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Week: Thur. August 11th
There's something about cooking your own food at the table that transforms some fully-grown adults into naïve, disobedient children. Melanie, beaming from ear to ear, was like a kid in a candy store – plopping scallops and shrimp (with heads still attached) into her seething hot pot.
“No.” Says the nice lady behind the counter. “You need put corn and egg first, take more time to cook.” She explains.
“Uh, okay.” Melanie responds with a mischievous look written all over her face. .
By this time her scallops have boiled perfectly to the texture of bubble gum. She nonchalantly swipes one through a spicy red (self-constructed) concoction and drops it down the hatch. Then defiantly giggles.
Eating at Mini Hot Pot isn’t about haute cuisine and well-sourced ingredients – it’s about being silly and making a fool of your self. Sucking fiercely on watermelon smoothies and poking at the disturbing miniature hot dogs that, for reasons unknown, accompany each entrée.
It’s a fun casual date spot – and if your date is as devious as mine – then you are in for quite an experience. We haven't had this much fun dining out since... well, never mind.
How it works:
You dine in front of your own personal hot pot and choose from entrees such as seafood, meats (lamb, beef and chicken), tripe and sea cucumbers. Of course, all arrive raw and the cooking is left in the diner’s hands, capable or not. There’s an impressive list of sides to choose from if you’d like to add the adventure, items like cuttlefish, udon and pig liver. All entrees come with a plate of sides, which includes spinach, tofu, taro root, a single fish ball and tofu skin.
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Assorted Hot Pot Victims
Type of Cuisine: Chinese
Address/Tel:
4897 Buford Hwy, Suite 160, Chamblee Tel: 770-458-8882
Recommended: (New Items) Seafood Combo, Lamb, Beef, Sliced Fish, Watermelon Smoothie
Pricing:
Entrees: $9.95 - $ 13.95
Sides: $1.50 - $5.00
Hours:
Mun.-Sun. 11am - 2am
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Week: Thur. August 4th
The first order of business I take care of when visiting New York is to eat a bagel. In the big city bagels are served the size of a head, slathered with a one-inch thick coating of cream cheese and arrive freshly baked and warm. A true New York bagel is dense yet chewy, offering little to no resistance and is delicately balanced between sweet and salty.
A true New York bagel can be enjoyed unadulterated. However, here in the south bagels need a deep coating of cream cheese, which nobody ever gives you. I’m constantly forced to pay for a half dozen (sometimes more) extra sides.
The closest thing I’ve come to a New York bagel here in Atlanta is Goldbergs. No, they don’t serve those gigantic bagels I’m so used to, but they do offer a close enough version that keeps me from jumping on a plane once a week just to get my fix.
Goldbergs, like most, will obscenely jack up your bagel with globs of cream cheese if you ask. They don’t even stare at you like your weird for making the request, leading me to believe that a large portion of their clientele is from my hometown.
They also do a fine corned beef hash and miniature beef links – toss some eggs and cheese onto it and you got yourself a breakfast sandwich of champions.
Those homemade classic black and white cookies we all loved so much growing up make the perfect dessert. What? Don’t you do dessert after breakfast? Dessert is one of the most important courses of a meal and should never be forgotten, even with breakfast.
If you happen to stop by the Roswell Road location, look for a good looking fella' wearing a 5 Seasons Brewing t-shirt conversing oddly with a funny little green bird perched on his shoulder. |
Bagel with extra, extra, extra cream cheese, please!
Type of Cuisine: Bagels and Deli
Address/Tel:
1. 21272 W. Paces Ferry Rd, Atlanta Tel: 404-266-0604
2. 4383 Roswell Rd, Atlanta Tel: 404-256-3751
3. 4520 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta Tel: 770-455-1119
Recommended: (New Items) Bagels, Breakfast Bagel Sandwich, Corned Beef Hash, Pastrami on Rye
Pricing:
Most (if not all) under $10
Hours:
Mun.-Fri. 7a.m.-4p.m.
Sat. & Sun. 7a.m.-5p.m.
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