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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!

3 Overall Rating - The Old Crow 2/26/11

The Old Crow Grill & Tavern
8540 Roswell Rd
Atlanta, GA 30350
(770) 998-9449
http://www.oldcrowgrill.com/

With Wade and Greg

Ambiance: 6
This convenient neighborhood tavern offers live music on weekends. Just opened in October 2010 with clean, upgraded bathrooms - big plus!

Food Quality: 2
For starters, we had their homemade potato chips w/Gorgonzola sauce. I'm not sure what happened to the sauce. The bland homemade potato chips were served on a plate with some chunks of Gorgonzola cheese half melted on top of the chips. The dish definitely needed the sauce.

I ordered the Greek salad. Disappointingly, they don't serve their Greek salad with Greek dressing. Instead, it comes with balsamic vinaigrette. The side order of their vegetable special, tomato casserole, was delightful. Rich with crumbled Ritz crackers, I couldn't indulge too much.

Service: 1
We were originally greeted by the friendly owner, but things started going downhill after that. Our server didn't take command of the table; she was too meek for this type of work. At best, she was an average server for the first half of dinner service.

After our entrees were served, she failed to keep waters refilled and then completely checked out at the the end. I went to the restroom after eating and when I returned, I intentionally remained standing at our table as an indication that we were ready to get our check and leave. Our server was behind us talking to another server and eating food at the bar. After several minutes, she went to the kitchen and we never saw her again. We waited another 5-10 minutes and then I finally asked the bartender for our check. When she resurfaced, she had the stupidity to tell us that she was in the back eating Girl Scout cookies and apologized.

Value: 5
Appropriately priced for menu and restaurant.
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