What you need to know: Super insta-worthy spot, great service (ask for Kennedy!), great food, good drinks, and a little loud outside. Don't order the fried pork cutlet with the cacio e pepe, and get extra roti with the roti canai!
Came here for a double date after seeing all the insta-hype, and wasn't disappointed - ironically all my pics got deleted for some reason, so I'll just have to go back to get more!
Food: We tried so many things! First, we had the soft shell BLT bun - bun was light and fluffy, and the crab was seasoned well and still had a nice crunchy texture - I thought the bacon might be too overpowering for the crab but it blended together nicely in each bite. Next, we had the seared scallops and they just absolutely were cooked to perfection as they melted in your mouth - so damn good! Next was the pow pow shrimp, and these were seasoned so well, you could taste the shrimp and a little kick from the chili pepper. We also ordered the pork belly & grits, and the pork belly was so tender and delicious paired with those cheesy gooey grits - definitely a must try! We initially were skeptical, but glad we ended the dinner with this dish. The wontons were decent, but nothing too special unfortunately - just a solid wonton in chili/soy. By far our favorite dish was the roti canai - while the roti was a little oily, it's cooked too order and always came out hot - word to the wise, order two extra roti's with your dish, trust me, you'll need (and want) it! The curry with the roti canai was UNBELIEVABLY flavored. As someone who's been eating this dish for decades, I can confidently say this was one of the most well flavored and rich roti canai curries I've ever had in Atlanta - definitely a MUST order. Lastly, we ordered the cacio e pepe w/fried pork cutlet. If you order it with the fried pork cutlet, they make the cutlet into a bowl for the pasta which is kinda cool - but the cutlet itself isn't seasoned well, and was actually kinda dry and they got soggy and sloppy from all the pasta - definitely don't get that extra pork cutlet. The cacio e pepe itself was amazing! Extra cheesy, tender pasta, and those Szechuan peppercorns just give it an amazingly numbing kick that I didn't realize I was missing with this Italian dish. All in all, a solid meal that mostly tasted great, and left us all feeling pretty damn full.
Drink: I had a good and bad drink, but everyone else had great experiences. My good drink was the Zona Rosa - perfectly balanced while not masking that amazing mezcal flavor. The bad was the Sailor Thief - I fear they may have overdid it on the bitters, especially since it already has that sour lemon in it which just overpowered it to the point that I couldn't finish it. The girls in our group both had the Soapberry and they LOVED it. Great sweet but still strong drink.
Service: Ask for Kennedy! She was amazing! Always took care of us and made sure we had everything we needed - even when the bus persons accidentally took our roti canai curry away too quickly. Nothing but praise for our awesome waitress! Huge plus that they have contactless payments too!
Ambience: The pictures you find on IG, TikTok, and here on Yelp don't do it justice. It's clear they put a lot of thought into crafting a visually appealing restaurant both inside and outdoors.
Price: Ended up paying around $230 including tip. Considering it was four of us and we all had two drinks, I'd say this is fairly normal for Atlanta, and actually not that bad considering all the dishes we tried. Definitely worth it.
Parking: There's a $3 valet in the garage around back - totally worth it, even if the valet guys are both a little overworked at times.
All in all, this is an adorable spot, great for pics, good food, great drinks, and a just all around great time. read more