According to the poll "What's your favorite diner in Atlanta?" Waffle House tops the list, gobbling up its competition with 135 votes. Second is, well, some unknown place—the "other" category took second place with 97 votes. The remainder of the restaurant votes rounded out like this: Silver Skillet (78 votes), Thumbs Up (70 votes) and Hi-Five (64 votes).

What time does Waffle House close? Oh, it doesn’t. Eat anytime. #Winning.

To read the original poll post or to vote (your vote still counts!), visit www.atlantarestaurants.blog.ajc.com/2016/03/29/poll-whats-your-favorite-diner-in-atlanta.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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