A recent dining excursion took me to the ever bustling Miller Union, a Westside eatery that has become one of the “it places.” MU is a restaurant that showed up on the scene roughly two-months ago and is currently in the middle of a love fest not uncommon around these parts. Some heavy hitters love it and judging by the packed house we witnessed, so too do the lay folk.
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Atlanta’s newest buzz restaurant said hello world early last week. Miller Union, a freshly designed (by ai3) Westside restaurant, features ever trendy farm fresh food from Steven Satterfield, formerly of Watershed. With the help of GM Neal McCarthy, by way of Sotto Sotto, and the assistance of mixologist Cara Laudino, the group is hoping that M+U becomes Atlanta’s next “it” restaurant.
Though their menus and vibe are extremely disparate, I could not help but draw some immediate connections between M+U and the nearby Abattoir. First and foremost, just as Abattoir borrowed its name from the history of the building within which it resides, so too does Miller Union. Next, the two both share an affinity for finely styled country decor. Third, there is a particularly acute focus on freshly sourced ingredients.
While my introduction to M+U was not the runaway success that I had hoped, there are a number of reasons to smile after taking the time dine there. A man date with Savory Exposure (website) turned anniversary trio, it seemed that all the members of “Team Buddha” walked away from our meal smiling and content.
