by Kristine M. on I'll be honest. I wasn't expecting much. A friend invited me, offered to get me on "the list", and I wanted to get out of the house. I expected it to be either full of popped collar Buckhead douchebags or for it to be a wannabe South Beach Latin club. It was kind of both, and then some. The crowd was pretty diverse in age and ethnicity, which is an accomplishment for this town where everyone loves to self-segregate. There was some jailbait in whorishly short skirts and lecherous old escapees from Johnny's Hideaway and everything in between. I didn't see any actual popped collars, but the aggressively flat-ironed hair left no doubt that this was still Buckhead. (I suspect there were even a couple of Bumpits.) First off, it was grand opening night, so not a normal evening, and things started off crazy. They divided the driveway into two lanes, and yet they still backed up Piedmont quite a bit. (Don't plan to make a U-Turn at the club to get in. You want to be headed south on Piedmont.) Dropping off the car was a PITA, but it happened. The line to get in existed at all, which I hate, but moved quickly, and we were only out in the cold for a few minutes. I forgave this because we got in with no cover, and got the first round of drinks on the house. Worst part (and this costs them a star) - NO FUCKING COAT CHECK. I know this is Atlanta, and it's hot in the summer, but people wear jackets half of the year, and there is a shortage of hooks or chairs to drape them on, so yeah... (This is a pet peeve of mine.) Anyway. The club is divided into three almost distinct clubs. There's the main area, which was packed (but I was there during the open bar part of the evening) and had a band of some sort. Then there's what I shall call the Techno Room, which has trance music and flashing lights. There's also what I shall call the Salsa Room, which looks bigger than it is because of clever use of mirrors. This room was packed as well, and didn't seem to have a bar, but maybe I couldn't find it through the crowd. There was no line for the bathroom, amazingly enough, and the hallways dividing the different areas give you a quieter space to check your phone and/or hear yourself think, or just get some cash. They do need trashcans or more people going around picking up empty drink cups. But all in all, it's not a bad place. I admit that I kinda wanted to dislike it, but if I were ten years younger, and/or I didn't call Buckhead "Schmuckhead", I might go there every once in a while.
by Lisa G. on Here is why I have to give this place 5 stars. My husband and I started making Delux our "date lunch" place every Tuesday a few months ago. (see we have two kids and rarely get to eat without the little ones). Since we go on the same day we've become familiar with a lot of the wait staff. We prefer Bobby in most cases-super nice guy working his way towards medical school-loves to gab and gives EXCELLENT service. He sees us walk in and comes to our table with two tropical ice teas in hand. Usually we order the same thing-at least husband does-I like to switch it up so after confirming that my husband wants the usual he's off with our order. Depending on how busy they are we chat with a few of the other servers too. Since we are frequent visitors we don't even have to show our "VIP" card anymore. Don't count out their turkey burger-I'm not a big turkey burger fan as they tend to be dry but this one is always delish. The hot dog and chicken panini are also tasty and who can forget the Classic Standard Burger. Hands down best sweet potato fries on the planet! We love Delux and their super staff!
by Delois Pieper on Cafe Lift is my favorite brunch spot. The food is great and reasonably priced, the staff is awesome and they give you free bread pudding as an appetizer. Their menu has good variety from breakfast classics like eggs benedict and huevos rancheros to creative fritatas and pancakes. With all you can drink coffee you can't go wrong.
