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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 - Ormsby's 8/25/11

1170 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 968-2033
www.ormsbysatlanta.com/

Went to Ormsby's with my cousin, Edward. (Recommended by Tema)

Ambiance: 7
Lots of energy...but was way too loud for dinner. Depending on your mood...it's a great spot for happy hour or meeting up with a group for food or drinks. The downstairs space was surprisingly large with the two bocce lanes.

Food Quality: 8
The mussels were salty, but delicious!! The toast was fabulous!
The Shrimp and Grits dish was good, with carmelized onion and roasted peppers.




Service: 6
There were only two servers working the entire floor. They apologized for being understaffed. Our server first gave us the wrong table's bill. The second attempt was a little a better; he brought our bill but we found two additional drinks on it which didn't belong to us. So I guess third time's a charm as it was finally correct on the third attempt. Aside from the bill errors, everything was fine.

Value: 10
Awesome prices!!
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