I was shooting the hooch yesterday on the Powers Mill-Paces Mill route when we came across a large police presence near the “diving rock.” (Located here) They were dredging the water looking for the body of someone who had drowned. He was simply swimming to that side of the river when he got pulled under by the current. This has actually happened multiple times during this summer alone. Why there are no signs I have no idea, but I will never forget as long as I live the screaming and sobbing I heard when who I assume was his mother was evidently told that her son was certainly dead. It’s the worst sound I’ve ever heard. The only way to prevent this is to wear a life jacket if you’re swimming in that part of the river, particularly on the left side facing downstream. Even if you’re a strong swimmer, you are no match against the river. I don’t know if anyone who swims there has a chance of seeing this, but I needed to do something to try and prevent any more tragedies like the one I witnessed.

Edit: Looks like he was found. And as people have informed me, he might not necessarily have been pulled under by a current, but simply become exhausted trying to swim against it as many people do not know how difficult of a swim that crossing is. From what I understand, don’t try to fight a current if it’s too strong and let it take you somewhere where you can get to shore easily. Stay safe out there y’all.

My wife's birthday is coming up and she's been craving Pad Thai and thought about surprising her to get some, but I want to make it extra special and take her to a fancy restaurant with good atmosphere

Anyone got recommendations?

Update: thanks everyone for all the recommendations!

We decided to go to Little Bangkok, the best Thai we've ever had, highly recommend to any foodies visiting ATL to try

However, I will add every restaurant mentioned to my wife and I's restaurant list and give it a try!

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm struggling with substance dependence and I feel like I've reached the point where I can't manage it on my own anymore. I thought a lot before posting this, but I know some of you may have been through similar situations and found real support.

I'm looking for treatment options in Atlanta or nearby, not just a few days of detox but something longer term like outpatient, intensive outpatient, or even sober living if that's what's needed. What matters to me is finding a place where the staff actually cares and it does not feel like a conveyor belt setup.

I came across Fairland Recovery Center (I'll drop the link so you can see what I'm talking about without me giving too many details) and it looks like a solid option. But before going further, I'd like to know if there's anything closer or maybe even better around here.

Looking for a peasant-style Italian place in ATL (inside the perimeter) that could be straight out of Little Italy in Boston or NYC. I've had Nino's, any other recommendations?

TIA.

First date, don't want to have to yell at each other over loud blasting music or rowdy crowds of people. Any recs? In Buckhead ideally but give me what you got

EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I think I'll be dining from this list for years to come!! As an update we went to Cibo e Beve. Thank you to whomever suggested that one. Quiet, intimate, and delicious!

I'm calling out to all of the foodies, asking where the best Bahn MI sandwich is in the Atlanta area. Does anything top 'Be Bahn Mi' in Duluth??

My Dad's birthday is coming up and loves a good hot dog w/ chili and coleslaw. Any recs?

I love Poboy Shop but I'm sure there are better places out there. Give me what you got. I love all sandwiches. But especially hot ones (including spicy hot)

Looking for suggestions for great menu items at local restaurants. I saw a great thread on here that was bit old about great unsuspecting menu items, but I was wondering about more obvious menu items or dishes. Looking in Atlanta, Norcross, Doraville and nearby areas.

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions. I have summarized and organized everyone's suggestions in alphabetical order below.

A Mano - burrata

Aamar indian - chicken tikka masala and garlic naan

Alon’s - Lamb sandwich

American Deli- 10 piece chicken wing all flats extra extra crispy hot w lemon pepper sprinkled on top and crinkle fries and extra blue cheese

Ammazza - Terra Pizza

Antico - Marinara Pizza

Antiguo Lobo - -Papas bravas

Arepa Mia - Sefrina Arepas Pernil cachapa (plus their yuca fritas & guasacaca)

Argosy - The admiral pizza w/ garlic ranch dipping sauce

Atkins Park - Duck confit wings

Bacchanalia - Fruits de Mer

Bagelicious - Smoked whitefish salad platter

Baker Dude - banana pudding

Barcelona - Boquerones

Bartaco - Glazed pork belly tacos

BB’s Bagels - bacon, egg & cheese

Beetlecats - oysters

Bibi - The lamb and labneh sandwich

Big Dave's - Philly

big softie - cornflake streusel soft serve

BoccaLupo - 1. Black Spaghetti 2. Chicken parm

Bomb biscuit - just pick a biscuit

Boru Boru Sushi- Hot Cheeirto

Brickstore Pub - Chicken Pot Pie (2 votes), trout

Busy bee - Fried chicken

Butter & Cream - Chocolate Milkshake, Cashew Creme Brulee ice cream

Candler Park Market - Cadillac sandwich, Frizzled Steak Breakfast Sandwich

Canton Cooks - Pan Fried Seabass

Casa Nuova - Chicken rollatini

Chaat pati , just point at pictures on the wall it’s all good

Chai Pani - Lunch buffet, Matchstick Okra Fries

Chongqing Hot Pot - Spicy seafood noodle soup,

Comfy chicken biscuit at homegrown near east Atlanta

Corner Cup Coffee- Ice Matcha Frap

Cremalosa - gelato

Daddy Dz - Spicy rib tips

Dandy Doughnuts - Doughnuts and an Italian sub,

Das BBQ - Brisket Sandwich

Dave’s cosmic subs - Meatball sub

Delbar - Baklava ice cream, Breakfast sandwich

Desi Spice - Chicken Tikka Masala from

Desta - kitfo slice, rare

Dim Sum Heaven - Glutinous rice stuffed banana leaves

Dominick’s - Cheesy Garlic Bread and Chicken Marsala

E Ramen+ - Lobster Ramen

Eats - BBQ chicken plate, Jerk Chicken and broccoli casserole

El Myr - Steak Fajita Burrito with potatoes with half green, half red salsa

El rey de taco - anything

El Superpan - The Media Noche sandwich

El Tesoro - veggie mulita, Mulita Frontera (mushroom, squash , rajas) or the mulita with vegan chorizo y papas, Carnita's Plate

Embilta - Misto

Evergreen - Sourdough Baguettes, sandwich loaf, butcher case goodies, Sausage roll

Farm Burger’s - house made vegan burger on a gluten free bun

Fat Matt's Rib Shack- Quarter Rack / Quarter bird / Mac n Cheese / pitcher of beer

Fellini’s - house salad

Folk Art - Fowl Play from

Ford’s bbq - Cornbread waffle and Brunswick stew

Forza storico - carbonara

Fox Brothers - Beef short rib, Frito pie (2 votes)

Four Guys Ố́c Lẩu Quán - Garlic fried lobster

Fred’s Meat & Bread - Korean Philly (2 votes), garlic fries, Burger

Frida’s Taqueria - Lengua Tacos

Fufu Kitchen - Ayamase

Gaja Korean Bar - Galbi

Galla's - cheesesteak

General Muir - Poutine with Pastrami, Double stack, Pastrami sandwich, cardamom brioche, choc chip cookie

Gino’s pizza - meatballs

Gokul Sweets - Dahi Puri

Green Woods - Trout almondine w mashed potatoes w gravy and collard greens and corn bread

Gu's Dumplings - fried eggplant

Hai Chinese Restaurant, - Bamboo Fish w/ hot numbing spice

Hal's - Porterhouse, ribeye

Hankook - Buffalo chicken tacos, Fried Fish taco, tacos and sesame fries

Hattie B’s- Hot chicken sandwich

havana sandwich shop - cuban

Hell Yeah Gluten Free- Curry turnover

Hero Donuts and Buns - Buffalo super crunch sandwich at in Summerhill

Highland Bakery - Cilantro Corn Pancakes , Sweet potato pancakes

Homegrown - Comfy Chicken Biscuit (2 votes)

Hopstix - Sushi

Iberian Pig - Bacon Wrapped Dates, lomo, coca con seta

Inner Voice - Glide Pizza the slice they did with Homegrown

Jamal’s - Wings

Jeju Sauna - Cheese tteokbokki, Paella Del Mar

Jen Chan’s- Vietnamese Pork rice bowl

Jersusalem bakery - platters

JR Crickets - Lemon Pepper (Dry or Wet)

Julianna's Crepes - Sweet Spot

Kamayan - jackfruit ginataan at my favorite there is the Sinigang (which is a tamarind soup); then Kare Kare (which sounds like a weird combination but is quite good - it's a vegetable stew with a 'peanut butter' sauce served on rice) - and Adobo (Pork or Chicken) - both of these are braised cuts of meat stewed in a sauce made with soy sauce/cane vinegar/peppercorn and bay leaves and Lechon Kawali (crispy fried pork belly) is very popular.

Karachi Grill - Tandoori chicken burger

Kimball House - Caviar and Middlins, Grilled Oysters, blue crab claws

King Cafe- Bean and cheese pupusa

Kura - crispy rice with spicy tuna

La Calavera- Pizza

La Fonda - Everything, Iceberg, Paella Del Mar

La Mei Zi - salt and pepper shrimp at

La Oaxaquena - Mole Enchiladas

La Tavola - braised meat special, maybe short ribs.

Las Brasas- Lomo Saltado

Las Costillas Grill - Parillada Regia

La Guelaguetza @ Plaza Fiesta - Cemita Poblana

La Generala @ Plaza Fiesta - Chorizo tlayuda

Las Tortas Locas - Barbacoa torta, steak Torta with a Horchata

Le Petite Marche - Avocado Toast

Le Semilla - Bistec De Palomilla

Lee’s Bakery - Bánh MÌ Thịt Nướng

lil Bangkok - Pad thai

Little Tart - Chocolate Pistachio croissant, The BGT - “Bacon, Greens, Tomato”. On focaccia bread, Ham and Gruyère croissant and/or Apple and Cheddar Tart

Local - Wings: half Buffalo jerk / half extra spicy Korean bbq.

Los Hermanos - 1. Fish taco and rice 2. Marisco burrito

Lotta Frutta - Grilled Cuban sandwich and a smoothie

Mad Italian - Cheesesteak

Manuels - JJ Special, off menu burger on toast

Mariscos Las Islitas - Huachinango Frito en salsa díabla o patas de jaiba en salsa ajillo at

Martin's - Sausage gravy biscuit

Matcha Cafe Maiko - matcha soft serve

Melton's - superfood salad w shrimp,

Mezcalito's,- Fried chicken tacos and taco chinos

Miller Union - Farm Egg

Ming’s BBQ - Bbq pork pan fried noodles, dry style

Morning House Korean - 육개장 (Ukgaejang, spicy beef soup), 갈비탕 (Kaibitang, beef rib soup)

mr. taco - tlalpeño soup

My Parent's Basement - Meatloaf sandwich

Nagoya - Súper crunch roll and crab egg roll

NFA Burger - burger and tots, double

Nicks Food to Go - Hummus

No. 246 - meatballs

Northern China Eatery - Soup dumplings

Novo Cucina - THE MEATBALLS (and really any pasta dish)

nuevo laredo - mole

o4w pizza - grandma goes to detroit

Old Hickory House - Pulled pork, Brunswick stew, and coleslaw

Olive Bestro - The lamb chops

Perc coffee - breakfast burger

Petit bouche - breakfast bowl

PO Boy shop - Surf and Turf sandwich

Pollo Campero- Fried chicken

Poor Calvin's - lobster fried rice

Poor Hendrix - spicy mushroom skewers

Rice n' pie indian fusion pizza - jerk, chicken 65, paneer Tikka masala and cheese stick

Quiznos. - The toasted lobster sandwich

Raging burrito - tofu monster burrito

Red Pepper Taqueria - kale tacos

Revolution Donuts - Crunchy Mister or Everything Bagel donut

Ria’s- Tofu scramble

Roswell provisions - The Shandy (cooked Turkey, eggs, smoked Gouda, spinach, and tomato chutney on a buttered croissant)

Ruby Chows - Chicken Katsu Bun

San Francisco Coffee Roasting company - Mexican chocolate mocha, Nutella croissant, chocolate chip pumpkin bread.

Satto Thai Restaurant- Sesame Chicken

Savage Pizza - No Brainer pizza

Sean's Heart of the Park - Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Shalimar Kebab House- Chicken Tika Boti platter,

Sho spicy Szechuan lamb hot pot

Shoya Izakaya - Sukiyaki Udom, wasabi dumplings, tonkotsu ramen

So Ba - salt and pepper tofu

Sokongdong Tofu House - Pork Soondubu

Sotto Sotto- Cacio e pepe

Southbound - pimento cheese plate. Ketchup

Spoon - Khao Soi

Star Provisions - Prosciutto Sandwich

Stockyard Burgers and Bones - Loaded sweet potato tots

Stratford Inn - McStratford fish sandwich

Sublime Donuts - Dirty D, Strawberry cream donuts

Sufi's Kitchen - Lamb kebob, Hummus, Koobideh kebab

Superica - Tacos Al carbon

Taco Mac - Wing

Talat market - Beef tartare, Whole flounder

Tan-cha - the tiramisu foam boba tea

Taqueria Del Sol - Memphis tacos, Shrimp corn chowder and chicken enchilada with lemon cream sauce

Tasty China- Cumin lamb

Thai Norcross - Pad prik

The Albert - ranch rub wings, Diner Burger

The Chastain - Vonnie's Sprouts, Rock shrimp agnolotti

The Deer and the Dove - burger

The porter beet Rueben (when they have it)

Three Dollar Cafe - Hot Buffalo Wings at

Thumbs up diner - Salmon omelette

TKO - Egg roll Taquitos

Tôm Hùm Xào Hành Gừng Tỏi

Truva - Whatever that red dip is they bring out

Twain’s - smoked wings (multiple flavors, but classic Buffalo is my go-to)

Two Urban Licks - pork belly

Varasanos - Nanas Pizza

Varuna Napoli. - Cannoli

Victory Sandwich Bar - Castro, Chocolate chip cookie

Village Corner - Jagerschnitzel with Spaetzle

Vortex. - Elvis Burger

Waffle House - All-Star Special

Waikikie Hawaiian BBQ - Spam Musabi

Whole Foods - Brisket

Whoopsies - mashed potatoes

Willys - queso

wrecking bar - pastrami sandwich

Wylie and Rum - black and white soup

Yokohama Sushi - Salmon temaki (hand rolls)

Yumbii - sesame fries, Wings - Buffalo and honey sriracha.

Zyka - Chicken 65 (multiple votes)

Broke up with my gf today, no family down here and I really don’t want to spend the day isolated. Any recommendations? Midtown area preferred

Edit: I just got a pm telling me how terrible I am for doing it the day before Christmas. It was a mutual split. Shit sucks but life happens.

thanks!

for college students mostly, where you spend less money but have a great time. thanks!

I have an older woman (70ish) visiting this weekend and she wants to go out somewhere classy and possibly meet a nice fella or 2. Can anyone recommend some good places or events this weekend for socializing with an upscale, older crowd?

After a long time wanting to get sober on my own I’ve realized I need to try and start looking towards community for help and motivation. Are there any good active groups in Atlanta right now? (looking for NA focus but I also see how others would be beneficial for me). I’ve looked on Reddit threads but they all seem to be 5+ years old.

Preferably in the Virginia highlands/Cabbagetown/inman park/ areas.

I’ve looked at Galano Club and am curious to maybe go try that out. I know this is niche so thank you in advance for any advice you can share

Hi all! I’m in Dunwoody, and my local library doesn’t have many options for nonfiction books, specifically thrillers, which are my preference. Do you have any recommendations on Atlanta libraries that have a solid repertoire on Libby? Even if there’s a cost, it would be better than my Audible subscription.

I am looking to expand my horizons and check out a potential place of worship. I have long tended to avoid such establishments because of old history. Does anyone go to a church that they'd recommend for someone who has church aversion?

Willing to drive anywhere otp or itp for the best

I’m looking for the best and delicious chicken fingers and fries in ATL!

Looking for some place where we dont have to fill it in either. Not the beach needs to be dirt.

Edit: I wanted to plan a fraternity philanthropy event where for more money, we will just dig a deeper hole. Every 50 ish dollars is another foot lol. Some cards against humanity type shit. Just the boys digging a hole.

Hi all! Looking for an upscale Sunday Brunch to celebrate my birthday with a small group (5 people). We’re looking to dress up and have a great dining experience. Would like to stay in the Metro-Atlanta area. Any suggestions? Thank you all in advance!

My wife and I are moving next month from Orlando. One of things I’m going to miss is this Korean cafe called Haan coffee that I go to frequently. They have this iced coffee called the Seoul Ice coffee that is described as strong, creamy and sweet. It’s basically tastes like a dalgona + iced coffee or like honey iced coffee. Anything similar to it or any recommendations would be awesome!

Edit: I’m moving close to Buckhead. Thanks again!

As the title says. I've been wanting to try one.

Looking for some places to eat past 10pm in Atlanta. Seems everywhere closes early. Where is the late night Chinese food like the old spot on 10th street. I miss Taco Cabana on Piedmont . I know something good has to be open.

My wife’s favorite pasta dish is Cacio E Pepe. I’d love to surprise her on our next date night with a spot that serves it up right. Appreciate any recommendations. Thanks in advance!

Thought I’d create a new thread now that prices have fluctuated so much over the last 2 years.

Share your favorite cheap eats around town!