Reason #5: Ann's Snack Bar

You can find Ann at her snack bar at 1615 Memorial Drive. We highly recommend you quit your job NOW and make plans to eat lunch at Ann's Snack Bar every day for the rest of your life, which won't be long if you heed our advice because the burgers are so artery-clogging delicious that your heart might stop after eating it for a week straight.

Ann does a burger right. After eating her famous Ghetto Burger we learned that the key to a burger is the perfect ratio of ingredients, and this is what Ann has mastered. The perfect combination of ketchup, mustard, chili, beef, bacon, and bread (and lettuce/tomato if you so desire) keeps the burger on its bun so it's great to eat with your hands or a fork and knife.

Honestly speaking, we hadn't had a real burger until we had the Ghetto Burger. No. We hadn't lived until we tasted the Ghetto Burger. I can't stress to you enough how important it is that you try this amazing creation. If all of this sounds like something you're interested in (which it better, or consider yourself banned from MannDubinBlog and probably the City of Atlanta), get to Ann's Snack Bar and order up one of these bad boys:


Because of Ann's Snack Bar, I love Atlanta.

Reason #4: Mixed Use Development

We here at MannDubinBlog are huge fans of the mixed-use development that has been going on around Atlanta. From Atlantic Station to Doraville, mixed use communities have the opportunity to transfrom our city by reducing a person's need to drive. From LaGrange to Big Canoe, these communities might just transform our region.

The picture above is a mixed use community for which construction has been stalled because of the poor economy. We're excited, however, because they've once again moved bulldozers and other equipment in. This particular community is located near interstate 85 at the intersection of North Druid Hills and Briarcliff Rds. This area is constantly plagued with intolerable traffic. While the community might make things worse, hopefully it will bring people in from the suburbs and thus off of our highways.

Because it's trying to modernize and improve, I love Atlanta.