My last Atlanta Nom with Mark and Sara took us to R. Thomas Deluxe Grill. I was amused to see that the owner loved parrots so much that he had cages of them around his restaurant…
His entrance…
His waiting area…
And on his menu.
He was definitely a parrot fan! The story as I remember it was that this place was originally very small, but grew so much in popularity that they wound up putting a (very green) tent with heat lamps outside for the patrons. The tent was so green that it actually made everything inside glow green.
It was a pretty cool space.
I started with the “Blue Moon” Yerba Mate (which was free with a Four Square special!) It tasted like it could cure just about anything, and was delicious to boot!
Mark went with the french toast (which was buttery and delicious).
With the smashed potatoes and (delicious) gravy.
Sara showed more great self control and got the seaweed salad. (Man I wish I could eat like that!)
I went with the Benedict Thomas. It was on nine grain toast (that was way too tough to cut through, sadly) and homemade hollandaise (which was missing something). I got it with ham which was delicious, and the poached eggs were perfect. I wanted to like this more.
I even tried to get an action shot!
Sara ordered a slice of the vegan cake (which was HUGE!) and I was shocked that not only was it good for vegan dessert, it was just good!
Overall, I think this place was fun, but they could definitely use a little influx of seasoning. And the parrots are fun.
Total Nom Points: 5.5 out of 10
