Sandy Springs Restaurant Dish Named To 100 Plates Locals Love List

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- A dish from a Sandy Springs restaurant specializing in Cantonese cuisine has been named to the state's 2016 100 Plates Locals Love list.

The list is compiled by the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism division as part of its 2016 state culinary guide, Georgia Eats. 

Georgia Tourism’s guide features the wildly popular 100 Plates Locals Love, 10 flavor tours, inspiring feature stories, exclusive recipes from local chefs, popular food festivals and much more.

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The salt and pepper squid at Canton Cooks in Sandy Springs is among the 10 popular dishes in Georgia's Atlanta Metro region.

The complete list of Atlanta metro restaurants include:

• Short Rib Torchetti, Bite Bistro & Bar, Alpharetta: The short rib melts in your mouth, and when you pair it with wild mushrooms, balsamic glazed tomatoes, arugula, and a Marsala demi glace, the flavors combine to create the perfect dish. —Abbey H.
• Chicken and Dumplings, Watershed on Peachtree, Atlanta: The dumplings are light and fluffy while the chicken has all of the freshness from the herbs and wholesome vegetables. Definitely a favorite go-to, with good reason. —Kate B.
• Margherita, Antico Pizza, Atlanta: Amazing flavor in the crust, super high-quality toppings—everything pizza is supposed to be. Italian colleagues tell me it is difficult to get pizza this good in Italy. —Stephen B.
• Ya Ya's Sesame Salmon, Gumbeaux's Cajun Café, Douglasville: This is my favorite salmon dish! It is great for those that do not like spice (although I do!). —Breezy S. 
• Asian-Style Sticky Chicken, Epicurean Cafe, Duluth: Even though I have tried other dishes on the menu, I keep coming back to this dish. —Faith W. 
• Sweet Potato Waffles, The Peachtree Cafe, Lawrenceville: The sweet potato waffles are the perfect breakfast. —Ashleigh W.
• Fried Chicken + Biscuits, Chicken & the Egg, Marietta: Amazing. Anything I have ever eaten [here] is incredible! —Nicole M.
• “Old Blue Eyes” Black & Blue Burger, KirbyG's Diner & Pub, McDonough: Best burger I have ever had! —Rebecca H.
• Crawfish Risotto, Roux on Canton, Roswell. Outstanding. —Florence B.
• Salt and Pepper Squid, Canton Cooks, Sandy Springs: This is probably the best Cantonese food in Atlanta, and this is one of their signature dishes. It is, in one word, addictive. —Stephen B

Georgia Tourism created its 100 Plates Locals Love list "as a way to provide visitors with locally sourced suggestions, the same way we would recommend restaurants to our family and friends," the agency said. 

Nearly 600 “plates” were nominated via ExploreGeorgia.org. The nominations were collected in November 2015 and evaluated by a panel of judges, who selected the second annual list featuring local favorite dishes from across the state. 
The Georgia Eats culinary guide is available at the state’s 12 Visitor Information Centers across the state and on the state’s consumer tourism website ExploreGeorgia.org.

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