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101 Marietta St
Atlanta, GA 30303 33.7567 -84.392

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, Northeast, Northeast

THRIVEATL.COM

Years in business

Established in 2007

Hours:

Monday To Friday From 11:30 AM To 02:30 PM Monday To Saturday From 05:30 PM To 11:00 PM

Last updated 10.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Restaurant Special Features:

People Watching, Business Dining, Late Night Dining, Date Spot, Happy Hour, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Sushi, New American

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Thrive

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In Short – One can only hope this downtown gem lives up to its name. Popular with locals and conventioneers alike, it morphs each day from SoNo power lunch spot to an elegant modern dinner and lounge option. Late night brings a young and beautiful crowd to sample the specialty cocktails. The menu is flexible, too, with everything from sashimi to free-range roast chicken to burgers, all well-executed.

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Valet is complementary, but hard to find. You have to circle the building.
The Extras:
The DL special sushi roll, yellowtail, avocado, and kewpie sauce is lightly fried and fantastic. Pair it with something from the excellent sake list.
ambiance
97.5% positive
  1. “Excellent food, good service, nice, but loud atmosphere”
  2. “It is a great romantic restaurant.”
  3. “think that every person who wrote a review agrees that the design and decor is unique & remarkable so I don't need to go into how comfortable I feel whether I am at the bar, the lounge or the dining area.”
  4. “The location is good & the area needed a place like this.”
  5. “The overall atmosphere was good and upbeat for a lunch.”
  6. “the place is pretty snazzy, the decor is great.”
  7. “The atmosphere was fabulous.”
  8. “The place is great and nice to have something fun and trndy downtown.”
  9. “As for me, I love the food, the decor, the location, the free valet, the drinks, & the music - so I will keep going back.”
  10. “Thrive has a nice trendy atmosphere and then they put these poor girls in these outfits and trash it up.”
drinks
91.07000350952148% positive
  1. “The cocktail waitress was extremely slow and hadn't any bar knowledge.”
  2. “Decent small speciality drink menu and reasonably priced.”
  3. “It's a great place to start after work for a drink, or dinner, or a late night nosh after an event at Phillip's Arena.”
  4. “He returned with fresh drinks and cocktail napkins to place over them.”
  5. “good place for drinks and our server Nadia was really good.”
  6. “As for me, I love the food, the decor, the location, the free valet, the drinks, & the music - so I will keep going back.”
  7. “think that every person who wrote a review agrees that the design and decor is unique & remarkable so I don't need to go into how comfortable I feel whether I am at the bar, the lounge or the dining area.”
  8. “She recommended three courses based around my wine, and i thoroughly enjoyed every bite.”
  9. “The uniforms on the ladies were cute, and i found the bar very inviting & new world.”
  10. “the wait was a little long, and the sushi was pretty good, and not too expensive, and the drinks were good, but the service was really slow.”
  11. “like the skirts - those girls don't ever come into the dining area so you don't even know they are there unless you are in the bar area.”
  12. “Didn't drink but I did see some of the most unique cocktails I've ever seen.”
  13. “Thrive is not a place that I would reccomend taking the kids because they just wouldn't get it and the food may be a little too rich for them, but, for a relaxing night out with the wife, or to just grab some sushi and a beer before a Thrashers game, this”
  14. “The food/drinks there are great.”
food quality
87.93000221252441% positive
  1. “Patrick, our server, was very helpful in making suggestions and was attentive throughout the meal.”
  2. “Excellent food, good service, nice, but loud atmosphere”
  3. “my husband said the sushi was good, but i don't eat sushi, so that is second hand information.”
  4. “Bottom line our meal and experience was awful.”
  5. “He returned with fresh drinks and cocktail napkins to place over them.”
  6. “The meal was amazing!”
  7. “The food/drinks there are great.”
  8. “Comments from the group were: sushi was a bit warm, the creamy onion soup (amazing presentation) as well as the Chipotle Corn Chowder received excellent reviews.”
  9. “As for me, I love the food, the decor, the location, the free valet, the drinks, & the music - so I will keep going back.”
  10. “great space, ok food, ok crowd”
  11. “Food was above average, tasty and very unique in variety.”
  12. “There are many yummy food options including sushi.”
  13. “The grouper sandwich and potato salad were excellent.”
  14. “The potstickers were delicious.”
  15. “The pork chop with jicama salad was good.”
  16. “the wait was a little long, and the sushi was pretty good, and not too expensive, and the drinks were good, but the service was really slow.”
  17. “The "signature onion soup served in an actual onion bowl" was quite unimpressive - too salty and way not worth the price - but we loved our gourmet burgers.”
  18. “For those who like a quiet meal, not the place for you; they have club music going non-stop.”
  19. “ok food, bad service, horrible management.”
  20. “Other than the appetizer, I only had sushi-- there was not a lot of variety in the rolls, but the rainbow roll I had was very good and the quality of the fish was excellent.”
  21. “The food is great (I love the filet) and being able to watch the kitchen and their show is a nice touch.”
  22. “None of the food was good.”
  23. “Thrive is not a place that I would reccomend taking the kids because they just wouldn't get it and the food may be a little too rich for them, but, for a relaxing night out with the wife, or to just grab some sushi and a beer before a Thrashers game, this”
  24. “On a positive note the food was good and the restaurant is styled nicely.”
  25. “Very electric crowd, sweet beautiful server and better than average food”
  26. “My favorites are the ribs, filet and the grouper sandwich for lunch and the wife thinks the chicken is the best she has had.”
  27. “We waited for 35 minutes and the sushi rolls we ordered we not out so we decided to order the chicken sandwich which to my surprise still arrived at our table before the sushi.”
  28. “The crab and artichoke fondue was good, but the fried wontons that it came with should be replaced with something less greasy like nice sourdough toast points.”
  29. “The lunch sandwiches are decent (salmon being the best) however the food is definitely nothing to rave about.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Decent small speciality drink menu and reasonably priced.”
  2. “Other than the appetizer, I only had sushi-- there was not a lot of variety in the rolls, but the rainbow roll I had was very good and the quality of the fish was excellent.”
  3. “So note to the manager have a meeting with your staff of 25 and make them learn the menu and give them a class in good service or you may not Thrive in downtown Atlanta.”
  4. “There are many yummy food options including sushi.”
  5. “My server was very friendly and knowledgable of the menu.”
  6. “Food was above average, tasty and very unique in variety.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “My favorite restaurant in the city now where I have seen several celebrities eating there, they must be doing something right!”
  2. “good place for drinks and our server Nadia was really good.”
  3. “It's a great place to start after work for a drink, or dinner, or a late night nosh after an event at Phillip's Arena.”
  4. “It is a great romantic restaurant.”
  5. “wish I could recommend Thrive to those looking for a nice place after work in Downtown Atlanta, but I can't.”
  6. “The location is good & the area needed a place like this.”
return potential
0.0% positive
  1. “Completely unacceptable and I will never return nor recommend this restaurant to anyone.”
service
70.0% positive
  1. “The poor waitress could barely even move or set down a cocktail because her skirt was so short.”
  2. “good place for drinks and our server Nadia was really good.”
  3. “The servers are very attentive and made us feel as if there was no one else in the room.”
  4. “the wait was a little long, and the sushi was pretty good, and not too expensive, and the drinks were good, but the service was really slow.”
  5. “It's a very cool space, but a bit trendy and the other reviewers weren't kidding about the short skirts on the female servers!”
  6. “We have always been greeted by friendly staff and management upon arrival.”
  7. “Although the staff was friendly,,, one problem was followed by another.”
  8. “Excellent food, good service, nice, but loud atmosphere”
  9. “If you have a place with great service it's not even necessary.”
  10. “ok food, bad service, horrible management.”
  11. “I'd like to give this beautiful, eclectic, friendly restaurant one more try before heading back to Dallas.”
  12. “My server was very friendly and knowledgable of the menu.”
  13. “The staff was very attentive.”
  14. “But the quality of servers was wonderful.”
  15. “to good, service is poor to avg.; and value is avg.”
  16. “Patrick, our server, was very helpful in making suggestions and was attentive throughout the meal.”
  17. “The cocktail waitress was extremely slow and hadn't any bar knowledge.”
  18. “Water service is slow and the water glasses are tiny, prepare to be thirsty.”
  19. “Bad service”
  20. “It's hard to find good people but I am sure that Thrive will sift out the bad & bring in the good.”
  21. “No one really cares how short the skirts are on some of the wait staff (Is that what they were) if the service is slow, unorganized, and unapologetic.”
  22. “After tasting the ribs, the waitress described as "falling off the bone good," I had to call over a few colleagues and we stayed until we basically had to be put out, LOL.”
  23. “As soon as they fire the wait staff and hire competent people, Thrive will be great.”
  24. “So note to the manager have a meeting with your staff of 25 and make them learn the menu and give them a class in good service or you may not Thrive in downtown Atlanta.”
  25. “Very electric crowd, sweet beautiful server and better than average food”
value
62.5% positive
  1. “the wait was a little long, and the sushi was pretty good, and not too expensive, and the drinks were good, but the service was really slow.”
  2. “got the mac and cheese because it was inexpensive, but for $12 dollars i could have bought a whole shopping cart full of frozen mac and cheese to microwave myself, which is exactly what this tasted like.”
  3. “The overall price was about $120 for our group of 8 so it was a decent value for a birthday lunch.”
  4. “to good, service is poor to avg.; and value is avg.”
  5. “Food was expensive and mediocre tasting.”
  6. “The "signature onion soup served in an actual onion bowl" was quite unimpressive - too salty and way not worth the price - but we loved our gourmet burgers.”
wait time
45.83000183105469% positive
  1. “Water service is slow and the water glasses are tiny, prepare to be thirsty.”
  2. “No one really cares how short the skirts are on some of the wait staff (Is that what they were) if the service is slow, unorganized, and unapologetic.”
  3. “rested a minute, got dressed and we walked the block or so to the restaurant and the mind-changing experience started from the time I walked up the steps of the restaurant and felt as if immediately morphed mentally to a favorite hotspot here in NY.”
  4. “The cocktail waitress was extremely slow and hadn't any bar knowledge.”
  5. “the wait was a little long, and the sushi was pretty good, and not too expensive, and the drinks were good, but the service was really slow.”
  6. “We waited for 35 minutes and the sushi rolls we ordered we not out so we decided to order the chicken sandwich which to my surprise still arrived at our table before the sushi.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/18/12

Horrible Service!

by cheme500

I liked the trendy decor, but that's where it stops, for me... We made reservations for 6:30pm (Saturday night) so that we could eat before the 8pm show at the Philips Arena. We arrived at Thrive at 6:20pm to find it nearly empty, with just 4 or 5 tables full, so we were seated right away. Since we'd looked at the menu at home, we already knew what we wanted, so our order was in by 6:30pm. Thankfully, it's a rare date for my husband and me, so we had lots to talk about. However, we wanted to be out of the spot at around 7:30pm so that we could take our time walking to the Arena. We figured that, since our order went back to the kitchen at 6:30pm, and all we ordered was salmon for me and grouper for my husband, that we should be good on time. WE WERE WRONG!!! At 7:17pm, our waiter brought out complimentary fried green tomatoes sent by the chef "to nibble on until our dinner was ready." What?! Clearly, someone forgot to either put in our order or someone forgot to make it. I couldn't believe that they had time to cut, batter, and fry up green tomatoes, but they didn't have time to throw a couple of fish pieces on the grill. Really?... Our dinner arrived at 7:33pm, more than an hour after we gave the waiter our order, so I'm not pleased with the experience. I will NOT be going back!

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/20/11

Terrible Experiance

by Charlisia Necole

About 20 of us went to thrive last night (11/19/2011). It was really bad. I am a former resturant manager and I have to say I was shocked at the manager handling of a large party.

Our RSVP was for 7pm, we got there about 7:15 ish. The staff seemed scambled by our arrival. We didnt feel welcome. They sent guests away who were late.The manager refused to put the cake in the back like any other resturant. The manager himself was SUPER rude, we tried to talk with George (I think his name was) he walked off mid convo. Out of 20, half the table got food, finished eating and paid and the other half had NOTHING. It was a friends birthday and we hated even giving them the business. No emerging business needs 30 unhappy patrons (Im including the table next to ours who also voiced complaints). To top off the maddness, the manager told the table next to us the reason they needed to leave is we were late and back up the kitchen. After waiting 90min for food and getting thier on time we were more than pissed.

PROS: The Wait staff really tried thier best to make us happy, dispite the manager's poor performance!

2 Star Rating: Below Average

02/15/11

Need to update wine list

by then1354

My wife and I went to Thrive for a Valentine's dinner. It looked like a nice place and we had never been before so we decided to try it out. Our waitress was very nice and service was prompt. Unfortunately it took her four trips to the back to find us a bottle of wine because the first three we ordered were out of stock. We finally went with her recommendation because she was sure it was in stock.

The apps were tasty. My wife's salad was good at first bite, but then the spice hit right about the time you swallowed and it was like having hot sauce poured down your throat. My wife is not a fan of spicy foods so she would not have ordered that salad had she known, but there was no indication at all on the menu that it would be even a little spicy. In my opinion it was good for what it was, but it would have been nice to know ahead of time exactly what it was.

Our entrees were excellent, except for whatever hot ingredient was added to the lobster that was again not mentioned on the menu. And the risotto had absolutely no flavor. So I suppose really the main dish, minus seasoning, was excellent. My sea bass was extremely tasty.

In summary, if you like spicy food and surprises, go to Thrive. We, however, will not be returning.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/26/11

Great Food/Fun Atmosphere at Thrive

by jennifereve89

I went to Thrive and loved it. The atmosphere was very lively and fun, with hip decor. I started out ordering Chicken Pot Stickers which couldn’t have been done any better. MMmmm! For my main dish I had a few different plates of their sushi. Just by tasting it I could tell that it was freshly made and done perfectly. My whole meal was so delicious. Definitely going back VERY soon!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/21/10

My new favorite!

by graykat888

What a hidden treasure. I have driven past Thrive for the past year having no clue what it was and I finally decided to check it out.

As I walked in I noticed the funky yet sexy decor, very cool place to hang at the bar/lounge.

The food rocked! What a wonderful fusion a flavors. The sushi we got as apps was hands down some of the best in Atlanta. For dinner I had the duck with mushrooms over a rice bowl with a ginger relish...WOW!! My husband had a chicken dish served over a parmesan foam...out of this world! I cant remember the names for the life of me.

Then the drinks...we didnt expect to hang out in their lounge as long as we did. Very well priced refreshing and fun cocktails.

We had a blast and we will be coming back.

  • Pros: Food, Drinks and Atmosphere
  • Cons: Wish I knew about it years ago!

The Details on Thrive

Place Categories:

  • slow water service
  • great ok food
  • nice good place
  • knowledgable server
  • nice overall atmosphere
  • warm sushi
  • remarkable decor
  • beautiful romantic restaurant
  • friendly staff
  • like space
  • love drinks
  • worst dinning experience
  • recommend thrive
  • wonderful quality
  • mediocre food
  • not like quiet meal
  • horrible management
  • delicious potstickers
  • very helpful patrick
  • love location
  • remarkable design
  • extremely slow cocktail waitress
  • unacceptable completely
  • most unique cocktails
  • good service
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