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Busy Bee Cafe is a four star restaurant in Atlanta. This is a great place. Located in the Downtown area, this restaurant is very affordable. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This restaurant features catering. This place is handicap accessible.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Authentic soul food served by authentic soul-servers in an authentic soul neighborhood. Friendly to outsiders. Don't be afraid to come on down!P.S. The ribs are great.
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you truly want the best soul food in Atlanta, go to the Busy Bee Cafe. I love this cafe! Can you say, "Never disappointed!" The first time I visited Busy Bee cafe, I was amazed, because I had...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food at this restaurant is damn good for what it is. Its very unpretentious soul food, with flavor flavor flavor. I went with a couple of friends and so I was able to try more than my meat and 2...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4, maybe a 3.5So i went by myself after i worked out, and let me tell you, going by yourself is def preferable to going with a group, i just bypassed the line in front of the restaurant in seconds. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Busy Bee is a charming neighborhood diner that's alive with history and tradition. When i walked inside and smelled the oh-so familiar aroma of savory soul food, i said to myself 'this is as good as...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted soul food in Atlanta and I landed at Busy Bee. At the crowded counter I ordered fried chicken (yes I love fried chicken) with collard greens and black eyed peas and tried to beat the summer...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So my friend lives in the hood. We hung out the whole day and after getting a mani at the west end mall(i have heard and seen that this is a ghetto mall omg), she dragged me to this hole in the wall...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can truly say this is what is considered a SOUL FOOD JOINT. There are a list of qualifications to meet to be considered a JOINT: 1. The capacity should be less than 50 people 2. The line must be out...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Another decent "Sunday Dinner" spot. I had the ribs (fatty, don't recommend them). Fried Chicken was awesome! I'm sorry some people have said that it was "dry" ... must have been an off day because...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This food here is truly delish. Went for lunch before a meeting at a local university & glad I got a seat. The cafe is tiny-- seating perhaps 40 people. I enjoyed the cornbread muffins with honey...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I enjoy Busy Bee enormously! One of my happy places...Much to what it seems like in all of the postings that are here, there are menu options available that do not consist of fried chicken. There is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzin' on fried food!It's good I don't live down here, I'd weigh at least 600 lbs. At least. A fried chicken plate with 2 sides: broccoli cheese casserole (rice), and mac n' cheese. I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One good thing about being recently unemployed (Or "Severed" or "terminated" or "laid off because our sales staff couldn't do their damn jobs") is that I can now try places where lunch may require...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"All Abuzz about Busy Bee!" It's a rainy Sunday afternoon, it's lunch time, called my dining guest, decided to venture outside my natural/organic cuisine comfort zone and fill my stomach with some...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I needed some soul food while I was in GA. After researching, I decided on Busy Bee and was very happy with the decision. In DC, Soul Food is this grand novelty item and people flock there and get...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As we pulled up to the front parking lot, we saw a police officer standing outside. We walked up and he asked us if we were planning to eat here, our reply was, "it depends.... what's going on in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i hope this does not come out racist, as its not meant to be. But when i go eat soul food in the south i want to be a minority at the restaurant. I'm sorry, but thats just how it works. And thats...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Man, this place is plastered in ZAGAT and other plaques all over the wall. It's amazing... Must be that good. Haha.DIdn't really know what to expect too much, except that Kit had said, get the fried...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is ok at best. Had the smothered chicken and it was good but the portion was kinda small. Had the greens and mac and cheese and both of those were half assed. I dont really understand how a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Is it wrong for me to say that this place was just okay? I had never been to Busy Bee...I know right and I work in the AUC so it's just like right there. The times that I tried to go previously were...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been wanting to go for a long time, but was dragged to Carver's last time I had a craving for meat n 3. I LOVE THE FOOD! Best yummy little cornbread muffins and yeast bread. Tasty chicken, light...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Man, this place is so on point!! Fried chicken at it's finest...candied yams that are sweet to the core, black-eyed peas over white rice with cornbread on the side..the buttered yeast rolls with honey...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Apparently the left over fried chicken was so good even my cats ate pieces of it up!! And I definitely have to agree with all the previous reviewers, get the fried chicken! Going to eat here is like...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love it so bad!!! I have only been to Atlanta twice and that is the same amount of times I have been to Busy Bee Cafe! It is amazing! I recommend the fried chicken instead of the smothered, why mess...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Southern food that is SO CORRECT.Hooray for endless sweet tea.Hooray for fried chicken swimming in a gravy lake.Hooray for fried okra, collard greens, mashed potatoes, and broccoli casserole.And...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fried chicken smothered in gravy? Yes, please!Mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole and sweet tea too? Don't mind if I do!Busy Bee is chock-full of Southern charm. If you're craving a seriously Southern...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When some out of towners were looking for a spot for solid fried chicken, I knew this was the place. Located right around the corner from Clark Atlanta University, Busy Bee is known for no frills soul...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When we first arrived in Atlanta, we were starving. I started to ask what we should get to eat, and before I could even finish the sentence, my friend was already yelling "FRIED CHICKEN!!"And if...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
forget mary mac's, this is the real place to get good soul food that is off the hook... it might not look good from the outside and it only houses about 30 people inside, but if you dont come early...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow!!! Glad we took the drive thru downtown to try this place. Thanks, Yelpers!!! It was crowded during lunch, but the super nice hostess got the table for us real quickly. The fried chicken was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good soulfood for a good price (considering its competition). The potato salad is the best to me. College hangout - always crowded, but service seems to run smoothly. Only complaint is no one ever...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yummmmmmm, BUSY BEEEEEEEE (mocking in Homer Simpson voice)LOVE this place, the history, the food, the people, EVERYTHING. My favorite dish is the baked tilapia, with yellow rice, mac & cheese, and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good Soulfood for a decent price! Good Location for Lunch or dinner. The cafe is small but it feels like home! I always get the fried chicken w/ mash potatoes and macaroni and cheese. It is a delight...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I stopped into the Busy Bee was the second stop of our Soul/Southern Food Trifecta (along with Jestine's Kitchen in Charleston and Loveless Cafe in Nashville). Even though all three were...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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... the food will keep you coming back. It gets crazy busy in there, so what can you expect? Anything on the menu is excellent. The rolls are to die for. Diet? What diet?
kudzu.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A mixed bag of birds at the Busy Bee. I'm back on my fried bird kick again and this was my first stop.The bird: I would say 4 stars for the dark meat and 2 stars for the white meat. The crust was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ahhh... Busy Bee...Where shall I start?!.... one of my best friends and I made frequent visits to Busy Bee while we were in college. I loved the baked chicken and dressing and the fried chicken....
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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this place really does have good food. it is certainly family friendly.. so bring everyone! maybe not the best service but still worth the money. atleast you don't have to tip big
kudzu.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friends and I got here around 2:45pm, towards the end of the lunch rush and it was still packed, an EXCELLENT sign for out-of-towners unfamiliar with the best places for local cuisine. We were...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a native Atlantan and had never been to this place until a couple of Texans suggest I give it a try. I didn't care for it, really. I did try the fried chicken, but I found it to be...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
two words - yummy chicken
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I did some research on yelp and decided to give it a try when I was in Atlanta this pass weekend. Their busy bee fried chicken is excellent. The chicken's skin is so thin and with great favorite. When...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
C. Thomas Howell doesn't need to take Bronzing Pills if he wanted Soul... all he had to do was grub at the Busy Bee. Mary Mac's and Glady Knight & the Pimps ain't got nuthin' on Busy Bee... this chow...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good soul food. I highly recommend the fried fish and sweet tea. The macaroni and cheese is not as good as it could be - too oily. True connoisseurs of soul food will not be overly...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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First of all the food is delicious and is worth the money, but if you are not a celebrity please do not expect good service.
kudzu.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Couldn't leave Atlanta without having some soul food, right!? Fried chicken, mac and cheese, fried green tomatoes, and apple cobbler. MmMmMmm! Keep in mind that I'm not even a soul food fan, and it...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We were in Atlanta for a work related trip, and made a stop here for lunch. The place is located in not the best part of town, in fact, I was a bit intimidated walking up to the restaurant. Inside,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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I eat at BUSY BEE often and the serve is EXCELLENT, atmosphere is very wholesome and cozy. The cozy nature of the cafe does not allow for students to come there to spend hours upon hours in conversations...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My daughter the Spelman Diva took me to this Cafe for the first time "She eats there at least once a week". Anyway, I enjoyed my meal of Ribs, collard greens and cornbread. The collard greens and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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Busy Bee Cafe has some of the "best" soulfood in the south. The portions are large and it is very low cost efficient. They are sometimes crowded but only because their food if the best!
kudzu.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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It's been a few years since I have been to this restaurant. Be prepared to go off your diet when you eat here. But it SO worth it. The smoothered chicken is the best.
kudzu.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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Love love love this place. Great down home southern cooking. This place got me through gradschool!
kudzu.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mainly a lunch place, I went here for a Valentine's Day dinner before going to the circus at nearby Phillips Arena. It was greasy, authentic and it's hard to resist something called "Busy Bee's Fried...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why did they kidnap my Great -Grand-Mother and chain her to the stove in that place. The lord only knows that when I would come down to Atlanta as a child from Chicago to visit family and to be a po...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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Excellent food, but horrible service, especially toward the Atlanta university students, we are oftentimes rushed off the tables & disrespected. The students at the Atlanta University Center (Clark Atlanta...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I was in grad school at Clark Atlanta, I used to love to eat here. No pretention- just good ol', down home soul food. This is not the place to go if you're doing Weight Watchers or trying to be...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Busy Bee has it all when it comes to soul food, but be prepared to have to squeeze to get into this place. The line is usually out the door, with just a few chairs to wait in. So if its extremely...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I adore this place. Since moving to Castleberry, it has become my go-to spot when I do not want to cook. Food travels well so I suggest getting it go because the wait can be maddening. The counter is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In a land where soul food restaurants are everywhere, Busy Bee rules them all. The food is greasy, fattening, and utterly delicious- as soul food should be. The sweet tea has enough sugar to make...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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I have been going here for years. They deliver consistently delicious food at great prices. This place has been around forever for a very good reason!
kudzu.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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This place has some of the best soul food in Atlanta. I have been to several highly recommended places, and this is the only one that did not disappoint. Everything that I ate was delicious. There were a lot...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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Good southern comfort food with excellent side dishes. The only draw back is the seating, not very much and very tight. If you don't mind that, then sit down and enjoy.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!I was in Atlanta visiting and friend, wanted to try authentic soul food (I was a newbie), so my friend and her husband brought me here. None of us had set foot in this place...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2007
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If you are in the mood for some good ol' down home cooking, but don't feel like cooking at home for a group of 15 - then this is your place. All of the food seems to be lovingly prepared just like grandma used...
kudzu.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down Busy Bee Cafe is the best soul food restaurant in Atlanta. Located on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, this Atlanta tradition has been around since 1947. When I was in college I could always...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
THE place to get soul food in Atlanta. Chitlins, giblets, ham hocks and neck bones, fried chicken, smothered chicken, pork chops and meatloaf. Veggies include broccoli and cheese, lima beans, pinto...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2006
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I recently moved to Atlanta from NY and was eager to find some good down home soul food. This place is great! The potatoe salad is to die for. My only complaint is that I wanted more food!
citysearch.com - user review - 04/01/2006
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My friends and I meet in Atlanta for a weekend every year in September. A friend residing in the city suggested we try Busy Bee. I logged onto Busy Bee's website, checked out its menus, and decided to try it....
citysearch.com - user review - 10/14/2005
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The First Time I went to the Busy Bee, I admit, I was a little snooty. The space was a bit cramped and it didn't have that modern feel. But once I sat down and ate...I have been hooked ever since. I go very...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/10/2005
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Really good smothered pork chops. Lacking in effective air conditioning. Very friendly staff.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2003
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Great food. I read the review and decided to give it a try! Don't let the outside visual effect you decision to come inside. My only suggestion...is portion size needs to increase. My husband felt the serving...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/07/2002
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Although this quait little hole in the wall, would cause you to raise a brow...Upon entering, you are immediately taken back in time. I absoulutely loved it. The ambience was everything. Who said keep it...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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busy bee is the best authentic soul food cafe in atlanta and believe me i have been to alot of them no other soul food exchange compares to the original taste of down home cooking. it's simply the best.....
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down-home cooking in the city's center...
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hanging tough at its original location downtown, the busy bee is a hometown favorite for no-nonsense, down-home cooking. the locals outnumber tourists, a telling indicator of the busy bee's style. red...
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