Sarah "The Baby Is Eating My Brain" E.'s Profile

Husband and I went here for Date Night before taking in a $1.50 movie. Since the birth of our son, we've moved many of our dates closer to home (and to less expensive venues). We considered going to the pizza place down the street but decided it would be fun to try something new.

As other reviewers have mentioned, the restaurant has the look and feel of a hole-in-the-wall bar in Florida or the Keys. However, it's family-friendly too.

Our server was punctual, friendly, and overall pretty awesome. The beer selection was small but respectable (Fat Tire on tap).

We started off with soups. I had the lobster and shrimp bisque and my husband had the gumbo. Both were good, though I felt the bisque could have had a little more kick to it.

For entrees, I had the baked oysters and husband had the fish and chips.  Both were excellent.

We would definitely eat here again. Oyster Bay is a nice place to have a decent, inexpensive seafood dinner and a beer or two.

I went to Wright's for lunch with a friend of mine and Max (that's my baby boy) semi-recently.  I think it may have been a couple months ago now.  Not positive, because baby-brain has destroyed any semblance of a memory or concept of time.

Anyway, it was my first visit to Wright's in a long, long time.  However, I did eat there now and again when I was growing up in Dunwoody.  It was solid then and solid now.  Nice counter staff who told me how cute my baby was and served us quickly.

Delicious sweet tea.  It had a twist to it, maybe mint?  I can't remember anymore, but there was something atypical about it.

My sammich was a muffuletta.  It was tasty.  I remember it having a lot of cheese and being kind of messy to eat with one hand while trying to hold a baby.  That's my fault for having a kid who doesn't like to sit in his car seat, not the restaurant's.  I had a side of broccoli salad that was also yummy.

For dessert, I ordered a slice of the lemonade cake.  It was nice and moist but reallllllly sweet.  I like sweet, so that's cool, but just be forewarned.

No complaints here.

This is a 5-star sushi establishment if you are in it for the rolls.  

I'm not trying to be snide.  I went there knowing that at best, Sushi Niko Niko was going to be like a Ru San's with bigger portions and fresher fish.  And I got what I expected.

The establishment has a vast array of roll sushi, and given its location right down the street from Mall of Georgia, I don't blame it for catering to the "crazy rolls" crowd.  I had the Huntington Beach Roll and a tuna roll whose name I can't remember anymore.  Both were good for what they were.  

Service was polite and quick.  All the patrons were white folks, which again, given the location, is not super surprising.  Although when I go to the Korean restaurants in this area I very rarely see other whiteys besides myself.  

Since I knew what to expect when I came in, I probably would have given this joint 4 stars except for the fact that in between this visit and the time I wrote my review, I ate at Nakato.  After this reminder of what quality sushi is like, I couldn't in good conscience give Niko Niko anything more than 3 stars.

tl;dr version: If you like crazy roll sushi, there is a wide variety of it here. It is far safer and tastier than what you'd get at Ru San's or the Publix seafood counter.  Go for it, whitey.  :)

My mother-in-law had a Groupon for this restaurant and invited me along.  She'd been there before, but it was my first time.

I'm not a buffet person, but I make an exception for Indian buffets.  The buffet at Royal Indian Cuisine is reasonably extensive, and everything on it was quite fresh.  My only complaint is that by the time we got there,  they were out of some of the items on it.  We also had to ask for naan because there was none on the buffet.

However, once more naan became available, one of the restaurant employees brought a nice big plate of it to our table.  I appreciated that greatly, because I love naan and I have to have it so I can mop up the sauce from my delicious paneer tikka masala.

The paneer was mmm mmm good.  I could live off of that stuff except for the fact that I'd be 400,000 pounds and probably die of a coronary.  But yeah, it was really good.  So was the goat dish (I can't remember what it was anymore - should have taken notes - but the goat was super tender).  There really wasn't anything on the buffet that I didn't like.

They also didn't look at me funny when I brought my baby in there for lunch, so points for that as well.  Fortunately, he behaved himself that time (he fell asleep in his car seat and slept the whole time, which I assure you does not normally happen - normally I'm trying to hold him with one arm and shovel food with the other).

We will definitely be back to Royal Indian Cuisine again sometime in the near future.

My husband and I went to Pura Vida for a date night a couple of months ago.  It was one of our first nights out without Max since he's been born, and it was fun being able to eat our meals simultaneously and without one of us having to hold a baby.

One thing that we found surprising was how laid-back and casual the atmosphere of the restaurant was.  Because of the quality and price of the food, we expected something a little fancier.  But Pura Vida is the kind of unpretentious place where you could easily bring the whole family.  In fact, we saw a large family with relatively small (well-behaved) kids eating there.

The food was worthy of a snootier atmosphere, though.

We tried the following items:
Chicken picadillo empanadas
Georgia trout ceviche
Steamed coconut buns
Mayan tostones
Chivo al vino en fufu

Everything we put in our mouths was freaking fabulous.  That last dish (which was a goat dish) was probably my favorite, but really, it was all delicious.  The ceviche was extremely fresh and had a nice tangy bite to it.  The coconut buns were heavenly.  The portions were nice and the prices were completely reasonable given the quality, flavor, and presentation.

We washed the delicious food down with a couple of mojitos each.  I'd like to say that the mojitos were strong, because I had a good buzz going after just two.  But that might be due more to the fact that I really haven't drank almost at all in the past year due to being pregnant and then taking care of a baby.  Either way, they were good.

It was great to finally check out Pura Vida after having planned to do so ever since Chef Hector's stint on Top Chef.  I predict that this will not be our last visit.

I had a rough day at work last week, so my sweet husband surprised me with pastries from Maison Robert.  Yup, he's a keeper and so is this establishment.

He brought me the Caramel Ganache Mousse and Raspberry Orange Mousse.  Both were exquisitely delicious, and totally made my night better than my day had been.  

This week, my husband brought me some truffles to try.  I tried the Grand Marnier, Dark Chocolate, Cognac, Cocoa, Caramel, and Mocha truffles.  Yum!  This is some seriously quality chocolate.

My husband has eaten lunch at Maison Robert, and I don't remember what he had, but he was a fan.  I wish I'd gotten around to visiting this place while I was still living in Chamblee.

My first experience with the Pregnancy Massage Center was great.  So when I had gone several days past my due date, I decided to go back for another massage.  I figured a little relaxation wouldn't hurt, and was hoping that maybe someone could manipulate the pressure points I'd heard would jump-start labor.

My session was with Renee.  She was more than happy to stimulate the labor pressure points since I was 40 weeks and 5 days at that point.  She also gave me a very relaxing massage and I felt great when I left.

About an hour after I got home from the massage, my water broke.  Within 30 minutes after that, my labor started.  So not only did I get to relax before meeting my baby, I didn't have to wait too long!

I would definitely recommend Renee and this massage center as a whole.

Like most of Yelp Atlanta, I visited Mediterranean Bakery along with Zack E. We wanted to have a meetup of several Yelpers couples with babies, and Zack said the folks at this place would be ok with screaming babies. This is good, because my son Max sometimes flips out when I take him in public.

Fortunately, he was pretty chill this time. And fortunately, besides being a baby-meltdown safe zone, Mediterranean Bakery was a really nice place to have brunch.  My husband and I just had chicken shwarma plates, because after eating shwarma in Israel last fall we wanted to compare.  

Lebanese shwarma is different from the Israeli version, but it was super flavorful and delicious.  We had falafel and hummus as our sides, and both were darn tasty.  Although if we come back again, we are totally ordering the $22 kebab for 2 meal.  The other two couples with us both had that, and it looks like it's the best ever.

I have to say that my favorite part of the meal was the garlic sauce.  Holy crap, you guys!  That is some seriously garlicky goodness.

We also tried zaatar, which was a pita with a combination of herbs and spices.  It was delicious!

We will definitely eat here again.

I've gotten my nails done here several times and I'm a fan. Most of the employees are nice and the salon seems to be well-staffed since I never have to wait more than a couple minutes, if that. Prices are on par with what you would expect.

Not sure if they have "free wi-fi" per se, but when I came in with my iPad the owner gave me the password to use their wireless network.  Also, this is not related to my review, but his little daughter was there one time and she is adorable.

Bonus points to the staff because they were so nice the time I got a mani/pedi and brow wax and then realized I had left my wallet at home in the diaper bag. New mommies FTW!  They took it in stride and let me go home to get it.

My only slight complaint is that I wish their variety of nail polish colors was a little better.

This coffee shop adjoins Books For Less. I'm not sure if it's owned by the same people as BFL, but my guess is that it is.

I stopped by after getting my nails done at LA Nails in the same little strip mall. Upon perusing the smallish selection of baked goods, I found out that their brownies are baked fresh daily. They are also huge and you can choose between nuts and no nuts.

I tried a brownie and a latte. Brownie was pretty good but the coffee in the latte was meh. Service was quick and friendly.

This seems to be a pretty popular place. There was a pretty decent crowd of people hanging out and sipping drinks or eating desserts. I wouldn't drive from outside the area to come here, but since it's right down the street from me I will probably be back.