never go to a restaurant on opening night

Well, initially, we were sat down pretty immediately. When we sat down, we waited about 3-5minutes to be noticed by a girl who asked, "has anyone helped you yet?" From there, she went to grab who our server would be. A guy. That was fine. In fact, most male servers are usually really attentive to details. He took our order immediately, repeated it, and went on with his business. By this time, we had spent about 20minutes inside the restaurant.... 30minutes later we were still waiting for our meals, while three other tables who were sat after us had rec'd their meals.

So, I went to the manager. I told him, "i understand that this is opening night and you are busy, but we have been at the restaurant for over 40minutes and still had not rec'd food, while three other tables after us have." The "manager" said, "no no that's not an excuse, that's not fair, let me take care of it..." So, he did. Or tried to. He came back and said, "we are super busy, it's opening night, the kitchen is backed up." Ok....... So, they rushed our food to us... only when it was rushed.... My partner's burger was not what he ordered, my fries were cold, and the food was certainly not fresh.... If the food is rushed, IT SHOULD BE HOT OFF THE GRILL, OUT THE OVEN, WHATEVER. So, his burger was remade... and came out within less than 5minutes...

A QUARTER POUNDER? NO....

They did comp our ticket, and gave us complimentary meal tickets worth up to $10. Ok, sure... that's nice.

But I'm not sure we even enjoyed our burgers enough to return to this new location.

Unfortunately, we have not the opportunity to enjoy th original location.

I did leave a $1 tip though for the "effort."

Oh, I guess I should reveal the restaurant and its location.

GRINDHOUSE MIDTOWN
1842 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
http://www.yelp.com/biz/grindhouse-killer-burgers-atlanta-2
I'll wait another few months to try this place again.

We will try to make it to the Edgewood location though.
Unfortunately, we did not try the original restaurant prior to going to this second location.
Yelp's reviews show 4/5 stars of 167reviews.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/grindhouse-killer-burgers-atlanta
The only downfall is... it is open until 4pm. Darn.

robots

killer burgers

cold fries

wimpy turkey Grindhouse burger

Park Cafe

this place is located on the corner of the downtown Duluth square. it's a great place for picnics, romantic walks, fun outdoor activities. many people use the square for events like weddings or fundraisers.

unfortunately, i failed to capture an image of the historic house that the restaurant works out of, but here's the website: http://www.parkcafeduluth.net/

pictures of z foood

Fried Green Tomatoes

simple, but it's a chicken caesar salad

fried tilapia sandwich

the end.

should definitely give this place a try. wine wednesdays for wine lovers. daily changing menu. great for casual date or girl's night out.

almost forgot!

this new place i discovered, Arte3, in Duluth off of Old Norcross & Steve Reynolds. it's been around for about a year or two now. however, look at how pretty this is! yes, also very good.

Fruit covered Waffle!
Raspberry Ice Cream, Vanilla Ice cream, banana, kiwi, strawberries.
Dollop of Whipped Cream. 

 

Iced green tea was sooo good!

Papingsu!

past due from prior adventures

I am awful at managing this blog, but I have had a few outings in the past few months that I captured on various occasions with my good ol' Blackberry Bold 3.2 MP phone ^^.

People like pictures. So, let's take a look at the yummy photos I have captured:

Lenox Cupcakes - Phipps Plaza

 

Highlands Bakery, Buckhead
Turkey-Avocado Sandwich

Highlands Bakery, Buckhead
OMG... French Toast

Highlands Bakery, Buckhead

Highlands Bakery, Buckhead
Cupcakes
(left to right)
Red Velvet, Lemon, Boston Cream Pie, Carrot Cake

Sitting Outside of Paolo's

Paolo's Gelato!

I got Carmel & Pistachio

This was a pretty cool Sushi Place inside of Mega Mart. The sushis are sat on rotational belts.
Each plate is a certain price as you see in the following pictures.

Shiro Maguro! White Tuna. It was pretty good for being on a rotating belt. They make it fresh and put it on the belt.
You gotta watch them closely to see which ones are the freshest pieces. 

This was sooo yummy. It's beef nigiri... haha.

Can't have sushi without Ginger & Wasabi

My favorite! Fresh Salmon (Sake). This is/was melt in your moufffff, which is what it should be ;)

Wakame (Seaweed) Salad

Grilled Seabass, sitting on a heated clay pot (as seen below, next picture)
Most expensive thing we had ($15). It was nommz.

Some kinda fried roll... I usually don't like fried rolls, but I gave it a shot.
Decent, not the best thing we had.

I'm not sure what fish this is... A white one (duh). Flounder (Hirame?) maybe?

This is the pricing system. Clever, I think.

Huy's Banh Mi, in Norcross (Gwinnett County). Near the HK Supermarket, Jimmy Carter BLVD.
This in particular is a varietal sandwich (many different types of meat). It was nommz.
Comparable to Quoc Huong on Buford Hwy. 

Thit Nuong (grilled Pork)

Look at the other varieties - sticky rice (Soy)

Banh Bao, Cha Gio, & more Soy.

Che! Vietnamese specialty desserts.

Look at that menu...

Che Nong (hot desserts)

Huy's Banh Mi - self explanatory

OMG! New love! - ATL Fresh Yogurt. I have the 50% Scout Mob, but I've yet to use it.
Definite must try if you live in ATL

Favorite Ramen! UMAIDOs in Lawrenceville, GA. Very Delish.
This is the Tonkotsu Ramen with extra Chasyu (marinated pork)

Fatty Pork! 

OMG! Doughnuts the new Cupcake? Haha.... Love this place.
10th St and Hemphill in Atlanta, GA - GaTech Campus.

Look at that line... It's because of the 50$ Scout Mob

OMG Nommmz

Left to Right
Strawberries & Cream, Orange Dream, Boston Cream Pie, Apple Fritter, Butterfinger, & S'more

My friend loves this Yogurt Place.
Not comparable to Yoforia, but it's ok.
Jujubee's.

/me likes how they layer the toppings with the yogurt.
 Behind mine (original +granola, blueberries, and kiwi) sits their flavor of the month which was Huckleberry.

OMG Dulce de Leche from this awesome place called Fuego Mundo Woodfire Grill.
located on Roswell Road, toward the Buckhead side.  

Steak and plantains

Grilled Aspara + Potatoes.

Yummy Corn on the Cob, FRIES.

Black beans + Rice + Plantains

Lime-ade... mmm..

Morelli's Ice Cream in East Atlanta... off of Moreland .

From my favorite cupcake place - Atlanta CC Factory!
This cupcake is Vanilla Sugar Cookie.

Vanilla Sugar Cookie, Salted Caramel, Orange Cream, Raspberry Lemonade

King of Pops ftw! This one is Mango Mojito.

Tonkotsu Ramen from Raku Restaurant.
Hmart Plaza off of Pleasant Hill in Duluth.
It was not better than Umaido,

This Katsu Curry was yummy though! 

The Raku Restaurant had their lights enclosed, and lined with really pretty fabric.
Neat!

Gigi's Cupcakes is no ATL CC, but these are available at The Library Co. Cafe which is really nice. 

bought a slice of this cake. it was super!

All time favorite FROYO!

Taro with Mochi, Kiwi, Mango, & Granola

This corn is from Chinese Kabobs, in the InTown plaza off of Buford Hwy, Doraville.

Dumplings

OMG Nommmz. I love these brothy kabobs esp with al of the veggies.

This was sausage (really just a seasoned, fun cut hotdog...

This Penang Curry is from Spoon, West Midtown. 

Beef Salad. Always a favorite from any Thai restaurant that offers it.

I never go to a Thai restaurant without ordering Thai Tea.

More to come as I collect more pictures of my food adventures. I've been preoccupied with things other than the interwebbz ^^. Sorry!