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So why create a blog? Well, those close to me know how passionate I am about my food...eating food, to be more precise. 15 years ago I discovered the joy of dining in restaurants which boast a unique ambiance and delicious food. I first started tracking lists of great restaurants when I lived in Columbus, OH in the mid 90's. I was fortunate to dine at Cameron Mitchell's, Fifty-Five, Bravo, Rigsby's, Barcelona, and many more. I read in local newspapers about the best Places to be Seen, to Celebrate, to Impress, etc. and formulated my "to try" list. This hobby continued in Birmingham, AL and again when my travels brought me to Atlanta, GA ten years ago. I started a Supper Club with close friends in 2000, trying a new restaurant every Thursday night. We had one simple rule in the club, “no chain restaurants”! After three years of stomping through Atlanta's best and worst restaurants, we realized that this weekly tradition was becoming too expensive to maintain (go figure!). However, in 2005 I started making notes of my dining experiences for personal reference. To make it easy for my friends to get my recommendations, I thought I would try blogging. So...here goes!

7.5 Overall Rating - Wisteria 07/06/10

471 N Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 525-3363
www.wisteria-atlanta.com/

Dined with Amy and Michelle

Ambiance: 9
Exposed brick wall, yellow lighting, warm, intimate yet casual dining room. Hardwood floors, exposed beams and hvac. Clean restrooms.

Food Quality: 7
Ordered scallops and tuna for appetizers. Scallops served atop braised pork belly and cabbage - good flavor; one of the best plates. the tuna tartar chopped w/avocado was bland.
Shrimp and grits w/spicy tomato sauce was nicely done.
Michelle's skatewing dish was salty all around.
Amy's lamb dish w/mashed potatoes was good.
Loved the dessert options...all served as mini-plates. Bread pudding was delicious...one of the best ever; carrot cake was also amongst the top! We also had fudge cake w/chocolate orange ice cream.

Service: 8
Attentive, kept drinks refilled, but lacked warm personality.

Price: 9
Although my dear friends wouldn't let me see or contribute to the bill because we were celebrating my birthday! If I recall correctly, all entree prices were reasonable. Appetizers seemed a little higher than average.
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