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Gio’s Chicken Amalfitano, Atlanta GA
A short menu and a stunningly efficient kitchen means that there isn't a long wait for food at this really popular place next door to Antico. We risked the Saturday evening parking crunch to give it a...
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Photo Post 17: Vintage Walk-Up Dairy Queen in Charlotte
Dairy Queen hasn't quite forced all their old stores into maintaining a single, modern look. Every so often, you find a strange little throwback like this one. Continue reading →
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Tony’s Ice Cream, Gastonia NC
In this chapter, the conclusion of the trip to North Carolina. A stop at a 99 year-old business to order a treat for the ride home results in a fun surprise about an old regional family favorite....
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Grecian Gyro, Dunwoody GA
We met up with some friends in blogging for a meal that I enjoyed more than anybody else did. Fortunately, a winning dessert was just a parking lot away... Continue reading →
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Litton’s and Denton’s, Knoxville TN
Two businesses, each began 68 years ago, and two very different experiences. One has changed locations half a dozen times and one has been a neighborhood icon since its inception as a grocery store....
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Yum Yum Dessert Company, Atlanta GA
Here's a fun success story. A food truck has grown into a storefront location, and Marie went by to check them out. Continue reading →
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Trowbridge’s, Florence AL
Superstition sent me to this 96 year-old ice cream parlor, the city's oldest business, twice on this trip. I went once just to make sure we had some pictures of it, and a second time to enjoy some...
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Montagu’s and Frostbite, Florence AL
North of the UNA campus, in the Seven Points neighborhood, these two restaurants share a covered patio. It was a nice enough day to kick back and let Marie enjoy a sandwich and the girlchild enjoy some...
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Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Marietta GA
Which side are you? Marie took the children to a nearby location of this big chain to try a limited time offer promotion. Continue reading →
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Bellaggio’s Ice Cream, Doraville GA
Thrillist believes that this is one of Atlanta's best, ahem, "shackstraunts." On weekend afternoons, it's a good place to enjoy a big bowl of menudo or ice cream and watch the soccer results show... if...
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Rosewood Dairy Bar, Columbia SC
I always like to find a pimento cheeseburger when I'm in the Palmetto State. This one wasn't as good as I had hoped, but it was a neat stop all the same. Continue reading →
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Cook Out, Kennesaw GA
This chain from North Carolina opened three locations in the area last month. We came before the crowds, because the parking situation at this store is eye-poppingly bad. Continue reading →
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Regional Treats in Gastonia NC
Grape ice cream! We finally try grape ice cream! And more of that mutant weird barbecue from the area, but who cares about that? Grape ice cream! Continue reading →
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Payne’s Sandwich Shop and Soda Fountain, Scottsboro AL
Approaching 150 years in business, this very popular Saturday lunch spot has an army of upbeat employees and is loved by both tourists and locals alike. Continue reading →
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Moon Pie General Store, Chattanooga TN
They could do a much better job actually celebrating Chattanooga culture than they do at this tourist spot downtown, but the employees are great and the treats are not bad. Continue reading →
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Saigon Le, Memphis TN
I found a dish that I wanted to order while reading other blogs about this restaurant on Cleveland at Court, and the server tried to talk me out of it! I'm glad that I stuck to my guns, because it was...
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Dyer’s Cafe, Collierville TN
The last new restaurant that we visited in the Memphis area is also the oldest. It's 103 years young and absolutely worth the drive to the suburbs for fabulous burgers and onion rings. Continue reading →
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Dub’s Place, Chattanooga TN
We thought we were going to visit a classic dairy bar, but instead found a refreshing and modern take on fast food that's merely operating from one of these fun old buildings. Continue reading →
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Mean Mug Coffeehouse and The Hot Chocolatier, Chattanooga TN
After lots of fun in Coolidge Park, we visited two new-to-us places for snacks, and I was charmed by the decaying art deco edifice of the long-abandoned Ellis Restaurant. Continue reading →
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Pijiu Belly, Atlanta GA
Marie joined a group of bloggers to check out this delightfully oddball new place on 10th Street, and while she may have enjoyed the company even more than the food, she says there are some winners on...
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