• Cuisines: American
  • NileGuide Expert tip:

    Newbies have to try The Varsity's famous hot dog.


  • Description:

    • A historical landmark on Atlanta's restaurant scene, The Varsity is a favorite of Georgia Tech students, tourists and locals. Well known for its hot dogs and onion rings, The Varsity sells sells more than two miles of hotdogs daily, a ton of onion rings, 2500 pounds of fresh cut potatoes, 5000 homemade fried pies, and 300 gallons of chili. During Georgia Tech football games, up to 30,000 people visit the popular spot. Known as the World's Largest Drive-in sits, The Varsity is located on more than two acres and can accommodate 600 cars and over eight hundred people inside. The downtown location is also recognized as the world's largest single outlet for Coca-Cola.
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    User Reviews for The Varsity

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      Best hotdogs ever!

    • When traveling through Atlanta with my parents on the way to my grandmother's house in Florida my parents would sometimes stop at the Varsity in Atlanta. This was a HUGE treat...

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      Service is good, the food...not so much.

    • It is probably illegal to disparage an Atlanta institution such as the Varsity, but I have went once & feel no particular compulsion to ever go again. The plus sides are that it...

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      An Atlanta Institution

    • This is a "must visit" Atlanta institution. You need an iron stomach to eat the greasy food, but if you can handle that, you won't be disappointed. This is NOT for vegans,...

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    • Details
      • Contact:

      • visit website
      • tel: (404) 881-1706
      • Address:

      • 61 North Ave Northwest
      • Atlanta, GA 30308
      • Neighborhood:

      • Downtown
      • Hours:

      • Sunday-Thursday 10:00am-11:30pm; Friday-Saturday 10:00am-12:30am

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