Poor Trail Master Guy. In less than a month, he has hiked alone twice as his trail mates had excuses––some lame and some legit.
Patrick is recuperating from a total knee replacement but enjoys wearing stylish compression stockings. Sexy.
Some believe he’ll soon join a Riverdance company (if so, please wear a shirt).
Roy was tied up waiting on an appliance service person. He received the convenient time window of “Between 9 a.m. Thursday and noon Saturday” for his service call.
Steve and Brad had pressing business matters. Business? Really?
While International George was on his way to Lucerne, Switzerland, and dining at the swankiest barbecue joint we’ve ever seen.
This left Trail Master to hike with his loyal companion Fio, who tried coming up with an excuse: “I have a vet appointment.” He wasn’t buying it. Then she complained it looked cold out there.
“You’ll be fine,” Trail Master told the dog. “Put your fur coat on, and let’s go.”
The dedicated pair hiked Murphy Candler Park, a beautiful spot in Brookhaven that Trailheads last visited in November 2023 (read about that journey here).
It was a beautiful cold, clear day, and Guy reported that nothing significant happened on his hike except that he and Fio had a wonderful time walking, talking, and sharing their emotions.
Then came lunchtime. And miraculously, four Trailheads were able to eat.
We went off the normal Georgia barbecue grid and sampled Far Eastern barbecue at Food Terminal, a Malaysian restaurant with four Atlanta locations.
Trail Master gave Roy a doll he bought that looked like him. Had Roy Tumbles become a toy, or was it a Sigmund Freud doll that would listen, take notes, grunt occasionally––then charge you for the session?
We ordered from Food Terminal’s menu, which rivals The Cheesecake Factory in the number of selections. The table legs buckle when the menu rests on it.
Trailheads kept true to our mission of being “On The Path To Truth And Barbecue” and ordered the #1 bestselling Grandma BBQ Pork Tossed Noodles.
While a human took our orders, a fancy robot delivered our food. Would AI eat it?
Nope. We ate like hungry bears with tapeworms, talked, and laughed. Of course, only one Trailhead deserved a good feed because he’d hiked.
Maybe next week, Trail Master can rally his troops. Until then, sample some international barbecue. That Grandma makes some mighty fine barbecue.
Rating: Four Ribs*
FOOD TERMINAL (Chamblee)
5000 Buford HWY #B201
Chamblee, GA 30341
(678) 353-6110
*About Our Barbecue Rating System
Trailheads do not claim to be food experts, epicureans, or sophisticated palates. We are hungry hikers who attack a selected barbecue venue and ravage our way through whatever smoked fare and fixings they're dishing out.
Our reviews feature what we believe are the highlights of the menu we sampled. So our intent is not to trash talk the saintly folks who tend to smoldering smokers on hot, humid summer days. They are sacrificing themselves in the noble art of smoking meats and feeding the drooling masses. Many are independent entrepreneurs who are the backbone of this humming American economy.
Now that you know our standards, you may wonder why every barbecue place gets a four-ribs rating. The answer is easy: our group has acclaimed designers, and they think the ribs graphic looks cool.
Who are we to argue? Enjoy.
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