Best Budget Eats In Atlanta For Under $15
Whether it's a quick business lunch or a home-cooked BBQ dinner you're craving, Atlanta has a great selection of dining options. Luckily for visitors on a budget, the city offers great food at a decent price. Here are five of our favorite restaurants featuring specials for $15 or under per person!
Stop by Ecco on a Sunday night (TGIS) and enjoy a plate of pasta or wood-fire pizza plus a bottle of wine or beer for just $15 per person. This end of the weekend special is available at the bar and in the dining room. Reservations are recommended. Established in 2006, Ecco rests in the heart of midtown and features seasonally inspired cuisine with European influences. Located at 40 7th Street NE. For more information, call 404-347-9555.
Atlanta's Fox Sports Grill serves up a side of Southern Hospitality with every lunch they serve. Weekday lunch specials (available from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday) are just $5.95. Choose from a variety of items including the 1/2 Club, the Burger, the Cheese Pizza and the BBQ Chicken Salad. Fox Sports Grill is located at 261 19th Street. For more information, call 404-207-1369.
Thrive Restaurant is the ideal place to meet for a sophisticated, yet non-intimidating business lunch or after-work cocktails. The menu consists of traditional American fare with Asian-inspired influences, and sushi is one of their top sellers. Check out their weekly lunch specials for just $8.99 per plate. Appetizers are just $5 a piece! Thrive Restaurant is located at 101 Marietta Street. For more information, call 404-389-1000.
Searching for some authentic Southern BBQ? Go no further than Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q, where everything is made from scratch, from their pulled pork to the croutons on top of their salads! Jim 'N Nick's daily meals start at $6.99, and include all the fixin's. Check out their locations in neighboring Cumming, Conyers, Hiram, Smyrna and Suwanee. For more information, call 678-556-0011.
Rarely do the words upscale and sports bar go together, but at Dantanna's in the CNN Center they'd have it no other way. Dantanna's combines culinary delights with the entertainment value of sports to create the ultimate dining experience. Steak, seafood, appetizers, this restaurant has it all. Stop by for lunch (11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Monday through Friday) and enjoy filling meals for just $10 per person. Drinks included! Dantanna's is located at the CNN Center. For more information, call 404-522-8873.