Restaurant Reviews


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Wednesday November 13, 2002 12:04 AM EST
Appetizers and pastas well-rendered at Di Paolo | more...

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Wednesday November 6, 2002 12:04 AM EST
Midtown’s Cavu doesn’t deliver on its navigator name | more...

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Wednesday October 30, 2002 12:04 AM EST
Famous Fish Co. hooks Peachtree City | more...

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Wednesday October 30, 2002 12:04 AM EST
“Just so you know,” says the youthful manager-on-duty, as he crouches in front of the table to take our order, “the menu says that Pan 4 comes with four prawns, but we got in these big-ass king prawns today. I mean, they’re freakin’ huge, so you’ll probably only get two prawns with the dish.”Thus begins my first meal at Famous Fish Co., a small, tri-continental chain with outposts in South... | more...

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Wednesday October 30, 2002 12:04 AM EST

The old and the young: Rediscovering Nino’s, dining with a nino

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After a trip to the restroom at Nino’s (1931 Cheshire Bridge Road, 404-874-6505), I mentioned to Wayne that the hallway there is decorated with pictures of Italy’s Cinque Terre, where we spent a week some years ago.

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“That was so beautiful, the light, the sea. Italy!” he began, indulging his habit of turning the...

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Wednesday October 30, 2002 12:04 AM EST
Right next doorWayne and I could not get a table when we first visited Sala. Well, we weren’t willing to wait the hour to 90 minutes being quoted. Do you people really wait outside restaurants this long? I’d rather eat a radish over the sink than loiter 90 minutes on a sidewalk. So, turned away, we walked next door to Tiburon Grille (1190 N. Highland, 404-892-2393), where a table was available,... | more...

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Wednesday October 23, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Sumptuous and cozy in the back lot of College Park | more...

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Wednesday October 23, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Oscar’s night: Sumptuous and cozy in the back lot of College Park “Wow, is this place for real? It’s like a time warp.”This is typically the response from friends when I veer the car off the stretch of highway that leads to Hartsfield Airport and turn instead onto the funky, dilapidated strip of College Park’s Main Street directly across from a MARTA station. It looks like a Southern ghost town... | more...

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Wednesday October 16, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Raleigh’s BBQ & Blues a saucy draw in Decatur | more...

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Wednesday October 16, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Caribbean queen: Taste of the islands at the Dutch Pot Historic Norcross reminds you that not all things ‘burb are bad. A collection of quaint renovated brick buildings house shops and restaurants that attract locals and others in the nearby technology corridor. Soon enough, more intowners may seek out the eclectic array of offerings along the strip. Among them is a shop proffering Anglophiles... | more...

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Wednesday October 9, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
MF Sushi Bar takes raw to a new level | more...

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Wednesday October 9, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
You sexy MF: MF Sushi Bar takes raw to a new level On the corner of a quickly gentrifying but still slightly sketchy stretch of Ponce, MF Sushi Bar radiates a tawny glow from under its black and white awning. Glancing through the windows on our way in the door, I see the backs of eager customers seated along the sleek sweep of bar, chopsticks in hand. Other folks are waiting for tables off to... | more...

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Wednesday October 9, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Decisions, decisions: Surin’s knows noodles Surin has expanded once again — this time in its own back yard. Located just a few steps from the original, Surin’s Thai Bowl & Sushi Bar serves up hot, hearty broths and curries in a hurry. The space was retrieved and refurbished after at least two failed restaurants packed up and left. But Surin’s is making sure it gets noticed. The garish... | more...

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Wednesday October 2, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Middle Eastern Mezza hits the right neighborhood note | more...

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Wednesday September 25, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Inventive Five and Ten in Athens doesn’t quite add up | more...

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Wednesday September 25, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Less than perfect 10: Inventive Five and Ten in Athens doesn’t quite add up “There he is again,” I note as I crack open my July copy of Food & Wine. Chef Hugh Acheson’s name has been rippling through the local food scene for the past year. His Athens restaurant, Five and Ten, has generated buzz as a spirited neighborhood hot spot with fresh, innovative cuisine worth the hour-plus drive from... | more...

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Wednesday September 25, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Global grub: Off the beaten path with Pangaea The turn onto Huff Road at the Westside’s corner of cool — where Mondo, Taqueria del Sol and Bacchanalia rest — seems like the wrong one. But lost among the textile outlets and imported knick-knack shops along this bumpy stretch is Pangaea, a sandwich shop with more world culture than can fit on a shelf. Its retrofitted warehouse... | more...

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Wednesday September 18, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
From stinky to sublime, gourmet fromage entices diners | more...

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Wednesday September 18, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Succeed and feed: Carolyn’s Gourmet offers a positive lunchtime message Sometimes people get lucky and do things right. That’s exactly what happened with Carolyn’s Gourmet Cafe. The charming renovated space’s worn brick and cozy, dark wood tables and chairs revive the eternal dilemma: Crate & Barrel or Pottery Barn? Randy McCray opened the restaurant in honor of his mother Carolyn’s “love and... | more...

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Wednesday September 18, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
VinocityBY CLIFF BOSTOCK First, a bit of a rant: I’m tired of looking for parking spaces — or being ripped off for one — when I go out to eat. When I decided to go to the new Vinocity (36 13th St., 404-870-8886) last Saturday night, I drove by three or four mainly empty lots manned by frantic, flag- waving attendants. Incredibly, one of them had a sign that allowed him to raise and... | more...

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Wednesday September 11, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
A regular Joe’s search for ethnic edibles | more...

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Wednesday September 11, 2002 12:04 AM EDT

One singularly loud sensation: Chewing the scenery at One Midtown Kitchen

Do you ever get the sense that some restaurants orchestrate an intentionally frustrating experience just to psychologically warp you into feeling more grateful when you do ultimately snag a table? Consider the stages I went through recently at One Midtown Kitchen, Atlanta’s most swankedelic hotspot du jour.

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Wednesday September 4, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
The stars are aligned at Aires Latinos | more...

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Wednesday September 4, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Sky-high Latin flavor: The stars are aligned at Aires Latinos Aires Latinos is proof that gifted cooks are not the province solely of four- and five-star establishments.At this very minute, surely — since this brand-new restaurant is open nearly all the time — a Colombian family is producing an array of startlingly sophisticated dishes at moderate prices, thanks to inexpensive... | more...

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Wednesday September 4, 2002 12:04 AM EDT
Badda-bang!: Neighborhood takeout just got sassy with BaddaBing! The super-spiffy take-out joint that’s taken up residence in the Decatur/Oakhurst area near Agnes Scott college is filling a niche in the neighborhood with much-needed good takeout meals. Located in a strip of reviving storefronts that includes a beauty salon and dry cleaner, BaddaBing! could easily be seen as obnoxiously cute,... | more...