May 112009

Tin Lizzy's is across the street from Oakland Cemetery, near Six Feet Under.  A musician was playing in the bar while I was there, not bad for mid-afternoon.  I started off with the black bean soup, which is great comfort food.  I would put it in the same ballpark as the version I had at Stone Soup Kitchen, although I would have to put Stone Soup's slightly higher in ranking.  I then had a soft taco.  Tin Lizzy's are considerably larger than those at Taqueria del Sol.  Depending on your appetite, one may or may not be enough to make a meal.  My taco had a nice bite to it thanks to the peppers and the meat was very well prepared.  The taco was served on a whole wheat tortilla.  That's an interesting choice; I don't think that it made much difference to the taste or texture one way or the other.

May 082009

Stone Soup Kitchen is in Cabbagetown, a few blocks from Oakland Cemetery.  The outside of the building is modest, but inside the restaurant is very nicely appointed.  It's a vegetarian restaurant; some of the dishes are vegan.

I tried three things today.  I enjoyed the Cuban black bean soup.  That was perhaps unfair after having had a meat-rich chili at Taqueria del Sol yesterday; it's impossible to fully replicate the qualities of meat.  But my soup was very tasty.  It was nicely spiced but not what I would consider hot. I actually got quite a zing out of my salad, thanks to the balsamic dressing.  The entire salad was excellent---nice cheese, very fresh lettuce and other vegetables.
I'm glad that I listened to my inner glutton and got the peach cobbler.  The biscuit was outstanding.  Some cobbler biscuits are hard and tough, others are mushy.  This was just right.  They served it warm with cool whipped cream.  Who says vegetarian food can't be decadent?
Apr 192009

I've been to Six Feet Under's location near Georgia Tech a few times; I finally made it to their original location near Oakland Cemetery. This is one of those destination restaurants in Atlanta. The Georgia Tech location is amazingly similar to the Oakland location---the proprietors clearly decided xerographically duplicate their quirky, offbeat style in the new location.

The fish has always been excellent. The calamari is excellent and accompanied by fried zucchini. It's a festival of fried food---don't order it unless you have your posse with you to help finish it off. My salmon was juicy and flaky on the inside with a crispy crust on the outside, not the easiest trick in the world. Don't let the BBQ salmon idea fool you. It isn't covered in ketchupy sauce, but rather something more akin to a salsa. I can't tell you exactly how spicy it was because I also ordered the fish stew which transported its welcome spiciness to the main course. The fried okra was of the full-pod variety; there's clearly a full-pod-okra underground that I've been unaware of for the past fifty years.

Apr 122009

Daddy Dz's is one of those BBQ places that advertises itself by its lack of decor. The building is probably more structurally sound than it appears to be, but it certainly gives off the right vibe. I've visited there several times and had a chance to try a variety of dishes. I didn't realize until my last trip how close it is to Oakland Cemetery. P erhaps that's because I really didn't know where Oakland Cemetery was. In any case, Daddy Dz's is a couple of short blocks west of the cemetery.

They serve what is a fairly typical mix of foods for an Atlanta BBQ restaurant: pulled meats, ribs, and vegetables including collard greens and fried okra. I've tried the pork, chicken, and beef, all of which are extremely well cooked. The sauce is what most people think of as BBQ sauce, meaning the heavier tomato-based sauce, not the vinegary North Carolina style. I had the spicy sauce on my last trip---at least I think I did---and I came out unscathed.

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