A Guide to the Bar Reviews
Please note: These reviews may not have the sort of information you're looking for. If you want a more complete listing, or better reviews, try checking out Zagat's or something local. The idea here is sort of like asking a friend what he did last night.
"Hey, didn't catch you at the bar last night-- you find a new place?"
"Got sick of the usual bar food, went looking for something new."
"Anything good?"
"Well, let me tell you about..."
The reviews will be more in line with this sort of conversation. You might see them as incomplete. I prefer to see it as cutting through the crap to get you the info you need.
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Your guide to the listings:
The restaurant name is listed first in bold type.
the location follows: the street address, sometimes with some additional helpful directions, and also the joint's phone number, in case you wanted to call first
the most important information follows:
Cost: A bar will be described as either Cheap, Manageable, or Pricey. I might also say it costs Too Damn Much. It's a subjective system; the costs as listed refer to perceived value as much as to actual prices charged.
Best time to visit is: a suggestion on what time of day or special occasion best fits this location.
Amenities: stuff they've got.
Coolest feature is: What you'd be sure to tell your friends about if you were describing the place to them.
Order suggestions: a brief note from Matt, telling you either what he would probably order, or his suggestions on what is good at this location.
and then:
Description: ...This would be a description of the bar or restaurant in question. This should be obvious, but... this is the review here folks, try not to miss it.
Update: updates are given as necessary, where some major factor has come into play in the past year or so since my last visit, or since the original listing was written. (Bar closings, name changes, that kind of thing)
A sample bar review.
(recycled from earlier projects)
Atlanta Beer Garten
3013 Peachtree Road, just north of the corner of Peachtree and Pharr.
404.261.9898
Cost: Managable
Best time to visit is: Monday or Wednesday Night
Amenities: 2 pool tables, 3 dart boards, a jukebox, and 7 taps. Oh yeah, and the brewery.
Coolest feature is: The wait staff. There is a great bunch of people working here. Or maybe it's just the way they treat me.
Order suggestions: Particularly nice are the stout and the pale ale. The food is pretty standard, though the potato pancakes are worth mentioning (and trying).
Description:
The Atlanta Beer Garten is the world's best sports bar. Now, some people who come in here are expecting a fancy brewpub-style restaurant, like John Harvard's or Rock Bottom. If that's what you're looking for, then you will be disappointed. Think of it this way instead -- Take a typical crappy sports bar, you know, like the one out in the suburbs near your parents' house. Give it a thorough cleaning. Now, add some windows so light can actually reach inside. Throw on a brewery. Then add the best looking wait staff this side of Hooter's. Mix well and place in a conspicuous location not that far from Tech's campus. Voila, the Atlanta Beer Garten. This is a great place to catch the game, play team trivia, or even just hang out for no reason whatsoever.
Update: The old BG is closed, I'm sorry to say. Some asshole sold it to some other asshole and he turned the place into a Joe's Crab Shack. I still miss it. The BG was not the most fabulous bar in the world but it was nice, a decent place to hang out. It was my favorite, the benchmark by which all later bars are being judged. I will likely mourn the Beer Garten until the day I die.
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other reviews are indexed on the content page.
"Hey, didn't catch you at the bar last night-- you find a new place?"
"Got sick of the usual bar food, went looking for something new."
"Anything good?"
"Well, let me tell you about..."
The reviews will be more in line with this sort of conversation. You might see them as incomplete. I prefer to see it as cutting through the crap to get you the info you need.
--
Your guide to the listings:
The restaurant name is listed first in bold type.
the location follows: the street address, sometimes with some additional helpful directions, and also the joint's phone number, in case you wanted to call first
the most important information follows:
Cost: A bar will be described as either Cheap, Manageable, or Pricey. I might also say it costs Too Damn Much. It's a subjective system; the costs as listed refer to perceived value as much as to actual prices charged.
Best time to visit is: a suggestion on what time of day or special occasion best fits this location.
Amenities: stuff they've got.
Coolest feature is: What you'd be sure to tell your friends about if you were describing the place to them.
Order suggestions: a brief note from Matt, telling you either what he would probably order, or his suggestions on what is good at this location.
and then:
Description: ...This would be a description of the bar or restaurant in question. This should be obvious, but... this is the review here folks, try not to miss it.
Update: updates are given as necessary, where some major factor has come into play in the past year or so since my last visit, or since the original listing was written. (Bar closings, name changes, that kind of thing)
A sample bar review.
(recycled from earlier projects)
Atlanta Beer Garten
3013 Peachtree Road, just north of the corner of Peachtree and Pharr.
404.261.9898
Cost: Managable
Best time to visit is: Monday or Wednesday Night
Amenities: 2 pool tables, 3 dart boards, a jukebox, and 7 taps. Oh yeah, and the brewery.
Coolest feature is: The wait staff. There is a great bunch of people working here. Or maybe it's just the way they treat me.
Order suggestions: Particularly nice are the stout and the pale ale. The food is pretty standard, though the potato pancakes are worth mentioning (and trying).
Description:
The Atlanta Beer Garten is the world's best sports bar. Now, some people who come in here are expecting a fancy brewpub-style restaurant, like John Harvard's or Rock Bottom. If that's what you're looking for, then you will be disappointed. Think of it this way instead -- Take a typical crappy sports bar, you know, like the one out in the suburbs near your parents' house. Give it a thorough cleaning. Now, add some windows so light can actually reach inside. Throw on a brewery. Then add the best looking wait staff this side of Hooter's. Mix well and place in a conspicuous location not that far from Tech's campus. Voila, the Atlanta Beer Garten. This is a great place to catch the game, play team trivia, or even just hang out for no reason whatsoever.
Update: The old BG is closed, I'm sorry to say. Some asshole sold it to some other asshole and he turned the place into a Joe's Crab Shack. I still miss it. The BG was not the most fabulous bar in the world but it was nice, a decent place to hang out. It was my favorite, the benchmark by which all later bars are being judged. I will likely mourn the Beer Garten until the day I die.
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other reviews are indexed on the content page.
Page created: January 8th 2004 08:53 PM
Page updated: September 21st 2004 10:03 AM