Early Bird

I ate lunch today at 11:05am. And this was only because I had a mid-morning banana to hold me over that long. I really would have been quite content to eat at 10:30am, but all the restaurants downstairs were still serving breakfast and I’d already had my share of breakfast food today. So I held out until 11:00 when I went and got my chicken burrito bowl. At this rate I’ll need to eat again around 2pm– good thing I have a turkey burger in the fridge with my name on it – and then again around 4pm when I’ll snack on Greek yogurt. And then dinner at 5:30 or so.

So in honor of my hearty appetite and need to eat early, I thought I’d share some of Atlanta’s Early Bird restaurants specials. They’re not just for senior citizens. Pregnant women are welcome too.

• Goldfish (Perimeter Mall) - ½ Price Steaks & $5 Fresh Catch of the Day 4:30-6p.m.

• Strip (Atlantic Station, 245 18th street Atlanta, GA 30363) - ½ Price Sushi rolls upstairs Tuesday & Thursday 5-7:15 p.m.

• Eat at Thai 2 (225 E Ponce De Leon, #100 Decatur, GA 30030) - early bird specials from 5:30 to 7:00! three course meal for $10.

• Nakato Japenese Restaurant (1776 CHESHIRE BRIDGE ROAD, N.E., ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30324) – “Opening Specials” available Sunday through Thursday until 6:30PM (order must be taken by 6:30pm) - Sakura = Teriyaki Beef Julienne and Chicken ($11.25); Kiku = Shrimp and Teriyaki Chicken ($11.75); Fuji = Beef Julienne and Hibachi Shrimp ($12.75)

• Prime (Lenox Mall)- Every Night ½ Price Steaks from 5 – 6:15pm

• Highland Tap (1026 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306) - Sunday-Thursday 5PM-6:30 PM with HALF OFF Appetizers & recession-proof entree choices

• Scalini’s Italian Restaurant (warning: OTP - 2390 Cobb Pkwy SE, Smyrna, GA 30080) - offered Sunday through Thursday and is from 4:30 to 6:30 P.M. - all pasta dishes are $9.95 (side note: this is also the restaurant that serves an eggplant parmesan that supposedly induces labor! We might be visiting Scalini’s in November…)

Anyone know of any other good "deals"???