The Pecan
Restaurant Review: The Pecan
Choosing a restaurant for our debut review wasn’t exactly easy.
Atlanta is a city brilliant with vibrant culture, charm, and food places
aplenty. In honor of T’s southern roots,
we chose a place known for its soulful flavors with a gourmet twist. The Pecan, located on Main St. in
historic College Park, is a unique blend of southern charm with its warm wood
floors, elegant crown molding, bold red drapery, and upscale urbane with its
contemporary lighting and exposed brick walls.
The tea lights on white table cloths and low music, created a
relaxed air of sophistication and style. The menu included favorites such as
Tybee Island Crab Cakes, Curry Carrot Ginger Soup, Oven Roasted Buttermilk
Pecan Chicken, Pepper Crusted New Zealand Lamb Chops, Blackened Tilapia Fillet
with Cajun Crème sauce and Salmon Croquette Over Pepper Jack Grits with Dill
Hollandaise Sauce.
Our order went as follows:
Appetizer: Tybee Island Crabcake “Sautéed Lump
Crab Cake served with Spicy Creole Aioli”
KB’s Entrée: Crusted Pan Seared Loin Chop with a
Special Blend of Spices, Garlic Mashed, Haricot Verts and a Chiffonade of Red
Cabbage with Sweet & Spicy Orange Tomato Glaze & garnished with a
Potato Wedge
T’s Entrée: Blackened Shrimp served over Cajun
Angel Hair Pasta or Pepper Jack Grits
Wine: Shiraz Dancing Coyote, Petite Sirah,
Clarksburg, 2005
The food was consistently good and let me just
say the pecan flavored biscuits were too yummy for words. We could’ve easily
inhaled a dozen or so. The restaurant favorite, crabcake was flash fried
creating a crisp shell casing the light and flavorful inside, stuffed with more
meat than most crabcakes offer. The
entrees were generously portioned and delicious. Though you may notice, dear
reader, we did not order a dessert. This was through no fault of our own as we
were not offered the dessert menu. After
about 20 minutes into our meal our waiter had stopped coming to check on us. It
was only after we flagged him down twice that we were given take out boxes and
the check.
Overall the food was great and although the
owner/executive chef came out to visit with his diners, the service was only
so-so.
Ratings:
Service: 2
Value: 3
Food: 4
Food: 4
Wine/Bar: 4
Hipness: 3
Overall Rating: 3
The Pecan
Phone: 404-762-8444
3725 Main Street
College Park, GA 30337
* Reservations encouraged
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