TWO urban licks have been around since 2004. Since its opening, the Atlanta BeltLine was formed in their backyard, with the Historic Old Fourth Park and Ponce City Market all within a short walking distance.
The restaurant is situated in what used to be a warehouse building, and that to a great deal shaped the ambiance. When you walk into TWO Urban Licks, you will get a feeling of a compact-sleek (if there’s a word like that), with an industrial look. It is modernistic, they have an open kitchen in the center, and they have a must-see courtyard room where you would find their water table.
Being a foodie who is within reach of the restaurant, I can’t say that I’ve not eaten at TWO Urban Licks, I have been to the restaurant many times for brunch but never for dinner. Last week, I took some time out of my busy schedule to hang with friends at TWO urban licks. We went for dinner, and the experience was amazing.
We had three appetizers; we had their staple: salmon chips. They include smoked salmon mixed with chipotle cream cheese, capers, and diced red onion served on top of roasted potato slices.
We were also served pork belly with barbequed Thumbelina carrots, celery tahini puree, sorghum mustard, and toasted walnuts. Then we had the pimiento cheese hush puppies with a side of green chili jam.
After the right kind of appetizers that can lead anyone one, we decided to ask for a plate of savory mussels for our first entrée. The mussels were flavored with cider, apples, collard greens, pot likker, and Chapa. We found a lump crab cake with real crab, chilis, and creole tartar sauce on the menu, you know what we did right? I can see why they maintain that position on the menu. Without mincing words, it was a memorable time of our foodie lives; we had a blast, the staples were great.
The highlight of it all was when they served us something not usually on the menu. First, it was kimchi fried rice, that is rice cooked with spicy Korean kimchi. Next, they brought in tasty dumplings filled with pork and leeks. They were some magical Asian-inspired meals, and I’d like to see that they receive a permanent place on the menu.
My verdict: you see, I wish I had known about their dinner menu since I would have gone with every single one of my friends, then my family, next my coworkers.
TWO urban licks
820 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30306