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I’m not going to pretend about it – this trip to Atlanta hasn’t been the greatest… at least not when it comes to work. However, when it comes to food, I’m not sure that it could get much better! 

My travel partner had made plans to go out with friends this evening, so I decided to go find some good food on my own. I stopped by the desk at the hotel and asked for a recommendation, and they gave me this:

Fat Matt’s Rib Shack is what was suggested, and I wasn’t quite sold on it by it’s name. However, the gal told me that it was the best southern barbeque in the area and followed that with, “…you’ll smell it before you see it.” I couldn’t argue with that, so I set off to get me some grub.

I’m not all that familiar with this area – I’ve only been here a couple of times. Last time, though, my buddy and I went hunting for a decent place to eat and actually ended up in the same neighborhood as Fat Matt’s. In fact, I think we might have passed it on our trip and decided not to stop because it looks like this:

Fat Matt’s is located in the part of town where ALL of the good restaurants seem to end up – not more than 500 feet from multiple “adult entertainment” establishments. I thought that I had mentioned this fact in previous posts, but a quick review of my blog proved otherwise. Just take my word for it: if you find yourself surrounded by “adult entertainment,” there is a REALLY good chance that the restaurants in that neighborhood are amazing.

I went ahead and stopped at Fat Matt’s this time, and I was NOT disappointed. While it really is a shabby facility, their food was absolutely delicious and they had Live Blues, too!

I ate too much – 1/4 slab of pork ribs, 1/4 (of a whole) chicken, and a chopped BBQ pork sandwich. The meat was all slow-smoked over classic charcoal, and the taste was totally there as evidence. If that wasn’t enough, they drown it all in their homemade, signature BBQ sauce, which tastes more like a nice cayenne hot sauce than anything else. It was perfect. I’ll go back as soon as I return to Atlanta – I promise.