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    Cumming, GA Question

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    We will be visiting friends in Cumming this weekend; heading down from Pennsylvania.

    Can anyone recommend any restaurants in the area?  Especially BBQ.  I want to amaze my fiends with a recommendation.

    Thanks




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      Trip Advisor named the Top Ten BBQ Joints Across the US article. Two of them will be pretty close to you: 

      Joe’s BBQ, Blue Ridge, Georgia

      Jim’s Smokin’ Que, Blairsville, Georgia

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      I think just go to Craig's house and let him cook for you. His food looks better than most restaurant grub
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      None local in cunning that I know of Those 2 mentioned above are not that close. Hour and a half each way.
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      For BBQ I'd recommend:

      Also, a few other restaurants you might consider eating at that aren't bbq:

      El Rio Mexican Restaurant
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      Cumming, GA  

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      Please don't go to cue or jim n nicks. Both a corporate BBQ places.
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      As @Lit mentioned, they are corporate places that serve ok food. There aren't many (if any) bbq joints in Cumming that are local and have a "wow" factor. You want really good local seafood, I'd go to Norman's Landing.
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      Yeah Normans landing is one of the few good restaurants I have visited in the area. Kinda sad. @fence0407‌ you must be pretty close to me half the places you mentioned I can ride my bike to. Rethinking the first two mentioned its probably a pretty nice drive through mountains craigs probably right.
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      edited May 2014
      There is a Red Robin in Cumming...yummmmmm. 

      This is place is about 25 minutes away in Roswell:

      I haven't been there in years but it used to be really good. It's in a cool historic location with many other bars, restaurants, shopping.  I think they have live music most weekend nights (country/bluegrass).  That may be bonus points or a deduction depending on your taste in music ;). 

      If you want to drive into Atlanta I have heard recommendations for Fat Matt's rib shack and Fox Bros. BBQ.  

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      I live in Cumming, and @fence0407 is correct - Cue is dreadful.  Some really good Cuban food can be found here which is in town - http://cocoscuban.com/ (get the pork chunks).  Another local place I really like and go to often is http://www.babasgyros.com/.

      As for BBQ, the closest place is here (http://www.heirloommarketbbq.com/Home_Page.php) and it is 1000% amazing.  Get there before noon, and you have to either take out or eat outside.  Either way,, you will not be disappointed.

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      I would second Heirloom and Swallow in the Hollow. Do not go to Cue. Jim N Nicks is good in a pinch. I would also recommend Slopes, Dreamland, Fat Matt's, and Fox Brothers. Fox Bros is the best, but is the furthest from where you'll be. The Ridge is a decent restaurant if you want to go somewhere a step above Applebee's and not drive far.
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      @Lit - I went to South Forsyth and North Forsyth High School (graduated from North). Cumming is home to my parents currently and hopefully my wife and I will be back there before too long. 

      For really cheap, quick and tasty Mexican food - go to El Rio!
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      Make the day trip down to Atlanta.  Hit The Varisty and Fox Brothers.  Goto a Braves game, ride the freakin' huge new ferris wheel.....

      then hit up @Big_Green_Craig for desserts......  Had to do it, buddy!

      LBGE since 2014

      Griffin, GA 

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      grege345 said:
      I think just go to Craig's house and let him cook for you. His food looks better than most restaurant grub
      Wow! Thanks for the compliment! 
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      If you manage to make it down to Atlanta, and want to spend some cash on good steaks, give Bones a try
      Grilling in Ga
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      Dreamland is garbage.
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      Egglovin said:
      If you manage to make it down to Atlanta, and want to spend some cash on good steaks, give Bones a try
      I've been to Bones. Great service! My steak was cooked perfectly, but had ZERO flavor?? For that kind of scratch, I'll do them myself. 
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      Fat Matt's Rib Shack is in ATL. 
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      If you want good Q, head down into Atlanta and go to Fox Bro's. It's the real deal, Texas style bbq. Really good food, great place to hang out and drink a bunch of beers and have a great time.


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      Try Korean-Mexican fusion @ http://www.hankooktaqueria.com. I went there after seeing it on food Channel recommended by Alton Brown. I love their basic beef or pork taco while SHMBO likes the "fancy" shrimp tacos and daily specials (tempura fried avacado and tempura fried portobello are 2 of her favorite when they got it).

      The decor won't win any awards, but, I'm just there for the food.

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      If your going to be in Atlanta you should try Harold's BBQ. It's a good BBQ joint and they serve cracklin cornbread with every plate.
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      edited May 2014
      Hickory Pig on Thompson Bridge Road. Place is great!! Amazes me no one else from up this way has mentioned it. This is the type of place I think of when I think of true Georgia BBQ.

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      One place near me that has not been mentioned is Atlanta Highway Seafood Market: http://atlantahighwayseafood.com/

      I know, it's not BBQ per the original request, but hear me out...

      It's a fresh seafood joint that specializes in Cajun dishes. It's in a crappy area of town (don't be surprised if you see chickens running around some of the homes that surround it) but the food is awesome. Get there no later than 5:30p as the line will go out the door. I occasionally buy my fresh seafood there. It's a diamond in the rough.  It's an easy drive from Cumming. (I live between Cumming and Gainesville.) This is NOT fine dining but oh so good...

      In the  Hinterlands between Cumming and Gainesville, GA
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      GaBGE said:
      If your going to be in Atlanta you should try Harold's BBQ. It's a good BBQ joint and they serve cracklin cornbread with every plate.
      Last I heard, they closed??
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      edited May 2014
      Not sure about Harold's.

      "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                    -Umberto Eco

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      @Cymbaline65‌, I will second that suggestion of Atlanta seafood market. It's as good of fresh seafood that you expect from the coast. I ate there about a month ago. For you NASCAR fans, Bill Elliot was in there eating.
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      +1 on Hickory Pig. Great BBQ. The owner is a great guy. Was rated #1 BBQ in Atlanta a couple of years ago.
      LBGE, Marietta, GA
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      edited May 2014
      +1 for Swallow at the Hollow. There's also a place in downtown Dahlonaga that was pretty good but I can remember the name. The guy was super nice and he cooks on BGE's.

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      My wife and I live in Cumming. I was kind of hoping to discover some new places from this thread as well. The Alpharetta/Milton area is pretty close. There is a Grand Champion there. It is excellent. You could also try Milton's Cuisine in the same area. It's not BBQ, but its a somewhat upscale place that serves great souther food.
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      Smokin Gold is the name of the place in Dahlonega.
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      Historic downtown Dahlonega is a really nice place to take visitors. The chow on the square is pretty good and the scenery is beautiful. Downtown Gainesville has some excellent options and it's a shorter drive than Dahlonega. No, I don't get compensated by any of these merchants. ;-)
      In the  Hinterlands between Cumming and Gainesville, GA
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