Mary Mac's Tea Room is a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, serving Southern cuisine.[1] The restaurant is located in the Midtown district at 224 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE. The current owner is Harold Martin Jr.[2]
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| Established | 1945 |
| Owner(s) | Harold Martin Jr. |
| Street address | 224 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Midtown |
| City | Atlanta |
| County | Fulton |
| State | Georgia |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°46′22″N 84°22′48″W / 33.772907°N 84.379996°W |
| Website | www |
History edit
Mary MacKenzie opened the restaurant in 1945. Just after World War II, enterprising women in search of a living, many of them widowed by the war, were establishing restaurants throughout Atlanta. Calling their establishments "tea rooms" was a polite way of elevating their endeavor. The restaurant is known for continuing the cooking traditions of MacKenzie and her successor, Margaret Lupo, who owned the Tea Room from 1962 until 1994. The restaurant was mentioned in the Designing Women episode The Women of Atlanta, wherein Julia (Dixie Carter) made mention of "The Blue-haired ladies that play Bridge over at Mary Mac's Tea Room" as a possible photographic subject for a magazine.[3]
Cuisine edit
Mary Mac's serves classic Southern cuisine.[4]
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References edit
- ^ Weiss, Joey (2021-09-27). "The History Behind Atlanta's Iconic Mary Mac's Tea Room". Best places to eat in Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Eats. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Welcome to Atlanta's Dining Room - Mary Mac's". Mary Mac's. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Mary Mac's Tea Room History". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ "Mary Mac's Tea Room - Reviews and Ratings of Restaurants in Atlanta - New York Times Travel". Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-09-22.