Wisteria
471 N. Highland Ave. NE (Freedom Pkwy.) 
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Atlanta, GA 30307
404-525-3363 | Make Restaurant Reservations
| Wisteria works well as a casual neighborhood bistro with brick walls, industrial elements and pleasant fine art. This comfortable dining environment with well-spaced tables both energizes and soothes with refined lighting. The comfortable noise level and good music (jazz, oldies and classics) on the sound system make for a superior casual dining ambience. The food is a mix of Mediterranean-now-become-American dishes (very good calamari) with Southern touches (Bourbon-molasses barbecued lamb ribs). Still at the helm since the restaurant’s opening, Jason Hill has simplified the presentations and tweaked the flavors, raising the bar substantially. Cornmeal-crusted catfish was nobly-crafted, perfect for anyone with Southern tastes yet appealing to folks from other regions. Besides the superior whipped potatoes, the okra ragoût on the side could have been a stand-alone vegetarian dish. Grilled salmon perked up under an orange-ginger reduction and a layer of onions and bell and poblano peppers. The peach-black tea risotto underneath was a bit of a throw-back to the old days---flavors that didn’t compute. But ignore that, and the dish was perfectly cooked. For dessert, the warm espresso-fudge cake with double chocolate ice cream (Ben & Jerry’s) is plenty for two. The adventurous wine list, now reorganized and expanded, offers numerous good and unusual choices by the glass at good prices; wines are provided in generous pours, plus the list includes those flashy New World labels (Viader and Turley) that everyone wants. The dessert wine list actually comes in red and white sections, with all choices available by the glass or bottle. |
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