The Varsity Rules!!!
Yesterday evening in Alpharetta, I decided to go have dinner at one of my favorite places... The Varsity!!!
I ordered the #1 combo... 2 legendary Varsity chili dogs, those totally awesome greasy, greasy, greasy onion rings, and a Coke. Now that's eatin', by golly! :)
For those of you who like history, here's a little something about the Varsity you may or may not know...
The Varsity was created by Thomaston, Georgia, native Frank Gordy, Sr., a Georgia Tech dropout who decided to build his restaurant right next door to the college. His goal was to be worth at least $20,000 (a lot of money back in the 1920's), but through hard work, motivation, and dedication, the fruits of his labor resulted in him becoming worth much, much more... and he left us and his family Atlanta's most legendary and beloved restaurant.
One of my favorite country songs is Alan Jackson's "Little Man", a lament of how the "mom and pop" stores in towns across America are being crushed by the "big money" of the major corporations. Fortunately, The Varsity has not suffered that fate and is still going strong... all thanks to the Gordy family, who still own and operate The Varsity to this very day.
For more on The Varsity's history and legacy, visit their website at www.thevarsity.com, and click on "History".
Over the years, I have eaten at all Varsity locations except the one in Cobb County at Town Center.
IMHO, you have never been to Atlanta until you have eaten at the original Varsity in Downtown Atlanta. Next time you're in town, put that on your "to do" list, and "bon appetite, y'all".
Oh yeah... if you haven't figured out by now my true feelings about this legendary Atlanta institution, well, here goes...
THE VARSITY RULES!!! :)
That's all for now. Thanks for visiting and please come again.
I ordered the #1 combo... 2 legendary Varsity chili dogs, those totally awesome greasy, greasy, greasy onion rings, and a Coke. Now that's eatin', by golly! :)
For those of you who like history, here's a little something about the Varsity you may or may not know...
The Varsity was created by Thomaston, Georgia, native Frank Gordy, Sr., a Georgia Tech dropout who decided to build his restaurant right next door to the college. His goal was to be worth at least $20,000 (a lot of money back in the 1920's), but through hard work, motivation, and dedication, the fruits of his labor resulted in him becoming worth much, much more... and he left us and his family Atlanta's most legendary and beloved restaurant.
One of my favorite country songs is Alan Jackson's "Little Man", a lament of how the "mom and pop" stores in towns across America are being crushed by the "big money" of the major corporations. Fortunately, The Varsity has not suffered that fate and is still going strong... all thanks to the Gordy family, who still own and operate The Varsity to this very day.
For more on The Varsity's history and legacy, visit their website at www.thevarsity.com, and click on "History".
Over the years, I have eaten at all Varsity locations except the one in Cobb County at Town Center.
IMHO, you have never been to Atlanta until you have eaten at the original Varsity in Downtown Atlanta. Next time you're in town, put that on your "to do" list, and "bon appetite, y'all".
Oh yeah... if you haven't figured out by now my true feelings about this legendary Atlanta institution, well, here goes...
THE VARSITY RULES!!! :)
That's all for now. Thanks for visiting and please come again.
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