Thoughts

Before I made the trip to Georgia to visit my brother and his special lady friend I got this e-mail from him. He wanted me to know what our options were for food and bars. I was very appreciative for the time and effort he put into the list provided below, so I thought I would make it available to anyone else who might be in search of a brief word about the area.

(1) food. hope you take a few minutes to check out the links.
achim's k-bob (favorite sandwiches in town)
blind pig (best burgers and fried pickles in town)
the varsity (vintage athens, pretty famous)
farm 255 (maybe a good spot for a nicer dinner, we've wanted to for a while)
barberitos (our qdoba, kristen has to go here at least 1x per week)
mexicalli grille (athens doesn't have much good mexican food, this is our favorite though)
the grit (all vegetarian, but good. as famous a place as athens has, if that's what you seek)
the sultan (middle eastern food)
mellow mushroom (great beer list, my favorite pizza in town)
jot 'em down (perhaps a breakfast biscuit saturday morning)
weaver d's (maybe kristen can bring you here for lunch friday)

(2) bars. friday night fun...bars will be mostly wide open until 12am, then the undergrads come out in huge numbers to some of these places...
allgood (patio upstairs)
room 13 (getting to be my favorite place, nextdoor to farm255)
general beauregard's (sweet tea is a must-have for first time visitors, coeds all around)
nowhere bar (dive bar)
the winery (a little more upscale, ladies love it)
arch bar (nice bar, not too "undergrad-y")
tasty world (may need to go here briefly for kristen's dept. happy hour friday)
the globe (really chill, becoming one of my least favorite places, but fun if you are with fun ppl)
283 (small, but nice)