Atlanta Food Blogs

Jennifer and I decided to try Bone Garden Cantina. It’s in an interesting part of town—in the western industrial section, but in a totally new tragically hip district. The restaurant itself is in a new office building and there are scores of new condos all around. The signage isn’t too obvious as you’re driving by, but if you’re driving to the north, look to your right for the skeleton. This restaurant is owned by the Vortex people; all I can say is that they must really like skeletons…

The style is quasi-tapas—servings are a little larger than what I think of as tapas, but they are relatively petite and you order each item individually. Don’t expect combo plates here. This approach lets you try a variety of things easily. Our food was extremely fresh. I had a beef soft taco, a pork tamale, and a chicken empanada (probably my favorite). We also tried the banana empanada, which was quite tasty.

I’ve driven past Fatburger in Buckhead numerous times but never stopped. Today was my day to try it. It seems to be a widespreead chain but I don’t think I’d ever noticed it until I came to Atlanta. They also try to add a little atmosphere—they have a jukebox.

I went with the basic burger, which was pretty good. It comes with a full complement of accessories. If I had to criticize anything it would be the bun, which wasn’t quite as thick and spongy as I would like. My diet wouldn’t allow me to try the fries, but they do look good.

Been busy, camera MIA, and focused on a few other things … be back soon … lots of eating to discuss!

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Saibal recommended Chateau de Saigon to me. It’s on Buford Highway in the sweet spot of the Asian food district. The decor and ambiance are relatively upscale and sophisticated.

I don’t know much about Vietnamese food, but it had many items that were unfamiliar to me. They had a few standard Chinese dishes, but most of them seemed to be true Vietnamese. The waitress more or less insisted that I try this “burnt rice” dish. The rice isn’t charred, just cooked enough (as if on the bottom of the rice cooker) to make anice pancake. The hot pot had pork with a simple brown/red sauce. You spoon the pork and sauce and pancake. It was wonderful—the pork was exquisite. The rice pancake was completely new to me and a real treat. I would think that the rice pancake would be easy to screw up for the uninitiated, but mine was just the right combination of textures.

Baraonda is a midtown artisan pizza emporium. It’s at 3rd and Peachtree. The atmosphere is casual/elegant, as you’d expect. They have their own wood or coal-fired oven that’s right in the middle of the dining room.

My friend Jennifer and I were hungry so we each had our own pizza. I had a capricciosa with ham and artichokes. The crust was more in the New York style, thin but still with substance. (Antico, by comparison, has an extremely thin crust that the Italians favored.) I didn’t notice any black char around the edge. Some people don’t like char, I enjoy just a little. The cheese was excellent. The sauce was very good, possibly overwhelmed a little by the other ingredients I chose.

Awhile back, I looked around for an all-natural burger and found one in town. Of course, I searched on the Web. But not everything is in cyberspace. I just found out that there’s another all-natural burger in town.

It’s at the Downdraft Restaurant at Peachtree DeKalb Airport (PDK). It’s right on next to the tower, and has a great view of the runways. It’s a basic bar menu and I expected to get a basic burger there. But lo and behold, a sign on the table proclaimed a grass-fed, hormone-free burger. I ordered a version with the bleu cheese and bacon. It was a real treat. The meat at Flip had more of that true-beef organic taste, but the Downdraft’s meat was quite good. And the bleu cheese really set off the meat. The bacon was subtle but a nice complement (how would it taste with a smoked bacon?). You don’t have to be an airplane nut to enjoy.

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