Future Destinations (add your recommendations here!)

History

Atlanta, GA
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 - The Spence 8/7/12

75 5th Street Northwest
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 892-9111
http://www.thespenceatl.com/?landing

Dinner with Sabo - yea! It's been far too long, my friend!

The Spence is another hot spot from the Concentrics restaurant group. They've really expanded their portfolio of eateries in the ATL.

They offer a unique menu. You need to be willing to explore and venture outside your normal palate to enjoy their food. I tried, unsuccessfully, with one dish...but at least now I can say I've tried sweetbreads!

Ambiance: 8
Trendy restaurant located on the corner of 5th and Spring St. Of course, the concrete floors made it difficult to hear (as usual for me).

Food Quality: 8
Interesting coconut butter served with butter topped rolls.



The Porcini Noodles, Oxtail, Egg & Truffle dish was delicious!

The Corn Creme Brulee was fantastic too!


The Buffalo Fried Sweetbreads were tasty, but I couldn't get past my first one. I had too many visuals in my head from the texture which made it difficult to continue eating.

The Not So Simple Green Salad had a surprising kick with thinly sliced jalapenos, sliced carrots, radish, and light Greek goddess dressing.

The Corned Lamb Tostadas & Guajillo Salsa were light and balanced just right - the flavors worked great with one another.





For dessert, we had the Milk Chocolate, Peanut, Burnt Banana Ice Cream - it was Uh-Maze-ing (but much too small)! Those little brown specks that you see in the picture were not cocoa dusts either...they were part of the design on the plate!


Service: 9
No issues with service.

Value: 7
Small plates...dessert for $7 (check out the portion size).
Posted by

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)