1811 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30324
	Phone:	(404) 607-1622

Restaurant Review

The Scene
This rib joint is good, noisy honky-tonk fun courtesy of long communal tables and a decent stable of local blues acts. Inside, a Mount Rushmore-esque blues legends mural competes for your attention with the beer selection shelf and some splashy cartoon renditions of ribs and baked beans. Outside there's the patio-in-a-parking-lot routine, good for the ozone-loving boulevardier in every Atlantan. Drink some beer, eat some ribs, talk to strangers, make new friends.

The Food
Fat Matt's at its best is a cinderblock temple to the pork rib. Available by the slab, the half-slab and as a combo plate with a very respectable chicken quarter, these ribs are perfectly smoked, lightly brushed with tangy sauce and served straight up with white bread and extra sauce on the side. If you're not a stark-raving purist, be sure to add rum-baked beans and potato salad to the tally. Daintier types will favor the chopped pork sandwich.