Comments on: Atlanta’s Food Cart Frenzy

By: macarolina

macarolina — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:23:41 +0000

lots of people in line for the streatery cart at Peachtree Center yesterday– lots of happy faces.

By: clarkston neighbor

clarkston neighbor — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:43:19 +0000

Streatery is leading the charge and just introduced some new locations this week. http://www.streatery.com

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:43:55 +0000

And with the ATL city budget crisis, how many health inspectors are currently checking these carts? Eating anything from a street vendor is always ‘buyer beware’- just allow it- it will only help downtown revenue…

By: karass

karass — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:16:41 +0000

Some of the best Mexican food in the world is sold off of food carts in Los Angeles, some licensed, some probably not. But they also are great sources for foodborne outbreaks. It’s a trade-off!

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0000

Getting attached to Downtown Atlanta definitely takes a bit more effort than a bustling urban center like Portland. That said, if you can get past its occasional dinginess, downtown is probably one of the most interesting and intriguing places in all of Atlanta.

I’m not really a big fan of places like the aquarium (at least Coke has an Atlanta connection), but there are still a lot of interesting spaces in downtown, from Broad Street to the MLK National Historic site, to the Sweet Auburn Market.

Downtown definitely has “bustle” issues outside of the workday, but after years of neglect it’s going to take some time to turn around. Luckily the bones of a traditional street grid still exist, so we shouldn’t lose all hope in this slowly rejuvenating area.