Gunshow

"With multiple chefs on the floor and a bar cart making the rounds, the noisy and somewhat chaotic atmosphere in this dining room provides the perfect backdrop for a unique experience in Atlanta. Each dinner features 15 creative small plates that change weekly, and they’re presented to your table by the chef who cooked them. It’s hard (but sometimes necessary) to say no to the chef’s face when unfortunate dishes like chocolate foie gras sandwich cookies appear. But other dishes, like a fun, cold bulgogi topped with miso ice cream work well and warrant multiple orders. What could feel like an of-the-moment-gimmick is actually more like a chef experimentation lab meets dim sum-style experience, created by owner and celebrity chef Kevin Gillespie. Because of the high energy and unpredictability, this Glenwood Park spot is always an Atlanta highlight." - nina reeder, juli horsford, jacinta howard

"Dinner at Gunshow is like a chef experimentation lab with a dim sum service of small plates that change weekly. The dining room in Glenwood Park is chaotic and noisy, full of chefs presenting their dishes to every table. And a bar cart makes its rounds to torch-smoke, elaborately garnish, or tumble-shake your drinks tableside. The dishes are often creative hits like a cold bulgogi topped with miso ice cream and bits of a waffle cone. But chefs have also presented a few duds (their chocolate foie gras sandwich cookies still haunt us). But just like a Falcons game, the unpredictability and high energy atmosphere is all part of the appeal, so Gunshow is a gamble that, when they're on it, usually yields big rewards." - nina reeder, juli horsford, jacinta howard

"Chef de cuisine Cody Chassar at Kevin Gillespie’s Gunshow is running a brigade of talented chefs who deliver one creative dish after the next. Here, you never know what you’ll get on the menu because it changes so often. The communal seating allows you to relax and interact with other diners, all while chefs bring out small plates you get to look at and say yes or no to eating. Expect scallops, bluefin tuna with marrow and watermelon, oxtail with burnt cinnamon, rabbit with fig, and banana pudding on the menu. The amaro flight is a great way to cap off a meal." - Eater Staff

"Chef Kevin Gillespie’s Gunshow has been a staple for Atlanta dining since it opened in Glenwood Park in 2013. Chef de Cuisine Cody Chassar delivers an ever-evolving menu of creative small plates that include rabbit with figs and pecans, oxtail with burnt cinnamon, and local trout with peaches and okra. The best part about dining here is that servers bring you each dish and you get to say yes or no to the plate simply by looking at it. It’s a bit nerve-wracking but so exciting. Gunshow also consistently delivers creative cocktails and has an amaro flight." - Eater Staff

"Got friends who don’t know how to use their inside voice? Your large group of loud talkers will fit right in at Gunshow amidst all the noise and chaos. Keep the group conversation going without having to flag down a waiter since a bar cart makes its rounds while chefs on the floor present dishes to each table. Just quiet your friends for a few seconds, so you can hear the chefs explain creative dishes like a cold bulgogi topped with miso ice cream and bits of a waffle cone. Their constantly changing menu is more unpredictable than the crew’s flakiest friend, so never get tied to a dish. And for groups of eight or more, this Glenwood Park spot hooks up your table with a 10-course family style meal. " - nina reeder, juli horsford, demarco williams, jacinta howard