by Karl Nowick on Hip place. Great service, very efficient and pleasant. We were seated right away and upgraded to POD seating which is the private room with weird lighting. Food is OK, but then again I may be spoiled by great food in NYC.
by Daniel B. on One of my favorite restaurants in Inman Park. Parish can be easy to miss if you've never seen it before. It's located in a non-descript brick building with a yellow flag atop the front door. It's just south of Sotto Sotto, Fritti, and Pure Taqueria and on the same side of the street as Pure Taqueria. Complimentary valet parking and street parking is available. Parish is a unique upscale-ish Cajun/Creole restaurant and they serve the best Cajun food in Atlanta, IMO. I think the restaurant got its name from the parishes in Louisiana. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. that divides its state into parishes instead of counties. Entering through the front door puts you on the second level of the restaurant that features plenty of tables, a long bar down the left side, and a small space where bands set up to play live music. Very nice candle-lit ambiance. We came on a weeknight for dinner and while the restaurant was not terribly busy, they still had live jazz music playing. The host/manager was very polite and welcoming and our server was knowledgeable, although he went MIA at the end of the meal to chat with some female patrons that took a liking to him. Food ordered: Parish Sausage Plate - housemade sausages Mississippi Stuffed Catfish - catfish with tasso ham (spicy Cajun smoked pork), crawfish, maque choux (traditional Louisiana vegetable dish), and pernod butter Cracklin' Pork Shank - pork shank served with Korean sweet potato and golden raisin puree, maple roasted brussel sprouts, orange chile lacquer and citrus gremolata (chopped herbs) They also serve you some slices of their housemade bread from downstairs. All of the dishes were succulent and delicious. The pork shank was humongous and unless you have a really big appetite, expect to have leftovers, or better yet, share the dish with others. Portion sizes for the other plates were just about right. There is a small market downstairs where you can buy various goods, although when we checked the space out after dinner, they were closing up. Looks like an interesting place to come in the daytime. There is a communal table, extra seating, and a patio out back. Free wi-fi too. Although I've yet to try it myself, I heard they have pretty good brunch here.
by Todd Botti on Perhaps my favorite bar in the Castro. It has the feeling of a pub, in that you can sit back on a plush couch or chair, and actually talk to people. The staff is friendly, the ambiance is warm (with frequently changing art by local artists), and the wine selection is fantastic. This is a low key place, where you can sit back, have an appetizer before heading off to dinner, or return later in the evening for some desert and a port (or really anything on the wine list). On a warm day the front windows open up, on a cold day... well, they are closed... no fire place though (but one would not be out of place). In the back is a fantastic long table, which when things are crowded (which is rare, but on occasion happens), you will find intermingling groups of patrons, often times sharing bottles of wine with one another (or really, maybe that is just our group festooning our wine onto people... same thing, really... right?).
