Brookhaven Cinco de Mayo Happenings!

Hola! Cinco de Mayo (aka- May 5th) is fast approaching. If you haven't planned out your evening, here are a few events going on in Brookhaven this Thursday:

Kaleidoscope Bistro & Pub

They will be collecting donations throughout the night for Leukemia/Lymphoma research. They also will have live entertainment ("Ever been to 10 Degrees and heard a great guitar player? Well, we got him!"), and numerous food & drink specials:

Food Specials:

• $4 Chips and Roasted Poblano Queso
• $5 Olivia's Pulled Pork Sope w/ Tomatillo Chipotle Salsa with Mexican Slaw
• $12 "Posole Rojo" with Chicharrones, Tostado, Hominy, Cotija, Epazote
• $2 Churros

Drink Specials:

• $5 Margaritas (including): Ashley's Local Organic Strawberry Rita
• Ray's Tequila Sunrise
• Jared's House-Infused Jalepeño Tequila Mint Mojito
• Nick's Skinny Ritas
• $6 Blood Maria's with Chef Joey's Local Organic Heirloom Tomato Bloody Mary Mix
• $2 Dos Equis

Library Coffee Co

The skinny: drink specials ($2 Corona, $2 Tecate, and $5 Nachos & Quesadillas), outdoor patio

Noche Brookhaven

The skinny: food & drink specials, special outdoor space, live music

Verde Brookhaven

The skinny: all day food & drink specials, outdoor patio

I'm trying to find out more so I'll update these events as I get more details. Enjoy!

Pour Wine Bar

We had meant to have a nice dinner at Kaleidoscope last week, and even got there early to ensure a table for six, but they had a last minute closing. They had lacquered the floors that day which weren't quite dry; plus the place wasn't airing out (smelled like a strong Sharpie... really it did- they let us in for about a minute and it was just too much to bear). So we hung our heads, after weeks of planning a trip to the newest, hottest restaurant in Brookhaven, and walked over to Verde for some tacos (not quite the same after you're craving duck fat french fries!)

Stacy & Chris and Maddy & Kyle joined us at Verde where we all enjoyed some $3 Tecates, $2 PBRs, and slightly overpriced gourmet tacos (word to the wise- if you get there early, you'll have to deal with a lot of families with little kiddies!). Stacy already did a great job posting about dinner, and with her newfound photo skills, check out her great blog post about Verde.

Since we had all had a long week of work, we decided to continue the evening at Pour Wine Bar & Market. The mood was very relaxed and chill inside- they have a unique interior with a gastro-pub feel.  Half of the space is the Wine Market (see photo above) and the other half is the Wine Bar. There was only one other small group in the bar- which was a welcome change to the slight chaos of Verde.

Pour has wine by the glass ($7-$13 a glass) and also serves tastings as well (called "Flights").  They have a 3 glass tasting (pick any wine off the menu) for $12 and a 6 glass tasting for $20. Most of us ordered the tastings, and with that (with 2 orders of the 6 glass tasting) you also receive a cheese and cracker platter. Check out all the glasses on our table (above)!

We definitely had a lot of fun tasting all the different wines- although it did take them awhile to pour them all. Even if you're not a big wine drinker- they also have some local and small brews available by the bottle. It was great trying it out with friends, and I would recommend this spot for after dinner drinks with a date (or before dinner while you're waiting for your table at Verde or Kaleidoscope), or with a small group of friends to just relax.

Brookhaven Updates!

I had drinks with some work ladies at Haven last night. Not the best place for drinks (aka beer- they have a minimal bottle selection, no draft + they don't have a great place to just hang out & drink), but the food is pretty good. They cater a little more toward the older Brookhaven crowd. Cory and I have eaten there with family, and they have a great outdoor patio (dining only) and good food, but a little pricey (typical dish $18-30).

Which leads me to... Brookhaven is screaming for more reasonable, fun places to eat & drink & hangout, so we are looking forward to Kaleisocope opening up in a month or two. I passed by there last night (too dark to take a photo), but its coming along. The bar and kitchen area has been constructed, but the floors and walls are still unfinished. My guess would be a Dec/Jan opening (previously anticipated opening of October). We look forward to checking it out! My only advice to them- make sure to have a great draft beer selection, reasonable prices, and great food!! :)

Also while walking over to Haven I noticed two new spaces being developed. One, POUR (no link yet, only Twitter: @PourWineAtlanta) looks very interesting. All they had was a printed out sign that said POUR - Wine Bar & Tasting Room. Sounds very fun and exciting! They are expanding into a huge area directly next to Verde. The last space I noticed was a new boutique coming in called Egg's Nest- next to the Cocktails & Canvas space. Looks like more of a kids boutique.

Lots of stuff moving into the area! Keep em' coming!! Especially the restaurants.... stay tuned as we try everything out!