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Posted 1 year ago

Leon’s Full Service Decatur is not a new spot for me, but it was new for lunch. We visited on a Saturday afternoon and the dining area was lightly populated with young couples, some families and lots of hip 20 somethings. Among their offerings Leon’s has a cup of bacon, which is exactly what is sounds like, and can be served with peanut butter. We opted for something a little less greasy and ordered the Baby Iceberg salad, a Baby Arugula with Golden Beets, Candied Orange Peanuts and black cherry vinaigrette. A don’t skip is the Pub Frites with choice of sauce (we had 2: Madras Curry Catsup & Cucumber Dill Yogurt) My favorite plate was the Charred Scallion and Ginger Chicken Sausage with Bok Choy green curry and fried shallot pickles. YUM! Hummus was average. I will definitely stop here any Saturday from now on when shopping in Downtown Decatur.  

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Posted 2 years ago

Twain’s Billiards and Tap

Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. The restaurant that holds his name is much less cheery. If you come before 9pm you will find the place packed with families and children running wild! We circled the venue looking for a safe way in- once inside we were informed that it is a seat yourself… but the open tables were not cleared.

We sat at one of the uncleared tables, waited and waited, and finally ordered some beers. One good thing about this spot is the beer. With a micro-brew on site we decided to try one of each of their home brews. The Pale Ale was my favorite but I found the room temp choice interesting.

By the end of the night we were full, but confused by a few of the selections. The Spent Grain Bread with Honey Butter is a novelty bread made from the leftover grains used to make the home brew- it was cheap but I thought it was very bland. The Boiled P’nuts were over cooked and spicy (nothing on the menu denotes the spice). They say they have the best Greek salad in Decatur, but there were no olives in sight! The Turkey Burger was standard and the Philly was dry with no visible onions or mushrooms… Okay that’s enough!

I could see this place being a late night hot spot, but it is not a place I would visit again for dinner.

211 East Trinity Place
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(404) 373-0063
http://www.twains.net/

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