Best meat-and-three (or -two)
Meatloaf, sweet potato souffle and Hoppin' John are just a few of the choices at Mary Mac's Tea Room, an Atlanta tradition and your pick for best meat-and-three (or -two). Photo: Elissa Eubanks, eeubanks@ajc.com
YOUR PICKS
1. Mary Mac’s Tea Room
You say, “Mary Mac’s Tea Room – best for taste, family atmosphere, and value” and “A Southern tradition.”
2. Carver’s Country Kitchen
3. Matthews Cafeteria
4. The Colonnade
5. Busy Bee Café
6. Doug’s Place
The tasty collard greens at Greenwood's on Green Street in Roswell. Staff photo.
OUR PICKS
1. Greenwood’s
The AJC dining team’s specialist in Southern and Neighborhood Fare Jenny Turknett says, “At Greenwood’s, you can’t go wrong — everything on the menu is fresh and delicious. My favorites are the scrumptious pork chops with sage butter served with collards and creamed corn just like my grandmother made.”
2. Home Grown GA
3. Matthews Cafeteria
4. Mary Mac’s Tea Room
5. Busy Bee Cafe
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I know best
March 28th, 2011
2:00 pm
Ann & Bill’s – Forest Park
Excellent daily selection of food – All of it good
Vyper3000
March 28th, 2011
2:11 pm
No question – Family Traditions up in Woodstock and Canton
Todd843
March 28th, 2011
2:28 pm
Without a doubt – The Colonnade on Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta. Wonderful food and even better service. Southern at its best!
Marc Mallon
March 28th, 2011
2:30 pm
BBQ Kitchen on Virginia avenue near the airport.
David K.
March 28th, 2011
2:33 pm
Mary Mac’s Tea Room. A southern tradition.
WordsR
March 28th, 2011
2:39 pm
I love the Southern Tradition of places like Mary Mac’s & The Colonnade but for actual good food at a meat-and-three (or two!), head to Empire State South.
JEC
March 28th, 2011
2:51 pm
Matthew’s Cafeteria in Tucker
Kay
March 28th, 2011
2:55 pm
Matthew’s Cafeteria
Richard
March 28th, 2011
3:15 pm
Matthew’s in Tucker and Mary Mac’s are the 2 best.
Michael
March 28th, 2011
3:20 pm
Eats on Ponce.
Amanda
March 28th, 2011
3:37 pm
Anne & Bill’s or The Colonnade (which has not been closed for a year…)
johnny fontane
March 28th, 2011
3:55 pm
Rexall Drugs in Duluth
Edward
March 28th, 2011
3:57 pm
FYI must not get out much, the Colonnade hasn’t been closed except 2 days a year, every year for about forever. If you’re going to post on a public forum at least get it correct.
I would nominate The Colonnade and Eats on Ponce. Can’t go wrong at either place.
Scott
March 28th, 2011
4:07 pm
Colonnade is a classic if the Big A is Atlanta. But if we can include Athens in the Big A, Weaver D’s is the hands-down winner!
Lee
March 28th, 2011
4:35 pm
Gladys and Ron’s Chicken and Waffles on Peachtree Street, and Carver’s Kitchen on Marietta Street are my two favorite meat-and-three places in Atlanta.
John
March 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
The Busy Bee, The Beautiful, Big Daddy’s anmd the best of all is Chantrelle’s all in or near the Historic West End
JM
March 28th, 2011
10:36 pm
Eats on Ponce
Dixie Cybill Presley
March 28th, 2011
11:44 pm
BBQ Kitchen on Virginia Avenue. Best thing is you can get meat & 2 with dessert and then get reorders on the veggies without having to get the same ones. If a veggie has “fresh” it is a fresh veggie from the State Farmers Market. How can you go wrong meat & two with dessert and basically all the veggies you can eat. Just be aware that you need to go early as something sell out as it gets later in the day.
Mojo Works
March 29th, 2011
12:56 am
Carver’s for sure! Gotta gave Colonnade and Mary Mac’s a tie for second place though!
GT
March 29th, 2011
6:17 am
The best in Atlanta has gotta be Homegrown on Memorial Drive.
Fat Boy
March 29th, 2011
8:09 am
For the FYI post. WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Colonnade is not closed!
Leah RN
March 29th, 2011
9:14 am
West Cobb Diner or Marietta Diner both in Mayretta!
Rob
March 29th, 2011
9:42 am
Matthew’s in Tucker is delicious!!!
Rickster
March 29th, 2011
9:45 am
Ditto Rob on Matthew’s! (Heck… it made it on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, didn’t it?)
Meat & Taters
March 29th, 2011
9:45 am
Anne and Bill’s on Main Street in Forest Park. Worth the drive.
Chris
March 29th, 2011
9:47 am
Colonnade
tashacee
March 29th, 2011
9:49 am
Marietta Fruit Stand in Marietta….amazing prices and good food
tashacee
March 29th, 2011
9:51 am
argh…sorry mistype…Marietta Fruit Company
The Stewster
March 29th, 2011
9:55 am
The Green Manor in Union City is excellent, although pricey.
paige
March 29th, 2011
9:57 am
Carver’s Grocery or The Colonnade
Kiss Me
March 29th, 2011
9:59 am
The best is still Our Way Cafe – even though its been closed for a year!
KK
March 29th, 2011
10:02 am
The Colonnade, Mary Mac’s, and Carvers
B-Town Buzz
March 29th, 2011
10:04 am
not exactly in the Big A, I know, but The Pasttime Grill on Main Street in Barnesville…
Poboy
March 29th, 2011
10:07 am
Carver’s. The genuine article on the trendy west side.
Colin
March 29th, 2011
10:08 am
Carver’s, for sure!
Foodie
March 29th, 2011
10:08 am
No one has mentioned the venerable Silver Skillet on 14th just west of the downtown connector
Chainshaw
March 29th, 2011
10:09 am
Carver’s
Jennifer
March 29th, 2011
10:17 am
Carver’s – no contest
delish!
March 29th, 2011
10:17 am
Carver’s and Eats. Hands down the two best!
Good Food
March 29th, 2011
10:18 am
This Is It! Anywhere in the metro area.
Grant Parker
March 29th, 2011
10:21 am
Let us not forget the Blue Ribbon Grill in the Northlake/Tucker area … not too far from Matthew’s.
hellinahandbasket
March 29th, 2011
10:26 am
Rachel’s in Watkinsville
dluv
March 29th, 2011
10:28 am
BBQ kitchen and Big daddys on Old National Hwy
dcraig
March 29th, 2011
10:31 am
Matthew’s Cafeteria in Tucker
ejelks
March 29th, 2011
10:31 am
Carvers by a mile. I drive from Tampa to catch three days of fabulous lunches.
Fundad
March 29th, 2011
10:34 am
Doug’s Place in Emerson rocks. Great food and pretty girls dishing it up. No joke.
sammy
March 29th, 2011
10:36 am
Weaver D’s ?? Probably the most overrated place in Athens . The chicken is pretty good but the sides are just a hair above awful . In Athens I would take Peaches over Weaver D’s anyday
Mary B
March 29th, 2011
10:37 am
Matthews in Tucker…Eats on Ponce is good too
julie
March 29th, 2011
10:37 am
Home Grown in Reynoldstown. YUM!!
where have yu been
March 29th, 2011
10:37 am
fyi, where have you been parking lot and building was full this past sunday ???