Hightail it to Game Day Favorites to elevate the “ate” in “tailgate” to corporate box status. Fill the cooler with spiked Arnold Palmer to temper tomatillo-serrano salsa verde, cheesy Buffalo chicken bombs, The Commissioner’s jambalaya and spicy Italian sandwiches. Brunching before a noon game calls for spinach artichoke dip mini bread bowls, chicken and waffle sliders and bacon-cheddar-ranch pinwheels. Rethink staples -- a cute football-shaped chocolate chip-covered cheesecake ball; forgoing tubs of goopy slaw in favor of seriously good homemade slaw; and white queso, sans Velveeta, so neat-a!
Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland interrupts couch-bound college gridiron and NFL viewing schedules with an important announcement: all the games are on, cocktails are cold and may yield prizes, and draft beers are a bargain. For the record, all NFL games are viewing options thanks to DirecTV Sunday Ticket connections. SweetWater 420 and IPA are Atkins Park official house draft picks, filling pints for only $3 each every day of the week. Those with a team at their table may want to order pitchers of Bud Light, priced at $12 every day. Enter the weekly pick ‘em for a chance to win $50 house cash by completing the in-house pick ‘em sheets and submitting them before kickoff time of the Thursday night game. Saturdays, guests who purchase a game day cocktail from the special college game day drink menu will be entered into a raffle to win an “Ultimate Tailgate Package” valued at $500. Cheer like you mean it while sipping a Georgia Salty Dawg, Roll Tide, Tech Buzz, Hotty Toddy or Tiger Fizz ($6-$7 each). When the drawing is held the night of the National Championship (January 9, 2017), one lucky fan will score two tailgating chairs, a cornhole set and a Yeti Hopper. During Monday night football, the restaurant will offer cans of Monday Night Brewing beer for $5 and throw in a keeper of an Atkins Park/Monday Night Brewing koozie. No time to run home for a bite between office and game? Order winning football fare from Monday’s football menu.
