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La Tavola Trattoria Hosts 8th Annual TomatoFeast

Jul 26

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Fifth Group Restaurant Feeds the Need for Locally Grown Heirloom Tomatoes

Fifth Group Restaurants’ La Tavola, an Italian dining spot in Virginia-Highland kicks off its eighth annual “Tomatofeast” celebration on Wednesday, July 28. This 11-day fete lasts through Saturday, August 7, and features seasonally-inspired Italian dishes created by Executive Chef Craig Richards using locally grown heirloom tomatoes.

Tomatofeast features a menu that is available à la carte or for the three-course prix fixe cost of $30 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Prices on the Tomatofeast menu range from $6.50 to $22. Chilled Brandywine tomato soup with pickled cucumbers chili oil, Pancetta wrapped chicken thighs braised in tomatoes? Yuuum!

APPETIZERS
Tomato and melon salad with buffalo mozzarella and pesto 7.50
Octopus salad with heirloom cherry tomatoes, colatura oil, pickled red onion,
arugula and tomato vinaigrette 8.50
Chilled Brandywine tomato soup with pickled cucumbers and chili oil 6.50
Poached Georgia shrimp with avocado, tomatoes, Calabrian chilies and opal basil 8.50

ENTREES
Burrata mozzarella ravioli with tomato salsa crudo and Sicilian oregano 17
Garganelli with housemade fennel sausage, tomato and fresh ricotta 16
Fusilli Puttanesca spicy heirloom tomato sauce, gaeta olives, capers, anchovies, basil 16
Pancetta-wrapped chicken thighs braised in tomatoes with cannellini beans 17
Grilled swordfish and red onion spiedini with sweet and sour roasted tomatoes
and creamy farro verde 22
Grilled flat iron steak with tomato, cucumber and bread salad with spicy salsa rosso 20

DESSERT
Candied almond and tomato semi-freddo with almond brittle 6.50

Tags: Fifth Group, La Tavola, tomatoes

Downtown Restaurant Week 2010, Atlanta, GA

Jul 23

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Downtown Restaurant Week begins on Monday July 26th and lasts for 2 weeks ending August 8. Special dining promotions of three-course dinners are available for $25.00 or $35.00 per person, plus tip, plus tax*.

There are no passes to buy, coupons to carry or cards to punch. You simply attend the restaurant of your choice during Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week and select from a special three-course dinner menu. For a list of restaurant and their menus, click here.

I’ve studied the menus and my top choices are:
Peasant Bistro (Shrimp and Grits or Short Ribs)
Trader Vic’s (Seafood with prawns, scallops and mussels / dessert – bananas with sweet creme and rum sauce)
Thrive (Starters include Chicken and potato pot stickers, dessert – Grand Marnier creme brulee)

Click here for special parking information during restaurant week.

Tags: 3 course for $25, Downtown Restaurant Week, Prix Fix

Gwinnett Restaurant Week

Jul 16

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Gwinnett Restaurant Week is coming up July 19-22, 2010. We’ve got the best restaurant week price in Atl, ($21.21 plus tax/gratuity) for three course meal. While there are some chain restaurants participating in Gwinnett Restaurant Week (The Melting Pot, Carrabbas’s Ted’s Montana Grill), but there are some great non-chain restaurants participating too:

Aqua Terra Bistro

Sugo

Park Café

Kurt’s featuring Vreny’s Biergarten

Bonefish Grill

Dominick’s (Lawrenceville, Buford, Historic Norcross)

Sperata Lawrenceville * Historic Buford

Prime Parc Steakhouse

Hi-Life Restaurant

Most appealing menus (i.e. generous offerings) I found were Luciano’s, Prime Parc Steakhouse and Sugo. For more information visit the official site here.

Tags: Gwinnett, Restaurant Week Prix Fixe

Young Chef Series at Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta, GA

Jun 21

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The Ritz-Calton has a program this summer that highlights the most talented chefs in the Southeast. Ritz-Carlton Atlanta is hosting these gifted and renowned young chefs from around the Southeast at Atlanta Grill. The chefs—all between the ages of 27 and 32—will appear at Atlanta Grill on selected dates throughout the summer, and will collaborate with Chef Hollberg to create a four-course dinner menu, with wine pairings recommended by Silvio Garcia, hotel sommelier.

Below is the schedule of when the chefs will guest host, a short bio about each one and the cost.

Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s, New Orleans, June 25-26
A finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Rising Star Chef” award in 2009 and 2010, Chef Zemanick’s cuisine may be both down-to-earth and out-of this-world. She was named one of the “Top Ten Best New Chefs” by Food & Wine in 2009, as well as “Chef of the Year” by New Orleans Magazine. Gautreau’s is renowned for its classic New Orleans flavors and largely French-inspired menu, and is consistently rated one of the “Top Ten Best Restaurants in New Orleans” by the Times-Picayune. For information, please visit www.gautreausrestaurant.com

Kelly English, Restaurant Iris, Memphis, August 20-21
Chef/Owner Kelly English brings endless passion to the guest experience at Restaurant Iris, considered by many to be the dining jewel of Memphis. Among his many recent awards and recognition, Chef English was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation award “Best Chef of the Southeast” (2010); voted “Best Chef,” “Best Restaurant” and ”Best Service” by the readers of Memphis Magazine (2010) and named ‘Best New Chef’ by Food and Wine (2009). Restaurant Iris specializes in French-Creole cuisine featuring local and seasonal ingredients. For information, please visit www.restaurantiris.com.

Jeffrey McInnis, The DiLido Beach Club, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Sep 10 – 11
Chef McInnis routinely gathers accolades at South Beach’s only oceanfront restaurant and lounge, but it is his appearance on Top Chef Season 5 that fuels the buzz surrounding his every move. A veteran of major culinary events, he has appeared at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic, New Orleans Food and Wine Experience, South Beach Wine and Food Festival and the New York Food and Wine Festival. His Sun Cuisine features dishes inspired by tastes from beach towns he’s visited along the southern Mediterranean and North African coasts. For information, please visit www.ritzcarlton.com/southbeach.

The cost of the dinner is $85 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuities and exclusive of wines. Reservations are required and may be made by calling Atlanta Grill at 404-221-6550 or visiting www.opentable.com/atlanta-grill.

Tags: Downtown, Ritz Carlton, Young Chefs

Yelp Eats Restaurant Week

Jun 17

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7 days. 12 restaurants. 3 courses. $25 per person. That’s about it in a nutshell.

For one week only, some of the Atlanta’s finest restaurants will offer a special $25 prix fixe dinner menu! It is open to anyone – you don’t have to be a Yelper to get the deal. Check out the menu’s below. My top choices are Shaun’s, Steel, and Toulouse. I really feel all 3 of these restaurants went above and beyond to offer great menu choices. And what a great opportunity to check out Four Season’s Park 75!

See below for the menus:
ATMOSPHERE: http://www.yelp.com/bi…
1. Soup of the day OR House salad: Mesclun salad with marinated tomatoes, black olives, parmesan cheese, and vinaigrette
2. Hanger steak with frites OR Trout, vegetable medley, caper lemon butter sauce OR Steamed mussels, white wine and shallot cream broth, frites
3. Creme brulee OR Lemon sorbet

BOCADO
1. Hearts of Romaine salad OR English Pea Arancine, lemon-truffle marscapone
2. BOCADO Burger stack with fries OR Blackened tuna “BLT”
3. Macerated Strawberries OR Chocolate Pudding

CANOE
1. Smoked salmon with potato cake and goat cheese OR Silver queen corn soup
2. Garden vegetable pasta OR duck and beef burger
3. Valhrona chocolate and salted caramel grotto OR caramel popcorn ice cream

HAVEN
1. Spring salad OR Caesar salad
2. Roasted Scottish Salmon OR Ashley Farms Chicken n’ Dumplings
3. Warm Chocolate Brownie OR Seasonal Cheesecake

LA PIETRA CUCINA

Menu coming soon!

PARK 75
1: Summer tomato gazpacho with crab avocado salad OR Butter lettuce wedge, Benton’s bacon, blue cheese crumbles, green goddess dressing
2. Pan seared halibut, wilted spinach and tomato salad, caper and yuzu dressing OR Wood grilled tenderloin with truffled potato salad, Park 75 steak sauce OR Vegetarian option available upon request
3. Chocolate crunch cake with concord grape ice cream OR Strawberry rhubarb pie with vanilla ice cream

PARKER’S ON PONCE
1: Parker’s house salad with mixed greens, peppered bacon, toasted pecans, and dried cherries in gorgonzola vinaigrette OR Hearts of romaine Caesar salad with cornbread croutons, white anchovies, and shaved parmesan
2: Ashley Farms oven roasted, naturally raised chicken, haricot verts, oven roasted garlic mashed potatoes, au jus OR Rigatoni with seared eggplant, fresh tomato, basil, garlic, and smoked mozzarella OR Grilled 8oz NY Strip served with a loaded baked potato
3: Bananas Foster cheesecake with glazed sauteed bananas OR White chocolate bread pudding with cranberries and Maker’s Mark caramel sauce

SHAUN’S:
1: Local tomato gazpacho, dijon mustard ice cream OR Organic iceberg wedge, applewood smoked bacon, Maytag blue cheese
2: Berkshire pork schnitzel, Vidalia onion salad, peanuts, parsley OR Georgia shrimp and grits, Berkshire pork belly, poached egg, Creole sauce
3: Vanilla bean cheesecake, cornflake crust, blueberry compote OR Sticky toffee pudding

STEEL:
1: Beef Tataki with medallions of grilled tenderloin & razor thin jalapenos and dressed with yuzu-garlic soy sauce OR Tuna Tower with sticky rice, avocado, lemon, crabmeat & spicy tuna drizzled with wasabi
2: Vietnamese “Shaken” Beef tenderloin wok sautéed with garlic and onion, with mixed greens & cherry tomatoes with wasabi mashed potatoes OR Sake and Miso Sea Bass served with miso wasabi sauce & grilled asparagus OR Maki & Sashimi Platter: our mt. fuji & firecracker with tuna, salmon & yellowtail sashimi
3: Vegan Strawberry “Cream” Layer Cake: layers of moist vegan yellow cake and sweetened strawberries topped with light and fluffy frosting OR Banana Egg Roll: bananas in cognac and chocolate with vanilla ice cream

THE MELTING POT: 4 Locations
Appetizer: Creamy cheese fondue to share. Your choice of Classic Cheddar, Traditional Swiss, Spinach and Artichoke, Fiesta Cheddar or Wisconsin Trio cheese.
Salad: Your choice of House, Caesar, California or Spinach Mushroom Salad
Entree: Your choice of “Signature Selection”, “Pacific Rim” or “Vegetarian” entrée- each accompanied by homemade dipping sauces and an array of fresh vegetables. Your choice of Court Bouillon or Bourguignonne cooking style included.

TOULOUSE:
1: Baked goat cheese wrapped in phyllo dough with poached apples OR Cold strawberry soup
2: Wild mushroom ravioli with gorgonzola, arugula, cranberries & pistachios OR Seared scallops in a rosemary-citrus reduction OR Buffalo meatloaf with rosemary smashed potatoes and sauteed mushrooms
3: Flourless chocolate cake OR White chocolate banana bread pudding

For more info click here

Tags: 3-courses, Prix Fixe, Yelp-Eats

CHOCOLATE! 2010: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Annual Fundraiser

Jun 15

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Chocolate! 2010 is celebrating it’s 10th year! The annual fundraiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be held on Thursday, June 17th at Villa Christina. Chocolate 2010 is going to be a fantastic night for foodies and/or chocolate lovers. The VIP tent will feature exclusive chocolate treats from Chef Virginia Willis.

Chocolate! 2010 is celebrating its tenth year by being more delicious than ever. The event takes place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $75 in advance and $85 at the door. An exclusive VIP experience is available for $125. For more information and to place ticket orders, visit www.chocolateforcf.org or georgia.cff.org, or contact Jennifer Hagen at 404-325-6973 or jhagen@cff.org. Villa Christina is located at Perimeter Summit at 4000 Summit Boulevard.

Atlanta’s top bakers, chefs, vintners and caterers will provide hundreds of chocolate delicacies for attendees to enjoy. Participants include 4th & Swift, Abattoir, Bacchanalia, Canoe, Capobianco’s, Flat Creek Lodge, Floataway Café, Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q, Kheesekakes by Kelli, LW Chocolatier, Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery, Minas Emporium, Murphy’s, Pacci Ristorante, Rathbun’s, Saskatoon, Spice Market Atlanta, Star Provisions, Sugo Restaurant and Tapas, The Ritz Carlton-Buckhead, The Melting Pot and Villa Christina.

Villa Christina
Perimeter Summit
4000 Summit Boulevard
Atlanta, GA

Tags: benefit, charity, chocolate, Cystic Fibrosis, fundraiser, Villa Christina

Buckhead Life Restaurant Group: $25 for 25 Days Promotion

May 18

Posted by in 5 star restaurants, Atlanta visiting, Buckhead, Prix Fixe, Seafood, Steaks, atlanta | 2 Comments

I think that one the hardest hit industries in these economic times is the restaurant industry. Prices are going up for EVERYTHING, but consumers are cutting back on spending, especially anything that isn’t a necessity. So, restaurants are hit with a double whammy: they must pay more for food, but patrons are dining out less and less. I’ve noticed that more restaurants are offering specials and I definitely get more BOGO free coupons for restaurants than I ever have before. Even the fancier, 5 star restaurants are not immune this.

The Buckhead Life Restaurant Group is having restaurant week promotion of sorts. The promotion is known as $25 for 25 days. It began May 6th and runs through May 31st. Each Buckhead Life Restaurant Group will be offering a 3 course farm to table meal for $25.

This is a great opportunity to try some 5 star dining without paying the 5 star price. They offer 3 course meals, all priced at $25. Each restaurant has 3 menus, changing from one week to the next. After looking at all the menus many do not change that much from week 1 to week 3.

To see full menus follow this link:
$25 for 25 Days

My top 3 choices after reviewing the menus: VENI VIDI VICI, Atlanta Fish Market, Pricci, – in that order. Veni Vidi, Vici for the Shrimp and Calamari appetizer, the Pork Milanese entree, and the Four Cheese Cheesecake for dessert, Atlanta Fish Market for the Blackened Mahi Mahi, and Pricci for the Pork Scallopine. Enjoy!

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Tags: fine dining, Italian, Seafood, Steak

Mother’s Day Atlanta Restaurants

May 3

Posted by in American, Downtown, Family, Good for Groups, Midtown, Prix Fixe, Vinings, Virginia Highlands, Wine Selection, all you can eat, atlanta, breakfast, buffet, kennesaw, roswell | No Comments

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Atlanta Mother’s Day Weekend Deals

Aqua Blue Roswell
Brunch buffet served from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for $29.95 per person. Children under the age of 14 are $9.95, and children under four eat free. Menu items include carved strip steak and turkey, roasted pork tenderloin, omelets made-to-order, and assorted pastries and desserts. Bottomless mimosas will be served for $15 per person.
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Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead
Bouquets and Brunch, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This has got to be the best brunch offering in Atlanta. Not only is there a selection of chilled seafood, meats, cheeses, traditional breakfast favorites among tasty salads and divine desserts but the displays are a work of art. Mother’s Day Brunch includes a small flower bouquet for Mom and valet parking. The cost of Mother’s Brunch is $65 per adult, $40 per child (ages five to 12 years), exclusive of tax and gratuity.
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Ritz-Carlton, Downtown
Mom’s royal treatment begins with a complimentary glass of Champagne or a Diamond Tiara cocktail at Mother’s Day Brunch offered in the Grand Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Offerings include a selection of salads and appetizers, icy raw bar, caviar and sushi; traditional breakfast favorites; roasted meats and seafood; domestic and imported cheeses; an assortment of freshly baked breads, muffins and croissants; and a regal array of desserts. The cost of A Royal Mother’s Brunch is $59 per adult, $29 per child, exclusive of tax and gratuity. The price includes complimentary valet parking at the hotel.
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Chequers Seafood Grill Dunwoody
Mother’s Day brunch buffet all day from 9am-8pm. Adults $25.95, children 4-12 $12.95, under 4 free. Main buffet, chocolate fountain, omelets/ waffle/ and carving station.
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Ray’s Killer Creek and Ray’s in the City
Award winning brunch 10am-3pm, $29.95/adults.
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Old Vinings Inn Vinings
Mother’s Day Brunch – Three Course Menu – Adults $29.95 Children $14.95. Hours 10:30 til 5 – Dinner Menu 5 til 9.
Recommended for Mom: Shrimp and Grits
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Marlow’s Tavern
Looking to save a little green? Then give Marlow’s buffet a try. Priced at only $14.99 (plus tax and tip), Marlow’s buffet doesn’t skimp on offerings. On the buffet are crab cakes Benedict, and made-to-order omelettes plus lots of other goodies. And of course, there’s the bottomless Mimosa for $15. This is good at the Marlow’s in Kennesaw, Vinings, or Midtown.
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The Shed at Glenwood Downtown
Sunday Brunch with Mom – a full buffet of Brunch Favorites! $20/person or Sunday Supper & Enjoy a 3 Course Prix Fixe for $20!
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Mali Restaurant VA Highland
Looking for something a little different. What about thai food? Mali Restaurant in Virginia Highland is offering a $25/person 3-course prix fixe menu. Recommended for Mom: Seafood in the Clay Pot
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Fuengo Mundo Sandy Springs
Brunch de Mami from 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM. $14.99/pp, kids under 11 only $8.99.
Mimosas and Sangria will be flowing. Latin specialities include Arepas de Huevo (a Colombian Egg & Corn Tortilla specialty) and Arepas de Quesa (grilled Corn & Cheese Tortillas).

Cafe di Sol VA Highland
Mother’s Day brunch where Mom and Grandma get a complimentary Bloody Mary or Mimosa.
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Pacci Ristorante Midtown
Executive Chef Keira Moritz whips up great offerings including deviled eggs, crab fondue, cheese grits, pesto squash casserole and an assortment of pastries. Pacci’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet is available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is priced at $22 for adults, $12 for kids ages 6 to 12 and free for children under the age of 6.
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Tags: Brunch, champagne, mimosa, Mother's Day

Support the March of Dimes Fundraiser – Dining Out

Apr 28

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One of the March of Dimes Georgia chapter’s largest fundraiser of the year is the Annual March of Dimes Dining Out, which takes place on May 14, 2010. The event it is based around dining at some of the finest restaurants in the city that will be preparing specialty 3-course menus for the event!

The March of Dimes Dining Out on Friday, May 14, starts at 7 pm. In case you know someone with deep pockets, tables are $1,000 or $1,500 depending on the restaurant and the dinner includes a three-course meal with numerous wine pairings at one of 60 of Atlanta’s best restaurants. Some include ONE. Midtown Kitchen, BLT Steak, Craft, Sun Dial and The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead.

Following the Dining Out dinner is the Stepping Out After-party (tickets included with purchase of table) at the newly renovated and re-opened Buckhead Theatre, formerly known as The Roxy. It starts at 9 p.m. and will include cocktails, desserts, live music and dancing! For a full list of restaurants, check out www.marchofdimes.com/georgia. For more information on hosting a table or purchasing after party tickets, visit the web site or contact Margaux Espy at 404.720.5308.

A few stats:

v 1 in 8 Babies is Born Too Soon and to fight this problem, the March of Dimes launched a national Prematurity Campaign to raise awareness of the problem of prematurity and to reduce the rate of premature birth.

v Because of the March of Dimes efforts, fewer babies are now born with neural tube birth defects like spina bifida.

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Bistro Niko, Buckhead Life Restaurant, Atlanta, GA Restaurant Review

Mar 30

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I’ll be honest. I visited Bistro Niko during Buckhead Restaurant Week. So, this review is somewhat more of a first impression. Having had many mediocre meals lately, and many more where the chef had a heavy hand with the salt, I wondered if Bistro Niko, one the newest editions to the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group would live up to the reputation that the Group has always exuded.

I waited until just a couple days before said Restaurant week began to make my reservation at Bistro Niko, believing I could easily snag one in this sad economy. I was floored to see that Bistro Niko in Buckhead was full almost every night and I was lucky to get a reservation for 6:30 pm on Tuesday.

As we entered the restaurant from what seemed like the rear, we passed by the open kitchen. I watched as staff hussled to get dishes out of the kitchen and to the diners in the full and vibrant dining room. As the name would suggest, Bistro Niko is a French Restaurant and most of the menu is in French with English translation, a tactic I don’t much care for. Really – who is reading the French?

So, our server, Corey brought us the menu and told us about some specials which went right over my head as I was fixated on the restaurant week menu. When we asked him about Bistro Niko’s special menu, I braced for the friendly smile on his face to disappear as he learned we were only there for the Prix Fixe menu, but it never did. He graciously pointed to a small square space on the bottom of the menu where Bistro Niko’s Prix Fixe menu is. Turns out, you can always get a 3 course meal here, it will just cost you about 5 bucks more than during restaurant week.

I was a little disappointed that the menu was somewhat different than the one posted online. There were no piquillo peppers stuffed with cod and potatoes, or Veal Osso Bucco, or Coq Au Vin, to be had. But all was not lost. One of the managers even came over to explain to us that they change out the 3-course menu quite frequently. Very nice touch.

So, we ordered the rabbit ravioli and smoked salmon sammies. Yeah, that’s not their official name, but you get the idea. Both were excellent choices, each with its own distinct flavor. And at around $10- $11 per appetizer, a superb deal. Corey even made sure to leave the broth of the pasta as he could see we were sopping it up with our bread.

For entrees, we ordered the duck breast and the shrimp in fried wontons. The duck was tender and juicy. I expected it to be a bit more dried out but it wasn’t at all. The outside could have been a tad more crispy but that’s my only criticism. As for the shrimp, this was the highlight of the evening. It seems simple shrimp with fried wontons I know. By the way, that’s not the proper menu term either, I just can’t think of what it is. It was crispy and delicious. And the lemon aioli that came with it was the perfect accompaniment for dabbing our shrimp wontons.

As our dinner was nearing the end, I looked around at the packed dining room. I assumed it was incredibly busy due to the Buckhead Restaurant week, but when I inquired with Corey, he said no, it’s just always like that. Perhaps it is a reflection of the very reasonable menu pricing. Although Bistro Niko looks all fancy pants inside, most menu items are under $20 and many appetizers under $10. Or then again, maybe it is just the well-seasoned food, not overloaded with salt and other unnecessary seasonings.

Bistro Niko Baba a Rum Dessert

Oh, and the service? Still outstanding like I’ve come to know at all the Buckhead Life Restaurants. Our server, Corey was helpful, friendly and extremely efficient. He was jovial and could interact with us, but left us alone to enjoy our dinner. All in all and great experience. Definitely go check this place out. Now.

3344 Peachtree Road Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30326
404 261 6456
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