Time to Get Social

While you're curious, take a look at my blog post for Everywhere, the social media company I am interning for this summer. There are also other great posts from my coworkers about getting involved in social media.

Ria's Bluebird

Looking for a different place to brunch at than the usual Belly General Store or Rise 'n' Dine (although I do love both of those places), I decided to check out Ria's Bluebird. I had heard the name and seen it on lists here and there, but I really didn't know anything about it. I looked up their menu online and decided that I must try the pancakes that were dubbed the "world's best" by the New York Times. I was ready to go there just by the look of the rustic website, let alone the menu.

Driving up to the hole in the wall joint that is located in Grant Park right across the street from Oakland Cemetery, I was relieved to see that Ria's Bluebird was like no other place I had been to in Atlanta thus far in my 3 years being here: it was genuinely an old place that wasn't made to look old and rustic and industrial like so many restaurants are today in Atlanta.

Coffee bar/cashier/bar dining

Having got there at 1:30, there was no wait as I'm sure there is much of the morning. A tip for those of you going to try it: if you do have to wait, they make you stand outside, or so the signs say. After being seating I ordered a cappuccino. As the foam went down some and I could actually get to the coffee, I realized that I was drinking the best coffee I had ever had.

Trying to be a little bit on the healthy side I ordered the oatmeal with bananas added. And I split a short-shack with the caramelized bananas. Yes I know, not so healthy, but at least I shared! If the NY Times named them the "world's best pancakes", I had no choice but to get them. 

Oatmeal with sliced banana

As if you need to be told

The oatmeal, made from their homemade granola, was delicious. It was full of nuts, dried fruit, and my added banana. Just that bowl alone was more than I could eat in one sitting, let alone adding the pancakes to that it. I intended to take about half of the oatmeal home with me but then left it at the cashier's counter. I was more than disappointed when I realized this about an hour later. (Is that not the worst feeling?)

The pancakes. They were amazing. Perfectly fluffy and sweet like you want them. Then you add the bananas. The caramelized bananas really put the cakes over the edge. I wish I had been able to more than the few bites I was able to stuff down. I will definitely be back for more, and you should absolutely go to try to them. In all honestly, I think that the environment of the restaurant had a lot to do with how good the pancakes were. When you go you'll understand.

I look forward to many more meals at Ria's and to trying their sister restaurant, Sauced.