LOBBY @ THE TWELVE

Chris will be embarking on another restaurant journey, this time, with the very well known, Concentrics Restaurant Group. They boast restaurants like Lobby, Two Urban Licks, TAP, STATS (All 4 which we've been to and have fallen in love with) among others, like Trois, One Midtown Kitchen, Max's & Room, just to name a few. As soon as we caught word of this opportunity we hit up Lobby, located in Atlantic Station at the Twelve. We opted to sit at the bar. You know you're going to love a place when you see one of your favorite wines featured by the glass! Conasur Pinot Noir, thank you very much, I'll have 4 glasses (which ultimately, I ended up consuming). We were in an appetizer mood so we ordered the seared scallops with creamed corn and smoked gouda. The scallops melted in my mouth and had a salty hint, the creamed corn with smoked gouda offered a sweet taste, together equalling heaven. I haven't scraped a plate in a while, I found myself scraping away! At the bar, we were seated directly across from the wood burning stove which automatically put us in the position for thin crust pizza. We gave in and ordered one with pineapple, shrimp, tomatoes and mozzarella. One turned to two as we were informed that it was "all you can eat pizza" night. Lobby always has a happy hour special. Thin crust pizza was tonight's option. We also ordered the fried calamari with hot peppers, which is always a good combo. To me, fried calamari is fried calamari. It's boring. It was my first favorite dish at the ripe age of 2, so it was what it was. Stuffed from the 2 thin crust pizzas, we stopped at the calamari, but I will certainly return to complete the menu! Next time I'd prefer sitting at the Chef's table, or maybe in the lounge, or maybe in one of the two dining rooms. It seems as though Lobby can offer different types of atmosphere's with the same food, which I think is important because it always leaves itself as a dining option. I will certainly return. 361 17th Street Atlanta GA 404.961.7370