Christine K.'s Profile

I would give this place 3.5 stars and this is based on just a single visit -  I came here about a week ago for a friend's birthday. First, don't let the outside appearance deceive you and allow you to form any speculations about the interior! The atmosphere is pretty laidback and "whatever" and there's plenty of space... Maybe it's because it was a Sunday night, but there weren't that many people, so everything was pretty chill. There are an assortment of people types, but don't expect girls wearing dresses with 4" stilettos - just show up in your jeans, Converses, and a t-shirt and you're good to go. My sister says this is a definitely hipster sort of place and she knows many of her friends wouldn't exactly "fit in" here. Well, there's couches, pool tables... Drinks are of average price; I don't know about food, though, because I didn't eat but I hear the calamari is decent. Plenty of parking space, but again, we showed up on a Sunday night soooo I don't know if that's typical or not. "A sunny place for shady people"...yes, indeed.

Surprisingly, I've only been here once and that one time was a spur-of-the-moment-I-just-want-to-randomly-stop-by -before-I-see-a-movie situation. It's a small boutique, located near Regal and various other small shops, that carries designer clothes, jewelry, accessories, shoes... It's set up very nicely, and once you start sifting through everything, you just want to snatch everything up! I ended up buying a beautiful blue Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent dress, which is probably my favorite dress ever, and I've received SO many compliments! I wasn't planning on getting anything when I walked in, but when I came out with that dress, I was pretty darn happy! The woman who was working there that day was very pleasant and super friendly. There seems to be a lot of regulars and I would say that the clientele is stylish-upper-middle-class-pretty-clothes-loving ladies. Although it carries many expensive and high-end items, the shop isn't pretentious at all and I would shop again. Honestly, if I had the means, I would make this place my closet. Haha :P

Lunched here for the first time today and honestly, I didn't have any expectations because I assumed it's your regular sandwich shop. Well, it is in many ways, but what sets this place apart is the way you order (you check off what you want with a Sharpie on the paper bags at the front and hand it over to the cashier). So, I suspect that's why there's a lot of people who come by here - the novelty of the paper bag.

Anyways, flavor-wise and menu-wise, I would say it is decent... but as a pescatarian/vegetarian, there are not that many choices. The menu is broken down into categories, like Chicken and Turkey and Italian - all of which are, obviously, a meat eater's paradise. Therefore, I opted for the tuna salad on wheat with other ingredients I picked (tomatoes, lettuce, mushrooms...), and from all the sandwich shops I've been to, this is probably the best tuna sandwich I've had in quite a long time. :) For $5 this is a good meal.

Shake is tasty... like slurping up yummy ice cream. And chewy and warm chocolate chip cookie!

So yes, I'd come here over other similarly priced sandwich shops!

Located in a kind of weird and sort of deserted shopping Asian plaza (mostly Korean); I'm guessing (and hoping!) that the extremely quietness is because this plaza is fairly new. Anyways, this is a hidden gem in this uncomfortably empty area. Soon-doo-boo (hot, spicy, tofu "soup") is a very common Korean dish, like pizza, yet it can be messed up pretty badly (like pizza). I was pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness and simple decor of the restaurant, and deliciously flavorful dishes. I would say the portions are pretty generous, each person gets fried fish, and the food comes out fast (considering there were about 4-5 other families there, our order came out really fast!). My only problems with the place are the service and the traditional side dishes (ban-chan): the first because in typical Korean fashion, there was no service (if you're not a regular at Korean restaurants, don't expect someone to come by regularly to check up on you... they won't lol); and the latter because I think the ban-chan selection could have been better and some were way too salty. But overall, a good experience and I would come again =) Probably one of the best soon-doo-boo places I've been to in Atlanta and those are hard to come by.

I've never been to such a sad, sad, sad, sad place. My gosh. All I wanted was a decent, flavorful, and delicious Mexican food for dinner on my sister's birthday. But noooo! They gave me lukewarm water, strange bitter veggies for my veggie fajitas, poorly seasoned food, pathetic watery salsa, a TINY table for giant dishes, and possibly the most inappropriate live music ever... when I'm at a Mexican restaurant, a nice touch of Mexican music would be nice (even the fake kind!), not some middle-aged man playing the most Caucasian tunes ever. I would say the only decent thing about this place is the waitress. She was nice enough, but this place was beyond disappointing. Let me save you some cash and please go somewhere else!

I'd actually like to know why this place's parking lot is always pretty packed. That's the only reason why we tried it out... clearly, very deceptive. =(

Status: incredibly starving and unfamiliar with Athens. So, we trekked over to this little pizza place because we thought, Hey, how can pizza go wrong? Well, many pizza places CAN go very wrong, but I am happy to say that we really liked Your Pie. At first, we were a little confused as to how to order and I guess we looked pretty lost, since the employee there quickly offered to help. Both guys there were friendly and nice. Pizzas are about 10" and you have choice of white or wheat... it's kind of like making your own sandwich like at Subway, but at a much higher quality. Make your own, or pick something off the menu. You can get a pizza, panini, calzone, salad, and I'm probably missing something else... everything's cooked up in the brick oven.

The Ischia is a poor choice for a pizza (boring), but pretty yummy as a calzone. The Hippie pizza is delicious. Calzones are very crispy, thinner than typical calzones, and kind of pita bread-ish. Dough is very, very good. I would say that there is more dough than ingredients involved in these pies/calzones.

We came at a weird time (2-ish pm), so there weren't that many people. I would advise coming around then because by the time we left, quite a few people started to trickle in... and I can imagine the line lengthening since a lot of people like to make their own pie and will probably take an overly long time to decide on ingredients.

They also have a gelato station with about 10(?) flavors to choose from, though I did not try those since I am not a gelato fan (ice cream FTW!).

Good eat!

They're not kidding when they say it's spicy. Being Korean, my mom and sister decided to be brave and go for the spiciest crawfish, but my sister quickly regretted it and ordered a regular spiced one. Haha. Everything is full of flavor. I like the potatoes it comes with, too. Not being a fan of crawfish, I just got fish and fries. Obviously, I am not the right person to come here, but my family really enjoyed this place.

Tip: The food is very pungent and will seep into your clothes, and the whole eating process is super messy. I didn't even eat crawfish, but my mom was eating one and accidentally flung a piece to my ear! So, dress appropriately and prepare to get messy.

Considering this is Vegas where all foods are overpriced, it is a 3, but elsewhere, this would rank a 2. That's because the food is mediocre and the service is... well, they want to trick you and give you the facade of being all "high-class" and stuff, but it fails. The waiter forgot to bring our wine and I had to ask another waiter because ours disappeared. Pasta with clams is VERY salty, but very generous with clam content. Also, the carpet is fugly... so, don't look down if you want to enjoy the faux expensive ambience. Lol.

Truthfully, I've never stepped inside here! Lol ...but - my mom has picked up bread from here a few times and each time, I've enjoyed the treats.

I'm not sure what the breads are called except for the monkey bread, which is probably the best monkey bread I've ever had. Also, the cheese bread is yummmm... and there's this special bread they make on Fridays that kind of looks like knotted bread - delicious as well.

Usually I'm a huge fan of muffins, but their muffins are very "healthy"-tasting - like, each bite is a lot to chew through because of all the grains. In general, many of their breads are meant for healthy eating, so if you've got a super sweet tooth and are accustomed to eating plain ol' supermarket bread, you're not going to enjoy this place.

Oh, and for you coffee lovers, I'm not a coffee drinker but my parents tell me their coffee is a definite no-go - apparently it has a weird sour taste to it. Go to some other local coffee shop!

You know, I should stop by here everyday since it's on the way to work!

I've been here just twice - last and this summer. Last summer I would have given Hyman's 5 stars, but this recent visit bumped it down to a 4. Why? Well, our waiter was very...um silent and unresponsive and drab - I'd say this is pretty bad since Hyman's is a major touristy place. Crab cakes are good, but trying to get through the second piece was hard work. Hushpuppies are yummy. Snapper is very dry (like chicken and that was horrible because I'm a vegetarian!). Mac and cheese is very cheesy. My father says the flounder is excellent. I don't know what's happened, but I'd say the quality of Hyman's has gone down considerably within the last year. Disappointing... but very family friendly, affordable, and tastes best when you're starving.