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Having visited Atlanta over the summer, we were well aware of the type of meal and portion sizes to expect from a James Beard nominated Southern food restaurant.
Restaurant appears small as you stand at the hostess station, but as you walk to the rear of the restaurant, the place is huge!!! Dimly lit, in a good and bad way. Good cause it's got a cool and romantic vibe to it. Bad cause it's nearly impossible to read the menu when you can barely see.
Fried Green tomato BLT's:
Wow, such a decadent and well established dish. Green tomatoes were fresh, fried to perfection and packed an excellent crunch with a zip of tang.
Pimento cheese spread, obviously made in house, was the star. Creamy, almost crab salad ish texture and wonderful flavors.
Crisp pork belly was a bit rough around the edges, literally. I suspect that would be standard for a pig belly, but it was a bit tough to chew on.
Over all 5/5
Fried chicken biscuits:
What, what?? Freshly made Southern biscuits in Vegas? Yeah, they done did it now!!!
Delicious doughy biscuits with giant slabs of perfectly fried, delicious chicken inside. We were way over our ski's cause we ordered this thinking petite Vegas portions, but the bird didn't fly that way at all!!!
Swine Burger:
Holy sheep bleep!!! Fresh ground blend of short rib and swine n stuff. Served up with more pork belly and a buttery bun and oh my oh my oh my!! Fantabulous burger that was easily enough for two to split, but my lovely wife did her darndest to complete the challenge. She fell short and failed, but please, don't tell anyone bout it.
Short Rib:
This is an item that I have a really difficult time not ordering when it's on any menu. Plenty of Yelpers raved about this dish, so of course, I ordered it.
Pretty darn delicious BUT.... Nobody is perfect, right? It could probably be served off the bone and with the costal cartilage removed. I know, I know. It's easy to toss shade when you've never cooked in a kitchen, but BUT, I've made this dish a dozen times and prefer to serve the deliciousness and not that nastiness. Just sayin' though.
I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a delicious and cool dining experience. As for meself, I think the next time I make it to Vegas, I will stick to a giant, bloody steak cause for some odd reason, it's easier to stay awake after that meal than it was this meal.
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