A carnival of flavor

Pallookaville Fine Foods is Atlanta native Jim Stacy’s new fair-food fantasyland. This Avondale Estates brick-and-mortar location for what began as a mobile corn dog wagon is a harmonious mishmash of carnival kitsch, soda fountain and deli. Using premium ingredients, Stacy elevates fair-food staples, making them worthy of indulgence.

Corn dogs and the soda fountain are the two main draws at Pallookaville. Dogs are cooked in a regional, family-farmed non-GMO oil. Dig in and go old school with the hefty Corndogula ($4.50), a beef frank encased in slightly sweet, golden brown cornbread. Go gourmet with Patak’s Polish kielbasa (Corndogski, $5.50) or Italian sausage (Cornleone, $5.50) outfitted in hot pepper or cheese-laced batter. And, if you dare, take Stacy’s challenge to try all three with the Fryinstein Monster ($6.50), which crams sections of each onto a specialty wooden dowel.

Pallookaville successfully re-creates the feel-good fun of the fair and the nostalgia of the soda fountain while serving thoughtfully sourced food.