Good Places to Eat

If you know me, you know I love to eat! A few years ago, I started compiling information for a book to be entitled, A Preacher's Guide to Eating in Georgia. I didn't entitle it "....Dining...", because I was not concerned about ambience. I wasn't interested in fancy places or chains. I was looking for those places that only locals would know about. I will include some of my favorites in this section, and I encourage you to tell me of your favorites...please give me directions as well, so I can find them!

The following are my some of my favorites:

Bamboo Star, Tyrone, GA- a great Chinese place on Highway 74.

Benton Lee’s Restaurant, Baxley, GA-some of the biggest steaks you will ever have.

Blue Creek Bar B Que, Highway 75 North, Cleveland, GA-Another great barbecue place. I think they are only open on the weekends.

Blue Willow Inn, Social Circle, GA-A little more up-scale than some of the other places, but their buffet is great!

Bulloch House, Warm Springs, GA-another great buffet!

Boxcar Restaurant, Tyrone, GA-a great meat and three vegetables kind of place.

Curt’s Restaurant, Oakwood, GA-try the fried chicken especially.

Deer Lodge, Hiawassee, GA. Located on Highway 75 between Helen and Hiawassee. The steaks are great, they grow their own!

George and Louie's, Remington Avenue, Thomasville, GA-a little Greek, a few burgers, and great seafood!

Katie's Restaurant, Lincoln Street, LaGrange, GA-a great buffet.

Loretta’s Restaurant, Oakwood, GA-a meat and three vegetables kind of place.

Miss Emily’s Restaurant, Palmetto, GA-the atmosphere is not great, but the fried cornbread is to die for.

Mother’s Kitchen, Newnan, GA-located in an alley (no kidding!) next to the old Brown Steel Mill building, one block off the square in Newnan. Get there early for lunch, 'cause when she runs out of something, that's all she wrote!

Shirley’s Restaurant, Newnan, GA-located on Bullsboro Drive...all you can eat. This place can make you eat yourself to death!

Tarrer Inn, Colquitt, GA-Lynette and I ate there a few Sundays ago. Located on the square in Colquitt. As good a buffet as I have ever had.

Gateway Restaurant, Donaldsonville, GA-I haven't eaten there yet, but it comes very highly recommended.

Worley’s Townhouse, Whigham, GA-Located on Main Street, which is also Highway 84. A great little buffet.

Again, please let me hear of your favorites!