ria's bluebird

used to love this place. enjoyed the vibe and the eclectic menu. food was good, waitstaff although apparently indifferent, were effective. had breakfast there today. heard the counter staff making fun of a customer who'd just left. swapped sliced tomato for baguette with my meal. they charged me $2.25! it wasn't a bushel of tomatoes. and $2.25 for a cup of coffee? this is memorial drive, for goodness sake, not buckhead. almost $18 (with tip) for breakfast for one, at the counter at a "dive" place? food andcoffeewere indeed tasty but seems they're experiencing a bit of an identity crisis!!!! heard the waitress complaining they weren't busy on a recent saturday morning shift. doesn't take a genius .. bye bye ria's. too much great competition without catty waitstaff and exorbitant prices.

i was prepared to skip the biscuit until i saw it. oh man. that biscuit was worth the carbs. cool place and food was even better. coffeewas good too. ria’s did not disappoint.

brisket breakfast. brisket with side of skillet potatoes


-----14 apr, 2015-----

really good brunch. stopped in around 10am on a tuesday and had the brisket. turned out to be really good and paired nicely with the skillet potatoes.coffeewas also excellent and strong, yet smooth and silky. i recommend this place based off of my one meal.

breakfast so delicious we went two days in a row!. my friend and i shared the breakfast burrito and pecan pancakes with sides of bacon and skillet potatoes (and of course coffee). it was all so delicious we ordered the same breakfast two days in a row! the breakfast burrito has an amazing salsa verde served on top and the pecans were baked into the pancakes. yum! thecoffeewas great, and the atmosphere was charming.

here's some background from the ria's bluebird website about chef ria pell and her culinary experiences (rest in peace, chef!): "from berlin to san francisco, ria’s cooking has gained a cult following for her gourmet southern classics in the heart of the atl: light & fluffy biscuits, topped by a generous portion of thick, spicy milk gravy, just like grandma used to make. buttermilk pancakes moist and delicate enough to prompt locals, and jane fonda, to tout them as the ‘best in the city’. and innovative sandwiches like the popular prosciutto, brie, dates & basil on toasted baguette. locally roastedcoffeefrom batdorf & bronson acts as the bass note to ria’s creations. chef ria pell earned her stripes in some of the toniest kitchens of the city, like dish, mondo and chef annie quatrano’s

the only thing i could really be miffed about was waiting outside in 30 something degree weather for 15 minutes just to be seated at the booth that was open when we arrived. after that, it was wonderful. service from that point forward was attentive. we got freecoffeefor standing outside in the cold for a while, and our breakfast was really great. i got country fried tempeh, my husband got the special omelette with bacon and cheese. thecoffeewas really good and so were our meals. do yourself a favor an get something with their biscuits. few restaurants have biscuits this tasty.

we eat at ria's every weekend, as there are no better pancakes in town. thecoffeeis smooth and the people taking care of you cannot be beat. there is no better way to start the day!

happy vegetarian, happy carnivore. being a vegetarian and traveling with a meat eater, i do a lot of compromising and i rarely get to eat a true vegetarian meal. this place was great for us both. the menu is not large, but it is varied and you can get breakfast anytime. my meat eater got the bbq quesadilla which, although hard to eat because it keep dripping everywhere, was well enjoyed. i got the vegetarian tempeh ruben which was wonderful. it came with a very nice green salad. the waitress, a friendly soul, had tatoos everywhere and a partly shaved head. she fit the whole vibe of the restaurant. there were business guys at the table next to us, a young couple holding hands on the other side, and a bunch of girlfriends behind us. the place is clean and open and friendly. there's acoffeebar at one end of the small restaurant that stays busy and thecoffeeis good. if i lived in the area, i'd be here all the time.
just fyi, they won't seat you until your whole party has arrived and you have to wait on benches outside until seated.

we were down this way not long ago on a visit to oakland cemetery and i promised myself we'd come back to try ria's bluebird. every time we've gone past ria's bluebird it's been packed and this day was no exception. we waited about 20 minutes and we were seated withcoffeeright away. the atmosphere is warm and inviting and the staff could not have been nicer. we both ordered omelettes and they arrived much more quickly than we had expected. one thing right off the bat, is that these are two egg omelettes rather than 3 egg which we've become accustomed to elsewhere yet they are the same price range. melanie had her omelette with her usual assortment of veggie stuffings. for her side items, she ordered the creamy grits and soysage . i had wanted the sausage (standard pork sausage for me) inside of my omelette but the server must've misunderstood because i received the three cheese omelette (the omelette of the day) with the sausage on the side. i also had the skillet po

best breakfast ever!. i was so excited about eating here on my visit to atlanta that we happily waited a half hour or more for a table. we visited the nearby historical cemetery while we waited. it was totally worth it. it's the bestcoffeei have ever had and i got the special- lemon poppy seed pancakes- wow! and real maple syrup! i would love to go back!

waiting on cold, blustery mornings are the pits - you either have to sit in your car or brave the elements like we did and sit outside to wait. butcoffeein hand makes it all bearable. plus you get to people watch, as some "celebrity" flamboyant guy dres

i love brunch!!!. cute little cozy place with the best vegetarian brunch/lunch options ever. the huevos rancheros are amazing. the tofu scramble is amazing. their biscuits and homemade daily jam is sooo good. their daily soups are amazing. good yummy arugula salad. and thecoffeetastes great and does whatcoffeeshould do, especially early in the morning. i'm always craving ria's in the morning.