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The Grant's Stack - homemade pimento cheese with fried green tomatoes and bacon on grilled Texas Toast - with a side of cranberry beans and corn bread from Home Grown GA. Photo: Becky Stein / Special)
YOUR PICKS
You say, “Fantastic food at a fantastic price – plenty of options for omni- and herbivores alike” and “Home Grown is a gem.”
3. Local Three
4. Farm Burger
Berkshire Pork Chop with cider-glazed apples, collard greens and rutabaga from Empire State South. Photo: Becky Stein / Special
OUR PICKS
AJC dining critic and Food and More blogger John Kessler says, “Athens chef Hugh Acheson brings his appealing New South sensibility to Atlanta, and we’re a better dining city for it.”
2. Super Pan Latino Sandwich Shop
3. Farm Burger
One caveat on our picks: Kessler hasn’t made it to Local Three, which occupies the former Joël space, or Decatur’s Sprig Restaurant and Bar, two very good candidates for this list.
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121 comments Add your comment
Truck Driver
December 13th, 2010
2:00 pm
Stuckey’s Drive In….Can’t Beat It.. and First
AuggieFan
December 13th, 2010
2:04 pm
Young Augustines.
Best in town
Amanda
December 13th, 2010
2:04 pm
Antico
bubba
December 13th, 2010
2:09 pm
Empire South State
Ashlee
December 13th, 2010
2:11 pm
Miller Union
Steve
December 13th, 2010
2:13 pm
Give it five more days and a lot of people would probably say Peter Chang’s.
PeachesDaily
December 13th, 2010
2:13 pm
FARMSTEAD 303 in Decatur. Owned by teri rogers as is Feast across the street, Farmstead boasts it’s own pepper jelly with homemade hushpuppies…divine.
Allison
December 13th, 2010
2:13 pm
Square Pub in Decatur: Great food, great beer! Really cool spot to hang out!
lil willie
December 13th, 2010
2:14 pm
Miller Union opened in 2009.
But it does rock
Tyler Durden
December 13th, 2010
2:18 pm
Homegrown in Old Fourth Ward. Damn good breakfast and they support local food and sustainable practices to boot…
Decatired
December 13th, 2010
2:22 pm
WATERSHED….oops…sorry…I automatically think of them for best of everything ever invented or cooked.
Ed
December 13th, 2010
2:31 pm
Gina”s Bistro and Catering,253 Main Street,Jonesboro,Ga.
Somebody in the back knows how to cook from collards to
steaks.
Stephanie
December 13th, 2010
2:39 pm
Empire State South!
Jeffrey
December 13th, 2010
2:41 pm
HomeGrown is in Reynoldstown NOT O4W!
Steve
December 13th, 2010
2:41 pm
not a “new” place, but a new location, opened late summer…BLIMPIE in Marietta, near Harrison High School..on Due West rd. BEST BREAD, fresh everything, great staff, and TONS OF choices you wont find ANYWHERE else, also this place is EXCEPTIONALLY clean.
JT
December 13th, 2010
2:45 pm
Rocco’s Pub the best chili and comfort food in the ATL…
fedora explorer
December 13th, 2010
2:47 pm
Los Rios, Cumming GA
at least one out there
December 13th, 2010
2:48 pm
My brand new kitchen where i cook the best of everything… just beating some of the people who always boast that they cook this and that better than any restaurant.
jennifer
December 13th, 2010
2:48 pm
Empire State South
Alex
December 13th, 2010
2:54 pm
Since they are alot of people here try lots of the new places quickly, has anyone tried Local Three yet? I hear they have some great dishes but havent made it yet. Trying to find a place for a special dinner
Blair
December 13th, 2010
2:56 pm
Sufi’s on Peachtree
Hilton
December 13th, 2010
2:58 pm
It certainly isn’t Miller Union.
Alex
December 13th, 2010
2:58 pm
I mean since there are a lot of people here who try the new restaurants quickly. It looks like I need some help writing sentences.
Mary
December 13th, 2010
3:04 pm
Taqueria El Vecino
John S.
December 13th, 2010
3:06 pm
Three Blind Mice Wine Bar and Restaurant on Killian Hill Road in Lilburn. New, small; well prepared food at at moderate price. Tasteful decorated. Great service and attitude.
Peter
December 13th, 2010
3:12 pm
Local Three!
STEELER FAN
December 13th, 2010
3:16 pm
ENTYCE A ON EAST PONCE DE LEON, MIDTOWN…GREAT…
T
December 13th, 2010
3:16 pm
Babas Gyros and Kabob off Ronald Regan in Cumming…authentic and oh so good!!!
Bruce
December 13th, 2010
3:18 pm
Deckard’s American Tavern in Mid-Town off of Ponce. Great new spot that has an awesome selection of craft beer and a great menu. This is exactly what this part of Atlanta needed….
Maya
December 13th, 2010
3:20 pm
I second the nod for Home Grown GA. Fantastic food at a fantastic price–plenty of options for omni-and herbivores alike.
Kate
December 13th, 2010
3:22 pm
Deckard’s American Tavern in Poncy Highlands! Great atmosphere, food and staff!!!!
BC Alum
December 13th, 2010
3:26 pm
Ted’s Garlic Emporium on Old National Hwy.
Buddy
December 13th, 2010
3:26 pm
Deckard’s on ponce! Finally I can get a beer and go to Home Depot in the same shopping center. Solid all around.
good food
December 13th, 2010
3:29 pm
i agree home grown is a gem the breakfast is excellent its the old Mammy’s Kitchen on memorial drive…
Nick
December 13th, 2010
3:31 pm
ITZA TACO in McDonough
Pat
December 13th, 2010
3:41 pm
61 Main in Jasper
Lance
December 13th, 2010
3:44 pm
Deckard’s on Ponce! Finally a place to get amazing food along with great beers you can’t find anywhere else. If you haven’t tried it yet a highly recommend getting there soon.
Chief
December 13th, 2010
3:45 pm
Farm Burger. Best in class.
JT
December 13th, 2010
3:46 pm
My vote would be Empire State South. And it easily wins my best dessert award for the Bourbon Pecan Pie!
blackbird13
December 13th, 2010
3:48 pm
Empire State South, hands down.
ATLien
December 13th, 2010
3:49 pm
Farm Burger
Carlos
December 13th, 2010
3:49 pm
FROGS Cantina in midtown….the best Fish and fried chicken tacos in town
lawyerdaggett
December 13th, 2010
3:49 pm
Babalu Cuban Joint on Dacula Highway in Dacula. Really great cubans, black beans, yellow rice, maduros plantains, homemade chicken stew and soups. This place is destined to become a chain.
Alex
December 13th, 2010
3:49 pm
Deckard’s American Tavern for sure! Beer selection rivaling the best in town with a more relaxing environment. I love the open kitchen concept too.
Liz
December 13th, 2010
3:50 pm
Antico Pizza
Charlie
December 13th, 2010
3:51 pm
If you haven’t been to Deckard’s yet, your missing out on one of the coolest spots in Midtown. Great food, patio is awesome, and the beer, is like nothing I’ve seen in a Tavern eatery. I have eaten there 3 times, and never a bad dish. Check it out, on Ponce, 5 minutes from The Fox, near the Home Depot.
randy
December 13th, 2010
3:51 pm
Farm Burger in Decatur. They have the best burgers and onion rings in town.
ItsMe
December 13th, 2010
3:51 pm
Vendetta’s in McDonough, Ga. Great food and service. Rajun Cajun is awesome!
Matt
December 13th, 2010
3:53 pm
Relish may be closing their doors, but I doubt we have seen the last of them. ; )
bbb
December 13th, 2010
3:53 pm
empire state south