The Beautiful Restaurant
Southern restaurant (US) · Atlanta
2260 Cascade Rd, Atlanta, GA 30311
Highlights
Cafeteria-style Southern food, crispy fried chicken, mac & cheese
Cafeteria-style Southern food, crispy fried chicken, mac & cheese
"The Beautiful has been hiding in plain sight in Southwest Atlanta for over 40 years, and somewhat flamboyantly with its multiple street signs, floral surroundings, and fenced-in patio area with Halloween-colored umbrellas. The secret to this restaurant’s success isn’t just from the shout-out it received on Goodie Mob’s debut album Soul Food, the food is beloved because it always looks and tastes like it was prepared for Sunday morning. Waiting warmly behind the cafeteria’s counter, fill that plate with beef ribs, ham hocks, neck bones, and meatloaf or baked or fried fish options, from catfish to croaker. Make sure to load up on sides like turnip greens and cornbread dressing and banana pudding for dessert. Breakfast here includes a platter with two eggs, grits, hash browns, toast or biscuits, and a meat or fish protein of choice." - Mike Jordan
"For a restaurant to get shouted out on Goodie Mob’s 1995 classic song “Soul Food,” it must have been on point. For that same place to still be relevant 25-plus years later, it must be timeless. Yep, Cascade’s all-day-dining cathedral is all of the above. Nary a person—not Cee-Lo Green, not your aunt Jean, nobody—will ever categorize the food here as “overly seasoned” (in fact, we’ve always thought the mac and cheese could use a smidge more butter), but they will say the beef ribs are consistent, the pancakes are divine, and the dining room is always immaculate." - demarco williams, jacinta howard
"For a restaurant to go from an after-church-lets-out stop in the ’80s to getting shouted out on Goodie Mob’s 1995 classic song “Soul Food,” it must have been great. For that same place to be relevant many decades later, it must be timeless. Cascade’s all-day-dining destination is all of the above. Nary a person—not Cee-Lo Green, not your aunt Jean, nobody—will ever categorize the food here as greasy or salty. (We know they aim for healthier standards, but we’ve always thought the mac and cheese could use a smidge more butter.) But they will say the beef ribs are consistent, the pancakes are divine, and the dining room is always immaculate." - nina reeder, juli horsford, demarco williams, jacinta howard
"The beef ribs are consistent, the pancakes are divine, and the dining room is always immaculate at The Beautiful in Cascade Heights." - jacinta howard, juli horsford
"The Beautiful is an all-day-dining landmark on Cascade that was immortalized in Goodie Mob’s 1995 classic track “Soul Food.” And fittingly, it’s their soul food that continues to keep the regulars patiently waiting in the cafeteria-style line. In the mornings, the smell of sizzling hash browns, just-cracked eggs, and buttery pancakes will tickle your nose, and in the afternoon and early evening, it’s the deeply seasoned, crunchy fried chicken drummettes, and all of the vegetables (which could stand a little more spice). Eat in the immaculate dining room or take your plate home, where you can sprinkle a pinch of salt on your green beans with no guilt." - demarco williams, nina reeder, juli horsford, jacinta howard
