by Shannon C. on Loved it! This aquarium is huge! We came here on a weekday so it wasn't too crowded, but there was a few kids on a school field trip. Lucky! If you're ever in Atlanta, this is definitely a place to visit! The aquarium back home in Hawaii doesn't even compare!
by chris k. on I went on a business trip here back in November of 2007 and this place was recommended to me and my coworker by one of the locals. He said we would definitely "like" this place. We definitely did "like" this place. The first night we went for dinner and the moment we walked in it was like the place had an identity crisis. On the left side was for the dine-in patrons with waiters dressed in black ties and white shirts/pants, not bad and pretty classy. However, on the right side where the bar is located you have scantily clad waitresses in red shirts showing off their naval and short(very short) black skirts showing off their assets. I was torn as far which side to choose(of course I was favoring the bar)...ultimately there was no seating at the bar area so we were seated in the restaurant area. The food was great here. I wanted something southern rather than your typical burgers, steaks or salads which you can get anywhere else. For starters, the Tavern Chips were excellent. Specifically, the Cajun chips....the combination of andouille sausage, red onion, crawfish and creamy lobster sauce was so good! The sauce had a little bit of kick and so did the sausage. I wish they had something like that here in So Cal! For the main course, I got the spicy shrimp stuffed baguette. The waiter warned me and said it was very spicy...I said bring it on and make it extra spicy if possible. He looked at me like I was crazy. The first bite I took was confusing because there were so many different flavors in that one bite. Spicy, buttery, garlic-y, pepper-y and who knows what else. It wasn't super spicy but had good kick. What they do is empty out the center of a baguette and stuff this mixture in the middle...ingenious. I loved it but this was not the right kind of food to be eating when we were planning on going to the bar with the hot waitresses. After a couple glasses of water and 4 pieces of gum it was time for the bar. This place is located in the Buckhead area and people there have money, lots of it. Generally, it was an older crowd with most dressed in business attire. I befriended one of the waitresses and sat at one of the tables near the bar. There was another gentlemen that had 3 waitresses hovering around him, my waitress gave me the skinny and said that the guy was a rich entrepreneur and paid out phat tips to the girls in the hundreds of dollars. After that I looked around and noticed that waitresses were sitting with the guys at a table(much like a strip club) talking and flirting with them. I had a couple newcastles and looked down in my wallet to see how much I had...some pocket lint and a few dollars. I was able to tip 20%(barely) and get the waitresses number. Overall, a great experience from start to finish. Great food and a great place to have a couple drinks.
by Adam Bertalan on I have a love/hate thing with Bootie. I Adore Adrian, the lovely Mysterious D & Party Ben, love the idea and love the music, especially Smash Up Derby! Back when it was at the Cherry bar, things were good and groovy- a terrific club. Then they got the DNA venue- which is always a good time with awesome staff and bartenders, great sound and lights. As Bootie got really popular it started to suck!! The crowd went from being a great mix of nice people to a regular display of rude and inconsiderate behavior, which I've seen a lot at more mainstream clubs (and why I avoid them). Maybe it was when mashups became popularized, I don't know. As it got busier, the crowd started to change. Rude and amateur clubbers infiltrated the best.party.ever. and made it into a total nightmare. Every time I've been in the last year or so, something or another has happened that is annoying and Lame. Someone's grabbed my booty, spilled my drink, cut in line at the bar, not to mention all the drunk people who have no concept of personal space. Constantly we get bumped or slammed into by overdressed immature hipsters. It makes me want to start a fist fight, and I'm a grown woman. I love to party, but I don't turn into an idiot when I drink- the SF Bootie party seems to have become a beacon for drunken idiots. I am happy to see good people with a great idea succeeding- heck they're even in LA and NYC now- but am saddened that their popularity brings out all the yahoos who ruin a good night out because they don't know how to act in public. Love the party, don't love the crowd.
