Mary Mac's Tea Room facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mary Mac's Tea Room |
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Interior of Mary Mac's Tea Room
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| Established | 1945 |
| Current owner(s) | Harold Martin, Jr. |
| Street address | 224 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Midtown |
| City | Atlanta |
| County | Fulton |
| State | Georgia |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°46′22″N 84°22′48″W / 33.772907°N 84.379996°W |
Mary Mac's Tea Room is a historic restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, serving Southern cuisine. The restaurant is located in the Midtown district at 224 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE. The current owner is Harold Martin, Jr.
History
Mary MacKenzie opened the restaurant in 1945. Just after World War II, enterprising women in search of a living, many of them widowed by the war, were establishing restaurants throughout Atlanta. Calling their establishments "tea rooms" was a polite way of elevating their endeavor. The restaurant is known for continuing the cooking traditions of MacKenzie and her successor, Margaret Lupo, who owned the Tea Room from 1962 until 1994. The restaurant was mentioned in the Designing Women episode The Women of Atlanta, wherein Julia (Dixie Carter) made mention of "The Blue-haired ladies that play Bridge over at Mary Mac's Tea Room" as a possible photographic subject for a magazine.
Cuisine
Mary Mac's serves classic Southern cuisine.
Images for kids
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Fried chicken, fried okra and mac & cheese from Mary Mac's Tea Room in Atlanta
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Outside the front of Mary Mac's Tea Room in Atlanta
