[quote name='organicow']Wow. I must comment on these!!
1. Ah, a good bakery should've been on my list! Yeah, that place is great. I miss La Piccolina; it was a tiny place in Avondale Estates that had the best Cannolis, and it closed over a year ago. Boo hoo!!
2. Man, that place rocks. They have great clearance sales (which I'm sure you know!), and I can always find great stuff there. Plus, they guys at that store (and at Ella Guru in Toco Hills) are always so nice - which is a good thing compared to Criminal Records and Wax n Facts (where everyone thinks they are reliving scenes from "High Fidelity").
3. Blackthorn Cider on tap. 'nuff said. Well, that and their fish n chips is to die for.
4. I used to play there a lot a few years back; now I just go there to see my buddies (Telegram, Hope For Agoldensummer, and No River City), all of whom play there regularly. Great room for live music.
5. Always meant to try that place out....maybe this weekend.
6. I hate MARTA with the fire of 1000 suns, but only because I rode it every day for 3 years straight to go to GSU. I can't wait for the BeltLine project to get going so we can get some good solid mass transit in this town.
I think that the Brickstore, Decatur CD, and Java Monkey are the places I can most often be found in Decatur - maybe I'll run into ya (or already have!).[/QUOTE]
You like Blackthorn too? Thought I was the only cider drinker in this town. Damn, now we must hang. Meet ya in the Belgian Room.
Viet Chateau is pretty decent. Of course, better Vietnamese can be had on BuHi, but that holds true for most ethnic food. But for the proximity, it's great.
I totally agree with your assessment of Decatur CD. Great indie music store without all of the pretense. Plus, they had David Mead, one of my favorites, performing in-store two weeks ago (he peformed at Eddie's later).
Eddie's is probably what first made me want to move to Decatur years ago. I saw John Mayer there with Clay Cook and/or David LaBruyere three or four times before he hit the big time. Got the autographs to prove it. Sat right up front when he couldn't even fill the room. Within months he was playing to a record crowd of 100,000+ at Centennial Park. Crazy. Other favorite regulars: Pierce Pettis, Matthew Kahler
Gator: Bob is a god. He made our wedding cake (chocolate mousse) and he and his wife catered (she's Thai and makes killer chicken satay). And I am well acquainted with the mana that is Bob's cat head biscuits and gravy. Trying to stay away right now so I can shed a few pounds and it's damn hard. We ate there Sunday morning and I barely made it out alive. If you ever get the chance to have lunch there, try his chicken salad. It's unbelievable.