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Wow, I lived like half a mile from those two places for about a year and never even heard of them. Hmmm. The only bars I ever went to in that area were either
Manuel's Tavern (site of my first 2p2 meetup) or the general Virginia Highlands area.
There's too much in VH to touch on in one post, but here are a couple of my favorite things there.
Panita Thai is right next to the more popular Surin, but a completely different experience. There is literally only one guy who works there and he'll seat you, cook your food, serve you, etc. so it's a full night event, not just a short meal. The single Yelp review is kinda meh, but everyone I've known who went there loved it.
Moe's and Joe's. If you can put up with a bar full of Emory students (which is no easy task tbh) then it's a fun place to drink cheap on a Tuesday night.