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SAUSAGES & SANDWICHES
Sausages: The minute the words European Deli appeared in
the business licenses, I figured we might be getting something
pretty interesting in Athens: In Atlanta and surrounding areas,
"European" is usually code for "Bosnian," but in this case, it
translates as "Russian, with a bit of this and a bit of that."
Inis little food store (at 3579 Atlanta Highway, near China
Star Super Buffet) not only carries an interesting selection of
shelf-stable products (cookies that resemblechocolate-covered
bananas; an amazing range of pickled vegetables, including
garlic scapes and tiny squash; many brands of halva; little
tins of pate that are delicious enough that you might end up
scraping the bottom of one with your spouse for dinner; and
tons of other things that would serve for unusual stocking
stuffers), but also makes sandwiches fresh to order. On the day
I made it over there, the vegetable delivery truck had failed to
arrive, which meant fewer options than usual were available,
but the two I tried were still both unique and definitely worth
the eating. One, on a hearty German rye that's baked fresh
daily—indeed, the coun
ter girl had to go attend ...jammed with exciting
to the oven in the back ’
mid-sandwich making, CUICd meats...
when a timer went off—
consisted of a beautifully mottled*bologna and some mustard
that resembles horseradish far more than French's. The other
was ostensibly French, prepared on a baguette with meat, a
soft white cheese and pesto, but there was something undeni
ably Eastern European about the way the ingredients came
together, or maybe it was the thinly sliced cucumbers. Tubs of
potato salad (emphatically not vegetarian, with hunks of bolo
gna lurking in the mix) and beet salad (full of dairy and with a
bit of a caraway flavor) can be found in the refrigerators lining
the room to complete your meal, but the biggest treat of all
is in the deli case at the front, which is jammed with exciting
cured meats, smoked fish and caviar, none of which have been
easy to locate in Athens. I have what could be characterized
as a small obsession with weisswurst in particular, a delicate
pale sausage made with veal, pork bacon and parsley, that is
so smooth and lovely I could eat it cold out of the fridge; I've
literally had dreams about this sausage, which I only get when
my mom cooks it at Christmas to top the choucroute, and the
fact that it's available at European Deli (and was just as mar
velous as it could be) isn't going to put a damper on my addic
tion. The store is open every day from lunch through dinner,
takes credit cards, sells ice cream as well and has no seating,
so you'll have to take your goodies with you.
Sandwiches: After two visits to the new Georgian
Southeastern Chop House, opened in the former space of
Trump's (247 E. Washington St.), I remain impressed with the
space, which is high-ceilinged and nicely renovated, the kind
of place you could easily take a big client, and with the menu,
which is cute and clever, but so far the execution of most of
the offerings fails to live up to what's promised. Restaurants
should undersell and overdeliver, and "Granny Smith slaw"
shouldn't mean two matchsticks of apple crisscrossed. The
ideas at work are good. The lunch menu is heavily football-
themed, but in a way that's endearing, with each sandwich
corresponding to an SEC team, from the Florida Gator Philly
to the Kentucky Hot Brown (an open-faced ham and cheese
topped with bacon and bechamel). Unfortunately, most of
them aren't nearly as exciting as they sound. The Georgia
Bulldog hotdog with bacon and sauerkraut is weirdly bit
ter. The lamb burger is fine, but not immediately recogniz
able as lamb. The hot wings are a bright spot, with a good,
crispy texture, but in general, the ingredients don't seem to
correspond with the prices. What I'd like to see is a more
genuinely upscale effort, especially considering the room and
the building. Put heirloom tomatoes in the salad rather than
waxy, engineered cherry tomatoes, and people will (or should)
be happy to pay an extra dollar or two. I'll be back in a few
months to check out dinner and see how things have evolved.
The restaurant is open every day, takes credit cards and has a
few outdoor tables.
What Up? The eastside La Fiesta is open again. Simply Meats,
on Baxter, is closing. Yo Spicy, also on Baxter, is open.
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