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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!

8 Overall Rating - Firkin & Gryphon 8/18/11

4764 Ashford Dunwoody Rd
Dunwoody, GA 30338
770-350-5977
www.firkinandgryphon.com/

Ambiance: 7
Wow, we have found our new local standby! This is a great sports bar & restaurant. Tonight, they had $3 wine, $2 beer specials and Trivia. On Tuesdays they have trivia and Wednesdays they have poker. The restaurant was pretty packed. I understand that Thursdays and weekends are usually busy for them. I liked the individual TV's at the various booths!

Food Quality: 9
We were more than pleasantly surprised! Firkin & Gryphon offers a great variety on their menu. I love the "build your own: burger, pizza & pasta" concept. Not only can you build your own food, there's a full Irish menu with a plentiful selection of appetizers and a few unique salads!

The fried egg appetizer was interesting and tasty. It seemed like a lot of prep work was required to create the dish.
The Vegetable samosas were delicious, but boy were they spicy! They reminded me of an Indian dish, served with dill dip and chutney.
We also had the Irish Nachos which were unbelievably yummy (definitely not healthy).
Greg had the Steak and Mushroom Pie and loved it.





On our 2nd visit (9/26), I had the Avocado BLT and Greg ordered the Cottage Pie, which was absolutely to die for!!

Service: 7
Fried egg appetizer wasn't served with spicy mustard.

Value: 9
Terrific prices!
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