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Heading to Atlanta tomorrow

Hokie_Smoker
Hokie_Smoker Posts: 662
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I'm heading to Atlanta tomorrow to see The Boss.  After the concert my buddy and I are going to hit The Varsity.  Where should I have my pre-concert libations close to downtown?  I plan on going to Roswell Hardware on Friday morning, it looks like I can save $100 on a Mini-Max compared to our Charlotte area prices.

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Johnson, Navin R... Sounds like a typical bastard.

 

Belmont, NC

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  • Big_Green_Craig
    Big_Green_Craig Posts: 1,578
    Check out Grindhouse Burgers or the Vortex. The Varsity is way over rated in my opinion. If you're into BBQ, then check out Fat Matt's Rib Shack or Fox Bros. 
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  • jeffwit
    jeffwit Posts: 1,348
    X2 on the Varsity. It's got the ambiance (I guess you could call it that), but the food is just not very good. I've been to both the Vortex and Grindhouse and like them both. Vortex is more of a bar. Gotta be of age to get in and can get smokey in there. Burgers are great, though. Grindhouse has some of my favorite burgers around and really good milkshakes. 
    Jefferson, GA
    XL BGE, MM, Things to flip meat over and stuff
    Wife, 3 kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, 12 chickens, 2 goats, 2 pigs. 
    “Honey, we bought a farm.”
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    Yeah skip the varsity. We don't eat out much so I can't recommend anywhere else really. Flip burger was pretty good but I don't even remember where it was.
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  • Hokie_Smoker
    Hokie_Smoker Posts: 662
    Thanks for the heads up on The Varsity. I've heard great things about the Vortex so we'll probably head there.

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    Johnson, Navin R... Sounds like a typical bastard.

     

    Belmont, NC

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Sure do miss the Big Man....enjoy the show.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,216
    This is a watering hole close to the concert. 

    http://statsatl.com
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  • chrisc133
    chrisc133 Posts: 501
    Wow no love for The Varsity. It's definitely not in the league with the vortex but I like it. I grew up going there with dad. It's fast food...full of grease...but it's an experience. 
    Augusta, GA
    #BGETEAMGREEN member
    MiniMax, Large, XL BGE
    Featured on Man Fire Food Season 7
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  • jeffwit
    jeffwit Posts: 1,348
    Hokie_Smoker said:
    Thanks for the heads up on The Varsity. I've heard great things about the Vortex so we'll probably head there.

    If you want to eat like a man, get one of the Coronary Bypass options. I've done the double, but the bigger ones aren't available on the weekends.
    Jefferson, GA
    XL BGE, MM, Things to flip meat over and stuff
    Wife, 3 kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, 12 chickens, 2 goats, 2 pigs. 
    “Honey, we bought a farm.”
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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,232
    Go to the Varsity, not for the food but the vibe and the checkmark. Then you'll never have to go again.
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • Smokinpig
    Smokinpig Posts: 739
    I would hit the varsity it is an experience, not entirely culinary. Lots of cool places near downtown Ecco, Empire State South, JTC kitchen, Bocado, six feet under,are all worth checking out. 

    LBGE Atlanta, GA


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  • jeffwit
    jeffwit Posts: 1,348
    If you go to the Varsity, go for a snack and get the FO or a fried pie (peach is my favorite).
    Jefferson, GA
    XL BGE, MM, Things to flip meat over and stuff
    Wife, 3 kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, 12 chickens, 2 goats, 2 pigs. 
    “Honey, we bought a farm.”
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  • jeffwit
    jeffwit Posts: 1,348
    One Eared Stag is another cool place. Spendy, but worth it.
    Jefferson, GA
    XL BGE, MM, Things to flip meat over and stuff
    Wife, 3 kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, 12 chickens, 2 goats, 2 pigs. 
    “Honey, we bought a farm.”
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    I love the Varsity.......yes its greasy but its an institution and worth a visit.  

    "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

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    If you have never been you need to go to Varsity!!
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • epcotisbest
    epcotisbest Posts: 2,176
    Going to The Varsity in Atl. is about the place, the history and the experience more than about the food. I say don't miss it if you have never been.
    It is like the experience of going to a Hard Rock Cafe...you don't really go there just for the food.
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  • gamason
    gamason Posts: 406
    Yall are crazy, The Varsity is awesome. Eat there at least once a month. Best onion rings there are.

    Snellville,Ga.

    LBGE

    Minimax

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,216
    I love the Varsity but I wouldn't eat there before the show unless you like using the toilets at the concert 
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  • Hokie_Smoker
    Hokie_Smoker Posts: 662
    I'm glad the tide has turned in favor of the Varsity. I haven't been and heard that it needs to be on the list. I'm thinking after many beers and a 3 hours Springsteen concert that the greasy food from the Varsity will be just what I need before going to bed.

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    Johnson, Navin R... Sounds like a typical bastard.

     

    Belmont, NC

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,216
    Hokie_Smoker said:
    I'm glad the tide has turned in favor of the Varsity. I haven't been and heard that it needs to be on the list. I'm thinking after many beers and a 3 hours Springsteen concert that the greasy food from the Varsity will be just what I need before going to bed.
    It's exactly what you need. The rings are awesome. Don't leave with a FO (frozen orange) and a fried pie. That would be criminal. 
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  • RRog17
    RRog17 Posts: 573
    WHAT D'YA HAVE?!
    Canton, GA
    LBGE, Joe Jr., 28” Blackstone
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    DoubleEgger said:
    I love the Varsity but I wouldn't eat there before the show unless you like using the toilets at the concert 
    Spot one right there.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    northGAcock said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I love the Varsity but I wouldn't eat there before the show unless you like using the toilets at the concert 
    Spot one right there.
    The first time we went we were all drunk and a friends wife was driving and about 20 minutes into a 40 minute ride home I started sweating. This stuff is potent.
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Touch the Varsity base.  No haute cuisine but a good glimpse into ATL in town culture and a tradition.  Scope out the bathrooms on the way into the concert venue.  You'll thank me later.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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