Harold's Barbecue
171 McDonough Blvd
Atlanta, GA
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Can you say "authennick"? That's what Harold's is in any language, and has been since 1947. Within wafting distance of the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, Harold's delivers, if only in the figurative sense. 
A basic pork sandwich can be had sliced or chopped. Buns are not served at Harold's. If the idea of untoasted sliced white bread doesn't get it for you, be warned --you're doing yourself out of a treat. The French fries are salty crinkle-cut greasers which nonetheless are indistinguishable from those anywhere else, just as fries should be. Harold's is located in a neighborhood that has mercifully been spared the modish horrors of gentrification-- thanks in part to the closure of the GM plant next door. 
It is a hangout of the Guardians: police, prosecutors, custodial officials, and nonPopperian philosophers.
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