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A good breakfast is hard to find.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Biscuits, of the flying variety.
A few rules I’ve learned about eating breakfast in the South…
When given a choice between biscuits and toast, biscuit is always the correct answer.
If the grits are instant, you don’t need them. If you’re at Thumbs Up Diner, as I was this weekend, you can’t live without them. (Finally, I understand. YUM.)
Pork is a seasoning. Vegetarians and vegans: watch for it, and ask for the SOYsage.
Breakfast might be served all day, but not all night. Don’t expect your favorite waffle joint to be open 24 hours, unless you love the Waffle House version.
And the trend I’m seeing that I’m less than thrilled about…
- A good breakfast will come with a wait. It’s worth it, but bring a snack.
Considering my new obsession with Thumbs Up, and the reality that I can watch Flying Biscuit-goers chew by looking out my window, I’ve come to know the place and its menu quite well. (Haven’t tried the grits. I promise to get on that one of these mornings.) Both have legendary waits.
Thumbs Up’s Web site says its opening a downtown location on Marietta Street. (Home of the AJC. I may never eat lunch at my desk again.) The Flying Biscuit is a future franchisee.
So where else can newcomers and long-timers go in Atlanta for a tasty, Southern-inspired breakfast? Bonus points for 24-hour spots!
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By Gramsci
June 18, 2008 9:40 PM | Link to this
Though my father always made wonderful grits that could be eaten with a fork (the most important trait), he too yields to Thumbs Up’s brilliance. I don’t know how they do it, but they are a quick stop on my morning bike commute to downtown…so why bother the trial and error when they can just do it for me…and on a budget to boot. Thanks Thumbs Up!
By Jeff
June 19, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
Jaime:
I’ve mentioned it before, but it really is worth the drive:
Wes-Man’s on Hwy 411 in White, about 3 or 4 miles east of 75. My family knows the owner personally (younger bro and his son went to school together and played on the football team together as starters), and even T - a South GA girl - has come to request going there for breakfast about every time we go up to visit my parents.