AJC DINING REVIEWS

Our star rating system is different from most. It is designed to help you know what to expect for the money and time you’ll spend and the distance you’ll travel. A fine addition to its neighborhood; the food is hit and miss. A worthy destination for its genre. Definitive in the local dining scene. Superior cuisine, service and experience; can compete on the national stage.

$$$$$ means more than $75; $$$$ means $75 or less; $$$ means $50 or less; $$ means $25 or less; $ means $15 or less. The price code represents a typical full-course meal for one excluding drinks.

is the AJC’s food and dining editor and lead dining critic. A new transplant to Atlanta, she’s digging biscuits and collards.

grew up on a peanut farm. The Southern foodie now writes about food and culture for the AJC. reviews restaurants, and can’t decide if she’s a sweet person or a salty one. Usually, she’s both.

is a dining critic for the AJC, part-time chicken whisperer and longwinded storyteller.