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re: Most overrated restaurant in Athens
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:14 pm to tween the hedges
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:14 pm to tween the hedges
I honestly forget it exists. Haven’t been there in maybe a decade
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Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:26 pm to tylerdurden24
We really didn't have many fancy places in Athens in the 80s . Seems like Harry Bissetts was the longest standing fancyish place. Some came and went. When the last Resort opened, it was fancy, but at the same time, relatively casual. Really was a pioneer of the gourmet chic places you see a lot now. I went there a good bit on my second tour in Athens. It was crowded for game weekends, but I rarely went at times there was a wait. I’m sure there a lot more places in Athens now. I still go back to my old spots if they are still open. Losing Rocky’s hurt. Loved that place.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:28 pm to tylerdurden24
Weaver D's goes out of business every 3 or 4 years for a go-fund-me drive then miraculously stays in business. I have only had their food to-go and at catered events, it's pretty good. I have never actually been inside.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:30 pm to deeprig9
Weaver died tho.. didnt he?
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:31 pm to Peter Buck
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We really didn't have many fancy places in Athens in the 80s . Seems like Harry Bissetts was the longest standing fancyish place. Some came and went. When the last Resort opened, it was fancy, but at the same time, relatively casual. Really was a pioneer of the gourmet chic places you see a lot now. I went there a good bit on my second tour in Athens. It was crowded for game weekends, but I rarely went at times there was a wait. I’m sure there a lot more places in Athens now. I still go back to my old spots if they are still open. Losing Rocky’s hurt. Loved that place.
This is why so many people love 5&10. It was really the first fine dining gourmet place that Athens had, it was celebrity chef Hugh Atchison's launch pad. When they started, it made Bissetts and Last Resort look like Applebee's.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:32 pm to Peter Buck
Walters BBQ was good. He always gave me extra ribs… that hash and rice was fuc,ing money too.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:35 pm to Peter Buck
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Walters BBQ was good. He always gave me extra ribs… that hash and rice was fuc,ing money too.
When I was there back in the 90's we always went to the BBQ Shack. Legit BBQ. Going to the game saturday and hope to stop by there again.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:35 pm to Peter Buck
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Weaver died tho.. didnt he?
I don't think so, but I heard he killed a guy...
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:45 pm to deeprig9
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I don't think so, but I heard he killed a guy...
TK Hearty killed a guy… also, the dude who had the BBQ joint on Broad and Harris got shot like in the early 90s
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:50 pm to Peter Buck
I think the Weaver dude was named Dexter, but people called him Weaver. I ate lunch there a decent bit. His fried chicken and fried pork chops were solid. He was an odd dude. Didn't realize he was still alive
Posted on 11/18/21 at 2:51 pm to Peter Buck
Someone should write up a screenplay for Netflix on the dark underbelly of this quaint little southern college town. Netflix literally doesn't turn down scripts. We could all write it here, collaboratively.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 3:03 pm to deeprig9
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Someone should write up a screenplay for Netflix on the dark underbelly of this quaint little southern college town
bethel homes would need to be prominently featured
Posted on 11/18/21 at 3:07 pm to WG_Dawg
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bethel homes would need to be prominently featured
Yes, and the slave graves on campus. Oppression and privilege has to be a theme to get it to the top of the netflix charts. And this was originally native American land, a sacred place at Tallassee Shoals. A safe place for the natives that were chased off from the coast, they settled on the Oconee in Athens in the 1600's. Then in late 1700's the white man came again.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 3:28 pm to tween the hedges
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Probably going to make some enemies but I went to Weaver D’s once and that was plenty
Weaver D's is fine and an absolute must visit at least once. It's an experience and it's worth it to check out. i would trust a person less if they went to UGA and didnt try Weaver D's once.
that said, i probably only went 3-5 times and i absolutely love southern food and the exact vibe that Weaver D's presents.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 5:47 pm to Peter Buck
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TK Hearty killed a guy
TK Harty was the guy who got killed. 1977...long before my time but heard a lot about it. He was killed in a murder-for-hire instigated by a guy named Mooney who owned a rival restaurant/bar called Somebody's Pizza.
TK and Mooney were apparently in a beer price war.
As a fun fact, Mooney got paroled very recently after 30+ years in prison. And now living in Blackshear!
This post was edited on 11/18/21 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:19 pm to Lucius Clay
TKs / Mooneys war started started nickel night that moved over to Lowerys tavern with a former TK employee.
$5 cover and $1 got you 20 beers or house liquor drinks.
$5 cover and $1 got you 20 beers or house liquor drinks.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:19 pm to Lucius Clay
TK had already killed a guy from what I heard. There was some sort of redneck mafia thing going on then. Assume it was drugs or money laundering or both. That all changed when El Azteca got in the game.
Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:27 pm to Peter Buck
Mooney opens competitor to TKs…offered cheap arse beer. TK buys Mooney’s building and tried to evict. Somebody tried to burn TK deck. Mooney hires hit man and kills TK. Mooney goes to jail but escapes in……1980…caught in 1989. Mooney paroled 2020.
Unsolved mysteries
Unsolved mysteries
This post was edited on 11/18/21 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:43 pm to RealDawg
TKs had $5 night well after he died. Then they opened some place called Flying Buffalo next to it. Seems like it was an old train station. Is it still there?
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:47 pm to Peter Buck
Flying Buffalo was after…not there that I know of. The phase after those was Lowerys and O’Malleys. Worked with some guys from TK and Flying Buffalos …some amazing stories.
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