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    Creative Loafing has been presenting Atlanta’s Best People, Places and Events since 1972. These are some of the past winners for this category:

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    El Progreso #14 (Featured)

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    Year » 2018
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2018 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    Dish Dive (Permanently Closed)
    Kirkwood’s gem undoubtedly serves up the city’s most innovative food at affordable prices. Here you’ll find clever takes on comfort food dishes, like shakshuka made with stewed tomatoes, butternut squash, bell pepper, corn, and fried egg. The restaurant is small and bare bones (hence Dive) butmore...
    Kirkwood’s gem undoubtedly serves up the city’s most innovative food at affordable prices. Here you’ll find clever takes on comfort food dishes, like shakshuka made with stewed tomatoes, butternut squash, bell pepper, corn, and fried egg. The restaurant is small and bare bones (hence Dive) but they do take reservations now which helps cut back on wait time. less...

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    Year » 2018
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2018 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
    Fellini’s Pizza (7 ATL Locations) (Featured)

    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2017
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2017 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    El Mexicano Restaurant (Permanently Closed)
    Why do eastsiders and Tex-Mex lovers of all kinds heart EL MEXICANO? The unassuming neighborhood gem south of East Atlanta Village checks all the boxes needed for success. The menu here is mainly straightforward Mexican, but there are plenty of concessions to the American palate, like fajitas. For roughlymore...
    Why do eastsiders and Tex-Mex lovers of all kinds heart EL MEXICANO? The unassuming neighborhood gem south of East Atlanta Village checks all the boxes needed for success. The menu here is mainly straightforward Mexican, but there are plenty of concessions to the American palate, like fajitas. For roughly $2 apiece, the street tacos made with corn tortillas and filled with the meat of your choice — try the juicy pork carnitas speckled with bits of crispy fat — are a steal. Make a meal of them or tack a few on to your appetizer order. Further exploration of the five-page menu reveals shockingly tender short ribs simmered in a chile de arbol sauce and an array of raw seafood cocktails, including a heaping shrimp ceviche drenched in lime juice. less...

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    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » Oral Pleasures » Reader’s Pick
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    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    La Mei Zi
    On the left side of the well-loved strip mall that is Asian Square sits LA MEI ZI, a Modern Taiwanese restaurant that’s quietly serving up some great Chinese food. Taiwanese and Sichuan specialties abound, including mapo tofu, crispy fried chicken legs, colossal typhoon shelter prawns, and more. Servicemore...
    On the left side of the well-loved strip mall that is Asian Square sits LA MEI ZI, a Modern Taiwanese restaurant that’s quietly serving up some great Chinese food. Taiwanese and Sichuan specialties abound, including mapo tofu, crispy fried chicken legs, colossal typhoon shelter prawns, and more. Service is quick and friendly and the English is plentiful so don’t be scurred to explore and try something new for lunch. less...

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    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    El Progreso #14 (Featured)

    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
    Eats (Featured)

    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    El Progreso #14 (Featured)

    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2014
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
    NaanStop (Featured)

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    Year » 2013
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2013 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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    Year » 2012
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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    Year » 2011
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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    Year » 2010
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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    Runner-up: Taqueria del Sol


    2165 Cheshire Bridge Road, 404-321-1118, and other metro Atlanta locations. www.taqueriadelsol.com.

    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2010
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    Lunacy Black Market (Permanently Closed)

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    Year » 2009
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
    Eats (Featured)

    Runner-up
    Taqueria del Sol
    359 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, 404-377-7668, www.taqueriadelsol.com
    And other metro Atlanta locations.

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    Year » 2009
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    Shaun’s (Permanently Closed)
    SHAUN’S RESTAURANT has been a favorite Inman Park hangout since it opened in 2007. But chef Shaun Doty’s recent debut of his family-friendly Sunday night pasta dinners has lured droves of new customers and long-time regulars alike. For a mere $12, diners receive a three-course meal, which includesmore...
    SHAUN’S RESTAURANT has been a favorite Inman Park hangout since it opened in 2007. But chef Shaun Doty’s recent debut of his family-friendly Sunday night pasta dinners has lured droves of new customers and long-time regulars alike. For a mere $12, diners receive a three-course meal, which includes a family-style salad, a heaping portion of pasta from a handful of choices — the spaghetti and meatballs may be Atlanta’s best — and a dessert. Affordable carafes of extremely drinkable wine selections are sold by the half-liter or liter. The rest of the menu is also available, but why bother when you can get such great food on the cheap? 1029 Edgewood Ave. 404-577-4358.[http://www.shaunsrestaurant.com| [[http://www.shaunsrestaurant.com]]. less...

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    Year » 2009
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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    Year » 2008
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2008 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    Your DeKalb Farmers Market (Featured)
    The setting, inside a no-frills alcove next to the freezer section, is less than ideal. But people don’t come to the cafeteria at YOUR DEKALB FARMERS MARKET for the ambiance. They come for the grub. Nowhere else in Atlanta can you fill yourself up with sweet spicy lentils, tangy rosemary-roasted mushrooms,more...
    The setting, inside a no-frills alcove next to the freezer section, is less than ideal. But people don’t come to the cafeteria at YOUR DEKALB FARMERS MARKET for the ambiance. They come for the grub. Nowhere else in Atlanta can you fill yourself up with sweet spicy lentils, tangy rosemary-roasted mushrooms, juicy Parmesan-toasted fresh squash, a grouper fillet, baked beets in ginger syrup, and creamy baked mac-n-cheese, while paying less than $4. For $1.25 extra, you can have one of the restaurant’s legendary samosas. Stuffed with beef, lamb, vegetables or lentils, they’re a meal by themselves. The same plate of food, served on china in a prettier setting, would cost 20 bucks. less...

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    Year » 2008
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2008 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
    Eats (Featured)
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    Year » 2007
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
    Eats (Featured)

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    It’s seriously hard to find a decent inexpensive meal in Atlanta these days. EATS has been around about 15 years — long enough that it was there before Ponce de Leon became the kind of place that would host a Home Depot and Whole Foods. The restaurant serves excellent jerk chicken, lemon-pepper chicken and pasta dishes. What’s more, the vegetables — especially the corn and collards — are terrific. The atmosphere is … well, they remodeled the men’s room this year. It looks great!

    Best Cheap Eats BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2007
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
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