"Garden Parc feels like a giant dinner party, one where you don’t have to feign interest in helping the host clean up. No matter which time slot you reserve, the soul food clubstaurant’s garden-themed dining room will be filled with tables celebrating something, so you and all 12 besties won’t turn any heads. And when the DJ (or live band for Sunday brunch) gets going, all those individual celebrations merge into one big jamboree. Their prepaid reservations and all-you-can-eat plates absolve late arrivers since even incomplete parties are seated and immediately supplied with solid dishes like crispy fried shrimp, and it'll all keep coming throughout your entire two-hour slot. We also like that margaritas come served in large Patron bottles, so you can sip (and refill) at your own speed." - nina reeder, juli horsford, jacinta howard
