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Road Tripping Eats – Friday Favorites

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I have so many favorite things to share I am just going to jump right into Friday Favorites! If you have been following me on Instagram or Facebook you’ve seen a few of these pictures already so I apologize for the duplicates. Chad and I have been up in North Atlanta for work so I’ve been scoping out some of the best meals the north ‘burbs has to offer. We’re doing road tripping eats!

Olympic Flame Atlanta Beauty and the Beets

The Flame from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA

So far we have been beyond pleased with all of our restaurant choices.

First there was the blueberry pancakes we had for breakfast at Gabriel’s at The Old Mill in a small town called Acworth……

Blueberry Pancakes Gabriels at the Old Mill

Part of the fun of looking for restaurants in small towns is finding neat little areas to explore.

Acworth, Georgia Beauty and the Beets

Back in our neck of the woods we found this awesome running and biking trail right near our hotel.

Noonday Creek Trail Beauty and the Beets

Then there was the amazing lunch we had the next day at a place called Bone Garden Cantina. This tiny restaurant is hidden in an industrial loft office park- if you are not from here you would never stumble upon this little gem. We loved the hibiscus flower and cactus tacos…..

Flor de Jamaica Taco and a Cactus Taco Bone Garden Cantina The Hungry Sprout

…..the hibiscus flower aqua fresco…….

Jamaica Hibiscus Flower Agua Fresca Bone Garden Cantina The Hungry Sprout

….and my favorite- the cebollitas– pan fried spring onion bulbs. We spritzed the onions with fresh limes and scarfed them down….

Cebollitas Bone Garden Cantina The Hungry Sprout

…but Chad was nice enough to save me the last one.

Cebollita Bone Garden Cantina The Hungry Sprout

And we both got a big kick with the décor here- I need to know where I can get one of these Coffin-shaped Operation games.

Operation Coffin Bone Garden Atlanta Beauty and the Beets

While in that industrial park area in West Midtown Atlanta we also stumbled onto this Topgolf driving range under construction. This facility is enormous!

TopGolf Driving Range West Midtown Atlanta Beauty and the Beets

Then there was the tapas restaurant we found a few miles from our hotel called Five40 Kitchen and Social House. Oh my….wow….apples and Brussels sprouts, fish tacos, cream of asparagus soup and pimento cheese crostinis. Missing from this picture are the fried green tomatoes.

Five40 Kennesaw Tapas Beauty and the Beets

I loved the brussels sprouts (no surprise there) and the pimento cheese crostinis with tomato jam.

Pimento Cheese Crostinis Five40 Kennesaw Beauty and the Beets

We also stumbled upon a place called Tom and Chee– just so happens there is one opening in Orlando in just a few weeks. The basis of the menu is tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. There is a huge variety of ingredients to mix and match. I loved my Swiss+Chee – mushrooms, onions and swiss cheese on rye bread- grilled up hot and gooey.

Tom and Chee Swiss and Chee Beauty and the Beets

Who else loves potato chips in their grilled cheese sandwiches? They actually offer potato chips as a filling here!

Tom and Chee Swiss and Chee with potato chips Beauty and the Beets

And perhaps they are most known for their famous grilled cheese donuts. Chad and I each ordered our own. While he got a chocolate mint version, I loved my strawberry lemonade grilled cheese glazed donut.

Strawberry Lemonade Grilled Cheese Donut Beauty and the Beets

I adore Atlanta. I spent a lot of time here in my Delta Flight Attendant days. I could live here and we just might someday soon. Winking smile

Delta Atlanta Beauty and the Beets

So Happy Friday and I will see you guys in Ft. Myers, FL for FloridaSunCon! Who else will be there?

Julia @ Lord Still Loves Me

Friday 15th of May 2015

Those blueberry pancakes look divine! What a fun trip you have been on, and I hope when you go back home you will get to relax. I LOVE onions, and I had never heard of pan fried spring onion bulbs… I need to find that around me!

Chad

Sunday 17th of May 2015

Yes, the blueberry pancakes were delicious - and the place was cheap too! (A fantastic combination....)

Janelle @ Run With No Regrets

Friday 15th of May 2015

Wow, lots of great eats on your trip! The tapa restaurant looks fantastic!

Anna-Marie

Friday 15th of May 2015

It was great but we can't wait to get home for a few days before we have to go back out on the road! Thank you for stopping by Janelle! Have a great weekend

Helen Corbin

Friday 15th of May 2015

So HAPPY you loved our town :-)