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Why on God's gween earth would anyone pay 16 clams to valet park? And then Grease those fools on top of that as you get in your car. This ain't Manhattan pal, it's friggin Buckdead but I still got Jedi Mind twicked by a bunch of Beauty School Dropouts...

So, this new Jean-Georges resto is located inside the new "W" Buckhead and it's pretty... Pretty banal. Don't get me wrong, it's designed real purdy but it's pretty much like every other hip and trendy joint in town that the house frowls from OTP would enjoy. Give the booth seat to the lady and suffer the cold hard chair because it's the gentlemanly thing to do, forget about kids in the future. The paper place mat is nicer than the ones at Waffle House but it's still a paper place mat. The standout were the wine glasses, they were designed beautifully and kept the swirl spillage to a minimum... So much I can say for the bathrooms which are upstairs, yes, 2 flights up. Plan ahead, for the head.

The menu is not too extensive which is a good sign of not having half-cooked dishes ready to be fired and out the door in 5 minzies. The wine menu was very reasonably priced and the Cotes du Rhone carafe was tasty. How's da gwub you ask? It's aight.


Bacon Wrapped Shrimp - One word: Bacon. The shrimp was a bit over cooked because of their small size but I kinda expected it. Avocado slices and passion fruit mustard were kinda boring.
Peekytoe Crab Cake - That crab was playing peeky-boo instead because I don't see you or taste you. Filler of croutons and chopped up shwimp inside a wet stringy mass. I bet you can find more lumpy crabs at the valet stand.
Steamed Skate Wing - Looked great on paper but so did Marxism. It was spongy and the spaghetti squash was mushy. The fumet/jus poured table side was wet and brown, it just made it even mushier. No need for Fixodent, just forget it because the tooth-challenged would have no problems gumming this down.

Glazed Beef Short Ribs - It looked like Mr. Hanky doing the backstroke in the carrot puree and leaving a trail of Honshimeji shrooms in his wake. Fork tender but a bit too sweet.

Celebrity chefs are good cooks but when their focus is all about multiplying their resto empire and not the food... At least have wabbit on the menu, pweez!

2.5 Stars.... for now.

*Sigh*

3377 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 523-3600

www.marketbuckhead.com/