J Peters Grill & Bar - Lavonia -Food CA (Near Lavonia)

Lisamarie Dooley Ember - Farm to Fire My son brought me to Ember as part of my Christmas gift and I must say it is in the top running for best gift ever. We did have reservations and they are easy to make on their website. We arrived during one of their live music events so we got entertained while eating this amazing meal. The set up is pretty unique, when you walk in you see their amazing wood oven and it definitely caught my eye. It’s beautiful and functional art that helps them create their pizzas. Behind that you get a great view of the kitchen and the rest is the main dining room. To the right is a separate room that is made up of a bar, a pool table, and some lounging couches. To the left of the dining room is the outdoor patio area. This is where we sat. Appetizers was such a tough call. Every single item sounded so delicious. We decided on the meatballs and the bread with black garlic and EVOO. The meatballs were the best I have ever had. They were soft and full of flavor and covered in a homemade marinara. The balance of the sweetness in the sauce was perfect, which is hard to do in a restaurant setting. I find sauces from restaurants too sweet. If Hansel and Gretel were real they would prefer a house made of these meatballs every day! The bread was spectacular. I bake my own bread at home and I was so impressed with the bread. It had the texture and floof of a standard bread loaf but the flavor of a ciabatta. Glazed with butter and topped with flakey sea salt it was absolutely perfect, dipping it in their olive oil with black garlic was out of this world for my taste buds. They may never move on and accept my standard bread recipe now that they had that. When our mains came out I was already feeling full. However, we each ordered the 14 oz steak and I’m not about to bring that home. I’m not sure the picture does it justice. The steak is paired with fingerling potatoes and sautéed mushrooms and all is covered with a sauce, I’m not sure what kind of glitter (metaphorical glitter…magic) they put in that sauce but it was this magical thing, as if a au jus and a Demi-Glacé had a baby. To make things even better I am still confused on the cut of beef it actually was. It had the beautiful flavor and tenderness of a ribeye but without the fat and the muscle texture was even. On the drive home me and my son determined that whatever cow was used it led a happy existence and had to have been extremely relaxed when processed. Somehow I don’t think the farm will change their slogan to reflect that but it was in fact, the best steak I’ve ever had and I can cook a perfect steak. Now the hard part of the meal came, dessert. Every single one sounded amazing but I had already eaten a weeks worth of meat and carbs and my diabetes and fullness did not allow me to even consider another bite. So of course I ordered dessert to go and this morning, when I woke up I had my insulin ready because there was no way I wasn’t going to not eat the fried poundcake with berries and whipped cream to start my day the same way I ended yesterday, with fabulous food. So all that to say, get out and try Ember Farm to Fire. You won’t be disappointed.

Cheri Tallman We are at a motel and ordered delivery. We ordered extras and the pizza was the best ever. Thank you.

Kwak Family Pleasantly surprised by the quality and the value of the restaurant! Service was excellent, courteous, attentive, and accommodating of our requests! I would highly recommend this place...

M S Pretty good place for sushi if you dont mind a large crowd. I used to love it here, but I think as more people started coming to the restaurant, the quality has gone down. Maybe the chefs are rushed? I honestly dont know. Dont get me wrong, its definitely my second favorite place in Augusta for sushi. I just remember a few years back when the sushi and the service were upscale. Now the people are still upscale, but the food and service have declined a bit. Maybe the sushi isnt the focus anymore? I havent really tried any of the "fusion" dishes, so that could be my mistake. Ill give it a while before I try it again.

SavorVino My husband and I live near the Square and usually skip this spot because it is always packed, but we were lucky to have only a short wait this past Saturday night. The food was delicious and the service was outstanding from the front desk to the manager to our wonderful server Rheagan. We tried the BBQ empanadas, noodle salad, fried cauliflower, tacos and the South of the Border bowl. Everything is highly recommended except for the bowl. The ingredients listed did not match what we received. It was overwhelmingly filled with rice, (more than I would cook for three people), and very little of the other toppings. The steak was tasty, but I expected more corn, tomatoes, peppers and cilantro.. a balanced mix overall. One last note is that the bathrooms are very dated, had an unpleasant smell, and could use a renovation to match the restaurant’s inviting/modern atmosphere. I would definitely come back for the great service and most of the menu items we tried.

Cohen OSheal I absolutely demolished this so fast I forgot to even savor it. This is genuinely up there with expensive coastal restaurant sushi. In terms of price to taste ratio this might be the single best food I have ever had in my entire life. No joke. I can’t recommend this place enough. It almost changed my life in one bite.