Monday, February 16, 2009
Restaurants From gas station to gastro pub
Posted by Cliff Bostock @cliffbostock on Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 3:53 PM
You'd never think we were on the verge of a second Great Depression -- or that it was Sunday night in the Bible Belt, for that matter -- last night at the new Leon's Full Service in Decatur (131 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., 404-687-0500). The place was packed with a 30-minute wait for a table.
Leon's is owned by the same folks who operate the very popular Brick Store Pub. The menu at Leon's is far more ambitious, making the former gas station a gastro pub.
Generally, we found entrees better than starters. My favorite dish of the evening was this plate of Niman Ranch pork osso-bucco with sweet cubes of butternut squash mingled with slightly bitter, buttery kale and a jus flavored with Gordon India Pale Ale.
You'll find about 15 interesting beers on draft here, including a raspsberry-flavored one from Belgium.
More in my next Grazing column.
(Photos by Cliff Bostock)
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