Blog Topic: Food Roundup

Grub Notes: Spring Break: Restaurant Closings, Temporary Hours, Pi Day

By Hillary Brown | March 10, 2014 12:27pm

Thanks to spring breakers, it's a little harder to go out to eat this week.

Spring break always means a super-quiet Athens, which means it's a good opportunity for restaurants to do some spring cleaning, close for a day or two or just cut back hours for the week. Here's what's going on that we know of:

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Grub Notes: Taqueria Tsunami is Open; Spring Food Events Multiplying

By Hillary Brown | March 4, 2014 10:11am

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Grub Notes: Always Baked Is Open; Other Upcoming Events

By Hillary Brown | February 27, 2014 1:53pm

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Grub Notes: Four Brothers Opens Feb. 25, La Puerta del Sol Possibly in March

By Hillary Brown | February 18, 2014 3:50pm

Four Brothers Sports Tavern (Photo via Facebook)

Four Brothers Sports Tavern, which is slated to take over the space on Mitchell Bridge Road that started out as a Harry Bissett's and has since been a couple of other things, has a soft opening set for Feb. 25. Its website is up and running, complete with menu, which features some vegetarian options a cut above most sports bars.

Lots more news after the jump.

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Grub Notes: Troubadour Is Open, Free Fro-Yo at Menchie's Thursday and More

By Hillary Brown | February 5, 2014 1:07pm

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

Troubadour Pub & Grill

If you have not driven the particular stretch of Baxter lately where Locos used to have its sign, you may not have realized that Troubadour Pub & Grill is now open in that location and has been for a week or so. The old UGA scoreboard remains up, but the interior has been somewhat made over, with a more streamlined look (still including plenty of sports memorabilia).

You can get a look at the inside here, in its Facebook photo album, and the menu is available on the official website. The front of it reads, "Nachos - Wings - Salads - Chicken - Burgers," which is a fair representation, but you can also get a plate of spaghetti and meatballs, grilled salmon, "Doug's Almost Famous Half Fried Chicken," loaded potato skins, wings, kids' meals, carrot cake, milkshakes, smoothies and veggie sides such as green beans with "smokey pepper" and collard greens. The place has a full bar and does live music.

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Grub Notes: New Chefs at Heirloom, 5 & 10, Georgia Theatre Rooftop

By Hillary Brown | December 19, 2013 4:06pm

Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market

After about a month with the Four Coursemen's Eddie Russell running the kitchen, on a temporary basis, Heirloom Cafe and Fresh Market has a new official full-time chef: Jackie Burton, formerly of home.made Catering, 5 & 10 and Farm 255.

Russell is working on some other Athens projects, which he's keeping under wraps for now, but look for his cooking to pop up elsewhere. Heirloom also successfully applied for a full liquor license, so cocktails are coming in the new year.

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Grub Notes: New Viva Location and Hi-Lo Are Open

By Hillary Brown | November 27, 2013 12:38pm

Photo via Yelp.com.

The once-Eastside-based restaurant is opening its new location in the Bottleworks on Prince this coming Friday, so if you're sick of turkey and want something different, head over.

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Grub Notes: Chili Cook-Off at Terrapin and Other Food Events

By Hillary Brown | November 19, 2013 4:09pm

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Athens Area Humane Society will hold its fourth annual Charity Chili Cook-Off this Saturday, Nov. 23, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at Terrapin Beer Co. (on Newton Bridge Road). The $22 tickets benefit AAHS, and competitors include 13 local charities (Dee’s Haven Parrot Rescue, Athens Community Council on Aging, Free IT Athens, BikeAthens, Learning Ally, Oconee Warrior Foundation, Humane Society of Morgan County, Georgia Equine Rescue League, Oconee Regional Humane Society, Casa de Amistad, Hope Haven, The Ark and Community Connection).

The charity that wins the most votes gets a $300 cash prize. Tickets are $10 for ages 13-21 and kids 12 and under get in free. Groovekid will supply music, and there will be adoptable dogs on hand to look at you with sad brown eyes.

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Grub Notes: Troubadour Pub & Grill, Saucehouse to Open; YoDawgs and Others Closed

By Hillary Brown | November 18, 2013 10:26am

So, using the old Harris Street Locos as an event facility didn't last too long. Instead, Doug Cason plans to open Troubadour Pub and Grill there in the near future. Cason didn't have much in the way of details on the food/drink (still a work in progress), but he did ask us to mention the parking scholarships he's offering:

We are working to be part of the community and give back to the students where we are able to. That being said, we are offering 60 free parking scholarships. I understand they pay from $200 to $450 a semester to park. We will have applications available and look forward to helping them out.

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Grub Notes: Mama Bird's, Juice Up Both Open

By Hillary Brown | October 28, 2013 3:21pm

Mama Bird's Kitchen

As of about two weeks ago, Mama Bird's Granola and Kitchen is officially open in its brick-and-mortar location at 909 Broad St., on the ground floor of the high-rise condos there. Not only can you get the tasty granola, but the store also offers 1000 Faces coffee (50 cents if you BYO mug), real groceries (fruit, local veggies, local eggs, local meats), baked goods (some gluten-free), art, pre-made sandwiches, frozen homemade soup, pesto, local preserves, Luna bread, cheeses and more.

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