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Thumbs Up Diner (West Midtown)

The West Side (Atlanta) $$
Breakfast Casual Comfort Food Diner

About

Thumbs Up Diner is an Atlanta-founded breakfast and brunch chain known for oversized skillet dishes, omelets, and Southern-leaning specials like fried fish and grits or chicken and waffles. The West Midtown/Marietta Street location serves the same scratch-made diner menu as its sister locations around metro Atlanta, in a casual, counter-and-booth setting popular with locals before or after Westside errands.

Menu highlights

Fried Fish & Grits
Fried catfish served over grits
$16.50
Chicken & Waffle
Fried chicken paired with a Belgian waffle
$17.50
Shrimp & Grits
Sauteed shrimp over creamy grits
$19.75

Good to know

Breakfast all day
Full breakfast menu is served throughout the day, not just mornings.
Expect a wait on weekends
A popular brunch spot; weekend mornings can mean a line.