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🌟 Nice debut at @voodooroswell! Despite being a franchise, they’ve got some flexibility, and I ❤️ that they use Mission Bakery for their bread. The 🥖 sourdough from said local baker took their club sandwich to another level. You know Mrs. Grub loves her 🥨 pretzels, and we agreed this big mutha was better than most! The honey and mustard (not honey mustard—just as advertised 🍯 + 🟡) was a nice twist, and the 🧀 beer cheese was legit.

💃 Wife loved the homemade 🥗 ranch dressing. 👦 Son went for 🍕, and the bride picked triple garlic 🐓 wings—saw them on social and decided then and there where to eat! 🍺 Don’t Leave Me Edith was a standout American IPA. I would’ve had more but was easing back from a short-term no-alcohol 🩺 restriction. The beer menu featured some awesome guest options like Ghost in the Machine and a stout from Two Tides, one of GA’s 🍑 best breweries. Great to see local bar legend @idrinkbeerok running the FOH!

🚀 Only open a few days, and it’s already better-than-average bar food. While I have plenty of 🍕 places depending on the style I crave, I might just go wild and try that 🥒 pickle pizza next time. They’ve got trivia nights and local 🎸 musicians too. I’ll be back to explore more of that 📜 beer menu! Cheers 🍻! Less

🚨 I always get nervous when a favorite of mine quickly expands. But wow, @bakeryconfections has gone from 1️⃣ to 3️⃣ locations in no time AND keeps adding new options! 🙌 Great news: absolutely NO sign of losing quality. 💯✨ #FoodieLife #AtlantaEats

🍫 The top story isn’t even pictured—HOLY HELL, y’all. Brought home crispy chocolate-dipped flat croissants, and let me tell you, they are 🔥🔥🔥! One of the BEST sweets I’ve ever had. 🏃‍♂️💨 Run, don’t walk. #DessertGoals #MustTry

🥖 As they say, “real bread, no preservatives.” 🙌 The salmon and fresh mozzarella on house-made ciabatta = 🔝👌. And the mushroom soup? 🥣 Easily one of my FAVE vegetarian soups anywhere. 😍 Hopefully, they keep the greatness going with expansion.

📍 This was at the original location (they call it Johns Creek, but it’s really Suwanee side of McGinnis Ferry). Third spot is fully in Suwanee city limits. 🗺️ Also in #DuluthGA #KnowYourHoods

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🍝✨ Been to all three @granaatl spots from @chefpatpascarella, and tonight was the friends & family event at the new Roswell location! 🎉 Official opening is Thursday, so get ready! 🍽️

🔹 Best pasta yet: the paccheri Genovese with short rib – superb. 🥇
🔹 You know Abby Grubber and I 🥖🦪 always share mussels, and this broth had a killer kick. 🔥
🔹 Meatball flight? Tried it twice, but stuck to my fave tonight: the nonna’s with veal, beef, and sausage. 👌 Iconic and what Grana’s arguably most famous for. 🧆🍅

🍰 Everyone loved everything, especially the design-your-own cannoli. 🥳 Perfect for Mrs. Grub, who’s all about red sauce Italian. 🇮🇹

🏢 Roswell location = fancier than Woody's with a huge third-floor deck 🌇 and an awesome bar area 🍸. Midtown = takeout only for me, but this feels like the biggest of the three, especially with the outdoor space.

👏 Great anchor spot for the @southernpostga LWP development. Grana is a win. 🎯

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🍝 Visited @altaviapgh in Pittsburgh’s Market Square—arguably the top rated Italian spot in the Steel City. 🏙️ Mrs. Grubber lit up when she saw chicken parm was their specialty…only to find out they were out. 😩

Would’ve been nice to know before apps! Ordered meatballs and but her Plan B main dish (again were told Plan A was 86d while fishing off the balls) also featured those same meatballs. 🐄🐖🐂 Veal, pork, short rib—they were some of the best I’ve had this year. 👌 Caesar salad? 🥗 Good, with finely ground breadcrumbs. We like it heavily dressed; this one was lightly coated but tasty.

I got the spaghetti with jumbo lump crab. 🦀 Fresh in-house pasta was flavorful but clumped together, and the crab was a bit overcooked.

Lesson learned: post-Steelers game 🏈 might not be the best time to hit a top-rated restaurant in Yinzer territory. Place has potential—quality was there, execution was hit-or-miss. 🤔 Less

Second trip to 🥪 Primanti Brothers in 🖤💛 Pittsburgh! Of course, both visits were to the OG in the Strip District. What kind of jagoff do you think I am? 😜 Got the New Yorker, loaded with pastrami & corned beef. 🥓🍞 It’s looking so good it’s just asking for trouble. 😍 Wife got the Pitts-Burger 🍔—classic yinzer style. 🖤💛 #PrimantiBros #PittsburghEats #YinzerLife #FoodieAdventures #StripDistrictVibes Less

Crazy guy drives 700 miles 🚗💨 to see his alma mater @calvulcansfb 🏈 in the D2 playoffs ❄️ in 26°F weather 🥶. Good food @lagerheads_ 🍴 in #CoalCenter with the pierogies 🥟, a Pittsburgh staple 🖤💛 and my fave item. Mrs. Grubber loved their fried pickles 🥒✨. Yinzers do that southern delicacy well! 👏

A highlight was my fave-named beer 🍺 ever from @lhbeer: Cal U brew, a tasty blueberry blonde ale 🫐🍺 from a brewery in Uniontown, PA founded by alumni. 🎓 If I make it back, we’d eat here again. Met some friends after the game 👫 and enjoyed the appetizer munchies! 🍗🧀🥨 Less

Unbossed and unbought, I’ve gotta keep it real! 💯👀 I was so hyped for @roswelljunction, but when it comes to food, it’s been a letdown. 😕 Shawarma Shack? 🚨 Rock-bottom. The gyro was THE worst meal I’ve had in 6 years—yes, worse than my son’s HS theater banquet catered by Olive Garden. 🫣🍝💀 Heard even worse about other dishes here. Yikes! 🚫🍽️ #RoswellEats #FoodieFail #KeepingItReal #DisappointingDishes #ShawarmaShack At least they didn't charge me for tap water! Less

🎉🍽️ Mad Dad's Philly's officially opened today at @roswelljunction! #GrandOpening #FoodieAlert

🤔 A North Philly native serving mayo on a cheesesteak? Color me surprised! 🧀🥖 But hey, I always roll with the menu as it stands. Even Woody’s ketchup/mustard mix was a twist I never encountered in the Delaware Valley. 🏙️

✅ The Amoroso roll made the trip well. The finely chopped meat? Fairly authentic and pretty tasty. BUT... let’s talk value. Just weeks ago, I enjoyed cheesesteaks 2-3x cheaper and packed with 4-5x the meat. 😳 $18 for a cheesesteak with this little filling is a tough sell, and don’t even get me started on the drink situation. 🥤

🚨 Want tap water? That’ll be $2. Yes, you read that right. I’m all for supporting local, but this feels impossible to defend. @roswelljunction, care to explain? 👀 UPDATE, the Junction is now claiming this is NOT their policy for the shared drink station and I was "mischarged" but the charge came from $18 cheesesteak Mad Dad's.

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🌟 Maiden voyage to Dunwoody Tavern 🍺🍴—part of the Dunwoody Restaurant Group! Highlights: 🤤 Reuben with house-made corned beef 🥪 and juicy sirloin tips 🥩. Pretzel 🥨 was a bit too salty, and the mozzarella sticks 🧀 were a notch above mid-tier, but overall solid pub fare.

🏠 Established in ’96! Back then, I had an office at Northridge & Roswell Road. Funny enough, coworker "Scummy Al" (a white Michael Lomax doppelganger) and I never tried it, even though we often ate in downtown ‘Woody. We hit Wright’s Gourmet 🥗🥪 in the same plaza a few times, but this spot would’ve been a game-changer with that house-made Reuben! 🙌 Scummy was more about CB South 🍻, and his buddy GM Ols though. 🤷‍♂️

🍴 Kitchen serves until 10P weekdays, 11P weekends—a solid late-night option. 👍 Wouldn't rush back but wouldn't say no if Mrs. Grubber is craving comforting pub food. #PubVibes #DunwoodyEats #ReubenLove #LateNightEats Less

📍 Stopped by @roswelljunction today! 🌟

❓ Strangely, @maddadsphillys showed no sign of life even as a curious crowd gathered at 11 AM to check the menu.

🍴 Instead, headed over to Cleaver and Company (seems to have the same owner as Shawarma Shack next door). They were ready to impress the growing crowd right from the jump! 👏

🍗 Tried the crispy chicken sandwich with a mildly spicy Buffalo sauce—delicious! 😋 The house-made slaw on top? 👌 A perfect match.

🥔 Also, shoutout to some of the best crispy tater tots I’ve had in a while. 🤤

✨ For the second time this week, Mrs. Grubber's dream menu strikes again! 🥳 This week is her week!

🚀 Considering it’s only their second day open, Cleaver and Company is off to a very promising start. Can’t wait to see what’s next! 💯

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