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Grits: The Flying Biscuit *V
(404) 874-8887, 1001 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta 30309

Pancakes and Waffles: Thumbs Up Diner
(404) 223-0690, 573 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta 30312

Biscuits: Pastries A Go Go
(404) 373-3423, 235 Ponce De Leon Place, Suite E, Decatur 30030

Fried Okra: Agnes and Muriel’s
(404) 885-1000, 1514 Monroe Drive, Atlanta 30324

Sweet Tea: Just about everywhere. If you are in an Atlanta restaurant and they don’t serve sweet tea, please exit immediately: Something is wrong with this restaurant.

Coffee: Café Intermezzo *V
(404) 355-0411, 1845 Peachtree Road, Atlanta 30309

Chili Dog: Manuel’s If not this, then, The Varsity
Manuel's Tavern (404) 525-3447, 602 N. Highland Ave. NE, Atlanta 30307
The Varsity Downtown (404) 881-1706, 61 North Avenue, Atlanta 30308

Pizza: Mellow Mushroom *V
(404) 874-2291, 931 Monroe Dr NE, Suite 104, Atlanta 30308

Burger: The Vortex *V
Downtown (404) 875-1667, 878 Peachtree Street, Atlanta 30309
Little Five Points (404) 688-1828, 438 Moreland Ave NE, Atlanta 30307

Fast Food: Chik-Fil-A
Everywhere in Atlanta, but not on Sundays

Dessert: Dailey's
(404) 681-3303, 17 (Andrew Young) International Boulevard, Atlanta 30303

Cuban: Las Palmeras
(404) 872-0846, 368 5th Street, Atlanta 30308

Greek: Athens’s Pizza
(404) 636-1100, 1341 Clairmont Rd, Decatur 30033

Indian Vegetarian: Madras Saravana Bhavan *V
(404) 636-4400, 2179 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur 30033

Indian Non-vegetarian: Bollywood Masala *V Movies while you eat!
(404) 636-6614, 2201 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 101, Decatur 30033

Italian: Maggiano's Little Italy
(404) 816-9650, 3368 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta 30326

Sushi: MF Sushi *V
(404) 815-8844, 265 Ponce De Leon Ave, Unit B, Atlanta 30308

Thai: Surin *V
(404) 892-7789, 810 N. Highland Ave, Atlanta 30306

Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic: R. Thomas' Deluxe Grill *V++
(404) 872-2942, 1812 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta 30309. Open 24 hours a day. Everyday. The thinking woman's answer to Waffle House.

American: Murphy’s *V
(404)872-0904, 997 Virginia Ave, Atlanta 30306

Southern: Leave Atlanta and go to 16 miles east to Stone Mountain:
Sycamore Grill (770) 465-6789, 5329 Mimosa Dr, Stone Mountain 30087
The Magnolia Restaurant (770) 498-6304, 5459 E. Mountain Street, Stone Mountain 30087
Miss Katie’s Sideboard Restaurant (770) 413-5389, The Crossroads in Stone Mountain Park

The jury is still out on things like peach cobbler, Chinese, Mexican, Korean, and Jamaican food. Do you have a favorite? Contact me or post your thoughts in My favorite ATL forum. And yes, I've been to Buford Highway. See what Creative Loafing has to say about it.

*V = Vegetarian friendly
*V++ = Vegetarian should never be this good

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