Gene's

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Saw this place on TikTok and I was immediately hooked when I saw Jell-O shots on the menu! I had no idea what to really expect here, but I think in hindsight there was a method to the madness. This is definitely a casual spot, a good place to stop and have a casual dinner before going out!Gene's gets pretty packed on the weekend and if you plan to come on a weekend there will be a line. However, they have a system to where you wait about 30 minutes in line (if it's packed) and while you're waiting you order your drink in line. I think this was smart and kind of helps pass the time while waiting. Once you get inside , you'll order at the counter! Unfortunately, they were out of some of the items I saw online that I was really excited to try, so I would probably get there earlier if there's something you're eyeing. My friends and I got the two meat plate. The ribs were the star of the show for me. I felt the Brisket could've had a little more flavor, but the sauce options are delicious! I wasn't super impressed with the sides, but they weren't bad! I liked the Macaroni & Cheese the most! I think the portions are good to share with someone else! The star of the show for me was this frozen drink called the "Buschwaker" , it was sweet and had a malt flavor. It was really good!

Holy Cow - Gene's blew me away! We stopped by around 5:45 pm on a Wednesday and it was already busy. We were able to grab 2 seats at the bar.We ordered drinks and looked over the menu. The 3 meat combo plate with 2 sides jumped out as a good opportunity to taste the menu. We opted for pulled pork, brisket, and chicken skewers with corn and green goddess potato salad. The plate was served with delicious handmade tortillas, fresh herbs and pickled veggies. It was so good! The chicken skewers had an Asian flair, and I thought they were delicious.I can't wait to go back and try more of the menu!

Came for Gene's first brunch! Sat at the bar, we had Chloe taking care of us. We ordered two bushwhackers with cold brew floats and two orders of the shrimp and grits. Both were amazing- the shrimp and grits came with 5 GIANT whole shrimps so delicious. The grits were perfect. The whole thing was a blessing upon the world.The ambiance is great as well- great music and great decor. We'll be coming back for dinner soon.

The food and atmosphere was absolutely exceptional. There was an extremely long line to get in only for us to realize we didn't have to stand in that line and could have just walked up to the bar (thanks for the heads up /s). If you're going to serve toxic allergens like flour tortillas, at least you can list it on the menu before contaminating my entire meal. If you start offering corn tortillas and maybe suggest to the staff to offer bar seating for small parties in line, this review turns to 5 stars.

The food was awesome! I had the brisket sandwich, mac and cheese, and banana pudding. There was a little mix-up with one of my other side items but they did a great job ensuring I was taken care of. Thank you guys for bringing a fun and yummy restaurant to the neighborhood.

If I'd just been a little more timely with this review I could've been first, but I guess I'll have to settle for lucky number three! There were also three people in our party when we checked out Gene's about a week or so after they opened, thinking that more people = more food we could all try. I'm very glad we did this, because I'd been panting after everything on the menu before they'd even opened, and Gene's did not disappoint. We got a three-meat platter with brisket, boudin, and ribs, with cucumber salad and beans for the sides, along with an order of boudin egg rolls and pickled crab claws. We spent most of the meal going back and forth about what we liked best, because this was a truly difficult call. The meats were delectable: tender, smoky, and expertly seasoned. I think I like the boudin best in egg roll form! Unfortunately we didn't take any pictures, but even if we'd tried the food disappeared so fast it might've been useless to attempt. We were a little confused about how to get service when we first arrived: we soon learned that you order food at the counter and drinks at another, though restaurant staff with their own credit card machines periodically check in on people waiting in the food line to place orders, so you can order a drink and have it brought to you while you wait. Then you snag the first seats that open, and staff checks up on you periodically so you can order more food and drink without having to go back to the counter. We were a bit skeptical about this model at first, but by the end of the meal I was sold on it; it's an effective way to manage the traffic flow in a fairly snug space. The staff are very attentive even though servers aren't assigned to individual tables, and this method made it easy to order more, which we gladly did. The tallow beans are fantastic--so porky and delicious--so we had to have more of those. We also ordered the Vietnamese sticky ribs, which prompted a round of debate about whether they were better than the more conventional ribs we'd had earlier (they're both fantastic but for my money the Viet ribs win!) I'm a sucker for a slushy drink so I had two: one was their Hurricane, which is simply perfect: arctic cold, pale purple, tartness and sweetness in total balance. I then ordered the Genesicle (after the lorge orange boi for whom the restaurant is named). I love Dreamsicles, and you can get this drink zero-proof if you just want an excellent orange, vanilla, and coconut slushy, but I got it spiked up with rum. I also love the ambiance--the warm red lights make the place feel like a more wholesome version of a dive bar. I'm so glad they're open at last; this just might be my new favorite restaurant in Atlanta!

Here's a revised version with improved grammar:The food is overpriced and under-seasoned--really nothing to write home about. Save your money and go literally anywhere else. I can't stop thinking about all the better meals I could have had instead. The oysters were tiny, the chicken had barely any meat, and the mac and cheese was a sick joke. The salad was bone dry. The pulled pork lacked flavor unless drenched in barbecue sauce.The space is small, with only one person taking orders, so it backs up quickly. The service was a mixed bag. Our waitress, a bubbly sweet redhead, was great. However, the other waitress, with black hair, a tan claw clip, and what looked like a face full of filler, had a terrible attitude. I'm not sure if she woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but it was off-putting.We tried to order crab claws, which were listed on the overhead menu, but were informed they weren't available. As I started to mention that they were still listed, she shot me the meanest look, as if I'd asked them to make the crab claws just because they were listed (which wasn't at all what I meant). She cut me off with a curt "we'll handle it." If she had let me finish, she would have heard that I was only pointing it out so others wouldn't make the same mistake. I'm not sure if she misunderstood my intention or if she's always this sour, but the whole interaction was very off-putting. My mother and the people in line behind us witnessed it too and couldn't understand why she reacted that way. An hour later, the crab claws were still listed on the board.

I was excited to see a new "neighborhood spot" had opened next door to Poor Hendrix (probably the best low-key place in metro ATL). I was even more excited by the fact that the menu was BBQ-focused. It was also being hyped by the usual suspects (like Eater). And seeing that it was pretty packed since opening was a good sign. But alas another instance of the "trailer" (so to speak) being better than the real thing. For me, Gene's is a hard pass on the food. I tried a little bit from across the menu and nothing was particularly good, with multiple items being outright terrible. 1. Started with the fish dip. It was pre-packaged and served with "fancy crackers" that tasted, I guess, like kettle-style potato chips but with a pretzel-like texture. Not really sure what was "fancy" about them, but they didn't work at all. They were very oily and salty and broke too easily in the "dip" which made them rather pointless. Good fish dip comes with saltines or some great bread. Would've much preferred those as options than the "fancy" crackers. As for the dip itself, it was red snapper based but flavorless. I think the fish was smoked but it was just a hard pack of randomness. Such a disappointment. 1 out 5 stars for that dish. 2. Cup of turkey gumbo served over "potato salad." This was the lone dish worth having again. The roux was pretty good, as was the smoked turkey, but there wasn't much else in the gumbo. It was very pricey at 9 bucks for a small cup. Overall, it wasn't that bad. 3 out of 5 stars. 3. Two-meat sampler - pulled pork and brisket with the beets side and cole slaw side. This was just terrible. The brisket was intermittently dry, chewy, cold, and plain awful. I'm not sure how anyone could think that was good brisket. I'm not sure how it was smoked or prepared, but I've never had brisket that bad. The pulled pork gave it a run in terms of dryness and lack of flavor. For $28, this was truly terrible BBQ. I was expecting at least average or above average BBQ, but this was just overpriced, chewy, flavorless slop. The sides were a mixed bag. The cole slaw was not good. It was supposed to be mustard based, I guess (?), but it was mainly strips of cabbage. The beet salad was actually not bad, and I would eat that again. Overall 1.5/5 stars for the main course. The ambience was very much the pre-programmed, IG ready hipster/poser neighborhood/dive bar joint - very casual (but not price wise)l - and good match for the food and service they're trying to offer (and image they're trying to project). 3 out of 5 stars. The service was just OK. I sat at the bar, and the bartender was very busy. She seemed nice and was professional but offered mostly indifferent service (maybe because I just had water). Not quite up to the level I would expect for a place like this. 3 out of 5 stars. There's a good idea/concept behind Gene's but the execution was sorely lacking at all levels. Right now, it is far more style than substance. Just a really disappointing experience. (And whatever the supposed viet-cajun influence was totally lost on me, everything seemed pretty much conventional BBQ joint food and sides)

Parking was hard to find, drink the bushwhacker! Friendly staff! They tray included all meats and all sides