Monthly Archives: June 2014

Julianna’s Coffee & Crepes

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Julianna’s Coffee & Crepes, Inman Park

I have a fond memories of crepes so I was super excited to hear that a crepe place was finally in Atlanta. It’s in a pretty residential part of Inman park so thank goodness for the sign out front! The restaurant is pretty small and not too many options maybe a handful of savory along with another handful sweet crepes on the menu. I started with the Mushroom Melt which was hand a nice blend of cheeses and then finished off with the Lemon Love. Both were fine but neither had me wanting to come back for more. I did appreciate though since they weren’t busy they held off on making my second until I was ready. Cold crepes? Oh no! I will say the one things that kind of irked me was the plastic silverware. I understand if you’re on the go or something but I chose to take my time and enjoy this meal so I don’t want to have to wrestle with cutting. This would have been a lovely spot to become a regular at but there really just wasn’t anything there on my first visit that I’d want to try again.

 

Pig n Chick

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Pig n Chick, North Druid Hills

And the shack strikes again! I’ve driven by Pig n Chick many times, however, I didn’t assume much and now I feel I must apologize. You can get a meal or anything  a la cart. Since I didn’t want two sides I went with a 1/2 pound of Pulled Pork, a 1/2 pound of Sliced Brisket, and a small side of Potato Salad (don’t worry I was planning on enjoying the leftovers)! The meat was great, the pork tender and beef smokey plus their house BBQ sauce had some good spice to it unlike many others around town. I wouldn’t say the potato salad was all too memorable but when I’m craving BBQ I typically don’t just go for the sides. I hear they have a couple of locations and while I assume the food would just be as good I can’t confirm. I would absolutely come back here again for the meat but perhaps I’d choose from the collards or mac and cheese instead of the potato salad again!

 

 

The Vortex

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The Vortex, Little 5 Points

I just love a restaurant with character. I would seriously like to see the cast this place gets on a Friday night. While this place would probably not last in the average suburb it fits right in at Little 5. But it has also been around for twenty years– so is it the neighborhood that has shaped the restaurant or the restaurant that shaped the neighborhood? Perhaps we’ll never know. Now I don’t want to say this burger doesn’t have any frills. The menu has over ten solid choices so there are some frills but these burgers have a level of grit that aren’t typical in other hyped up burgers around town. They are char-broiled but that’s not really unique; it could just be their essence that makes me refer to them having the no frills attitude with still having a little, a true talent. I ordered the Four Horsemen which came with horseradish sauce, grilled onions, sautéed mushrooms, and jack cheese. Just thinking about this combination makes me giddy all over again. They also did a great job at putting the cheese over the mushrooms and onions so nothing fell out. I had a side of fries but I would recommend and order the tatter tots next time or maybe the onion rings as the fries weren’t all that good. Inside seating gives you the cave like feel but the patio gives you ample opportunity to people watch, it’s really a toss-up. Oh and please read the house rules on the front of their menu. I wish more restaurants had the balls to write how patrons should act. Entitlement is truly a horrible epidemic.