Buckhead's Atlas, Umi Sushi Praised by NY Times

ATLANTA, GA -- Two Buckhead restaurants recently received rave reviews from the New York Times in an article entitled "Where to Eat in Atlanta."

Atlas was called "luxe Buckhead dining at its best" by writer Kim Severson.

"With the help of the beloved Atlanta restaurant veteran Gerry Klaskala, the chef Christopher Grossman accents trout with peanuts and young Vidalia onions, and plates truffle dumplings with Wagyu beef," Severson wrote. "The walls are often filled with paintings by Picasso and Matisse from the British billionaire Joe Lewis’s collection ... You can even drop $2,900 on a bottle of Screaming Eagle."

Here's what Severson had to say about Umi Sushi:

"Although Atlanta has a surprisingly big Japanese population, sushi isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Much of it is overwrought and sloppy, but at Umi, fish (and plenty of other ingredients) get the respect they deserve from the chef Fuyuhiko Ito. The modern room is exciting, as is Umi’s new moody cocktail lounge, called Himitsu, shown above. It requires a reservation and code to enter and has Shingo Gokan practicing the strict ritual of Japanese bartending in an American way."

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