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Ok, Ok, here's the scoop on the Peasant restaurant chain.  (I lived in 
Atanta for 10 years from 1972-1982 and just got back from a 6 day trip there.)

Eight Peasant restaurants now exist and the two guys who started it have
also started a new, lower priced, more casual chain called Mick's.  There
are about 9 Mick's scattered throughout Atlanta.  There's one next to the
original Pleasant Peasant, one in Peachtree Center downtown and one in
Underground.  See the Yellow Pages for locations of the rest.

Each Peasant restaurant has it's own decor, ambiance and menu, although in 
all cases the menu is hand lettered on a small blackboard and recited by your
waiter.

The Original Peasant: The Pleasant Peasant  On Peachtree 1 block south of 
                                            North Avenue and the Fox Theatre

The Peasant Uptown  At Phipps Plaza on Peachtree Road
                    Phipps is undergoing a major remodeling/expansion and is
                    in the framing stage.  Many stores are closed and barricades
                    are up all over the place.  The Peasant Uptown used to be
                    my favorite Peasant (in fact my husband and I had our
                    wedding dinner there [many years ago]) so I had dinner 
                    there last week.
                    Suprise:  It was awful!  I ordered a veal dish in a white
                    wine and cream sauce and it was so greasy (the sauce was
                    a thick congealed goo) I could barely eat it.

Dailey's   Downtown just off Peachtree (I forget the exact street it's on)
           My husband had dinner here and he said it was just as good as it
           used to be.  They still have the "Dessert Altar", i.e., all the
           desserts displayed on a raised platform at the side of the room.

The Country Place  In Colony Square  at Peachtree and 14th Street
                   I always liked this one, too.

Winfield's  In the Galleria complex across from Cumberland Mall at
            Highway 49 and I-285

Peasant Bar and Grill   on Piedmont Avenue across from and just north of
                        Tower Place in Buckhead.
                        We had Sunday Brunch here and it was very good.

Another Peasant is located in Roswell on Roswell Road.  The name of this
one (Peasant is NOT in the name) escapes me at the moment. 

I know there's one more, but I can't think of the name/location.  If I 
remember, I'll post again.

If you're into good restaurants, there are several new excellent ones.
(I ate my way through Atlanta last week and it was GREAT!)

Veni Vedi Vici   in the new IBM building on near Colony Square, on 14th
                 Street between Spring Street and West Peachtree.
                 Classic Italian Cooking and the decor is WONDERFUL!
                 The place is done up sort of classic Roman with a post modern
                 twist.  Terra cotta colors and lots of marble.
                 Entrees in the mid teens.  This was my favorite place!

The Buckhead Diner  on Piedmont Avenue south of Peachtree
                    I forget the exact cross street but it's around Pharr Road.
                    Gourmet diner food and the HOT place to be seen.
                    Prices are surprisingly reasonable.  Entrees from $7 - $12.
                    
Pricci's    Yuppy Italian in Buckhead.  On Pharr Road west of Piedmont.
            Also a very IN place right now.  They bake their own bread 
            (5 different types) in a special brick oven on site.
            Prices on par with the Peasants.


Avoid the tourist traps like Aunt Fanny's Cabin and Pittypat's Porch.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Meryem Primmer
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