Good Times Country Cookin’
449 N. Indian Creek, Clarkston, GA
404-292-4711
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“Ain’t no cookin’ like country cookin’.” Bubber

My diet has been better than usual lately.  I’ve been laying off sugar, trying to eat right, and getting a little exercise.  But then comes the call of duty of my OTP Memorial Drive Food world wide inter web site. Sometimes a man has  gotta do what he has to do.

I was asked by a neighbor (if you read this please remind me who you are, por favor!) if I had eaten at Good Times. I had not. It is not quite on Memorial Drive.  I’m never sure where the exact boundaries are that I’m supposed to be reviewing. Does a restaurant have to be sitting right on Memorial Drive and outside the perimeter.   So I thought about it  and figured — close enough for for government work.  Is it so wrong?
Tina, my wife who has been reluctant to accompany me to some of  the more gastronomically questionable restaurants, came along. I think the rational, reasonable part of her brain was affected because she  was groggy from  a cold. But I was very glad she went.
Good Times is right at the intersection of Rockbridge and Memorial but actually on Indian Creek if that makes any sense.  It is decorated with bright yellow signs with a smiling emoji.  Once inside Tina asked an elder Clarkston citizen who was eating what Good Times used to be and was told, “Donnies” and the small exit sign confirmed it. I think it was something before Donnie’s because it looks kinda like a Wendy’s or McDonald’s design. Maybe an Arby’s or the Hamburger Wagon.
Any-who it is now Good Times Country Cookin’. Why Good Times? We got a hint by the pictures on the bulletin board.  Photos of the actors and actresses from “Good Times.”   And a very neat bulletin board it was. All the pictures, signs (This restaurant only uses 0% trans fat frying oil for your health), and menus neatly pinned to the cork.  The proprietor is Korean and the women who worked there Burmese. So do the math: Good Times + Korea + Burma + Clarkston + southern food = this is probably going to be good.
And the cookin’ was country. It is cafeteria style that serves turkey, sweet potato dressing, fried fish, fried pork chops, rice,  mashed potatoes, collards, broccoli, and corn muffins. At the end of line are chopped onions and lemon wedges. Asking price for meat and 2? $6.54 with tea! Looks like a good deal but is it?
Yes. I had the fried pork chops, mashed potatoes/gravy, collards,

and a corn muffin. Tina had fried fish, broccoli (which was steamed and crunchy!), sweet potato dressing, and a roll (more on this roll later).
I report to you that this is fine comfort food and you deserve to drive over to Good Times Country Cookin’ and indulge yourself especially if you have had a hard day and people have  been less than kind or  you happen to feel   physically, emotionally, or intellectually a little pewley (sp?).   Plus Good Times  serve such big portions that you will  have comfort food at your next meal (unless you are totally out of control and right on, no judgement in that). They gave me two pieces of pork chops and Tina three fried fish.  The crust on the pork chop was crispy, crunchy, and tasty like Mee Maw or Big Big or Nana served up back in the day way back yonder and over there in them somewhat fictitious good ol’ days . Yum. And the collards? They are good and cooked with little or no meat. Tina’s fish was delicious but I liked my fried poke chop better. She got the best side dish  with the sweet potato dressing which she topped with chopped onion.  So we were stepping in high cotton. But my friend I will tell you straight out the glass was 99.5% full. The roll was  straight out of a Costco package blah kinda of thing. It’s a little unkind to even mention it except I do have my reviewer credo that I must live by:  semper nasopharyngialibus non punchibus — always never get punched in the nose.  No wait, that is my comedy credo.  My reviewer credo: semper dicere verum — always try to tell the truth. Just remember Good Times Country Cookin’ — 99.5%  delicious. I gotta give Good Times Country Cookin‘  rating of 4-nice! (rating system explained)  I’ll be back for breakfast and then dinner again. But I’m spacing out my visits because of my diet. Hopefully I will have this eating  extravaganza worked off in a few days and then bring it on bang a gong!