Yard House

Meanwhile... Back in Little Lithonia...

The new owners of Atlantic Station promised to revamp the development and do away with the riff raffs... It's been almost a year since I last stepped foot up in this piece. There is nothing I want or need from this outpost, I don't even go to the movies here anymore. But I'm always open to try some place new... I already know what you're thinking about what I'm thinking about this new chain joint. I was more interested in the beer selection than the menu offerings. It's like 150 or whatnot beers on tap, and 250+ kegs in inventory with all these tubes hovering above delivering the suds to snout. It's kinda cool in a chainy atmosphere... But shit hasn't changed one bit in this strip mall.

Six Pack Sampler. Also known as the lesbian lubricant. For Under $10, it's nice to have a variety of beers to sample even though it's house choice for that day's sampler.

Going through the menu was exhaustive... So, I let the nags at the table pick out what to nosh for the night. This menu had everything on it, even fucking KIMCHI! I mean what is NOT on this menu? It's Applebee's, Outback, Ruby Tuesdays, Chuck n Cheez, Flying Biscuit, Taco Mac, Fado's, Chili's, Panda Express and Hankook Taqueria all in one... Throw in Pizza Hut and Little Bangkok just for good measure. If someone can't find a plate of slop to eat here... Well, that might be a good move.

Clam Chowda. Hey now, snapperhead! Tastes just like Progresso's... Ok, this has more minced clams in there. Musta been a dented can sale at the Restaurant Depot. 

Avocado Swiss Burger. Fuck me for saying but this was actually decent. They even got the medium rare temp right!

Korean Pork Belly "Street Tacos". FML, now. The pork belly bits were so dried up they looked like my dog's turd after a week of basking in the sun. But no worries! Just put some good ole "kimchi" on it. And all is right with the world again. Best thing on this plate was the "corn flour tortillas". TGI Friday's even laughs at these specimens.

Wangs with Firecracker sauce on the side. Powdery wings. Crappy sauce from a jar. Powdery? Just order it and you'll see. Fucking weird shit.

Coconut Shrimp with spicy green papaya, sweet chili sauce and Thai basil pesto. All this for $13, the authentic flavors of Asia and the Caribbeans in the heart of A.S.! Who can dis this dish? Frozen pre made "panko" coated shrimp and papaya from a ziplock bag, a few squirt of Mae Ploy and jarred pesto. All that spells out yummy to me.

Fish & Chips. Haddock is the claim, who knows but if the chef here trusts the Gorton's fishermen, so will I. Putting chives on top is like putting string beans on top... Come to think of it, these chives coulda been very thin haricot vertes. How gourmet!

Lookie here, the food is middling at best often times school cafeteria grade but the beer selection is pretty worthy for what it is. You're not gonna find anything super exotic like at some dedicated beer shop but it's the best you're gonna get in this mini developdump.

Stay tuned for my next review for this space next year.

Flush.

1 Star.

261 19th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30363
404-815-8990
http://www.yardhouse.com/GA/atlanta-restaurant/