The Varsity Restaurant Review | Atlanta Icon | What’ll Ya Have, What’ll Ya Have
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2023
- "What’ll Ya Have” - Atlanta's legendary drive-in restaurant! Nestled in the heart of Atlanta, The Varsity is an iconic dining destination known for its retro charm, mouthwatering hotdogs, burgers, and classic American fare. Join us for a nostalgic culinary experience that's been delighting locals and visitors alike for generations.
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I took video and pictures for a slideshow for my channel at the Varsity and they treated me like GOLD!!! 🎉 Fantastic employees!
That is awesome! Love that they were so good to you! Fun place to go.
It was my dad’s favorite hangout b fore he went to a football game at ga tech when he was in high school may he rest in peace 1939-2022
Awesome. Glad this bought back some good memories of your dad. We always enjoy stopping by the Varsity when we are traveling through. Thanks for watching and sharing.
I am surprised we did not cross paths earlier. We lived in Atlanta for twenty years and ate at the varsity many times but the prices were much lower. Chili dog and the orange drink are the best but the onion rings have always been greasy. Be careful in that area after dark. We enjoy your reviews. Safe travels.
The prices everywhere continue to increase. It's crazy how high everything has gotten over the last few years. The way the gps took us to The Varsity this time was definitely sketchy. As David would say, we went through some nice neighborhoods. lol We could not believe the price on the can of chili- $7.02! Really appreciate your continued support. Looking forward to our paths crossing again.
Been to Atlanta many times. But, never outside of the airport! Looks like an interesting place. I would like ton try their orange drink. Great video! God Bless!
This is a favorite on game day. Just simple food in a fun atmosphere. Appreciate you watching!
We've driven by the Varsity countless times through the years but have never stopped inside. We were impressed with how many seats they have. The food looked really good but we're sorry that David's onion rings were greasy and overcooked. We love how they have the seasoning salt for the fries right at the tables as well as hearing the history of The Varsity. Great review and video.
Wow! I'm surprised that y'all have not been there before. It's a fun experience. I always like seeing which famous people have been to places like this. Thanks for watching and have a great week!
We have been to the Varsity several times over the years when visiting Atlanta. It is such a cool experience. And the food is great too. We HAVE been there on Game Day. It was so crowded that it took forever to get food and difficult to find seats. So it is not fun. We love visiting on non Game Days though. Thanks for taking us back to the Varsity!
That doesn't sound fun! I was thinking high energy but you want to find a seat and get your food in a timely manner. Thanks for sharing your experience. Have a fantastic week!
i was a student in athens and we had a location there that closed but supposed to reopen soon. when we'd go we'd eat like college students do. each person eating couple of double cheese burgers, couple chili slaw dogs, fries and onion rings and peach and apple fried pie. i always want to have it again just to bring back memories.
So cool. Hope they reopen and you are able to relive some of those college memories. I really wish I had tried the peach fried pie. I guess we will try that on our next visit. Thanks for sharing your memories with us. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a wonderful week!
Those hot dogs really looked good and knowing they use beef dogs would make them extra special. I have thoroughly enjoyed viewing all the different restaurants and points of interest through the lens of your camera. Thanks for sharing.
Those hot dogs were sooo good! So good I had to eat 3. lol Probably could have eaten another one or two but didn't want to eat too much for the ride home. I would have got some chili in the can but it cost $7.02. I couldn't see paying that much for it.
I LOVE your channel. Just a super cool family. Carla is really well spoken and thoughtful. She must be a smart cookie! She gets it from her parents! Keep doing what you do and thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Not to brag, but we think Carly is a smart cookie. Thanks for complimenting her. She had the biggest smile when she read it. She said to tell you, thank you. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Great video! I love their chili dogs & FO (frosted orange)! The Athens Varsity closed so I go to the new Varsity in Bethlehem, GA now.
I saw that they have more locations than the original We have never tried any of these. I was surprised that the frosted orange was more like an ice cream instead of a shake. However, it was good!
I watched this a while back and I forgot to comment ! I would love to go here and eat ! Looks so good !! Thanks for sharing ! I love your hat and my Girls Cindy’s intro to it 🧡🤍Ren
It's an iconic place to eat in Atlanta. They also have other locations but his is the original so you know we had to go to the original. Fun place!
Every college town needs a Varsity restaurant! You should see how packed it gets on a Saturday game day! I think if I ate with David at a restaurant we’d order the same thing!
If onion rings are on the menu, he is getting them! That and fried okra is almost a guarantee. Would love to see how crazy it gets on game day. Such a fun place to visit.
David that hat. Looks good on you
Love to try the Varsity
Thanks! He could be a short order cook! lol
It is a fun experience! I bet it is so much fun on game day. Hope you get to try it out one day!
@@vafunseekers That's what I was thinking
Nice! I was just telling someone I want to go eat at the Varsity next time I go to Atlanta. I like onion rings too. I hate it that they are to greasy. I will make sure I order fries when I visit. Thanks for the review my friends!
Awesome! Look forward to seeing your review. David said to at least try the onion rings. Also we did not try the apple or peach fried pies. They are supposed to be really good. We had a few people recommend us trying them next time. Hope you have an awesome week!
I’ve wanted to come here since moving to the Atlanta suburbs but my dad says it’s not in the best part of town and he refuses to come. I don’t think it would be much fun coming alone so I probably won’t. Thanks for the video.
We went here during the daytime and had no issues. It’s a fun experience that has stayed the same all these years. It’s interesting seeing how big it actually is and looking at all the decor/memorabilia. Of course you have to hear them say “What’ll Ya Have, What’ll Ya Have”. Thanks for watching and I hope you get here one day.
Fun you are in ATL. Whaaaa yaaaa haaaaaave whaaaaaa yaaaa haaaaave. Such a fun place. Not the best food but fun. BUT their apple pie is fantastic. Great to see you there. LIKE 102. 👍👍👍
We are back in Virginia now, but still seeking fun!! It is a fun place for sure. We stopped by there on the way back from Florida. We will definitely have to try the apple and peach pie next time we go. Are you in the Atlanta area?
I lived in Atlanta for over 20 years. I am now in Orlando, FL. Still love my old home town ATL. It is such an awesome city. If you are ever back in Atlanta, there are two great places to try out, a place Called Cafe Intermezzo. They have desserts from mostly Italy and Paris shipped there, it is so good. And a Sushi Place Called Rusans. If you go the weekend, it is such a lively place. HAHAHA. Thanks for taking me back to ATL.
@@AlphaTraveler1 Will keep those places in mind next time we visit Atlanta.
Was born in Atlanta and still live 40 minutes south of there. I absolutely love the Varsity and lol the onion rings are always like that. Yes they are greasy so are the fries and that chili really sets off the burgers. The one thing ya'll missed out on are the fried pies. Both peach n apple are awesome
We will definitely try the apple and peach fried pies next time. We understand that they are quite tasty! It's such a fun experience and love the nostalgia. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Welcome to my beautiful home State
It is a beautiful state! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Family great job on reveiw
Thank you 🤗 We really enjoyed stopping by the Varsity and knew we wanted to do a review here. We were actually here in July but it takes us awhile to get them out because we film so much. Appreciate you watching and commenting!
@@vafunseekers I seen y'all comment on NC Memory maker channel I was waiting for it
@@dpmart3275 we had filmed this back in July on our way home from Destin, Florida. With everything we had going on and going back to work we finally got it put out. We would have loved to run into Derrick and Shawnasi while we were there. That would have been so cool. I would have asked Derrick “What’ll Ya Have, What’ll Ya Have”. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
wow, you guys get around!
We stopped by here on our back from Florida. It was actually in July. It just takes some time to put the videos together as you know. Our goal is to have a minimum of 2 videos out each week. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Love it! This is the one I've been waiting on!
It's amazing how similar our experiences were...Shawnasi also saying that the onion rings were greasy, me loving their hot dogs, etc.
And since they weren't very busy when we were there, and they weren't really yelling at people, we had to ask the girl behind the counter to do the "What'll Ya Have?", too.
It's also neat, that we were both there within just such a short time of each other. How fun would it have been, to have run into each other?
And I think what Cindy had, is their signature Frosted Orange.
Great video!
It definitely would have been a blast to have been there at the same time. Yes, we thought our experiences were so similar too. David loved the hotdogs so much and said he might have gotten one or two more if he didn't have such a long drive ahead of him.
The frosted orange was just soft-serve ice-cream. Was expecting it to be more slushy or like a shake. It was solid and no way you could drink it with a straw. I had to let it melt but it was good.
It was a lot of fun. When we left it was more people there but still didn't hear much of the What'll Ya Have, What'll Ya Have. That's my favorite part of the experience. Would love to see it hopping on gameday. I'm sure it's crazy then.
Looking forward to watching some of your beach videos. We've been busy the last couple of weeks with school starting. Did you have a chance to do any drone footage of the beach?
Hope y'all have a great week! I know it's always hard going back to work after a vacation.
@vafunseekers Yes, I definitely dread going back to work.
As far as drone footage, I filled up 2 1/2 memory cards. It's going to take me a long time to sort through it, but I'm going to do it as I can. Yes, lots of beach footage...including a little on Anna Maria Island. I got a few cityscapes with the drone (Atlanta, Sarasota, and Jacksonville), as well. Can't wait to get those put together.
I have literally become addicted to flying the drone. I'm literally always looking for places to fly it, and get some good scenery. I still enjoy doing them and putting them to background music.
@@vafunseekers I think I've asked you this before, but did you say that y'all have or haven't done Saint Augustine?
@@NCMemoryMakers Funny you should ask. We were talking earlier about how we would like to visit there. We have not been there before but have heard so many people talk about it.
@vafunseekers I think it's one of the most beautiful and historic places anywhere. I really believe y'all would love it.
We are going back after Christmas, for the Nights of Lights Festival. Going to the Smokies for a few days first, and then heading to St Augustine.
So much history there.
Was just in Atlanta last Thursday. Not the biggest fan of the varsity but it is cool. The orange drink is great and we agree about the onion rings not being the best. Chili dogs are decent however.
I would love to go during a game! I'm sure it would be high energy on that day. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Hope you have a fantastic week!
@@vafunseekers next month I’m headed to games down there on back to back weekends, Atlanta United vs Inter Miami then Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers. Might be a good excuse for a chili cheese dog
That's where I'd go eat if I were ever in Atlanta,GA. You all did a great job.
Thanks so much! It is definitely an iconic place. Good food and fun!
You cant complain about the grease at the Varsity lol. Just get the chili dogs, fries and orange shake if you never been.
Enter the place from the parking deck so you get that nice looking over the shoulder feeling.
We love the Varsity! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Hoping to get back to The Varsity soon. Thanks for watching!
The trick about the Varsity's onion rings
is to get a bunch of napkins
and throw the rings on (It'll soak out the oil)
add seasoning salt and pepper.
They won't be super-hot,
but they'll be crisp.
Peace on earth.
Thanks for the tip on the onion rings! Will definitely try that next time we are the Varsity. Always enjoy going to this iconic restaurant. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Great video! Love the video editing 👌. Looked good 👍
Thanks so much! Had a good teacher!
What a cute family and video.
Thank you! 🤗 We really appreciate you watching! The Varsity is a fun place to go!
We've never been...someday!! I would truly hope that because of their fame, they would be working extra hard to make sure EVERY item is cooked perfectly. Thanks for the great review!
I think it is like most places, it is hard to find good help. The onion rings were definitely greasy. We did enjoy going there.
@vafunseekers I'm an onion ring connoisseur... they looked like they would be good if made right. Also love a good chili dog...so that would have been my order as well. -Christy
@@SmokyMtFaithFoodFun As you can tell from our videos David I’d also an onion ring connoisseur!
Hey vafunseekers! I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have been enjoying watching your reviews! I was just curious how you decide what venues to review next?
Last week I saw you had made a couple of reviews out in Virginia and the week prior it was FL? And now you're in Atlanta, GA! Wow! How do you manage all that? And whats the decision making process look like?
Welcome to our channel. So glad to have you as a funseeker.
Interesting question. First of all as you probably figured out we live in Virginia. So when we are at home we often go to local places or other areas in Virginia. Our schedule is driven by the school schedule. Education is a top priority so we make sure Carly does not miss any school. So our adventures have to take place on breaks and weekends. Recently I retired (Cindy) and David has Fridays off. So the last couple of Fridays we have went somewhere relatively close because we want to be home when Carly gets home from school.
We love traveling and always have traveled different places. We like traveling and making memories as a family. So we decided we would try out CZcams and document our travels.
So how we choose our video is based on where we are going on vacation and short trips. We try to choose locations that we are planning on visiting. I am a big Tripadvisor person and have always researched the best attractions and restaurants in an area. We just try to share what we do. We also take recommendations/suggestions from our subscribers. That's always fun to go somewhere suggested from a funseeker. I also enjoy trying places we have seen on TV (ex- Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives).
Sometimes it probably seems that we are all over the place. We went to the Pigeon Forge Area in May (and back in June for the Buc-ee's opening) Pennsylvania in June, and Florida in July. So we video when we are in these places and come home and put the videos together. So you may see any of those places in the upcoming weeks as well as places in Virginia. Sometimes things are date sensitive like the peach orchard video from Friday. People may want to go and get peaches so we got that out right away.
Hope this makes sense and gives you an idea of how our channel operates. We love God, our family, and America. I think that comes through in our videos. Our videos are family oriented because that is who we are. If you don't mind me asking, where are you watching from? Sorry for such a long response but just wanted to try to explain our channel to you a little more. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.
@@vafunseekers I'm actually from a city in Delaware. I don't get to spend a lot of time at a lot of the interesting places your family has been but at least I get to experience them vicariously through your videos. Often I visit down in FL near the Tampa area. I don't know if you've been. Do you have some recommendations for my next trip?
@@el-tone We have been to Tampa briefly. We went to the Busch Gardens there. If you have not been, it is a beautiful park. It is like a themed park and zoo combined. We also went to Clearwater Beach. That was beautiful. We just drove there and spent some time at the beach. We also visited George Steinbrenner Field. We are NY Yankee fans so that was interesting. It would be great to visit during spring training. We have visited several of the Gulf Coast beaches and loved them!
Retro styled? Friend, it is as it was built. You can ask for fresh rings.
I know it is how it was built but that was years ago. Love the feel of this place. Thanks for watching!
Looks delicious
It was! Delicious and fun experience!
This reminded me of Portillo’s. Have you done a review of them yet?
We have not. I looked it up online. Is it in Chicago? We have been to Chicago before but have not tried this restaurant. We put things on a list in case we get in the areas. The chocolate cake on the website looked so yummy! Appreciate you watching and commenting.
@@vafunseekers they’re based in Chicago I believe, but they have locations all over. We had it at the one in Kissimmee, FL.
@@momshieoftwofie3369 Will definitely keep my eyes open for one. Just looked at the locations and there are none near me. Would love to try one!
Oh NO thank you !
It may not be for everyone!
Whenever I ate there the glass shakers contained cayenne pepper, not seasoned salt.
I have a tolerance for hot things but I would think I would have noticed it was cayenne pepper. Especially since I like hot more than salty. Now, I've got to go back and try it again. lol
Sorry I only carry cash ,because cash is king
What gets me is this.....some places will not take cash and others charge extra for using a credit card. SMH
I got a one-star review for this place. The fries and the onion rings are terrible these days.
Not good! Sorry you did not have a good experience.
@@vafunseekers they've been pretty bad for years.
Not 'University of Georgia Tech'. It's the 'Georgia Institute of Technology', or 'Georgia Tech'.
Sorry about that! You never know what me might say! lol I did know it was Georgia Tech. Thanks for letting us know.
I love the Varsity, but any restaurant goes woke and cashless, loses my business entirely. Ridiculous business practice!!
I agree with you about it being ridiculous that you can not use cash. Some places you go to only takes cash. I've also noticed some restaurants give discounts if you pay with cash. One thing that irritates us are restaurants without a paper menu or having a menu posted. We do not like to scan codes to see the menu. Many of the theme parks we have visited are also cashless. We have had places tell us that going cashless cuts down on theft. I just know that we don't care for cashless either. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a great week!
@@vafunseekers Cashless can also be related to local criminal activity. Especially armed robbery of the business.
Too bad it’s in trashlanta.
I can't move this location but they do have others. Thanks for watching!