Six Feet Under
Grant Park:415 Memorial Drive S.E. Suite E
Atlanta, Ga. 30312
(404) 523-6664
Westside:
685 11th Street
Atlanta, Ga. 30318
(404) 810-0040
Pros: Excellent seafood, fresh ingredients
Cons: Awkward parking (Grant Park location)
Located next door to another one of our picks (Ria's Bluebird) is another great regional find. Its ominous name presumably comes from the fact that it is located across the street from Oakland Cemetery, and that the restaurant's specialty is seafood...food you would likely find six feet under the surface of the water. Of course, we can only speak of the Grant Park location, so we're not sure just yet if there's another major cemetery on the west side of Atlanta that may be accompanied by seafood.
The restaurant's ambience and decor comes from looking like just about any other bar or dive. Beer emblems and logos are prominently displayed on the walls. However, I wish that other bars would have food this good! As alluded to, the big draw is the seafood (although we've read on other sites that the burgers are quite good too). The cuisine spans a range of American southern cuisines such as Tex Mex and Creole. Aside from the raw appetizers, it looks like most of the menu is deep fried, which may not make it the healthiest place to eat, but definitely tantalizes. I was definitely tempted as I saw servers bringing orders of fried fish and shrimp to other tables. Regardless, the flavors are magnificent. We helped ourselves to a crabcake po boy sandwich and fried calamari tacos. On both dishes, the flavors were subtle without being too overpowering, but with just enough kick to impress our taste buds. Everything is freshly made, including the potato chips that seem to come with every meal.
Our only complaint is that the parking is a little cramped. However, the residential neighborhood nearby provides a lot of other parking options. Also, when we visited, there was a small leaky pipe over one of the booths, but the service staff was good about guiding us away from the leak. Overall, this is a definite place to visit and keep visiting!
