924 GARRETT STREET
ATLANTA, GA
30316
Gunshow is headed by renowned Chef Kevin Gillespie - so it's not easy to snag a reservation here. It took a few weeks advance planning and a week night reservation for our party of 6 to get a spot. But boy were we glad we did!When you walk in the door it hits you immediately that you are not in an ordinary restaurant. There are no walls to speak of - just one room that includes tables for dining, two bars: one for drinks and one for dining and the open kitchen with chefs racing around preparing the day's dishes.
The bar area at Gunshow:
And their take on an Old-Fashioned:
They ignite a cinnamon stick, then they rub the rim with orange and voila!
Once you are seated at Gunshow, the fun begins. Chefs come by with carts on wheels with a sampling of what they've prepared that night (all are on the menu above). And you have to decide whether you want to try that chef's dish or not. And if you DO want to sample it, you then decide HOW MANY of the dish you want. The chef then takes your menu and writes a number on the side so they can tally your bill at the end of the evening.
Here are the dishes we sampled on this particular night:
MUSHROOM PATE, SOURDOUGH CROUTONS, DILL, MUSHROOM KETCHUP, TRUFFLE
We devoured this dish, so unfortunately this picture is the only one I was able to snag. Loved the mushroom flavor here. It was decadent without being too rich.
The sweetbreads were delish! These are not for everyone, but I thought the dish was wonderful, and the combination of flavors was really great.
Our group thought these ribs were fabulous (I'm not a peanut butter fan, so they weren't for me). But the combination of the "Elvis" favs: peanut butter, banana and bacon, was a hit.
This dish was MY favorite! Those fritters were prepared perfectly and then dipping them in the gazpacho was incredible. There was definitely some spice to the dish but it was executed with style. LOVED this dish!
This dish was so good. The picture doesn't even come close. And who thinks to combine fennel with pulled pork? The combination was lovely, and the crunch of the pork rinds was fun.
Most of the people in our group loved this dish - the creamy grits and the small farm egg were great. I loved the salty duck hash with the habanero to offset the richness.
This dish was decadent and delicious
WHIPPED FROMAGE BLANC, RAMP CHEDDAR BISCUIT WITH HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM
We were fighting over who could get the last bite!
ROASTED RED SNAPPER, COUNTRY HAM DASHI, ENGLISH PEAS, LOCAL MUSHROOM
All 6 of us agreed that this one was spectacular. Loved loved loved the salty country ham with the red snapper and creamy peas. Just amazingly good. We got 3 of these for our group of 6 people and it was the perfect amount.
OMG! Each bite was better than the last and we scraped our 3 orders clean. Ridiculously good.
Perhaps my only "complaint" would be that at some point in the evening we wanted a mixed drink (that wasn't asparagus vodka), and our server said that they couldn't make one that wasn't on the drinks special menu. He went so far as to ask what we wanted (pretty easy: vodka and grapefruit), and he said he'd check (and never did). We ended up just ordering a couple of bottles or Malbec for the table, but they have a huge bar, so it seemed a bit strange that they couldn't accommodate that request.
Gunshow: it's not a place you'd want to drop by every night perhaps, but what a fun evening we had! The food is fabulous, innovative and fun. And the atmosphere is high energy, loud and casual. I highly recommend going and experiencing what Kevin Gillespie has created: a gem of a dining experience in Atlanta.
