February 24th, 2005, 7:18 pm

More Atlanta Eats

OK. So sometimes this restaurant exploration turns out good. And sometimes … well, not so much. Rusan is a case in point. I love the concept — it’s this great, bright yellow “sushi” place with bumping pop music. Yay for lunchtime sushi bar. The waiters are fun … Look how cute they are! And the sushi is plentiful, if not beautiful in this picture. But man … this was definitely a case of bad sushi. About an hour after my meal — accompanied by the Lovely Katie Kaiser — I started to feel ill. Really, really ill. (Sorry, Katie — otherwise it was just great.) It was so fun tho … And a p.s. — I recall reading about this place on AmateurGourmet.com way back in the day — before I even thought I’d get to Atlanta. How fun to compare posts. (The place has been painted since then, Mr. A.G. Later on, I got a pretty cool quesadilla at Elmyr, a quirky, kinda-healthy-Mex place here in Little Five Points. The vibe is laid back — cigarettes and beer and great for lunch — and there are lots of cute indie boys with plugs in their ears. My quesadilla rocked. At first, I was a little disappointed — I mean, it looks like some baby spinach and pickled jalapeños just tossed on some monterey jack and a wheat tortilla. But it really really worked — it was lovely and greasy and just right with their salsa; thankfully not anemic. But $3 for a thing of chips and salsa? Good thing Alyssa paid.

And tonight, because I have an infinite amount of work to do, I’m at Javaology. This place is neat! Very friendly for us wifi dorks: (Ok, I’m a sucky photographer) and they have quiche! Those of you you know me know I love love the quiche. And this is me drinking coffee. Quiche is excellent — crumbly and eggy and spinachy with a great butter crust.

You know I have a lot of work to do when I’m attempting coffee — I just don’t drink the stuff. Here’s to another addiction. (Thank you Javaology for free wifi and your kind waitress. You rule.)