Every Monday, kids eat free at Sweet Auburn BBQ . Besides a bunch of pulled pork, brisket and short rib sandwiches, the restaurant offers starters like smoked wings, pimento cheese wontons, salads and fried macaroni and cheese with barbecue, parsley and Parmesan, cumulatively known as fried match sticks.

656 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 678-515-3550, sweetauburnbbq.com .

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