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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!

 

 

Heirloom Market BBQ

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Heirloom Market BBQ, Cumberland

Heirloom was ranked #1 by Atlanta Magazine for BBQ in May 2013 and while I have not tried all of the others on the list I would agree. I have been here for lunch before so I knew to come late in order to avoid the crowd. I ordered the two meat plate with one side; I decided on the Pulled Pork & Brisket with the kitchen sauce and Green Tomato Kimchi. I wouldn’t necessarily say that this joint is Korean BBQ but BBQ with hints of Korean flair. The brisket was heavily smoked and the pulled pork just fell apart, both insanely good. The kitchen sauce was awesome because while it was spicy it wasn’t your typical spicy BBQ sauce, it tasted clean and fresh– if that makes any sense. The kimchi was chilled and crunchy which just added another satisfying texture to the meal. This place rocked but you must order your food to-go and the restaurant itself is very small, I can only hope that with time this place will be able to expand and perhaps relocate so it’s not next to the perimeter.

Lunch, best part of the work day

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Deciding on where to go to lunch while at work is often a chore. What’s close? What’s cheap? What’s quick? And while all of those questions are valid I’d much rather ask myself what’s good? I like the following three restaurants because of a few reasons. They all have delicious food, all are in different parts of the city, and all are casual.

Muss & Turner, Smyrna

It was here that I learned about the magic of ‘The Egg’. They are a neighborhood joint with a fabulous menu. They have an egg smoker/ grill and cook some of their meat on it, one in particular is The Bucky Goldstein which a beef brisket sandwich and it is to die for. The brisket is über tender and covered in a Carolina glaze topped with fried onions. It might not help you work efficiently in the afternoon but it will satisfy every taste bud! The next go to sandwich for me is Swifty’s Dream, which has a lot more kick to it because it is slow smoked pork shoulder topped with spicy horseradish slaw. And with every sandwich you get to pick your type of pickle: new, dill, or old; not many restaurants let you pick your preferred pickle but this place aims to please and that they do.

Bantam & Biddy, Midtown

Chicken can sometimes scare me. I can easily blame this on the movie Food Inc. where it showed the horrors of Tyson chicken farms. So when I eat at a restaurant where they focus on the quality of their poultry I get pretty excited. Bantam & Biddy is just this sort of place. I go for the roasted chicken or fried chicken (happens to be GF too!) and to compliment these all-stars they have great cheddar mac & cheese, duck fat fries, and loaded mashed potatoes. I have often wanted to try other things on the menu because it all looks equally delicious but when I crave chicken this is where I come and as we all know sometimes you just can’t override a craving.

6 Feet Under, the Westside

There are several locations for 6 Feet Under but the view on the upstairs outdoor patio is just too amazing at this particular location I don’t think I could go to another. You see all of Midtown and Downtown and since you can’t see the miles and miles of traffic you can actually appreciate the view. Is is a seafood place so if you don’t like things that come from the ocean I would stop reading. The first time I came here my table ordered mouse toes, which sounds totally disgusting but they were delicious. It’s sweet peppers stuffed with shrimp wrapped in bacon, amazing right?! Then I had the oyster po’ boy, my first ever, and I’m not sure I knew what I was getting myself into because the thing was HUGE! It was good but overwhelming after having feasted on mouse toes. The second time and now my favorite thing to order is the blackened shrimp tacos with avocado. Overall this place just has a fun atmosphere and good food. Coming here for lunch or after work should be a no brainer.