After completing some client meetings (and a great client lunch at JCT Kitchen & Bar, which unfortunately I didn’t photograph to avoid the uncomfortable situation of whipping out the camera in front of clients I am meeting for the first time), I met up with my college roommate, Vicki, for dinner. She was excited to bring me to Serpas, as it was one of the best meals she had in Atlanta. Their tag line is “True Food” and it focuses on approachable, fresh food that is made with care and attention.
The space was a cotton storage facility originally and they did a great job customizing the space so it was big, well designed, and yet not overly noisy.
Their menu changes daily:
I wanted to order almost this entire menu!
We started with the tuna tartare.
The eggplant hushpuppies.
And I narrowed down my app choice to crispy pork rillette. Delish!
Orders included the stuffed chicken breast…
The jumbo sea scallops…
The veal porterhouse…
And I chose the braised beef short rib. It was supposed to come with chile creamed spinach and whipped potatoes, but I got the sweet potato puree instead. This fell apart and had amazing flavor. The sweet potatoes went SO well with the meat that I’m surprised this wasn’t the normal combo.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t much food sharing… but it was scarfed down so fast that I know people enjoyed it. I wish I had room for dessert to test it out, but I can say that my short ribs were good enough to want to go back in a heartbeat.
Total Nom Points: 7.5 out of 10
