![]() ![]() It’s also a haven for anyone wanting cinnamon rolls as big as a dinner plate and French toast as sweet as a Georgia peach. Mama’s Boy is a place the college students frequent since it’s close to so many of their apartments. Rise and shine! Even if you choose to sleep in, you have until 2:30 every afternoon to eat like a local for breakfast. Photo by Anne Braly / The size of the homemade cinnamon roll at Mama’s Boy in Athens, Ga., makes this specialty a shareable treat. Take a seat on a nice afternoon and sip a glass of wine from the restaurant’s small but broad wine list. Outside, there are a good number of tables surrounding the 1930s-era building in front along Prince Street as well as in the alley to one side. The Grit offers substantial seating in two dining areas inside with a mishmash of wall decorations that includes a portrait of Jesus and another picture of Planters’ Mr. And all desserts - cakes, pies, brownies and cookies - are made from scratch. ![]() Other vegetarian dishes include Tofu Reuben a falafel loaded nachos with cheese, black bean chili, onions, sour cream and house-made salsa and the Grilled Cheese Smelt - billed as Athens’ “biggest and best grilled cheese sandwich.” Most every vegetarian dish can be converted to vegan, including substituting non-vegan for vegan cheese for a $1.50 upcharge. At The Grit, it’s always some kind of Asian-inspired mixture that changes daily, such as miso-coconut sauce with rice noodles, carrots, mushrooms, onions and zucchini. Particular favorites are any of the bowls, following a national trend toward big bowls of rice or noodles combined with veggies and meats - or in the case of The Grit, tofu - and some kind of sauce. “There seems to be more vegan-seeking people these days,” says manager Toby Cole. Just a step out of the main downtown corridor, this is the place to find some ingenious vegetarian and vegan fare. The Grit’s been around for a while but still packs locals in as soon as the doors open for lunch each day. The vegetable and sauce selections change daily, and the vegetarian fare can be adapted to vegan. ![]() Photo by Anne Braly / Hot noodle bowls are a specialty at The Grit in Athens, Ga. ![]()
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