(404) 522-3950
488 Flat Shoals Ave SE
Atlanta,
GA
30316
33.7409
-84.3461
Neighborhoods: East Atlanta, Eastside, Eastside
Last updated 6.17.10
Category:
Nightclubs, Sports Bars, Neighborhood Bars, Bars & Clubs, Restaurants, Bars & Pubs, Dive Bars
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
Bar & Pub Special Features:
Restaurant Special Features:
Late Night Dining, Brunch, People Watching
Cuisine:
Bar & Club Special Features:
Smoking Permitted:
Yes
What People Are Saying About The Earl
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
The Scene – With lurid candelabra, yard-sale art and urban artifacts, the Earl is the perfect gathering place for post-punk locals. The hard-partying crowd, ranging in their late 20s to early 40s, knocks back paper-cup shots in between pints of Pabst Blue till the wee hours. Meanwhile, a serious small-time indie-music scene flourishes in the back. The Earl boasts a great booking agent, a reliable sound system and a terrific lineup almost every night of the week. – – The Food – Long on bar atmosphere, but with plenty of space devoted to dining, the Earl specializes in…
Editor's Tips
- When to Go:
- "Dunch" is the Earl's answer to your Sunday morning blues with killer bloody marys and just-greasy-enough breakfast food.
- Know Before You Go:
- The bar is separated from the music club, so if you're just up for drinking or grub, there's no cover.
- The Extras:
- To avoid dry spells between rounds, order several drinks when you have your server's attention.
| ambiance | 86.66999816894531% positive |
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| drinks | 100.0% positive |
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| food quality | 90.4800033569336% positive |
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| menu variety | 100.0% positive |
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| overall | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 43.33000183105469% positive |
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| value | 100.0% positive |
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A Nice Dive
by Unfiltered
The Earl brings in great acts, and the sound is usually very good. The feel is gritty without being grimy, and usually the crowd is good too.
If only they could get some smoke out of the room, it would be perfect.
Grab a show, a burger, and a PBR
by ryansims
The East Atlanta Restaurant and Lounge, known simply the EARL can be seen and heard in the tiny pocket of cool shops, restaurants, and bars known as the East Atlanta Village. Boasting that quintessential dive bar feel, complete with beer art and Sharpie-scrawled toilets that is oh-so-crucial to enjoying a sweaty rock and roll experience, the EARL stays a few shades of class above the rest by including a classic bar menu with touches of brilliance (tots, a slammin' cheddar burger) and a relatively clean feeling atmosphere. Service can be a bit spotty during busy times, and the door men at the concerts are downright surly if a show is sold out. If you can, park in the lot next door or else cruise the area for a cheap pay lot. Check their website often so you don't miss out on seeing some killer shows.
- Pros: Burger, Tots, Beers, and Bands under the same roof
- Cons: It gets a bit smoky, folks
Atlanta's best burger + awesome up-n-coming bands
by HunterPearson
I'm a big fan of the burger craze of the last few years. It's cool to have so many great (and creative) options around Atlanta for the sandwich that defines the US of A. But I keep going back to one that seems to be more American than any other, and that's the burger at the EARL.
For starters, it's not too big and not to small, and there's nothing fancy about it. It's just 8oz of red meat slapped on the grill, served with lettuce, tomato and your choice of cheese. It tastes like the 4th of July. Plus they'll actually cook your burger medium rare if you want it. While there are a multitude of sides (including tots) their shoestring fries are where it's at. They're always crispy and always salty. Which is the mark of a good fry to begin with.
So get a PBR tallboy, go catch some new band that all the hipsters are excited about, and enjoy a night at East Atlanta's best music venue.
- Pros: Burger + shoe string fries
- Cons: They allow smoking
Absolutely HORRIBLE service
by kc404
Decent food but absolutely terrible service for the most part. While some of the staff is attentive and friendly, the other half is shifty, complacent and seems extremely put out but the smallest request. I was a regular there that put up with their horrible service simply because the place with convenient. While I might tolerate poor service alone, I will not tolerate poor service with an attitude which I recently received. Pretty odd, considering my friends and I rack up pretty big tabs and tip ridiculously well. I certainly won't be back.
- Pros: Decent food, decent price
- Cons: TERRIBLE SERVICE
Nice...even for an old lady
by dilizharb
My 23 year old son took me there...I wasn't sure what to expect, but the staff was friendly, the partrons all seemed friendly and fun. They had a decent wine menu (I'm probably the only one that ordered wine)...but they actually had what I liked. The food was excellent...we noshed on the Irish Nachos..which were really good and then I had a cheese burger...EXCELLENT! The ONLY thing I didn't like about it was the smoking....UGH...but other than that it's a fun place.
- Pros: Friendly, and professional service
- Cons: Smoky
The Details on The Earl
Place Categories:
- great food
- poor service
- great live music
- good place
- best burger
- great feeling atmosphere
- really cool bar
- not sure staff
- great bartenders
- pretty big tip ridiculously
- best music venue
- good juke box
- good fry
- like real working stiffs
- cool restaurants
- big fan
- decent wine menu
- very good reuben
- cool shops
- cold string fries
- not friendly partrons
- great bands
- great plac
- awesome jukebox
- great new music


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