We leave Friday afternoon. Think we'll go north and cut across toward Greenville. We'll stop for dinner--what do you recommend? Any ideas for the greater Atlanta/Jefferson area for eats or treats? Activities?

TIA

My husband and I always enjoy eating at Lamaches on Austin Street in Jefferson. I don't know much about what Atlanta has to offer.

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Its in the sticks of Jefferson, but Big Pines Lodge has some great cat fish.

You might have a long wait, but its worth it.


There is nothing in Atlanta, but a burger king and sonic.

Big Pines isn't all that great, actually.

Not sure what kind of food you want but there is a restaurant on the square in Linden that is called Tin Star that is pretty decent and a new restaurant in Atlanta called Silver Spur that has gotten mixed reviews (but they serve alcohol, which is a first for Cass County). I haven't eaten at SS but it might be worth a try. Tommy's BBQ on Hwy 59 south (between Atlanta and Linden) is awesome though. Native Atlanteans also enjoy Dixie Maid for hamburgers, Jack's Fine Food for the tacos and Swiss Boy sandwich and Taco Re'al for the salsa and thepoor interpretation of Mexican food (I order the chicken quesadillas).

Other fish restaurants to consider would be Vaughn's between Linden and Douglassville, Spruell's in Doddridge, Arkansas (about a 15 minute drive from Atlanta) and Pier 27 (also in Arkansas on Blackmon Ferry Road, I believe).

Jefferson has a good selection of restaurants and things to do- not sure what you enjoy but there are bars, antique shops (some nice, mostly junk), the riverboat, historic home tours, etc.

There is also Caddo Lake (where Big Pines is located) which is a lot of fun and they do have tours.

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Forget Atlanta. Every place there sucks.

Head to J-town. There you have:

-Don Juan's - best Mex food in the area

-Lamanches - slow and expensive, but worth it.

-Stillwater Inn - slow and expensive, but worth it. Get a reservation.

All the above places serve alcohol.

If y'all want to get plastered afterwards, goto Auntie Skinners.

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Don Juan's - best Mex food in the area

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Stillwater Inn in Jefferson for a really nice dinner. It is expensive but it is really, really good.

what's up Regina? How's life treating you?

Hey Gunter! Things are good here. How are you?

Is the little grocery that sold the fried meat pies still around in Queen City?

That was kind of unique.

I'm not sure what little grocery you're talking about other than Queen City Foods on Hwy 59. Was that it? The name and ownership have changed (I think it's called Rehkopf's now). Not sure about the status of the meat pies though. I just know you can get those and fried fruit pies at Cullen Baker Fair in Bloomburg every November!

It wasn't on 59, it was on a street east of 59, running east/west right there in Queen City, of course this was in about 1983-84 so I'm sure things have changed.

Oh! I know which store you're talking about now! I haven't been down that section of the street in a long time (probably 10 years) so I don't know if the store is still there. It was called Ogden's and was en route to the QC high school and elementary school.