Eat In Atlanta Blog

FAB or French American Brassiere is downtown near the newly re-developed Ivan Allen Blvd area. It’s right across the street from Twelve Downtown and where the new Mellow Mushroom is going in down there. It was our first time down there since all the redevelopment has gone on. Cool area, hope it catches on and some quality bars and night spots start gaining ground.

We went to FAB with Jenny’s parents when they were in town. It was MONSOONING outside when we went. That definitely made it difficult to gauge what the real scene would have been like on a Saturday night. For us it was a lot of conventioners and also couples. The restaurant has a good look to it with tall ceilings, an old-school kind of look. When you walk in, the circular bar is right in the front with flat screen TVs on all four sides. The problem is, the TVs are stuck on old French movies most of the time. Thank God the cool bartender let us check out the UCLA/Xavier game by going against the boss’ wishes and changing the channel. OK, sorry, back to the review. Anyway, the restaurant had a cool ambiance, nice decoration, cool bathrooms, etc. So the look of the place gets a double thumbs up.

Our waiter was not from the US of A. Very difficult to understand him and because it was loud, it was extra tough. By the end of dinner, however, we somehow began to understand part of his heavy European accent. Nice guy. We were starving when we sat down. We (kind of) made him bring us rolls right away. Delicious. It was really some of the best bread we all have had. They rolls were warm and the butter was soft.

Jenny and I immediately decided to go with the seafood tower with oysters, clams, mussels, lobster, shrimp, and crab. It was definitely plenty for two….hang on…back to the appetizers. Jenny, Mr. Menkes, and I got salads which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Menkes went with the filet and potatoes as a typical man’s meal and Mrs. Menkes went with skirt steak They both really enjoyed their meals and claimed that it was the best meal of the weekend. Jenny and I’s was the best though. I was extremely hungry and probably ate 75% of the platter, and I must say all the seafood was just REALLY good, especially in a land locked Atlanta. They also had a number of dipping sauces for the seafood including a flavorful cocktail sauce, and drawn butter.

We are definitely going back. Maybe you will be the lucky couple that comes with us. Oh yeah, the coffee was really good too.