I haven't been to a hamfest in years, so this year I decided to take some time off and meet up with friends at the Stone Mountain hamfest. I left Savannah on Friday morning and drove up to Washington to visit the Kettle Creek Battlefield. After having lunch in Sharon, I drove to Stone Mountain where I visited Stone Mountain Park and did a POTA activation there before checking in the hotel and having a good German meal. After breakfast on Saturday morning I drove over the hamfest at the Gwinnett County Fairground in Lawrenceville; I stayed there for several hours then some of us met up for lunch in nearby Snellville. I rounded out the day by trying something new at a restaurant near the hotel. This was the first time I've been to Atlanta with the time/opportunity to do any scanning/monitoring in quite a few years, so this trip was quite the experience.
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| POTA station set up at a picnic shelter near the Grist Mill parking lot at Stone Mountain Park |
This trip combined some very rural scanning and monitoring with some very urban scanning and monitoring, so there were a wide variety of radio systems to listen to. The drive up on Friday went through the Augusta area, which gave me the opportunity to monitor some eastern central Georgia counties and the Athens area while the drive back home on Sunday went down I-285/I-675 to I-75 and I-16, which gave me the opportunity to monitor central Georgia counties. The major difference I noted on this trip is there is increased use of encryption since my last trips to Augusta and Atlanta. In addition to public safety communications, I also heard a lot of transportation communications - aviation, especially commercial aviation (the closer I got to Atlanta the busier it got, no surprise there!) and railroads. The closer I got to Atlanta, the more active Amateur Radio repeaters were, and on Saturday morning there was a lot to hear from folks going to the hamfest.
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| KF4LMT mobile (the white Hyundai on the left) in the hotel parking lot with Stone Mountain in the background |
I stayed in a hotel near Stone Mountain, but I ended up with a ground floor room and I didn't have very good reception. Luckily it was near the border of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, so I could hear their public safety radio systems well, but not much else. Aviation and MilCom reception was almost non-existent from the hotel room.
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| Portable monitoring station in the hotel room - from left to right, A Uniden SDS100 for trunked repeater systems, a Whistler TRX-1 for conventional land mobile radio, and a Uniden BCD436HP for aviation and military communications |
Amateur Radio/GMRS
Leaving Savannah early on Friday morning, there wasn't much amateur radio to hear and I surprisingly didn't hear anything around Augusta. I started hearing activity around Washington on the Rayle 70cm repeater and heard progressively more as I travelled towards Athens and Atlanta. On Friday and Saturday, the 146.760 (PL 107.2) repeater on Stone Mountain was very active with Stone Mountain Hamfest traffic and 146.520 was active at the Hamfest on Saturday. I also heard activity on GMRS repeaters in Madison and Thomson while traveling through eastern central Georgia. North Georgia GMRS appeared to have a portable repeater set up at the Hamfest, but with all the traffic on 146.760 and 146.520, I didn't think to check for it.
145.3300 (PL 123.) - Athens
145.3300 (PL 103.5) - Dacula
145.4500 (PL 107.2) - Decatur
146.5200 (CSQ) - National Call
146.6500 (PL 186.2) - Eatonton
146.6700- (PL 82.5) - Warner Robins
146.7150 (CSQ) - Twin City
146.7600 (PL 107.2) - Stone Mountain
147.0900 (PL 186.2) - Greensboro
147.3750 (PL 127.3) - Athens
441.8125 (C1) - Stone Mountain DMR
442.6250 (PL 100.) - Rayle
442.7000+ (PL 123.0) - Savannah
442.8125+ (C3) - Savannah DMR
444.2500 (PL 131.8) - Decatur
444.5250 (PL 82.5) - Snellville
462.5500 (PL 88.5) - Madison GMRS
462.6750 (PL 199.5) - Thomson GMRS
On Friday afternoon, before I went to the hotel, I stopped at Stone Mountain Park and set up the portable HF station at a picnic shelter near the Grist Mill Parking lot for a Parks on the Air (POTA) activation. The SWR was about 2:1, but I still managed to work 12 stations, enough to consider it an activation. That led to a decision at the Hamfest on Saturday, but more about that later... I logged stations from California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, and Ohio. While I was spinning the dial, I also logged a DX contact with PA1CC in The Netherlands. I was particularly happy with my little station reaching California and The Netherlands!
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| Operating the portable HF station during a POTA activation at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta. Thanks to Peter, W4PRP for the photo - it's rare for me to be on that side of a camera! |
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| The Grist Mill at Stone Mountain Park |
After breakfast on Saturday, I drove from Stone Mountain over to Lawrenceville, where the Stone Mountain Hamfest was being held at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. I probably haven't been to a hamfest in 8-10 years, so I don't have anything to judge this one by; I was told that attendance and vendors are down, but I spent several hours there, enjoyed it, and bought a few new pieces of gear. I got there right after the doors opened and that gave me the opportunity to stop by the Georgia Auxcomm booth; I talked to them and got some information about the organization because that's something I might be interested in doing after I retire. After the experience with SWR on Friday afternoon, I decided to look for an antenna analyzer; I saw several used MHF analyzers for sale but ended up buying a new Rig Expert Stick-230 from HRO. It will get added to the portable HF station equipment and should help me make some fine adjustments on the portable HF antenna in the future. Another item I picked up for the portable HF station was a Laser Ham folding "Jungle" Antenna for 2 Meters, MURS, and 70 cm (it should also be close enough to use for GMRS in a pinch); it might come in handy for emergency use. I've recently become interested in Mesh radio after hearing friends and folks on the Scanner Junkies Net talk about, so I stopped by the Muzi Works booth at the Hamfest and bought one of their Superbase radios to dip my toe in the Meshtastic waters. Finally, I came across a flashlight with a flexible head with a pick-up magnet; for $3, I can definitely find a use for it.
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| From left to right, the Rig Expert Stick-230, the Muzi Works Superbase, and the $3 flashlight |
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| The Laser Ham foldable "Jungle" Antenna |
The best thing about the Hamfest was being able to meet up with friends and folks I follow on social media. It gave me the opportunity to meet radio friends who I've talked to over the radio and/or the internet for years but never met in person. After wandering around the hamfest, some of us went to City BBQ in Snellville for lunch and hung around talking radio for awhile longer! I also met amateur radio operators I follow on social media during the Hamfest, a great example being Yusef, K4KHO (@K4KHOMetroATL on X/Twitter); I've been following his Cyberdeck project on X/Twitter and got to see it in operation on Saturday. It truly was a fun, enjoyable day. I'm glad I decided to take some time off from work and go this year!
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| The Exposition Hall at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, vendors were inside and the boneyard was outside behind the hall |
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| Vendors inside the Exhibition Hall (taken just after the doors opened, so some booths weren't occupied yet) |
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| Gwinnett County ARES' comms trailer at the Stone Mountain Hamfest |
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| North Georgia GMRS's trailer behind the Exhibition Hall |
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| The Bone Yard behind the Exhibition Hall |
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| City BBQ in Snellville, where a group of us hung out at after the Hamfest; it was quite good for a chain restaurant; it reminded me somewhat of Jim & Nicks |
Aviation/Military Communications
There was no shortage of commercial/civil aviation to listen to on this trip. The closer I got to Atlanta, the busier the VHF aviation band got; given that Atlanta-Hartsfield IAP is the busiest airport in the world gauged by passenger traffic, that's no surprise. While in eastern and eastern central Georgia on Friday, I listened to 159th FS F-35As from Jacksonville IAP in Florida and 157th FS F-16CMs from McEntire JNGB in South Carolina working the Bulldog MOA. On Saturday night, I caught a German Air Force jet transporting their delegation home from the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta. There was an airshow in the Atlanta area over the weekend, but it was on the other side of Atlanta, and while participating aircraft could be seen on ADS-B Exchange, I couldn't hear them with the mobile station or from the hotel. On Sunday, as I was driving back to Savannah I caught one of the 158th AS C-130Js based at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP returning home.
Savannah
120.400 - Savannah TRACON
125.300 - Savannah TRACON
118.400 - Savannah TRACON
125.975 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP Tower
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
124.975 - Hunter AAF Tower
US Army ACE LMR
TG 20500 - FS/HAAF FD/EMS Dispatch
TG 20513 - FS/HAAF EMS Dispatch
TG 20566 - FS/HAAF Range Control Live Fire
DAWG 41 (C-130J, 165th AW/158th AS)
Augusta-Bush Field/Fort Gordon
119.150 - Augusta App/Dep
126.800 - Augusta App/Dep
270.300 - Augusta App/Dep
284.625 - Augusta App/Dep
118.700 - Augusta Region/Bush Field Tower
US Army 58A TRS (Fort Gordon sites)
TG 11 - Ft Gordon Fire 1
TG 19 - 249th General Hospital
TG 78 - Ft Gordon Unknown
Athens/Ben Epps Field
132.475 - Atlanta TRACON
126.300 - Athens/Ben Epps Field Tower
Atlanta
119.800 - Atlanta TRACON
121.000 - Atlanta TRACON
124.600 - Atlanta TRACON
125.650 - Atlanta TRACON
125.875 - Atlanta TRACON
126.975 - Atlanta TRACON
127.250 - Atlanta TRACON
128.000 - Atlanta TRACON
128.525 - Atlanta TRACON
133.475 - Atlanta TRACON
134.725 - Atlanta TRACON
135.375 - Atlanta TRACON
119.100 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Tower Rwy 08L/26R
125.325 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Tower Rwy 08R/26L
123.850 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Tower Rwy 09L/27R
119.300 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Tower Rwy 09R/27L
119.500 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Tower Rwy 10/28
131.450 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Ramp 1
131.850 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Ramp 2
130.075 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Ramp 4
128.975 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Ramp 8
131.875 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Ramp 9
129.275 - Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Ramp 3
463.3635 (CC1, TG 70050) - Delta Shuttle
463.3635 (CC1, TG 86434) - Delta Shuttle
Delta DMR TRS (Hartsfield-Jackson IAP)
TG 11701 - Cargo Warehouse/Yard
120.900 - Peachtree-DeKalb Tower
130.900 - Signature Flight Support Peachtree-DeKalb
118.450 - Fulton Executive-Charlie Brown Field Tower
120.750 - Dobbins ARB Tower
GERMAN AIR FORCE 916 (A359, 10+02, FBS BMVg German AF)
Macon
124.200 - Atlanta TRACON
128.200 - Middle Georgia Regional Airport Tower
Miscellaneous MilCom
343.750 - Bulldog MOA Discrete
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS U14
253.700 - 125th FW/159th FS Air-to-Air
228.800 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
GATOR ## (F-35A, 159th FS)
MACE ## (F-16CM, 157th FS)
Jacksonville ARTCC
126.125/285.650 - Statesboro High
127.575 - Waycross Low
127.875/319.200 - Aiken High
132.425 - Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Allendale/Savannah Low
133.300 - Moultrie Ultra High
133.625 - Georgetown High
134.375 - Charleston Low
134.975 - Ridgeway Ultra High
Atlanta ARTCC
119.375 - Macon High
120.450 - Tiroe Low
121.350/377.050 - Logen Low
123.950/269.625 - Sinca Low
124.325 - Clark Hill Ultra High
124.375 - Lanier High
124.450/290.475 - East Departure Low
125.575 - LaGrange High
125.825/290.375 - Hampton Ultra High
126.425 - Dublin High
127.050/282.350 - Black Jack Ultra Low
127.125 - ZTL Workload
127.950 - Augusta Low
128.100 - Augusta Low
133.100 - North Departure Low
134.500/360.750 - South Departure Low
134.800/342.425 - Commerce Ultra Low
Public Safety
As I mentioned above, this road trip provided the opportunity to monitor a wide variety of public safety communications systems, from conventional analog and digital repeaters in very rural areas to DMR trunked repeater systems in other counties, to large P25 trunked repeater systems in large urban areas. It's been quite awhile since I was in many of these areas, and there was a lot more encryption in use now than there was before. Some of the systems are now completely encrypted. Both the Richmond County and Columbia County trunked repeater systems are encrypted, but since I didn't stop around Augusta, I didn't have a computer logging the encrypted talkgroups like I did with some of the Atlanta area systems. Note: Most of what is listed below was identified through RadioReference.
154.2200 (PL 179.9) - Elbert County Fire Dispatch
154.0700 (PL 186.2) - Laurens County FD Dispatch
154.1900 (DMR C1, S1, TG 300) - Laurens FD Dispatch
155.3550 (DMR C1, S1, TG 300) - Laurens FD Dispatch - South Dublin
155.6250 (DMR C1, S1, TG 100) - Laurens County EMS Dispatch
156.1350 (DMR C1, S1, TG 100) - Laurens County EMS Dispatch
154.3850 (DMR C2, S1, TG 500) - Dublin FD Dispatch (Laurens Co)
153.8900 (RAN 12) - Lincoln County Fire/EMS Dispatch
158.8350 (DMR C7, S1, TG 8000) - Twiggs County FD FG2; encrypted
154.4450 (PL 210.7) - Wilkes County Fire Dispatch
160.6650 (PL 118.8) - Upson Co FD Dispatch
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
153.2300 (DCS 226) - AirEvac Statham
155.3400 - VMED28/HEAR
Southeast Georgia Regional Radio Network (SEGARRN)
TG 5090 - Bryan County North Fire Dispatch
TG 5110 - Bryan FD North Ops 3
TG 12316 - Bulloch County Fireground 1
TG 12332 - Statesboro FD Dispatch (Bulloch Co)
TG 2305 - Chatham County Fire Dispatch
TG 223 - Chatham County Fire Admin
TG 539 - Chatham County FD Simulcast Page
TG 2311 - Chatham County Fireground 1
TG 2313 - Chatham County Fireground 2
TG 2315 - Chatham County Fireground 3
TG 2359 - Chatham County Fireground 4
TG 2309 - Chatham County Fireground 5
TG 2363 - Chatham County Fireground 6
TG 325 - Tybee Island FD (Chatham County)
TG 257 - Chatham Emergency Services Medic 1
TG 259 - Chatham Emergency Services Medic 2
TG 1541 - Effingham County Fire Dispatch
TG 1663 - Effingham County Incident 4
TG 1543 - Effingham County EMS Dispatch
TG 14102 - McIntosh County Fire/EMS Dispatch
TG 17920 - LifeStar (Air Methods Medevac Helicopters)
Mobile Communications America DMR (Screven County Public Safety)
TG 10005 - Screven Co Fireground 1
TG 10008 - Screven Co EMS Dispatch
Elbert County DMR Capacity Plus
TG 30 - Elbert Co EMS Dispatch; encrypted
Clarke County TRS
TG 10198 - Athens-Ben Epps Airport Ops
Oconee Areawide Radio System TRS
TG 36030 - Greene Co Fire Dispatch
TG 37010 - Oconee Co Fire Dispatch
DeKalb County TRS
TG 6121 - DeKalb Co FD 1 Dispatch
TG 6122 - DeKalb Co FD 2 Ops
TG 6126 - DeKalb Co FD Tac 1
TG 6127 - DeKalb Co FD Tac 2
TG 6128 - DeKalb Co FD Tac 3
TG 6129 - DeKalb Co FD Tac 4
TG 6131 - DeKalb Co FD Tac 6
TG 6137 - DeKalb Co FD Tac 10
TG 6246 - Decatur FD Dispatch
Gwinnett County TRS
TG 10603 - Gwinnett Co Fire Dispatch; encrypted
TG 10601 - Gwinnett Co Fire Admin; encrypted
TG 10613 - Gwinnett Co Fire Tac 4; encrypted
TG 10615 - Gwinnett Co Fire Tac 5; encrypted
TG 10617 - Gwinnett Co Fire Tac 6; encrypted
TG 10621 - Gwinnett Co Fire Tac 8; encrypted
TG 10623 - Gwinnett Co Fire Tac 9; encrypted
TG 10623 - Gwinnett Co Fire Tac 9; encrypted
TG 10625 - Gwinnett Co Fire Tac 10; encrypted
TG 10607 - Gwinnett Co FS EMS 2; encrypted
Fulton County TRS
TG 54001 - Fulton Co FD Main
TG 54002 - Fulton Co FD Tac 2
TG 54003 - Fulton Co FD Tac 3
TG 54007 - Fulton Co FD Tac 7
TG 54008 - Fulton Co FD Tac 8
TG 64801 - College Park FD Main
TG 64601 - Hapeville FD Dispatch
TG 64201 - Johns Creek FD Dispatch
TG 64202 - Jones Creek FD Tac 1
TG 54801 - AMR EMS North Dispatch
North Fulton Regional Radio System Authority TRS
TG 10001 - Alpharetta Fire Dispatch
TG 10170 - Roswell Fire Dispatch
TG 10171 - Roswell Fire Tac 1
TG 10250 - Sandy Springs Fire Dispatch
TG 10251 - Sandy Springs Fire Tac 1
Atlanta TRS (Fulton/DeKalb Co)
TG 19657 - Atlanta FD Dispatch
TG 19614 - Atlanta FD Hartsfield-Jackson IAP Dispatch
TG 19632 - Atlanta FD Tac 2
TG 19631 - Atlanta FD Tac 3
TG 19630 - Atlanta FD Tac 4
TG 19654 - Atlanta FD Med Tac 1
TG 19377 - East Point Fire Dispatch
TG 19650 - Grady EMS Dispatch 1
TG 19649 - Grady EMS Response 2
TG 19647 - Grady EMS Talk Around 4
TG 19713 - Atlanta City Services Ambassador
Newton County TRS
TG 17006 - Unknown; encrypted
TG 17560 - Unknown; encrypted
TG 17564 - Unknown; encrypted
Clayton County TRS
TG 411 - Forest Park FD
Rockdale County TRS
TG 100 - Rockdale Co Fire Dispatch
TG 101 - Rockdale Co Fire Tac 1
Central Georgia Interoperable Regional Radio System (CGIRRS)
TG 132 - Macon-Bibb County FD Dispatch 1
TG 134 - Macon-Bibb County FD Scene 2
TG 135 - Macon-Bibb County FD Scene 3
TG 1101 - Monroe County FD Dispatch
Houston County DTRS
TG 31 - Houston County EMS Dispatch
TG 61 - Warner Robins FD Dispatch
TG 91 - Centerville FD Dispatch
Bleckley DMR TRS
TG 100 - Unknown; encrypted
Marine/Port/Railroad
Leaving Savannah on Friday morning and on the way back into town on Sunday, I could hear some activity from the Savannah River and Georgia Ports. Around the Savannah area on both days, I could also hear some CSX and Norfolk Southern activity. More CSX activity was heard around Augusta and Atlanta. While in the Athens area, I could hear the Great Walton & Hartwell Railroad. As I passed through Macon during Sunday's drive home, I could hear some Norfolk Southern activity.
156.8000 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.1000 - Marine VHF Ch 1022/22A
156.6500 - Marine VHF Ch 13; Savannah River Navigation Safety
156.7000 - Marine VHF Ch 14; Savannah Pilots
156.9000 - Marine VHF Ch 1018/18A; Moran Towing Tugboats
156.5000 - Marine VHF Ch 10; Tugboats - Savannah Port
156.9750 - Marine VHF Ch 1079/79A; Tugboats - Savannah Port
CSX
160.3200 - AAR 14, CSX Dispatch; Savannah Subdivision (Some PL 250.3)
160.5900 - AAR 32, CSX Road; Savannah & Charleston Subdivisions (Some PL 250.3)
161.1000 - AAR 66, CSX Road; Columbia Subdivision (Some PL 250.3)
160.4850 - AAR 25, CSX Southover Yard, Savannah (Some PL 250.3)
160.2900 - AAR 12, CSX Southover Yard, Savannah
160.4400 - AAR 22, CSX Intermodal Yard, Savannah
161.5200 - AAR 94, CSX Dispatch; Augusta Subdivision (Some PL 250.3)
160.5900 - AAR 32, CSX Road; Augusta, Atlanta/Abbeville Subdivisions (Some PL 250.3)
160.2900 - AAR 12, CSX Dispatch; Atlanta/Abbeville Subdivision (Some PL 250.3)
Norfolk Southern
160.9350 - AAR 55, Norfolk Southern Road/Dispatch (Savannah)
161.4900 - AAR 92, Norfolk Southern Dillard Yard (Savannah)
160.6950 - AAR 39, Norfolk Southern/Georgia Southern & Florida Dispatch (Middle GA)
160.6350 - AAR 35, Norfolk Southern Brosnan Yard, Macon
Great Walton & Hartwell RR
160.815 - AAR 47, Great Walton & Hartwell RR Ops
Kettle Creek Battlefield
Kettle Creek Battlefield is located southwest of Washington, GA and is the site of the first major Patriot victory in the Georgia backcountry during the American Revolution. The property was obtained over time by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Kettle Creek Battlefield Association, and the American Battlefield Trust and it is administered and operated by the Association and Wilkes County. Although it's not a state or national park, it is an affiliated area of the National Park Service.
The Battle of Kettle Creek took place on 14 February 1779 and was fought between Patriot and Loyalist militia. At the time, Savannah and Augusta were occupied by the British and a force of approximately 700 Loyalist militia under Lt Col John Boyd was making its way toward Augusta when it was surprised by a force of approximately 420 Patriot militia under Col Andrew Pickens of South Carolina with Georgia militia under Col John Dooly and Lt Col Elijah Clarke. Although outnumbered, the element of surprise was on the Patriots' side and by splitting into three columns, they were able to flank the Loyalists. During the heavy fighting in a mix of swampy and hilly terrain around Kettle Creek, Lt Col Boyd was fatally wounded; many Loyalists fled to the south, but they suffered 40-70 killed in action and 75 wounded or captured (later, 5 of the captured were hanged). By comparison, the Patriots suffered only 7 killed and 14 wounded. The Patriot victory at Kettle Creek would delay British efforts to control the Georgia backcountry; they wouldn't accomplish it until after the fall of Charleston in Spring 1780.
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| Entrance to the Kettle Creek Battlefield on War Hill Rd |
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| The road/trail leading up to the top of War Hill at the Kettle Creek Battlefield |
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| This monument on top of War Hill lists Patriot militiamen known to have fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek |
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| Looking up War Hill from between it and Kettle Creek |
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| Kettle Creek today; it wasn't as deep during the Revolutionary War |
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| This area behind Kettle Creek has the potential to get swampy during wetter weather |
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| The War Hill Trail at Kettle Creek Battlefield |
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| The white crosses you come across while walking the trails at the Kettle Creek mark the known graves of militiamen who fell during the battle |
Food
I ate out four times on this trip and all four meals were terrific. Besides City BBQ, which I mentioned above, I also had some more BBQ, some German Food, and on Saturday evening I tried something new. On Friday, after visiting the Kettle Creek Battlefield, I went to Oakwood BBQ in Sharon for lunch; I found them with a great rating on Google Maps so I decided to give them a try. Their pulled pork was delicious, as were both their regular and "hot" sauces. Their slaw was a simple recipe and the Brunswick stew was tasty as well. They're well worth the detour if you're in or travelling through the area. They're not fancy - the food is served in a takeout tray with a spork to eat it with - but you won't mind, the food is delicious. |
| Pulled pork, slaw, and Brunswick Stew from Oakwood BBQ. They may not be fancy, but the food is excellent. |
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| Oakwood BBQ in Sharon, GA |
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| Oakwood BBQ in Sharon, GA |
Some years back, a co-worker and I tried Village Corner German Restaurant, Tavern, and Bakery while in the Stone Mountain area for training. When I was planning this trip, I knew that I would be eating one of my meals there for sure. It was just as good as I remembered! I went with what has to be my favorite German dish, Jägerschnitzel; the schnitzel was tender and flavorful and the red wine gravy was rich and savory. I also enjoyed the spätzle and was surprised the next morning that it hadn't jacked my blood sugar up! Now if they would just open up a second location in Savannah...
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| Jägerschnitzel, cabbage, and spätzle at Village Corner Restaurant, Tavern, and Bakery in Stone Mountain |
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| Village Corner Restaurant, Tavern, and Bakery in Stone Mountain |
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| Village Corner Restaurant, Tavern, and Bakery in Stone Mountain |
While planning this road trip, I was searching Google Maps for restaurants near the hotel I stayed at. One of them was Azouma Yemeni Restaurant, just down the street. I've never had Yemeni food, so I decided to try it. It turned out to be my favorite meal of the trip! The appetizers were a salad and Maraq, a savory lamb broth that smelled and tasted amazing. The main dish I ordered was Fahsa - "Shredded tender meat stew cooked in a traditional stone pot, blended with rich broth and topped with whipped fenugreek. Served piping hot with fresh tandoori bread and Yemeni sauce." Its aroma and taste was even better than the Maraq and the tandoori bread was delicious, too (my blood sugar was slightly elevated the next morning, but it was well worth it!). I'm definitely glad I chose to try something new, it's given me a new cuisine to start looking for on future road trips!
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| Salad and Maraq, appetizers at Azouma Yemeni Restaurant in Stone Mountain, GA |
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| Fahsa and tandoori bread at Azouma Yemeni Restaurant in Stone Mountain, GA |
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| Azouma Yemeni Restaurant in Stone Mountain, GA |
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| Azouma Yemeni Restaurant in Stone Mountain, GA |
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