Moe’s and Joe’s still going strong at 60
December 5th, 2007 by Cliff Bostock in Restaurants
I blame it on the Toffee-Coffee Arctic Swirl I ate last Saturday. Next, I was eating at Chili’s and last night I went to Moe’s and Joe’s (1033 N. Highland Ave., 404-873-6090). I’m on a junk-food binge!
Actually, the occasion of my visit to Moe’s and Joe’s was to pay my respects to the Virginia-Highland bar that turned 60 last month. In my late 20s and early 30s, I lived in that area and was often there. Then I quit drinking and smoking and it wasn’t much fun.
The graffiti-covered bar, washed in red neon light, still packs them in. We tried out the menu, and the best we ordered was this plate of chicken egg rolls. We couldn’t exactly figure them out but decided they were filled with chicken salad full of hot peppers. The mango chutney was kinda grim — stiff and overly sweet. Actually, I’m not sure it was really chutney, since I couldn’t find any pieces of mango in our serving.
The place, like George’s nearby, is a true throwback to the days before the Highlands became so gentrified. Check it out if you haven’t been there in a few years.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Cliffy, you must have gone early b/c tuesday is Emory night…but it’s a riot to see the kids pretending to be bigshots. Wings are still decent there, everything else is eh.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Ahhhh! That explains it. I said while I was there that everyone looked too young to be a Virginia-Highland resident. You’ve solved the mystery for me.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Do they still do $4 pitchers of Fosters on Tuesdays? Can’t tell you how many times we’d build up a great buzz, and massive hangover, on that deal at Moe’s & Joe’s.
December 5th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
If you decide to visit the restaurant Sugo in Duluth plan on bringing cash because the owners do not pay their servers. If the servers don’t get cash tips they don’t get paid. I wouldn’t recommend going if you are on a diet, because before every meal goes to a table it is soaked in oil to hide the fact that the food is made days in advance by inexperienced teenage cooks.
December 5th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Not sure what your post has to do with Moe’s & Joe’s there, bob.