Fried Chicken at H&H Restaurant Named One of Georgia’s “100 Plates that Locals Love”

Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO

Thursday, July 30th, 2015

H&H Restaurant was awarded the “100 Plates That Locals Love” distinction by Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism division (GDEcD) as part of its “100 Plates that Locals Love” which is featured in the state’s new culinary guide, Georgia Eats

“It’s Georgia’s outstanding local restaurants that truly showcase the state’s rich flavors that locals and visitors love,” said Kevin Langston, deputy commissioner for tourism at the Georgia Department of Economic Development. “Each dish on our list of “100 Plates that Locals Love” epitomize Georgia’s culinary scene with locally made and grown ingredients. These are the best of the best in Georgia and we can’t wait to share them with our visitors.”

The Georgia Department of Economic Development Tourism Division is celebrating the state’s culinary greatness this year. One of the initiatives selected the dishes that make our state’s food unique, inspiring, and just plain good eatin’! As a part of this designation, each restaurant is featured in the Georgia Eats official culinary guide, which is being distributed by the 11 Visitor Information Centers statewide; on the state’s consumer tourism website ExploreGeorgia.org; and on ExploreGeorgia.org’s 14 social media channels.

For Wes Griffith and Chad Evans, owners of Moonhanger Group, “There is great history at the H&H and Moonhanger Group is honored to help preserve it. We recently celebrated our one-year anniversary of acquiring the H&H and we have been overwhelmed with the community support and appreciation for Mama Louise -- the true matriarch of 70's Southern Rock.”