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Fancy food and cocktails are great, but sometimes you just want a pitcher of Michelob and Tater Tots so greasy you could slick your hair back like Danny Zuko. If you’re afraid to use the restroom after four shots of Wild Turkey, you’re in a dive bar, and we think these are Atlanta’s finest:

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