AvgJoe’s #1 Pick Vickery’s (on Garrett St.)

Date and Time Visited:     We visited at least once or twice per month

Location:                          933 Garrett St. Se, Atlanta, GA

Telephone #:                    404-627-8818

Hours of Operation:        Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

                                       Monday – Thursday: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

                                       Friday: 11:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

                                       Saturday:   11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Reservations:  Not Necessary

Dining Style:  Casual

Cuisine: American, Southern

Entrees Order:   Entrees:

Rating criteria: We rate using the Likert Scale, from 1-5, where one (1) is considered a poor rating and five (5) is considered an excellent rating and three (3) indicates an average score.

Food:                         Service:   

Taste              5           Wait time                    5
Presentation    4           Quality of Service         4           

Texture           5           Wait staff knowledge    3            

Portion Size     5           

Authenticity     5           

Entrée Prices:  Lowest:  $ 11.00    Highest: $ 20.00

                       

Restaurant Cleanliness:

Appearance            4

Atmosphere            4           

Cleanliness             5           

Noise level             5           

Restrooms              4           

Smoking:            Not in restaurant area

Patio Dining:   Yes                                   

Parking:  Street Parking Only           

Overall Experience (reflects the collaboration of both critics):

Vickery’s off Glenwood is definitely our #1 pick. We have visited Vickery’s no less than 20 times over the past 2 years. We love that the restaurant produces excellent quality food and that the food is consistent.  My (Jill) favorite dish is the Steak Oscar served over freshly mashed potatoes with grilled asparagus. The steak is always juicy and cooked to perfection and it doesn’t take a distinguished pallet to tell that the mashed potatoes are from fresh potatoes and not the box stuff. I have tried at least six other dishes on their menu, and all were excellent, but the Steak Oscar remains my all time favorite. We recently started visiting Vickery’s on Saturday’s (we usually went on Fridays) and noticed that they offered a free appetizer with the purchase of two entrées. We usually don’t order appetizers but since it was free, we ordered the calamari and it was excellent just like everything else.

I (Jack) have tried as many as eight of Victory’s entrees over the past two years and recently found my favorite: The Crusted Salmon. Jill ordered the salmon first. I tried it and loved it so much that I asked her to trade dishes with me and I’ve been ordering it ever since. I’m not usually one to order salmon because for me, it usually has too fishy of a taste, but at Vickery’s it was perfect. The other dishes I’ve tried were good but everyone has that one dish that jumps off the plate and for me, the crusted salmon is it!

Vickery’s is a clean restaurant: the dining area, the restrooms, and even the public parking outside the restaurant are clean. What most impressed us with Vickery’s is that their kitchen was designed in such a way that the customer can easily see in side if they chose to. This tells us that they have faith in their product and all things attached.  Vickery’s provides outside dining and even a water bowl for passing dogs. As for their wait staff, they are not what we would call excellent but they are very acceptable.

Would we go back: Yes, a thousand times!

Suggested Improvements: Advertise more! The food is so good that no chair should be left vacant.  

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