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    Wyatt's Diner

    3.7 (109 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque, Soul Food
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Good for kids

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    Fried pork chop Mac and cheese and collard greens
    Alonzo W.

    Sooooooo good this outside isn't pretty but the food though.....mmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm. The service was great and very attentive.

    Ribs (with sauce), collards, cole slaw, cornbread
    Robin S.

    Violating all rules of fair rating, I'm tempted to award Wyatt's five stars based on it's awesome shackiness, or is it shackosity. Whichever. This place looks like it can't survive a strong wind yet seems to have been in place since the late Pleistocene. Takeout only, and as others have mentioned, there's hardly room inside to order. Kind of reminds me of the Caribbean Chicken & Fish shack near Ponce & N. Decatur. No posted menu but you'll find laminated menus on the right as you face the counter. The cash register is to the left. Ribs, collards, cole slaw lunch was on par with nearby Daddy D'z, although I'd give the nod to Daddy's. At Wyatt's, I ordered the ribs with sauce, and that may have been a mistake. The sauce is good, mind you, but there's a lot of it. Maybe order it on the side? The ribs are tasty with plenty of charred meat, some of which was about as chewy as jerky. They are quite fatty, too. Collards are cooked to death, as they should be, and not vinegary. Cole slaw is standard mayo-based slaw and is pretty good if you like that. The cornbread - I got a corner piece - was too dry to be good. All told, as is the norm for BBQ joints, you'll be happy and stuffed after finishing all of that. Parking is a bit haphazard. There are marked spaces right up against the shack (don't run into it or you'll cause it to collapse) and some unmarked concrete next to that. It sort of runs into the parking for the cell phone/car wash/whatever business is next to Wyatt's. No-nonsense, friendly service. 3 1/2 stars for the food, an extra half star for ambiance. Recommended.

    Tiana P.

    Came thru to get some soulfood...even though None Compares to what I make at home. Wyatts...is like goin to a aunts house to see what she cooked..because im too lazy to turn on the stove. I really liked the candied yams. Mac & Cheese was like a cheese souffle...elbow noodles totally cooked to death..lets just say freakn Drowned in the cheese! Pork chops smothered under 6 inches of breading but the gravy was a good gravy. :) Rice also came with it..which was rice. I found it ok...will I return...sure but for the ribs.....I know if I open a soulFoodShack im gon have folks lined up round the block if people find this place THE BOMB.COM.....Dear Wyatts..Im gon TryYaOneMoTime!

    Diner? O_o
    Richard R.

    August 16th, 2013 My sweetheart Liz V knows how much I love BBQ. She posted a glorious review that might as well have been a bat signal into the midnight sky. For within moments of reading it, I slipped on my Super BBQ Snob leotard suit and began to route my course to disassemble this BBQ with my super BBQ eating teeth. But like all suburban superheros, a villain (aka my wife) opposed me! She told me she was already working on dinner and I wasn't going anywhere. Dang it!!!! "But I have this suit on honey and it's hard to get out of" I pleaded, but to no avail. The options I was given were a) stay home and eat or b) never receive another home cooked meal again. ***pffffft was the sound of my BBQ bat signal going out*** But never fear BBQ citizens! She said nothing about going to get it the following day :-) So while she was off to work, I took my rare day off to continue my Quest for great BBQ in the Metro ATL. ------------ - - - - - - THE EXPERIENCE I must admit I rolled up to this joint completely surprised at how loosely the term "diner" is being used. This place looks more like a trailer home with a severely decomposing roof & screened front porch. The structure looked so questionable I was afraid to go inside. If hole in the wall had a picture next to it in the dictionary, it would surely be of Wyatt's Diner. That being said, I firmly believe Hole in the Walls provide some of the countries best tasting foods and Wyatt's surely delivered. Aside from a small sitting area, space is crazy limited. The order counter is at the entrance of the kitchen. One of the ladies from the kitchen tried to squeeze by me in a space meant for lovers only, because I'm certain she felt almost as violated as I did as every nook and cranny of her body bumped along every nook and cranny of mine! LOL A laminated menu is right there on the counter where someone waits to take your order while another will cash you out when your food is wrapped and ready. I paid my ticket and took my bounty back to my car for consumption. ------------ - - - - - - THE FOOD The BBQ Rib Diner ($10) included about 6 bones of ribs, sides and one cornbread square. The sides I chose were candied yams (which were ah-mazing) and Macaroni n' Cheese (very, very good). The ribs had excellent flavor, definitely seasoned well enough to not need one drop of BBQ sauce. However, my eyebrow was raised when they took my ribs and placed them in a microwave for about 1 minute just prior to handing me my order. This indicated to me the ribs had been ready for a while or possibly yesterday's leftovers... which was more likely the case considering I had come just one hour after opening. This also cause the ribs to be drier than I would have liked and to top that off, they were barely luke warm in the center. I must say however, that despite my disappointment in the temperature, they had outstanding flavor. ------------ - - - - - - THE VERDICT This is some GOOOOOD BBQ and really good sides! I'll keep my super BBQ beacon lite for a return visit in hopes that I might experience ribs off the rack instead of microwave heated. There is no doubt they can deliver excellent flavor, so I'm being more generous than I probably should with the stars ;-) Until next time citizens, this is your friendly Metro BBQ superhero taking hit after hit for the common good of all BBQ rib fans. If you happen to see me on the street, please be mindful of the suit. No matter how tight and exposed I may appear... no touchy!

    Full slab
    Liz S.

    I was on the way to Anns Snack Bar when I smelled the amazing BBQ coming from Wyatts. I pulled in to the parking lot and stared oddly at this tiny little shack trying to convince myself to go in. Memorial Drive is full of what I like to call "mystery food joints." From the outside, the buildings look like termites holding hands but the real treasure is inside. Just like Miss Anns, this tiny little house packs some amazing food. I walked through the screen porch in to the building and was immediately greeted by a man carrying a small mop like object covered in barbecue sauce. The inside of the restaraunt is tiny with several prep areas, steaming pots, hot plates of sides and a make shift smoke pit fireplace. I didn't care what the place looked like. I wanted whatever they had in those pots and whatever this man was painting with sauce! The guy made a few funny comments about how I stood out and asked me if I was lost but I quickly gained his trust when I asked about their burnt ends and pig feet. Don't let my OCD wardrobe fool you! I know my BBQ and I take it very seriously! His wife appeared beyond the cash register and came over to talk to me about how she made everything daily with her own two hands. "No cans in here, baby!" She said with a wink. "I put my foot in it!" Now, don't freak out my fellow OCD Yelpers, she doesn't literally put her foot in the food but if she did, its one hell of a foot because the food is amazing! I ordered the full rack of ribs, a pulled pork sandwich and lemonade. They have a seperate screened in deck area to the right of the building that is used as their dining room with a good view of the parking lot and Memorial Drive. Excellent people watching while you stuff your face with their lick your fingers clean barbecue! The ribs were thick and meaty and while I hate to admit it, put Fat Matt's to the #2 spot! I chose mine without sauce because the rub is outstanding. I found myself forcing myself to chew longer just so I can keep tasting each bite. The meat falls off the bone and is so moist and smoked so perfectly I am surprised no one else has told me about this place. The pulled pork sandwich was delicious as well. They served the sandwich between 2 pieces of white bread and it soaked up the sauce perfectly. I loved the white bread as compared to the typical hamburger bun. Real Southern BBQ is served this way, I am glad I could help you learn something! If you're looking for excellent BBQ and don't mind being sexually harassed for your meal, I recommend you head over to Wyatts. The 'cue is so good you'll put your foot in it!

    Either the food is outstanding or fire Marshall would close this place down.

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    The food was really good. The BBQ sauce was great. It brought the meat to life. The food was very filling.

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    The owner of this place was very welcoming and great southern hospitality and the food was good and great prices !!

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    Not a pleasant experience and the food was NOT good. I'm wondering where these people with high ratings are getting these scores from....

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    This place is practically sacred in our family. My all time favorite, and my father's favorite before me. Best BBQ in Atlanta!

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