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 There is absolutely good food outside the perimeter. Kinyobee off of Pleasant Hill is amazing. Worth braving the dragons for. Gwinnett has huge Korean, Bosnian, and varied Hispanic/Latino populations and there's a lot of great hole-in-the-wall restaurants with authentic foods. They're generally cheaper than downtown, parking is easy to find, and the small family-owned atmosphere is awesome. Don't knock outside the perimeter until you've given it a shot.Since moving back to Atlanta-ish from DC I've been looking for some really great but not really expensive Middle Eastern food. Specifically Palestinian but really anything (Lebanese, Turkish, Persian, whatever). There's a few joints in Decatur (where I used to live) that aren't bad but they're pretty pricey.
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godzirraRAWR posted:Pho #1 for me. If it counts for anything Pho #1 is like the 7th place I had pho and it's my favorite in the area as well. mickeymickey posted:Very true! And I have yet to find terrible pho. We tried out Pho Dai Loi tonight per Venutolo's suggestion and it was exactly what I wanted. Very similar to my regular pho place up in the Vietnamese/Korean neighborhood in northern VA where I lived. 'Sup DC/NoVA transplant, I'm from Alexandria. Did you ever go to that pho joint a couple blocks into the bad side of the Columbia Heights WMATA station (who's name currently escapes me)? Atlanta food is pretty decent, my biggest complaint is the lack of Middle Eastern food (especially regional Palestinian/Jordanian/Syrian food) that was so plentiful around Falls Church. I went back up for my birthday and absolutely annihilated a plate of Damascus shawarma and meat pies.
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What area are you in? My dad and his friends are the exec board of New London brew club and they're all really great. New London swept most categories at Peach State this year so they're a really talented bunch too. My brother and I brew as well, it's kind of a family thing now. 
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Jun 27, 2012 23:54
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WaterIsPoison posted:I live up in North Buckhead near Chastain Park. Ah. New London is in Gwinnett so it might be a bit of a trek.
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Jun 28, 2012 23:01
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Okay, I had a godawful week and I need some foodie therapy. I'm broke so I'd like to stay in Lawrenceville-Snellville-Lilburn ish and not spend a lot of money. My favorite sushi joint closed (Kinyobee =( ) but really anything cheap and amazing is fine.
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Sep 8, 2012 01:00
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signalnoise posted:Umaido, Haru Ichiban, and Sushi Avenue should be near you, all reasonably priced in my opinion. Kinyobee was never all that good in my opinion. I live in that area too, what kind of food are you looking for? Specifically sushi? Anything really. Sushi, Middle Eastern, Eastern European, Italian, German, Mexican, anything. I wasn't really impressed by Sushi Avenue but I'll definitely check out the other two, thanks!
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Sep 10, 2012 05:19
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So I have a Buckhead Restaurant Group gift card I need to use. I don't remember being particularly enamored with any of their restaurants, but it's been a while (years) since I've been to any of them. Reviews are kind of yo-yoish and I don't really know the food background of anyone giving them so I don't know how believable they are anyway. Any opinions as to which one to go to? I'm leaning towards Bistro Niko because I love French...but I love French so if it sucks I'm going to be really disappointed. Steak isn't my thing so probably not Chops (plus last time I was there their Brussels sprouts were inexcusably bitter/overcooked). Pricci's menu didn't really stand out to me. Veni Vidi Vici? Kyma? Niko?
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Nov 14, 2012 20:04
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So my uncle is a James Beard semi-finalist for Best Chef in the South  Eugene's pastry chef is up for Best Pastry Chef. I don't think I've ever had dessert there so now I feel like I'm totally missing out.Bacchanalia is up for Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Service, which isn't surprising. It'll be interesting to see what from Atlanta makes it to finals.
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Feb 20, 2013 18:26
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venutolo posted:Who is your uncle? Peter Arpke. Uncle Pete. He used to be in a rock band and took up cooking to make money for the band, then he was like, "gently caress this, I love cooking."
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Safety Dance posted:Yeah, it was Hae Woon Dae. I should find an excuse to go back. I love Cafe 101 (Buford Highway, duh) to death. In college my Chinese History professor (from Taiwan) took our class and I haven't been anywhere else for hot pot since.
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