Things to do in the Atlanta area

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Most of the old bars that made Buckhead famous have been torn down. They plan to build a Rodeo Drive/designer row type of area, but it has been put on hold due to the bad economy.

Perimeter Mall is much nicer than Lenox these days. Lots of riff raff at Lenox Square.

If you want to see what a real high-end gun store looks like, be sure to check out Chuck’s Firearms in Buckhead. If you don’t see something you’re interested in, be sure to ask. Jack probably has it or knows where to get it. Also, next door to it is the Fishhawk, a great fishing store.

http://www.chucksfirearms.com/

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Best authentic peasant Mexican food - is on Chattahoochee Blvd at a place called, Nuevo Loredo. The brisket and spinach salad is great.
http://www.nuevolaredocantina.com/home.php

Best Tex-Mex food - is on Peachtree at a restaurant called Uncle Julio’s.
http://www.unclejulios.com/locations.html#atlanta

OK Cafe - Go to the Take Out area in back of the restaurant. Great veggies. They have about four bars stools there where you can eat. Careful though, they charge by weight.
http://www.okcafe.com/

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That’s most unfortunate: the bars being gone and the goblins… I remember Perimeter Mall but only went there once. Is Roswell Guns still in business?

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No, Roswell Guns is not in business anymore. Tucker Gun is, but under a new name and owner.

David’s Gunroom is still in business.

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I stand corrected about Bass Pro. Its been a few years since I was in that area. Used to go up there a bunch when I was at Benning.

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My kids saw it for the first time last September. They named him Bob.

Oh and has anyone mentioned grabbing a bite to eat at the Varsity diner?

Oh and another vote for Buckhead if your bank account is large enough.

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Sub-Z,

Tastes vary, so my choices might not appeal to you, but …

Forget about a ‘Glock factory’ tour. Security is tight, and visitors aren’t exactly welcomed with open arms. At a minimum, call ahead.

Buckhead used to be a trendy, hip area for yuppies. But the bars have mostly been torn down and are in the process of being replaced by yet more highrises. As with Lenox Square, the untied-basketball-shoes-and-baggy-jeans-wearing, baseball-cocked-at-some-strange-angle set has discovered it. Besides, unless you’re from East Podunk, a mall is a mall is a mall. I’d go to Perimeter Mall instead (plus, there is an REI only a block or two away).

If you enjoy Thai food, good restaurants abound. My favorites are Top Spice (one is located near Cumberland Mall, which is a big mall at the intersection of Cobb Parkway/US 41 and I-285 more-or-less near Smyrna) and Little Bangkok, but there aren’t any really bad ones.

If you like Indian food, my all-time favorite (in CONUS at least) is Swapna, located at 2655 Cobb Parkway maybe half or ¾ of a mile north of Cumberland Mall. They have an excellent lunch buffet which I highly recommend. (The butter chicken is superb. Everything else is merely outstanding.)

Emory University (in Druid Hills which, if you are interested in such things, was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead) is waaaay nicer. Not to knock the North Avenue Trade School, but Emory is in a much nicer area.

Still true.

Maybe it’s just me, but in my opinion the OK Café is aptly named. It’s OK, as in ‘mediocre.’

The Dogwood Festival will be at Piedmont Park (Piedmont Road at 10th/14th Streets, 1 block SE of Peachtree) from Friday the 16th through Sunday. That’s where I’ll be.

Enjoy our fair city, and don’t let the traffic get to ya.

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Big Pie in the Sky get my vote, best 30" pizza ever… lol!

coke museum, always meant to go see the glock factory before i left… never did tho…

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In all honesty, as someone who went to Tech, the campus is just ok. The older east campus side is prettier than the west, but be sure to carry a sharp stick with you if you go, as the homeless crackheads abound.

If you want to see a beautiful campus, you should swing by Agnes Scott in Decatur. They’ve used a lot of the buildings there in various movies/TV shows, so you might recognize it.

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The Pink Pony South gentleman’s club has some pretty cute chicks.

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oh and if your short on money and want lunch go to ikea… sounds funny but its the best 50 cent hotdog around, and the cinn. rolls are wicked awesome.

and they got cool furniture

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I am now depressed. I had good memories of ATL… Well, there were “alternative lifestylers” galore, high crime and too many nude bars but everything else seemed fine from a GT grad school student’s perspective. ATL was where it became obvious what it is to be Southern having spent the previous two years “in the Nawth” it was a welcome “home” so it’s highly probable that I wore rose colored glasses while there. Sigh…

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Personally, I avoid Cobb County and the entire I-75 corridor, if at all possible. But, to each his own.

I know some people don’t like OK Cafe. However, I never eat in the restaurant, only the take out area. I think the veggies are great. If you go to Agnes Scott, be sure to try Our Way Cafe. Even better, fresher veggies than OK Cafe. However, don’t bother trying to talk to the “Agnes Snotties.”

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Holy crap. I didn’t get more than 5 miles away from the training site today during lunch, and it seemed like I was in traffic for 40 minutes. It’s like Hampton Roads, but with hills. I don’t get it, you guys don’t have bridges and tunnels to mess everything up, what the heck is going on?

I finally checked in to my hotel (only 20 hours late, no biggie) and once I recuperate, I’m going out.

Thanks again for the great suggestions fellas.

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Too many damn yankees (northeners who stayed) and folks from out of town who don’t know where they’re going. :smiley:

Enjoy your stay bro.

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The Glock factory does not to my knowledge do tours but they will give your Glock a complete overhaul with their “inspect and upgrade” service. I sat in their small lobby leafing through the Glock annual magazine for 40 minutes until they brought out two made-over 2nd gen G19 with a report that they replaced and upgraded almost everything but the frame, barrel and slide. Charge: $0.00.

Plenty of good suggestions. If you are hanging around through the weekend, the glorious River Bend Gun Club in Dawsonville area has their “action pistol” match Saturday. This is our own informal version of a blend of IDPA and IPSC/USPSA. Minimum rules. Strict safety of course. $20.

If you find your way out there, I’ll provide the G19, G17 or TRP (your choice) to shoot in it if you are not bringing anything along.

http://www.rbgc.org/

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Thank you very much for this tip. This place is right around the corner from my hotel. Hot girls and a decent local brew on tap. I definitely prefer the eye candy there over any Hooters.

Hit it last night around 11. Yum.

JHC, thanks for the invite but I’m leaving Saturday morning. I think there’s a match at Blackwater this weekend and it’d be awesome to get back in time for it.

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Not only not in business but owner went to prison for the shooting death of his wife. He claimed self defense. That she was crazy and took a shot at him first. A shocker there. He was all the fair dealin’ gentleman with all my dealings with him.

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hells yeah me and my boy went there one night when we were TAD!!

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Try going to Fado’s Irish pub in buckhead. Great place and good food.