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2009/10/8

Quinnies Restaurant. Decatur, Ga. Eatery. Home cooking. Food

@ 06:03 PM (1 month, 13 days ago)
This is a shameless plug for a local eatery that I use on a regular basis. They're in the Vista Grove shopping center about 4 blocks from LaVista and Clairmont.  I know Google has a tendency to add these kind of headings to their Search engine so I'm hoping this appears if anyone's looking for chow. Nothing fancy about this little place. No big, long food bar. Not tons of offerings. Just good, home cooking, which is getting hard to find. The $5 special is a deal. A meat, 2 veggies and a roll or cornbread. Usually, I get 3 at a time.

I've never been thrilled or disappointed with their food, it's simply rock solid consistent. Good chow. Unlike Piccadilly which was an ongoing disappointment and pricier. Ms. Laura usually serves while Ms. Annie is in the back tending the next round. I don't mean to "diss" Al or the other woman that I sometimes see but Laura and Annie are usually there, I see them the most often. In short, "No," it's not going to be the very best mac and cheese you ever had or, maybe, the best chicken you ever had but it's always going to be good. Always.

You like greens, limas, greens beans, squash, yams, mac and cheese, blackeyed peas, etc? You like chicken, meat loaf, country fried steak, pork chops, fish, etc..? The entrees and sides usually change a little, day to day, but not much. And that's just fine with me. Not all entrees fall into the $5 special. Think they charge more for the fish, pork chops, whatever and they don't serve those every day. But I know that every time I go there I can find 3 plates of food with my name on them.

Oh, I usually go afternoons and never  find them crowded. Which is, also, a big plus in my book. So, by posting this and hoping to send them more business I'm kind of at odds with myself but I hope they're always there.

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  1. We used to call that "Soul food" ! Add Some black strap molasses, Butter and cornbread for desert !

    Comment by jim— 2009/10/08 @ 08:30 PM — (Reply)

  2. YUM YUM

    Comment by jim— 2009/10/08 @ 08:31 PM — (Reply)

  3. Hey Grandpa, Whats for supper ? (circa Hee haw Television 1971)(used without permission)

    Comment by jim— 2009/10/08 @ 08:33 PM — (Reply)

  4. shame on you Burnsey...for shamelessly , free of charge, plugging a favorite place to eat , possibly increasing business and secure eating there for a longer time...oh the humanity...rofl...I have a spot near my town that I have frequented for the last 20 or so years...so I hear ya dude...lol...riff

    Comment by riffran— 2009/10/09 @ 01:13 AM — (Reply)

  5. I luv dat hee haw show ....

    Comment by aza spade— 2009/10/09 @ 02:09 AM — (Reply)

  6. Do dey got chili ?????????

    Comment by aza spade— 2009/10/09 @ 02:11 AM — (Reply)

  7. chili you say???

    Comment by riffran— 2009/10/09 @ 02:14 AM — (Reply)

  8. yapper

    Comment by aza spade— 2009/10/09 @ 02:21 AM — (Reply)

  9. Burnsie and the early bird special. 3 pm summer time Burnsie?

    Comment by Ed— 2009/10/09 @ 07:51 AM — (Reply)

  10. Hey maybe you could make a hee haw video Aza ?

    Comment by jim— 2009/10/09 @ 11:00 AM — (Reply)

  11. How about Burnsie making his own video of him eating meatloaf at 3 pm?

    BG

    Comment by Barry G.— 2009/10/09 @ 04:40 PM — (Reply)

  12. "belch" Excuse me. Got three plates earlier today. Damn, the mac and cheese was especially good but I only got it on one plate. Got mashed potatoes and gravy on the other two with the country fried steak.

    Found out that it's the $5 Lunch special. They were also serving catfish but that cost a little more. Yeah, it's pretty much "soul food" but I consider it more southern cooking. No ham bone in the black eyes peas, ox tail soup, chitterlings (I've never tried them) or that sort of soul food. No grease, very little fried food. But, oh man. To a guy living solo that hasn't been cooking in a while, heaven. My parrot even likes the black eyes peas but passes on the yams.

    Comment by Burns— 2009/10/09 @ 06:45 PM — (Reply)

  13. Well, it worked. for me and for now. Google does some odd things but Quinnies showed up when I did a search on "Eatery Decatur, Ga.

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    Sbarro the Italian Eatery - Decatur GA - BooRah
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    The Local 758 Ponce De Leon Atlanta, GA 30306 404-873-5002. The Village Eatery 350 Mead Rd. Decatur, GA 30030 404-270-9575. The Vine 2808 East Indian School ...
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    Crescent Moon Eatery - 174 W Ponce de Leon Ave Decatur GA 30030 ...
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    Comment by Burns— 2009/10/09 @ 06:54 PM — (Reply)

  14. Or The 3 Piece Cat !

    Comment by jim— 2009/10/09 @ 10:20 PM — (Reply)

  15. With Red CockTail Sauce instead of Tarter Sauce ?

    Comment by jim— 2009/10/09 @ 10:21 PM — (Reply)

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