Whataburger

The staff is hilarious! The food is delicious and fresh!…read more My personal favorite is the cheeseburger ALL-THE-WAY and onion rings!

Ok. It's a somewhat famous Athens AL food icon. My first time there. Seems to always very busy and…read morethere is actually a lot of seating with a room in the back. Lots of take out orders. Had their cheese burger all the way which has coleslaw on it. Onion rings were excellent. The burger is good but it is not a regular beef burger. It's a house mix of beef some pork and rumors of some breadcrumbs. It's different but good in greasy spoon sort of way. It's a bit of a local dive that has had a few celebrities wander in. Put it on your local bucket list and try it. I will be back.

Classic Dubs Burger

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Geez Burger

4.4(28 reviews)

10.3 mi

Very tasty food and served hot. The cheeseburgers are some of the best I've tasted. The drive…read morethru is convenient.

Stop by GeezBurger because we were visiting family in the area…read more Typical local owned restaurant. Burger and fries were the commonality on the menu. It was fairly busy with locals. We were seated promptly in a large booth with our three grandkids. Drinks were brought quickly and the owner brought crayons and paper for the kids. Ordered burger and onion rings, my wife had a burger with tater tots. Grand kids had corn dogs and fries. Food took a few minutes to make it to the table but they were fairly busy. Burgers were a little dry. Tater tots and onion rings were typical frozen product but cooked fresh to order. Girls love their corn dogs. Staff was friend and helpful. But at $8-9 for burger, fries and a drink, hard to complain. We were able to feed 3 adults and three kids for less than $45. Daughter said they had been there for breakfast in the past and it was really good. Pretty good for the price. If I'm in the area again during breakfast time, will have to try again!

Philly Cheesesteak

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Old Black Bear Brewing Company- Athens

4.3(55 reviews)

2.0 mi

What a neat venue. We came here after an event for a family meal. They have great area for larger…read moregroups, and even though we were a group of 10, they very easily accommodated a larger party at the same time, and there was plenty of room for more. Smaller tables were closer to the front so the large groups didn't bother/overwhelm with the noise. We had several shareables for the table including the pimento cheese balls, the Bavarian pretzel, and the loaded bar chips that could have easily been a meal themselves. I had the Reuben (surprise) and the sweet potato fries. The were a treat, and after all the shareables, I was able to take some fries and part of the Reuben home with me. Would love to go back and sit on the patio for happy hour one evening.

Met my son and his family for what we thought would be a good meal but was very disappointed in…read moreeverything. It took about 45-50 minutes to be seated and then about 40 more minutes to get our food. I wanted to leave but other in our party wanted to wait it out. My food was cold and so was another in our party. The tacos were good and hamburger good. I understand that things happen that are beyond the owners control but they could have at least given us a discount or maybe a free appetizer while acknowledging the delay. We found out later that they were short handed. But wish they would have told us this upfront so we would at least know what we were in for.

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Crazy buay

Mike’s Cafe

4.4(15 reviews)

8.4 mi

On our way to The Magic Mike we were thinking about what to eat for lunch. I happen d upon a place…read moreclose to Athens in Elkmont called Mike's Cafe. From where we were at the Tennessee state line, it was about a 50 minute ride on small country roads. We arrived at Mike's Cafe after most of the lunch crowd was gone. We ordered the smoked chicken with fried potatoes, pinto beans and okra, a double cheeseburger deconstructed, small onion rings and a BLT to go. They didn't have turnip greens or collards so I ended up with fried potatoes. Fried cornbread was included. Inside the restaurant the ceiling in the small dining area was similar to galvanized siding. It was shiny new. I didn't ask if the dining area was a new addition. The shiny caught my attention. I believe there were 12 booths for seating. We were the only customers inside sitting while Mike, the owner, was back in the kitchen preparing our foods. We introduced ourselves and told Mike we drove over there because we heard so many great things about his food and that his restaurant was clean. It was clean too! Mike brought our foods out and we headed to the car. As we were about to leave, Mike came out with a sample of his hamburger soup on the house. What a lovely gesture. We thanked him and his wife and headed home to devour our haul. The smoked chicken was delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed the fried okra, pintos and fried potatoes. The BLT was made with a lot of thick cut bacon. Yummy! The double cheeseburger we shared later was delicious and cooked perfectly. If you like old style good home cooking, please stop by Mike's Cafe. His food is fire!

The Pho was good. They should be a bit more generous with the noodles and sides for the soup.read more

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Complimentary hamburger soup

Ro's Grille

4.5(178 reviews)

2.2 mi

Good food and good prices for good quality foods. Menu is large and good variety of choices.read more

The staff is always so kind! Food is always fresh. Drinks are never empty…read more I personally love ordering the Jack Jack burger when I eat here. It's OH SOOOOO TASTY.

Busy on a Thursday

Cajun salmon

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Grilled chicken salad & ranch

Cash & Jack's

4.8(37 reviews)

0.6 mi

I was in Athens for business and as somebody who travels weekly, I'm on the hunt for locally owned…read moreplaces. I try to strike a balance of whole foods, price, and portion size. Not an easy task, so I tend to default to Chipotle or purchase premade meals in grocery stores. Cash & Jack's nearly perfected the recipe for the dining out crowd. The first meal I got was the Tex Mex with shrimp. It absolutely blew me away. The next day I decided to lighten the caloric intake and got the salad with honey mustard. And once again, absolutely stunning. A honey mustard I don't think I've ever had before. It had the perfect mix between viscosity and cream (not too thick, not too runny, but JUST RIGHT). The shrimp was once again cooked perfectly, and they did not short-change on the portion size. I slept like a champ, and woke up the following morning with newfound energy. Production was at its peak for my business trip. Thank you Cash & Jack's. Next time I'm remotely close to this place, I'm coming back.

Food first, thoughts after... This is such a great find!…read moreSpacious seating indoor and out. Plenty of parking. They have hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, bowls, wraps, etc. This is not fast food as everything is made to order. Service was great!

Really Green Salad with shrimp

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One of the bowls

Wildwood Deli

4.3(52 reviews)

2.1 mi

Burger is great! Easily, one of the best in Athens. Chips are provided with burger. Would love for…read morethem to consider fries!

I had the cheddar burger. It was juicy and tasty I would recommend it to anyone. It's not open for…read moredinner but it is a good place to have lunch.

Exterior.

Cup of Soup of the Day (potato)

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Chicken Philly Sandwich

Cafe 72

4.5(12 reviews)

9.2 mi

Excellent fresh made cheeseburgers. I stopped by on the recommendation of a friend and had a…read morecheeseburger made my way with krinkle cut fries on the side. Got it to go. Ate it about 15 min later and it was still hot and delicious! I have been craving their burgers ever since, so I am back today for seconds!

Cute and country! Always clean inside and the servers are so friendly! Order the daily special for…read morejust $12 and it comes with a drink and a piece of cake!

Patty melt sandwich with tots

Chicken finger sandwich with fries

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Chicken fingers with tots

Mac's Sports Bar & Steakhouse

3.8(42 reviews)

1.7 mi

This is a restaurant that transitions to a bar at about 7-8pm. Having arrived at 7:30, there were a…read morefew patrons who had already been partaking for a little while so some of them were a bit raucous. Our party ordered two burgers with steak fries, a BLT with skinny fries and a Club sandwich with mashed potatoes. The service was quick and everyone enjoyed their food. The burgers were a bit charred on the edges which I enjoy but one of the other diners was disappointed with. I would return a bit earlier in the evening to have less "ambience" but it was overall positive.

Traveling through Athens, Alabama. Found this bar/steakhouse on Yelp and thought we would try it…read more When entering, there were multiple empty areas that we passed through. We found a booth and waited a few minutes to get menus. The place was kind of dark and vintage. Not really quaint. You can tell this was a local hangout place. I ordered the fried pork chop sandwich with fried okra. (I know, a lot of fried stuff but it was okay.). My husband got the club sandwich and skinny fries. The food came out hot and was tasty. Turned out okay.

Club sandwich and skinny fries.

Country fried steak mashed potatoes and gravy with green beans

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Old Black Bear Brewing Company

4.2(568 reviews)

12.7 mi

The Hatch green chile cheese burger is a must try. Int was amazing!!! Please keep in the menu and…read moreHannah was our servshe is amazing.

Went early on a Saturday for lunch. We were seated immediately. Casual atmosphere. I ordered my…read morefavorite the sandbar something beer (used to be named speckled trout and I can never remember the new name) but unfortunately I was told they were out. So that was sad. I did see it for purchase in cans in the cooler on the way out. I wish they would have offered me a can. However, our food was absolutely delicious and service was good. We got the fried green tomato appetizer with pimento cheese & bacon jam. The flavors were delicious. I had a cold crisp wedge salad with added blacked shrimp and it was simply delicious! Husband got the hot chicken sandwich and loved his. We will be back. We Always make it a point to stop here when near Madison.

Bar area

Chicken salad croissant

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10/10

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2 years ago

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3 years ago

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the best chicken place out there for fast food its always hot everyones nice and the Honey mustard…read moreis the best I've ever had in my life.

Tried Bojangles for the first time and I was extremely excited going in, and it definitely lived up…read moreto the hype. The biscuits were the highlight: incredibly buttery, soft, and not dry at all. I can't stop thinking about how good they were. The chicken was also on point, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The mac and cheese was a bit of a letdown, but honestly I didn't expect much there. I went through the drive-thru and was a little disappointed I couldn't eat inside even though it was only 9:30pm. That said, the experience was still great. The guy at the window was super nice and helpful, and even threw in some extra pieces without me asking.

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