re: So Kasim Reed is Praising that ATL is 4th Most Visited City?

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unfortunately, my wife will probably force us to stop by The Varsity as well).

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Sounds like a damn fine woman to me.....

I hit the V every chance I get....two chili steaks and a chili dawg and fries...

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What's that run, about $26?

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I take my family of 6 to The Varsity and it hits over $70 easily (my oldest is 10. These aren't teenager years. This is Happy Meal for all but the oldest).

If I'm going to spend $70, there are a lot of better ways to do it (off the top of my head, I'd rather eat Chick Fil A, Waffle House, Ryans even... LOL)

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What's that run, about $26?

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Not sure...but I only make it there once or twice a year so its no big deal.

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honestly don't know why people jizz over the varsity. Their food tastes like shite to me.

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I grew up eating it in Athens and it was the first restaurant I remember where they had TV's. Their chili for dogs should be in some hall of fame somewhere. Its fine if you stay away....shorter line for me.

Did you ever go to Charlie Williams Pinecrest Lodge? If so, did you like it? Just curious....

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i honestly don't know why people jizz over the varsity. Their food tastes like shite to me.

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Totally agree.

There are restaurants....and then there are icons. Charlie Williams and the V are the latter. Some people just want to be contrarian....

Sure...its easy now with burger joints and fast food on every corner to make fun of the V....but back in the day it was unique.

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Sure...its easy now with burger joints and fast food on every corner to make fun of the V.

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I see. For the record, I don't care for fast food burgers, either. I did recently have an "artisan" burger at Wendy's that looked amazingly JUST LIKE the picture. It were guud. That's been the only time that's happened, though, and they don't even have that burger now.

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i honestly don't know why people jizz over the varsity. Their food tastes like shite to me.

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Varsity sucks. It's a long line for horrible food that's terrible for you. I'd rather sit down somewhere nearby and get a better burger at the Vortex or something like that.

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What are you? About 100 years old?

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Hell...I didn't say I was there at the founding. My dad tells stories though about racial riots at the Athens V in the the 60's though...you don't have to go back to '28 for icon status.

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selling a can of chili for $4.19

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Cmon man...you don't buy a can of Varsity chili. If you take a picture of the Mona Lisa and blow it up to hang on your wall at home, do you expect it to look the same?

You guys would probably prefer a 2014 Accord over a '58 Vette because the ride is smoother, it handles better and manual steering is just too tough. It's unhealthy???? Grow a pair for Christ's sake.

How far has the decay spread to where I'm having to defend the Varsity on GA sports board?

I think a small part of my soul died today......

Food is sloppy, but that is okay if the occasion is right. Sometimes you need a modest burger and fries (or rings).

Also interesting fact is it sells more Coca Cola than any other individual merchant in the world. It holds a special place in my heart but I hold the same reservations about its food quality as all of yall.

I went to GT and lived less than a 1/4 mile from it for 2 years of my life, and less than a mile for 4 years, and I didn't get drawn to it much. But I also am not for hating on it

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'58 Vette

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That's a great analogy because that's about what the chili tastes like.

It's not the worst food in the world.
But it sure isn't anywhere close to the iconic status that everyone makes it out to be.

If I'm going to rant about how great something cheap and fast is, it's probably going to be Chick Fil A.