As you enter Uncle Jack’s Meat House (6590 Sugarloaf Pkwy) in Duluth, you get the sense that this experience was planned out way before you started your trip here from a nearby neighborhood or another part of Atlanta. The staff, the ambiance, and the smell are all masterfully crafted and then carefully balanced to seize your senses…and that’s before you’ve even seen the menu.
We tried a variety of their “Scratch Plates” and “Munchies” which all were well apportioned and thoughtfully presented. I liked the “Crudo” Style Seared Ahi Tuna, but my top suggestion is the Charred Spanish Octopus.
Plated hot with a chickpea puree, spicy olives, capers, well placed pickled red onion strands, and a bright orange palette pleasing smoked pepper sauce. You pierce into a chunk, and then slide it across the plate into the mix of fresh chickpea puree and toppings.
As it enters your mouth there is a welcome crispiness on the plump tentacles, yet it was tender and juicy on the inside. Anyone who loves octopus, squid, and the like will tell you… the texture is everything.
I thought that must simply be the pinnacle of this meal, but I was quickly reminded by a display case full of perfectly aging meat, that this experience was only beginning…
Our other recommendations are the in-house aged Charcuterie Station meat and cheese selections. Look for that and more on our website, plus be sure to take a quick ride up to Duluth and try out Uncle Jack’s Meat House.
Their amazing staff including Executive Chef Mitch Hammond and Executive Sous Chef Michael Decker will deliver an experience that is worth the trip! While you’re there, tell us about your experience as well. Give us your feedback about your meal and tell us what you thought about this establishment in the comments.
Uncle Jack’s Meat House is located at 6590 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30097. We’ll post a more in-depth look at Uncle Jack’s Meat House on an upcoming edition of #FoodieFridays with The Atlanta Voice.
