The once starving (and now stuffed) once-again AJC food critic, John Kessler, recently invited me on a journey north of our cherished Decaturland to check out the Crawfish Shack Seafood up on Buford Highway.

Not that my opinion means much, but I must say that I wholeheartedly agree with Kessler’s rave review this morning.  I can’t say I’ve ever had such fresh, delicious shack-style seafood at a modest price anywhere on the Georgia Piedmont.

Who knew that the Atlanta spot that would most remind me of the clam shacks of my Northern youth would be tucked into a strip mall on Buford Highway?  (…other than the most-excellent EatBufordHighway blog of course.)

But please don’t take my unaccredited word for it. To see what we ordered – and unceremoniously “snarfed” – check out Kessler’s review HERE.  Thanks again for the fish revelation John!