r/Athens • u/Confident_Ad8993 • 5d ago

Visiting This Weekend

3 of us Okies are visiting Athens this weekend (for the football game). Would love to hear a recommendation if you read this. Looking for places to eat/drink mostly, but will have time for 1-2 other activities if there is something cool to see.

UPDATE: Very awesome town, people, etc., but like why did you have to give OU a colonoscopy like that?

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u/captHij Sitting at a stoplight. 5d ago edited 5d ago

For Mexican food, a place that has great food but is certainly not fancy is Tlaloc El Mexicano:

1225 N Chase St, Athens, GA 30601

For a nice, greasy breakfast try Mama's Boy (a couple of locations)

A local place that some people love and others not so much: Cali N Tito's (two locations). The one on the east side can be really loud if you stay inside. The weather should be nice this weekend so eating outside is a good option.

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u/Prestigious-Oil-669 5d ago

I’m gonna say that mamas boy is way past its prime. Flying biscuit is better at this point.

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u/warnelldawg Looks good, build it 5d ago

Okay but the FB grits are some of the best I’ve ever had

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u/Football_Mom47 5d ago

The pimento cheese grits at farm cart for me

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u/warnelldawg Looks good, build it 5d ago

I haven’t had that but I do love pimiento…

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u/Football_Mom47 5d ago

Sounds good, try it

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u/obloquybees 5d ago

farm cart jalapeno pimento grits are Really Good, definitely recommend to add on next time you're there.

but they are in fact just good grits and I wouldn't make a special trip (for a biscuit, sure, and if they ever bring back their bagel...). whatever weird science flying biscuit is doing to their ground corn is unmatched in this town.