The atmosphere was ESPN sports talk and neon beer signs at midday last week as I ventured into Liquid Zoo, Lake Highlands’ newest sports grill. Amber behind the stonework bar recommended the plate lunch special: chicken-fried steak with cream gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans, and it was out in a flash ($8.75 including my Coke, which Amber kept filled to the brim). From the menu, I could have chosen the fried okra, fried squash, fried pickles, fried green beans or fried bologna (sensing a pattern here?). Amber told me the potato skins and chicken wings were their best sellers, and she suggested I return on Tuesday for the beef tips over rice special.

On Sundays, they offer a breakfast buffet to gather your strength for a full day of football watching on the big screens (how ‘bout them Cowboys?!). If you’re looking for something more participatory, pick up a pool cue or step up to one of their video games. They even have Karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Liquid Zoo is located at Skillman and Abrams next to Sigel’s Liquors in a space which has had a couple of incarnations since the popular Atlanta Bread Co. opened (and closed) there. I’m glad I gave it a try, but the truth is I’m more of an Atlanta-Bread-Co-kinda-girl. Liquid Zoo would be a fun place to go with a group to watch a big game, but I’m not thinking it’s for the “ladies who lunch” crowd. But if you’d like to watch ESPN on your lunch break, Amber will fix you right up.