Atlanta Restaurants & Food

Review of My Parents' Basement in Avondale Estates

Diners will find a menu full of stick-to-your-sides, comfort foods, including a Salami & Butter Sandwich featuring Pine Street Market's Saucisson Sec French style salami seasoned with black pepper, garlic, and a splash of brandy, herbed butter and B&B pickles; the Flat Top Burger; and grilled Kimchi sandwich. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza.
Diners will find a menu full of stick-to-your-sides, comfort foods, including a Salami & Butter Sandwich featuring Pine Street Market's Saucisson Sec French style salami seasoned with black pepper, garlic, and a splash of brandy, herbed butter and B&B pickles; the Flat Top Burger; and grilled Kimchi sandwich. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza.
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Oct 15, 2015

AJC food writer Elizabeth Lenhard reviews My Parents' Basement in Avondale Estates this week, which she describes as a "restaurant that champions comic book geekery, video game obsession and rec room-issue snackage (that) is not aimed at me, even if I am capable of the odd Roy Lichtenstein reference."

And yet, she writes, "I’m infatuated with this place. It offers enough weird charm to win over even someone who has banned video games from her household, who has never once worn Princess Leia buns to a Halloween party, and who does not speak a word of Elvish."

Read Lenhard's full review of the new spot, and scroll down to get a taste of what to expect when you visit.

MY PARENTS’ BASEMENT

11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays; 11 a.m.-midnight Fridays, Saturdays. 22 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. 404-292-4607.

Over the bar is My Parents' Basement's motto: "We put the social in antisocial." Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza
Over the bar is My Parents' Basement's motto: "We put the social in antisocial." Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza
The Chicken in Waffles with a drizzle of maple mustard seeds. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza
The Chicken in Waffles with a drizzle of maple mustard seeds. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza
Salami & Butter Sandwich - Pine Street Market's Saucisson Sec French style salami seasoned with black pepper, garlic, and a splash of brandy, herbed butter and B&B pickles. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza.
Salami & Butter Sandwich - Pine Street Market's Saucisson Sec French style salami seasoned with black pepper, garlic, and a splash of brandy, herbed butter and B&B pickles. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza.
A shrimp taco starter. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza
A shrimp taco starter. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza
South Philly Special featuring rib-eye steak, Cheese Whiz and grilled onions. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza.
South Philly Special featuring rib-eye steak, Cheese Whiz and grilled onions. Photo credit: Tomas Espinoza.

About the Author

Yvonne Zusel has been with the AJC since 2010. She worked on the digital news and food and dining teams before joining the arts & entertainment team.

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