Buckhead

“Buckhead isn’t what it used to be.” That could be the tagline for Atlanta’s best-known neighborhood, where politicians, rappers, blue-bloods, and the nouveau riche (and oh yeah, the governor) mingle with apartment dwellers, the cash-poor, and the entirely normal people; where fine international dining meets light-beer pub crawls; where Atlanta’s whitebread history of private schools and gated mansions are inextricably linked to (and incredibly removed from) the city’s African-American and urban fabric. In the mid-20th century, Buckhead was a rustic, white, middle-class bastion of high-school hoo-rahs and church Sundays. By the turn of the millennium, it was known internationally as the site of a double murder outside of a nightclub after the Super Bowl. Locally, it has long served as a derisive moniker for anyone who seemed too materialistic or entitled: “She’s very Buckhead, yes?” Today, the old commercial center—the Buckhead Triangle at Peachtree, Paces Ferry, and Roswell—is a redesigned, high-end shopping district. But some of the best places of Buckhead’s history still remain the same.

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Jalisco

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2337 Peachtree Road Northeast
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Let’s be real: our interest in Jalisco is more anthropological than culinary. Yeah, the cheese dip and salsa are pretty good, but the sangria is terrible and vast expanses of the menu are hot garbage. That said, Jalisco is fascinating for its longevity and the love and loyalty it receives from the (mostly) Peachtree Battle Avenue area folks who seem to form the majority of the clientele. The bottom line is this: everything you need to know about Jalisco is engraved into the brass trophy plaques loyal customers purchase and install on the restaurant’s fixtures, chairs, and walls to commemorate birthdays, graduations, engagements, and the like. Having your name on one of those little plaques is a matter of street credibility. You can tell us you’re from Buckhead, but if we can’t find your name somewhere inside Jalisco, we’re going to need to see another form of documentation.

Jalisco
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Jalisco
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Jalisco
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Jalisco
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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library - Buckhead Branch

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