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This Teresa's location is affectionately known to us as "decent Teresa's."  Although after visiting the bathroom for the first time on my last visit, I was tempted to rename it "less sketchy" Teresa's.  All in all more appealing in appearance than the Walton Way location, mostly because of the deck and duck pond.  Fun stuff.
The food is good and much better than the other location.  I especially like going for lunch because they have like 800 different combinations.  I mean where else can you get a quesadilla with beans and rice *inside*?!
The service can be a little off, especially out on the deck.  It's happened that I've waited awhile to order or waited awhile for a check, so don't expect this to be your super-fast Mexican joint.  (At least not if you sit outside at dinner.)  
But you have to admit that any mexican place with a patio is cool.  And that's the bottom line.

This Teresa's is affectionately known to us as "sketchy Teresa's".  Though not necessarily in an entirely bad way.  
The exterior of the restaurant is a little scary.  The surrounding area is a little scary.  The interior is a little scary.  And the bathrooms are... well.. a lot scary.  The place is usually empty or close to it, which is either awesome or scary.  The food is good and cheap, though it will occasionally get you sick.  Which is also scary.  But it's just so convenient that we somehow find ourselves going back time after time.  Then again, we regularly drive out of our way to the Boy Scout location too.  
Take that for what it's worth.

Let me preface this by saying that I'd never been to or even heard of this place before.  While visiting my boyfriend's family in Roswell, we noticed it as a new place in his neighborhood.  Thinking it was some kind of cool new Irish pub, we noted that we should check it out sometime.  
    That time came a few weeks later when some friends wanted to meet up for the Falcon's game.  Luckily a friend tipped me off that it was basically a vaguely Irish hooters.  And that's basically all it was.  The food was eh, the beer was ok, it was busy, service was understandably slow, and the servers wore very little.  Womp womp.
   Now I'm not terribly offended by women showing some cleavage for a few extra bucks, but my boyfriend really doesn't like places like this.  Sure, we had a pretty good time anyway, but I'd hate to think how pissed he'd have been if someone hadn't tipped me off.  Or if we'd gone alone expecting a quaint Irish pub.  A little warning would have been nice.  Just sayin.

Normally, I wouldn't bother writing a review since Jimmy John's is a chain, but JJ is new to Augusta and I figured I'd spread the word.  If you're not familiar, the sandwiches are delicious-- far better than Subway, on par with Publix.  My personal favorite is the beach club, which is turkey, lettuce, sprouts, cucumbers, and avocado.  Avocado always = WIN.  Or if that's too healthy, the menu has plenty of variety with all kinds of different sandwiches and even some wraps.
Also, props to this Jimmy John's for their super quick service even on their second day open.  Seriously-- in and out in 5 minutes. (yes, I know, what she said)

This Earth Fare is honestly a savior to me.  Thankfully, it's very similar to its Athens counterpart, complete with the bulk bins, the impressive meat counter, a bakery, and the always-stellar hot bar.  Tracy L has it dead on-- they carry both gourmet items a la Fresh Market, but also specialize in health and special diet food.  Vegetarian, vegan, low sodium.  Whatever your needs are, Earth Fare will have something for you.  For me, it's the gluten-free selection that's really a life saver.

I was able to find gluten free soy sauce and teriyaki along with a vast array of gluten free pastas and baked goods.  No seriously.  The selection was even better than at Whole Foods, IMO.  They carry the full line of my favorite quinoa pasta and even an Italian brand of rice/corn pasta that I've never seen before!  I was also able to find gluten-free cookies, doughnuts, muffins, rye bread, and bagels in the freezer section in addition to the endless array of baking mixes.  Oh, and how could I forget, they also have 2 brands of gluten free beer!

Anyway, even if you don't follow a specific diet, there's more than enough here to keep any foodie entertained.

Ok, I pretty much adore this place.  Aroma has been one of my go-to study spots for the past year--  Good coffee, plenty of seating, and free wifi.  And on top of that, it's usually reasonably quiet and there's a huge bay window, just to keep things a little interesting.  There are also a few tables outside, if you're into that as well.  In addition to your typical array of coffee-shop beverages, Aroma has a few sandwiches and baked goods to offer and Breyer's ice cream.  

All of this is awesome, but I really think it's the friendly staff that keeps me coming back.  They always say "Hi" and "Welcome" every time you walk in the door, if you're sticking around they'll bring your coffee to you once it's done, they'll never give you grief for studying there without ordering anything, and they'll thank you for coming and wish you a good evening as you leave.  It makes me happy!

Do note that they close early on weekends though!  I've been caught a little off guard by this before.

Hmmm... It's fun, I like the atmosphere, it's downtown, they serve margaritas.  Yet I never seem to want to go here.  And it's pretty much because the food's kind of disappointing.  You'd think pulled pork and mango habanero salsa would be totally delicious.  Eh.  Same for most other things I've had there.  Don't get me wrong-- nothing sucks.  I've just never found it to be as good as it sounds.  Which makes me sad.  I will say that I like the spinach quesadilla though.  I do occasionally go back for that.  As far as margaritas, decent, cheapish, served in a pint glass.  

Bottom line:  You can find better and cheaper at most Mexican places in town, but you'd be missing out on the pot head hippie vibe! (which is totally the fun part, no?)
On a side note, this place kind of reminds me of El Myr in little five.  Well, the Augusta version anyhow...

Grrr... there are 2 business listings, so I'm posting my review in both:

Good stuff!  Quaint little Italian joint that serves pizza, subs, and a substantial list of your other Italian favorites.  I'm a tad embarrassed to say that I've never tried the pizza (though it looks and smells fabulous!), but this is because I'm pretty much in love with the eggplant parmesan sub!  Yeah, it's not on the menu, but if you just ask for it, they'll deliver.  Seriously a MUST try if you're an eggplant parm fan.

Service is good, generally friendly, and takeout seems to be pretty easy to procure.  Really my only complaints are that there's no calamari on the menu (sad) and the salads tend to be on the not so fresh side.  But, overall, for the price, you won't do much better in Augusta!

ps
I'm updating the hours, but it tends to take awhile for business info to get updated all the way out here in Augusta, so:
Monday-Thursday 11-9:30
Friday-Saturday 11-10:30
Closed Sunday

Good stuff!  Quaint little Italian joint that serves pizza, subs, and a substantial list of your other Italian favorites.  I'm a tad embarrassed to say that I've never tried the pizza (though it looks and smells fabulous!), but this is because I'm pretty much in love with the eggplant parmesan sub!  Yeah, it's not on the menu, but if you just ask for it, they'll deliver.  Seriously a MUST try if you're an eggplant parm fan.

Service is good, generally friendly, and takeout seems to be pretty easy to procure.  Really my only complaints are that there's no calamari on the menu (sad) and the salads tend to be on the not so fresh side.  But, overall, for the price, you won't do much better in Augusta!

ps
I'm updating the hours, but it tends to take awhile for business info to get updated all the way out here in Augusta, so:
Monday-Thursday 11-9:30
Friday-Saturday 11-10:30
Closed Sunday

I really want to love French Market... but I just can't seem to be too excited about it.  I guess the problem is that it's really hit or miss.  The gumbo is fabulous, the red beans and rice delicious, and the salads fresh.  But I've also had some pretty mediocre stuff here too.  One night they had calamari on special and I figured it *had* to be fresh since it was a special. Oh no.  Fishy and waaay over cooked.  Ick.
    And then there's the overpriced issue.  For dinner, the entrees are in the $15-20 range.  The portions are big and all, but it's just a little too much for what you get.  
    That said, it's a much better situation if you go for lunch.  In fact, I would actually recommend checking out French Market for lunch.  The Louisiana sampler or the gumbo and salad are both solid and reasonably priced.  
    So yeah, I'm not super impressed.  If this were in Atlanta, I'd never go back.  But this is Augusta, folks--  3 star means I'll be back...
     ps. One more very important perk-- they're actually open on Monday, unlike the rest of Augusta!