Chow Down Atlanta

At last, the long-awaited food court finally opened earlier this year. I had high hopes, thinking it would be as awesome as the one in Your Dekalb Farmers Market or Great Wall in Duluth or Assi Plaza in both Duluth and Suwannee or even Super H. But, alas, such is not the case here.

The food court is in its early stages. I see considerable space for expansion where other stalls can be rented out. For now, there are only three spots to eat from. The main one is the cafeteria-style food stall. They have Eastern European dishes as well as Korean, Southern, Indian, and Hispanic. The food is ok. They’re not as delicious as YDFM where every single item is amazing. It’s just passable here.

One of the stalls is the Delimanjoo joint. It’s those yummy creme-filled tiny doughnuts baked in the premises. It was a mainstay from the snack bar that was around since the market opened. These has been my favorite for many, many years. (Sorry, no photo.)

The other stall is a Creperie. They’re exactly like the ones on the streets in Europe. They have both sweet and savory flavors.

Everything here is take-out only. There’s a huge eating area right outside the cashier stand if you want to eat before you leave. The cafeteria food is sold by weight. The other stalls sell per item. Be careful with the amount of your selection. My tiny lunch, crepe, and a bottle of soda came to close to $20. That’s highway robbery! You could go to a nice sit-down meal at a nice restaurant for less than that. Consider yourselves warned.

Food Court at Buford Highway Farmers Market (BHFM)
5600 Buford Highway NE
Doraville, GA 30340
(770) 455-0770

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The long stretch of Pleasant Hill Road is literally peppered with ethnic eateries — from Duluth to Lawrenceville to Lilburn. Towards the east side of that road where Duluth ends, I’ve noticed a bunch of new places. One of those is Pannus. Opened only four days ago, this Hispanic bakery produces baked goodies from Mexico, Uruguay, and Colombia to name a few. Everything is baked in-house (they occupy two units in the plaza) and will focus on whole sale and distribution to bakeries and restaurants in town, in addition to selling to the public. It’s a no-frills joint: take-out and cash only.

There are so many bread and pastries on their display case on my visit (they claim to produce 40 types of bread). I’ve tried quite a few. But there’s one that you must try here: the humongous Guava-Cheese pastry. There are so many versions of this Hispanic goody. While I absolutely love the Cuban version, their Mexican version comes very close. The huge pastries are flaky and airy. There’s just enough guava jelly filling to get a sweet taste in every bite. The best part? The blended, ultra smooth cream cheese inside. It’s oh-my-god good. Priced at 50 cents? Even better.

Pannus Bakery
960 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(678) 682-3229

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