It’s one of several appetizers that can easily make a meal. Photo by Anne Braly / The shrimp quesadilla at the Last Resort Grill in Athens, Ga., is prepared with the ingredients piled on top instead of inside the tortilla.
It’s little wonder that this small eatery along the North Oconee River Greenway has been around for 15 years and now has a larger, second location out on Macon Highway.įare warning: On weekends, especially when the Georgia Bulldogs have a game, good luck getting a seat during the height of the breakfast hours. And, she says, when the smoker gets going, the smoke draws people in for a pulled pork sandwich with jicama slaw or pulled pork tacos with beans, jicama slaw and an egg with tangy mustard barbecue sauce. The pimento cheese burger is a house favorite, Lynch adds. One might think your mama’s in the kitchen, but it’s only chef Colin Mayes.īreakfast is served all day, and so is lunch. Or try one with fried chicken or sausage, egg and cheese. “We’re known for our biscuits,” says manager Hailey Lynch.Įnjoy a mouthwatering biscuit stuffed with pulled pork smoked on-site, house-made pimento cheese and an egg. It’s also a place where you can live out a childhood dream and have chocolate cake for breakfast - a big piece of it topped with fruit and whipped cream. It’s also a haven for anyone wanting cinnamon rolls as big as a dinner plate and French toast as sweet as a Georgia peach. Mama’s Boy is a place the college students frequent since it’s close to so many of their apartments. Rise and shine! Even if you choose to sleep in, you have until 2:30 every afternoon to eat like a local for breakfast. Photo by Anne Braly / The size of the homemade cinnamon roll at Mama’s Boy in Athens, Ga., makes this specialty a shareable treat. Take a seat on a nice afternoon and sip a glass of wine from the restaurant’s small but broad wine list. Outside, there are a good number of tables surrounding the 1930s-era building in front along Prince Street as well as in the alley to one side. The Grit offers substantial seating in two dining areas inside with a mishmash of wall decorations that includes a portrait of Jesus and another picture of Planters’ Mr. And all desserts - cakes, pies, brownies and cookies - are made from scratch. Other vegetarian dishes include Tofu Reuben a falafel loaded nachos with cheese, black bean chili, onions, sour cream and house-made salsa and the Grilled Cheese Smelt - billed as Athens’ “biggest and best grilled cheese sandwich.” Most every vegetarian dish can be converted to vegan, including substituting non-vegan for vegan cheese for a $1.50 upcharge. At The Grit, it’s always some kind of Asian-inspired mixture that changes daily, such as miso-coconut sauce with rice noodles, carrots, mushrooms, onions and zucchini. Particular favorites are any of the bowls, following a national trend toward big bowls of rice or noodles combined with veggies and meats - or in the case of The Grit, tofu - and some kind of sauce. “There seems to be more vegan-seeking people these days,” says manager Toby Cole. Just a step out of the main downtown corridor, this is the place to find some ingenious vegetarian and vegan fare. The Grit’s been around for a while but still packs locals in as soon as the doors open for lunch each day. The vegetable and sauce selections change daily, and the vegetarian fare can be adapted to vegan. This farm-to-table restaurant and bar showcases not only the produce of local farmers and purveyors, but serves it on farm tables crafted by local artisans all of it is accompanied by cocktails, wines, and a selection of local microbrews.Photo by Anne Braly / Hot noodle bowls are a specialty at The Grit in Athens, Ga. It’s in the Madison Bar & Bistro that the country-meets-city approach pays the clearest dividends.
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And there are some subtle local touches, if you know where to look - the in-room artwork, for example, is full of references to the legendary Athens music scene. The interiors, too, marry “modern farmstead” architecture with contemporary urban style the rooms feel a touch studious, in a nod to the neighboring university, but they’re much more stylish and luxurious than any student digs, with particular attention paid to the spa-like bathrooms. Hotel Indigo Athens Downtown - University Area is remarkable even from a distance, thanks to its barnlike silhouette, whose agricultural associations are tempered by its very modern gray-and-red color scheme. It’s a rather prosaic name for such an unusual hotel, but it gets to the point - Athens, Georgia is still a small city, and the downtown and the university district are indeed one and the same.
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