swisshotel at Lenox. Its specialty is steak,
with so many overated steak joints in town, the Palm
differentiates itself by its Continental influence. The
chef is quite good and I recommend it as an alternative to
the prententious 'Dining Room' across the street.
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| Brasserie Le Coze | Atlanta, GA | |
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Despite being in a mall, once you pop inside, you certainly
forget that next door is Neadless Markup. One unfortunate
consequence of its location is who you might be seated next
to. (Screaming children- huh, huh, we don't git to the city
much-buckhead nasal view crowd). We were most fortunate to be
seated in the corner on the lovely patio, disturbed only be the
occasional low-rider and his 'thump,thump' car stereo which
rattled the wine glasses. Pretending to be in France, I ordered
in French only to have the waiter say, 'please, english unless you
speak spanish', OK I'm back now. I had a lovely Turbot with steamed
vegetables, they brought the wrong fish for my wife, but it was so
good it did not matter(halibut). Service was very good, eventhough it was
quite a walk for the wait staff. If you're in the mood for formal cuisine
francais, then this is it.
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| La Glace | Atlanta, GA | |
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Good Service. Delicate flavors. Novelle French Cuisine.
I had heard that it was inexpensive, but two sharing an
appetizer without wine (byob-$6 corkage fee) was $50 with
tip. Not inexpensive to me anyway. Nice ambience. Seems
to draw well heeled decaturites.
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| Resto Nax | Norcross, GA | |
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Nice Swiss proprieter. Lots of smokers, presummably Europeans.
Service was crap. Waiter complained when we wanted to move our table
to the window because we would no longer be in his station. Asked for
a good dry white wine, he says, Reds are dry, whites are sweet(OK,
genius). Entrees were passable, but were served with Veg-All. Chose
to eat here on our wedding anniversary because we were married in
Switzerland, bad mistake. Next time we'll do fondue on an open fire
beside Lake Lucerne in a Stone Mountain Subdivision.
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| Cucina Fresca Italiano | Atlanta, CA | |
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Very good italian food, casual atmosphere. Service is
less affected by the Buckhead 'tude than other area
restaurants. Good focacia, Chicken Ravioli is very nice.
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| Jaqbo | Atlanta, CA | |
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Very good french bakery. Open for lunch only. Sandwiches
are 2nd to none. Close to GA Tech.
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| Vreni's Biergarten | Duluth, GA | |
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This is authentic German comfort food. Great beer on
tap. Comprehensive selection.
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| Basils' Mediterranean Cafe | Atlanta, GA | |
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Extremely well prepared Med dishes with panache.
Greek Shrimp is prepared with sun dried tomates, mint rice,
artichokes, slivers of carrots and rosted peppers.
Good service with a genuine concern about quality.
Near Oxford Books on Grandview.
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| Georgia Grille | Atlanta, GA | |
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Delicate spicyness. Best southwest in town. Recommend
the Black Bean Pancakes with smoked shrimp and the
Blackend Talapia with Papaya Salsa. George P. is a very
astute and attentive waitron.
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| Zocalo | Atlanta, GA | |
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Seemingly authentic mexican food served tapas style.
Very good mole sauce. A welcome midtown addition.
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| Pasta de Pulcinella | Atlanta, GA | |
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Good quality in minute portions replete with crap service.
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| Thai Chilli | Atlanta, GA | |
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Local critics favorite
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| Cafe Diem | Atlanta, GA | |
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Good coffee, decent desserts, poetry readings. Not a
single Buffy or Polo shirt in sight.
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| Cheetah Iii Lounge | Atlanta, GA | |
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I don't know anyone who comes here for the food. Supposedly its
serves good steaks, but the real 'meat' is walking on the
cat walk, yes its atlanta's most notoriously famous
strip club.
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| Colonnade Restaurant | Atlanta, GA | |
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Frequented by Old folks and the gay community, this place
serves diner type food, with uneven service provided by
blue hairs.
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