New restaurants around Atlanta

Tony and Cindy Long gave up their catering business to open this barbecue concept with food like you’d get from the backyard grill. Chicken, brisket, pork and ribs are smoked on the premises and served with burgers, wings, salads and traditional sides. Soft drinks only are available.

11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-8 p.m. Sundays. 2821 Chastain Meadows Parkway, Marietta. 770-424-2225. $$

FORSYTH

Smokejack Midway

The second location of this Alpharetta-based eatery has opened north of the original. The menu of popular favorites is the same, from the starters of fried pickles, pork nachos and smoked pork quesadillas to the platters and sandwiches of chicken, pork ribs, turkey breast and beef brisket. Other specialties include shrimp and grits, barbecue-glazed salmon, meatloaf, hanger steak and trout.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. 5063 Post Road, Cumming. 770-781-8474, www.smokejackbbq.com . $$

FULTON

Landmark Diner

The fifth location of this concept is a cozy 50-seat operation in East Point. The menu features the familiar favorites of breakfast items, burgers, big salads and sandwiches, as well as steaks, seafood, veal, Italian dishes, Greek specialties and comfort food platters. Save room for the serious desserts. The doors stay open 24 hours, seven days a week.

3231 Camp Creek Parkway, East Point. 404-762-9991, www.landmark diner.com . $$

FULTON

Lobster House Seafood Buffet

A former Bugaboo steakhouse has morphed into a sushi and hibachi restaurant. The same cabinlike ambience surrounds a seafood buffet for lunch and dinner that’s piled with cod, grouper, salmon, red snapper, duck, mussels and more. Guests may also order from an a la carte menu with tempura and teriyaki dishes, soups and salads and an extensive sushi selection.

Lunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Dinner, 5-10 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 5-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-10 p.m. Sundays. 10890 Haynes Bridge Road, Alpharetta. 770-475-0333, www.lobsterhousega.com . $$

FULTON

Scores All-Star Sports Bar & Restaurant

The latest addition to the Kenny’s Alley area of Underground Atlanta is this sports bar that offers plenty of pub grub — wings, burgers, quesadillas — as well as an upscale menu of pasta dishes, salmon, crab legs, lobster, ribs and steaks.

11 a.m.-midnight Mondays-Thursdays; 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 11 a.m.-4 a.m. Sundays. 50 Upper Alabama St., Atlanta. 404-748-4562, www .scoresunderground atlanta.com . $$

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