HobNob

1551 piedmont ave - atlanta, ga 30324

So we discovered a thing called ScoutMob. It's like Groupon, but it's free. They give you 50% off food, salons, stores...and you pay nothing...It's awesome. So we went on there and picked a random restaurant to try and figured we couldn't lose because if the food sucked we would have paid a minimal amount.

hob-nob:
1. to drink sociably
2. to toast one another

HobNob is a delightful little gastropub located on the corner of Piedmont and Monroe. They offer complimentary valet parking and even stay open until 2am mon-sat. They have a large patio/deck area and have event nights such as all you can eat sliders and trivia night.

The food anything but sucked. HobNob offers so many different, crazy menu options and then pair them with beers and wines that they would go best with. Here you see their shrimp and grits. It was a harvarti cheese grit cake smothered in cajun andouille butter sauce and shrimp.

We also tried the braised short rib tacos. They had shredded tender meat topped with roasted fennel, spinach, fontina cheese and a tomato horseradish relish. We squeezed the lime juice on top and went to town!

Lastly, on recommendation of our waitress, we ordered the piedmont burger which came with amazingly good shoe string french fries. The burger is huge and is beer basted and topped with baby bella mushrooms and swiss cheese. They grill their burger buns too which make them toasty and crispy.

The meal was awesome, our waitress was really cool and the best part of it was that the whole meal only cost a total of $13 with the ScoutMob! If you have an iPhone you can access any past deals if they haven't expired yet! Head on over to HobNob and download the ScoutMob app asap!

Varasano's

2171 peachtree road ne - atlanta, ga 30309

Flat, crispy pizza, flash baked for 3 minutes with a delicious sourdough crust that needs no dipping sauce to eat. That's the bottom line at Varasano's. We also just found out they started Sunday brunch, so we'll have to go back to review that as well. We decided to go around noon on a Sunday. We got seated immediately at a nice table on the patio.

We each started with their Spinach salad which has a raspberry balsamic dressing, candied pecans and gorgonzola cheese. All fresh and a perfectly balance of salty and sweet.

We decided to try two pizzas. This first one is their Nucci. It has Garlic, Olives & Emmenthaler finished with Arugula, Capicola & Herbs on top. Now it doesn't have any red sauce, but olive oil instead. It had great flavor and was easiest to eat once we folded in in half like the restaurant suggests.

And here is the Salumi. An assortment of Thinly Sliced Italian Cured Meats with Mozzarella, Tomato Sauce & Spiced Olives. Truly a man's pizza, so sinful but sooooo good.

We finished up with a mug of tiramisu. It was so rich and delicious. Just be careful! We both inhaled the cocoa powder on top and had coughing attacks!

This is a great spot to meet up with friends for a salad, sandwich, pizza or brunch. The atmosphere is relaxed and classy and the prices are very affordable. They have excellent thin oven fired pizza. Salute!

Fellini's

2809 peachtree road ne - atlanta, ga 30305

Today was beautiful out...pretty windy, but still a gorgeous day to be outdoors. We decided to go to lunch at a little place called Fellini's. There are a few locations in Atlanta, but we decided to go to the one on Peachtree right near us. They have patio seating and supposedly delicious pizza so it was a no brainer.

You walk in and it's completely casual. There was a counter with a girl and a cash register and an obnoxiously large sign with their menu posted above her. As you can see, the prices are great and they offer everything in single sized portions. This is awesome because we hate when you go to pizza places and they only offer medium and large pizzas. You then get forced to settle on ingredients that everyone likes so you can all split the same pizza. Not here. You have the choice to order one of their created pizzas or you can basically build your own.

We took the liberty of trying their "created" pizzas so we could judge whether you should stick to those or making your own. We ordered the vegetarian, the white, the hawaiian, and the special. (we figured the spinach and mushroom would kind of be like the veggie...with less veggies)

After you pay, you get your drinks and then either sit inside or head out to the patio. We obviously went for the patio. They have a beautiful fountain and over 20 tables outside. The tables aren't on top of each other so you don't feel like your neighbor is eavesdropping on every word you say. Our pizzas probably came out in about 5-10 minutes. We ordered a total of 4 slices to split between the two of us, making it two slices each.

Here is the veggie. We were really happy to see the green olives on the pizza. A lot of places don't carry green olives. All of the veggies were crisp and fresh. Good flavor for a veggie, especially after we added some red pepper flakes.

Now here's the pizza they are famous for: the white pizza. Although it's called white, it still comes with red sauce when you order it as a slice. Chunks of fresh garlic, multiple kinds of white cheeses and italian spices sprinkled on top. This pizza is phenomenal and you should probably try it...even if you're normally a meat pizza kind of person.

This here is the hawaiin. Fresh ham and pineapple and just the right amount of sauce and cheese. This was definitely tasty.

Last but not least, the special. This slice is loaded with pepperoni, mushrooms, italian sausage, onions, meatballs, green peppers, black olives, green olives and extra cheese. It was a lot of toppings for the crust, so we ate it with a knife and fork. The meats were all delicious and distinguishable and the pizza just had an overall perfect taste of agreement between the toppings. An excellent "everything" kind of pizza. The crust was also seasoned really well for all of them, the kind of crust you can eat on it's own with no dipping sauce.

Here's one of our little sample platters. We were each able to finish about 2 and a 1/2 of our mini slices, equating to about 1 and 1/2 normal slices. A guy could easily put down 2-3 we're sure, but 1 slice and maybe one of their side salads would probably be good for us next time.

Don't worry, we took our extras home and a few hours later they made excellent cold pizza leftovers. yum.