Hot on the trail of my ancestors! I came to Marietta to sniff out traces of where my Great…read moreGrandfather Xs 3 settled and bor children in the 1830s. Yes, almost 200 years ago. I really didn't know exactly what I expected to find so, I had no agenda but, to get a feel for the geography and maybe discern a reason they would head for Texas in the 1850s. Marietta is north of Atlant in Cobb county. I found a thriving metropolis surrounding verdant hills with huge trees. Looking closer I found traces of the old Marietta. Before General Sherman burned it in 1864 during the civil war. There are only two original buildings downtown left from that destruction. One is now the Marietta History Museum. I'll cover it in another review but, it is one of the best small museums I've ever visited. Visiting the Marietta City Cemetery gave me a feel for the Old. It's on a hill close to downtown and I could imagine from here, the coalescing of a small dusty town forming in the distance. In that town, my great-grandfather xs 3 became the 4th Sherriff in 1838. After spending a day exploring the area I didn't come away with anything you would consider "concrete". However, I do have the satisfaction of knowing they were here in the early days of pushing westward of our country. That's exciting to me. Especially in light of the fact that I'm sitting close to where they settled in Texas and I do know that history very well. My current day assessment of Marietta for those possibly interested in moving there. I found it to be a great little city that I myself would live in. It's got a special feeling that's hard to put in words. I talked to a lot of people and most are from somewhere else. Marietta is a great place to live,work,retire they said one after the other.

I arrived to conduct business with the watershed division of the city of Marietta and I have never…read morebeen to a government building that did not have restrooms for the public. How is this even possible?? There were a dozen people there while I when I arrived, meaning there are hundreds of people coming into a government building per day and there's not a restroom... This doesn't even seem legal... ‍

This parking deck maybe referred to as "Lawrence St parking deck" by locals…read more As of May 2019...this parking deck is open to the public 24/7. You can check out the article here by the Cobb County gov website https://www.cobbcounty.org/communications/news/parking-changes-cobbs-decks-near-marietta-square-video This is a welcome change for those of us who have been to the square on the weekends and can't find parking or even at lunch time during the weekdays... Some of the cons to this parking deck includes bad indoor lighting. If you attend evening events and end up walking to your car after the sunsets be super careful. It's pretty dark in here and when people are backing out of their parking space it's hard do see. Some of the indoor lights are broken so if you guys are reading this...please fix the lights... The spaces are super narrow so you gotta pay super attention when parking otherwise you won't have any space for your door. Also be courteous and don't park outside the lines otherwise the person parking next to you can't get out without denting your door.... During "special events" such as food festivals and stuff like that they do charge money. The prices varies from $5-$10.

Went to Season for breakfast and ordered the breakfast sampler. The place is small so definitely…read morebe prepared to wait a little, even with a reservation. We waited maybe 15 minutes. The staff were really friendly. Everything tasted fresh. The biscuit was sooo warm, buttery, and soft. The pancake bomb. Crisp on the outside but was still fluffy in the middle. The grits had really good flavor and didn't taste bland at all. Really everything on my plate was good. You can tell they actually put effort into the food here, especially the homemade sauces and little details. Portions were a really good size.

I've been hearing a lot of rave about this place, so I figured it was finally time for me to go in…read more I arrived at about 7:40 AM. There was only one other customer at the restaurant. I approached the counter and after a couple minutes, they got me seated. As I'm looking at the menu, she comes over. It tells me I have to move to another table on the other side of the restaurant. So we gathered the items and moved to another table. I'll look over the menu and settled on the steak and egg biscuit. Everybody goes crazy about the biscuits so I felt mandatory to get one and I did not want to do the build drone because I wanted to taste something specifically on the menu so I could really taste what they were working with. Since at the time there was no other customers order and it seemed like it took a rather long time for the order to come up. But that's fine when it came up it was hot and fresh. When you cut into it, it was smoking hot, so it was certainly cooked to order. I take a couple bites of the steak and egg biscuit which also has gravy on it and immediately was caught off guard by how bland it was. I don't know if they forgot to taste the gravy. I don't know if they forgot to season the flour, certainly didn't season the egg. So I sit there and realize the servers outside so I approached the counter and asked for some salt so I can at least halfway season the food and hopefully wake it up. I pick up the steak biscuit after seasoning it take about two bites and go to put it down and take a sip of my drink and my hands are completely covered in grease. I don't know how they make these biscuits but it's almost like they make like a butter swim biscuit or when it comes out the oven, they dip it in a bucket of butter or something because it's just completely soaked with oil. It really doesn't even taste super buttery, but your hands get covered in it. I had already drove an hour and 20 minutes of course I finished the food pay and then leave. But I have to be honest. I can't imagine the experience I got today is the experience that everybody else is raving about. Under seasoned food that's extremely greasy?! I don't think today was their best day. The space is pretty small inside, so I see why the are completely booked all the time I think they have maybe 16-18 seats inside, and then a few picnic tables outside. I'd give it 2.5 but certainly didn't reach 3 stars.

Looks may be deceiving...def a good dive bar for cheap drinks. They have live music on the back…read morepatio when it's warm.

This place could be a good dive bar. Most of the staff, Particularly the women bartenders in one…read moreof the front bars were cool and very nice. The one man bartender (must be the one that had been mentioned on other reviews) went ballistic and was yelling at us. I have never seen that kind of behavior from any bartender or server.

Was headed to another breakfast spot one morning last week but the wait was waaay too long , so I…read morefound this spot instead and I'm glad I did. You order at the register, then grab a seat inside or outside. I got the award-winning fried chicken and French toast with bacon and grits (yes, I was doing the most ). I'm not really a stone-ground grit girly, so these weren't my fav but everything else was tasty! Definitely a spot I'd come back to. Oh and there is street parking, and I had no issue finding a spot, but I could see it getting a little tricky on a busy weekend.

Always a great spot to grab lunch. You can't go wrong with anything you try here. I've been dining…read morehere for almost a decade. I've enjoyed everything from the fried chicken with French toast to the my go to Nashville hot chicken wrap. Heck I even stop by just to grab a few of their fresh made daily YUGE chocolate chip cookies . I can't get enough of these cookies. Also my coworker and I enjoy their unique fountain drink machine. The customer service here is on point and very friendly, every time I pay them a visit. Make this spot your next lunch visit.

Worst company ever!!!! They seem fine on the outside but once you actually do business with them…read moreyou realize that they are not only super unprofessional but they're not educated whatsoever on the services they claim to provide. Speaking to the boss is pointless because he literally knows nothing about the field (his words exactly...) he's just an idiot with a money. (My opinion). I ended up getting a quote from a competitor and was waaaaaaay cheaper for the same exact thing. If you want bad customer service and bad work, this is the company for you. In fact... if you really want bad service, ask specifically for "mickey" and his team. I will never ever use this company again and I advise you not to either.

I've hesitated to review this company hoping they would redeem themselves in some way, but it…read morehasn't happened in 18 months. Response to our multi-dwelling buildings has only gotten worse. FPS was hired by our management company to monitor and maintain our fire sprinkler/fire suppression system and its equipment. After spending more than $30,000 in equipment replacements in the last year, they still cannot find the source of an ongoing problem and their after hours "emergency" monitoring is a joke, even when their system is malfunctioning and endangering lives. Residents have to call the fire department and other essential personnel to arrive on scene and mitigate the damage caused by this system as the 24-hour "emergency" staffing sounds like a college kid who has no idea what you are saying and sounds like you just woke them up when you call it as the fire suppression equipment floods the entire garage (true story). When a power surge from a storm in Atlanta damaged some of the electrical monitoring boxes in October of 2020, it took weeks for FPS (5 different techs sent out with 5 different answers) to respond and replace the boxes. Daily these boxes will set off an alarm, which should trigger the 24/7 fire monitoring company - also FPS - to call our management with a notification that they are seeing an alarm. The management company hasn't had a phone call from the fire monitoring service in over a YEAR and the box in one building beeps very loudly several times a day before frustrated residents silence it. The CEO and management and every technician working at FPS is aware that our issue is not resolved, yet they sent another bill for $2900 even after their tech told us that the equipment for that invoice wasn't needed and wasn't installed ("No need for you to spend money on items you don't need" was a direct quote). Then that tech changed his story a week later after his CEO snuck on our property without our knowledge or authorization and "checked some things" and claimed to have fixed the problem. Rather than call and explain the situation, the CEO had the tech call and change his story. The tech was right because it didn't fix the issue, but now we have $2900 in items we don't need. The problem goes on and the CEO and every "Customer Service Manager" at FPS is aware of our problem but refuse to answer our management company's emails or respond to their phone calls. Our next step will be litigation after termination. Do not hire this company. Fire Protection Services is being reported to the BBB for fraudulent practices and inflating invoices, as well as poor customer service. One star because while their techs have no idea what they are doing (there is one guy who seems to know - the one who suggested we not pay for items we didn't need), they at least show up on time. When they show up.

Jon Morris is not a property manager he's a slum lord. He does not care for the properties…read moreentrusted to him and is not a man of his word. He will take your money and expect you to pay on time but he won't keep up the property... at all. Your home will inevitably lose value under his care as he does zero maintenance. He will charge you for lawn care which is non existent. You will regret choosing this business. His office staff is completely inept with no attention to details and if you look closely there are illegal terms in his standard lease agreement. Just take a pass on dealing with them and save yourself a major headache and a sizeable sum in the value of your property. Horrible.... Bordering on criminal.

Advantage for rent has a very nasty employee Ms. Wanda. She did not want to help my son receive his…read morefull compensation of his security deposit and she also hung the phone up in my face. My son was wrongfully charged for multiple damages to property that was already done prior to his move in date. I would advise renting from a more accredited company who has great team leaders to advise and assist you through your rental journey.

For the last few years we have visited Santa at The Marietta History Museum. This visit, like those…read morein the past, did not disappoint. All of Santa's "elves" are so friendly and kind; most start of up conversations with my little girls asking what's on their Christmas List. I always buy the digital photo with a photo ornament. The ornament is a great memory for our tree.

Marietta History Museum; Kennesaw House…read more Sooooo much history in this building. I highly recommend. Not a huge museum so it won't take much of you're time but there is a lot of good stuff to see here. Built as a cotton warehouse by John Glover in 1845, the Kennesaw House is one of Marietta's oldest buildings. On May 1, 1855, Dix Fletcher purchased the warehouse from John Glover for $12,000 and transformed it into a hotel. Fletcher named his hotel the Fletcher House until 1867 when he renamed it the Kennesaw House. It was not until the Civil War that the Kennesaw House gained notoriety and expanded its fame. On April 11, 1862, James Andrews and 18 US soldiers spent the night here on the 2nd floor. The next morning James Andrews and the "Raiders" left the Kennesaw House, boarded a train to Kennesaw, and stole 'The General' when its Confederate crew stopped for breakfast. The purpose of this raid was to help cut the Confederacy into smaller pieces by stealing a Confederate locomotive while destroying bridges and supply lines along the way. The raid was ultimately unsuccessful but the Kennesaw House gained fame as the starting location of the "Great Locomotive Chase." In July of 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman used the house for his headquarters during his "Atlanta Campaign". That November, departing US Calvary started to burn anything that could be of use to the Confederate army. Sherman spared the hotel because Dix Fletcher was a Mason and because his son-in-law, Henry Cole, was a Yankee spy. However, the fourth floor did catch fire as ashes from other burning buildings blew onto the roof. The fourth floor was never rebuilt. During Reconstruction, Dix Fletcher re-emerged the hotel "as a resort destination free from the ice and chill wind of the North and the oppressive heat and relentless bugs of the South." It is now owned by the Downtown Marietta Development Authority, and since 1996 functioned as the Marietta Museum of History.