re: Athens bars & restaurants of yore

It's overpriced because it's cash only, everything seems more expensive when you can't just swipe a card.

And like what's his name said, BYOB.

The only complaint is they are a little slow, so don't go there in a hurry for a quick lunch.

Another complaint is that kids run around that place like there is no such thing as child-snatchers, running around screaming like a McDonald's playground on weekend lunchtime. Always do a drive-by for the kid situation. I fricking hate children.

But that Cuban Especial is just ridiculous, the fried plantains, the eye candy, the proximity to Sanford on G-Day, the BYOB policy, no other Spic place can beat it in Athens, and believe me, I've been to them all ... since 1996.