Di Paolo’s – Alpharetta

Di Paolo’s, originally uploaded by jrumanes.

I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about this restaurant before! This is my absolute favorite restaurant in the world! We go there for every special event. With how wonderful and affordable this place is, we should go there more often. But I don’t want to loose it’s “specialness”.

Di Paolo’s is located on Holcomb Bridge Road in Alpharetta in a discreet shopping strip at the intersection of Nesbit Ferry Road and Holcomb Bridge (where the Stein Mart is located). It’s not big. There are maybe two dozen tables and a small bar. The atmosphere is very intimate, but we’ve celebrated there with a dozen people at a table before and it was great. The service is outstanding and the semollier is the best around! So is the wine list, of course, and the food, wow, is so good!

The last time we were there was last month for our anniversary. Of course, they remembered our special occasion and comped our desert. But even after my glass of wine, my husband’s beer, a clam appetizer, two entrees and two coffees our bill was less than $70. And we walked away with extremely satisfied bellies and wallets!

I really can’t say enough about Di Paolo’s. You have to check it out for yourself. You won’t be disappointed!

Luckie Food Lounge/Beyonce Concert

Luckie Food Lounge, originally uploaded by jrumanes.

Friday night we stopped by one of Atlanta’s newest “hot spots”, the Luckie Food Lounge located at 375 Luckie Street (downtown) on our way to the Beyonce concert. The servers were a little green, if you ask me. Our waiter at the sushi bar was not sure what the proper name for their “wine person” was (sommelier), but he got our order right and it came quickly. The sushi was AMAZING! Extremely fresh! It was too early to have a chance to check out the scene, but you can tell that everyone there was checking the place out. I’d go back only for the sushi and probably for a late lunch.

As for the Beyonce concert, I was very pleasantly surprised. I wouldn’t normally consider myself a fan of hers, but that girl sure does put on a show! We were offered to attend the concert with a couple friend of ours that we don’t get to see too often and who had excellence tickets!

All in all it was an extremely enjoyable night! The food was great, we had a great bottle of wine (La Solitia, Chardonnay – $50, at the restaurant), great concert and DEFINATELY great company!