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Busy Bee Cafe
810 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
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Specialties
All dinner served with a choice of 2 veggies and 2 cornbread muffins
Monday - Meatloaf
$11.99
A classic American favorite of lean ground chuck, bell pepper, onion, celery and spices. Topped with tomato sauce
Tuesday - Cubed Steak
$11.99
Pan Fried Cube Steak. Hand breaded and lightly fried. Simmered in onion gravy until tender
Tuesday - Chicken Giblets & Rice
$12.00
Chicken gizzards slow cooked till tender. Served in their own gravy over white rice. (Seasonal May - October)
Tuesday - Neck Bones
$12.00
Tender, meaty and slow cooked to bone sucking perfection
Wednesday - Baked Chicken with Corn bread Dressing
$12.99
One quarter chicken marinated then baked, smothered in it's own gravy and served with corn bread dressing and cranberry sauce
Thursday - Turkey Wings with Cornbread Dressing
$12.99
two baked wings are smothered in their own gravy served with cranberry sauce
Friday - Baked, Smothered or Fried Chicken
$11.99
Beelicious
Friday - Liver & Onions
$13.00
Tender calf liver hand breaded then fried and simmered in onion gravy till tender
This and That
Fresh Ground Coleslaw
$2.50Sliced Tomatoes & Onions
$2.00Take-Out Charge
$0.45Yeast Roll
$0.70Veggie Side
$4.50Side Tossed Salad
$3.50White Rice
$1.50Corn Muffin
$0.60Sandwiches
Sandwiches are served with choice of french fries, potato salad or cole slaw
The Club
$10.00
Triple decker layered with smoked turkey and smoked ham, apple wood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo. Served on white or wheat bread with pickle slice
Pulled Pork Bar-B-Que
$10.00
Slow smoked pork butts served with BBQ sauce on a bun
Fried Chicken
$11.00
Two pieces of "Beelicious" chicken served on white or wheat bread with lettuce, tomato & mayo
Fried Fish
Fillet hand breaded & fried golden brown. served on buttered roll with lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce
- Starting at $9.00
Southern Favorites
Served Daily - All dinner served with a choice of 2 veggies and 2 cornbread muffins
Busy Bee's Fried Chicken
Two pieces of chicken marinated for 12 hours, lightly breaded and fried in peanut oil to a crisp golden brown. Moist, juicy and beelicious
- $14.00
- Half Chicken $16.00
Smothered Chicken
Two pieces of our Signature chicken smothered in pan gravy and simmered until tender
- $14.00
- Half Chicken $16.00
Oven Roasted Chicken
Chicken quarter marinated then baked, smothered in its own gravy
- $14.00
- Half Chicken $16.00
Pork Chops
$15.00
Two 6 oz. chops marinated, hand breaded and fried in peanut oil to a crisp golden brown or smothered in gravy until tender
Baked Tilapia
$14.00
Two tilapia fillets baked in a lemon herb seasoning and served over yellow rice. Baked to order after 6:00pm. (20 min)
Chitlins
$17.00
An all natural product hand picked without bleach or hog maws. "A true Southern delicacy" (Seasonal November - January) Note: Natural chitterlings are darker
Bar-B-Que Ribs
$16.00
Pork Spareribs slow smoked over hardwoods, served with sauce
Fried Fish
Fillets hand breaded and fried golden brown. Cooked to order served with tartar sauce
- Starting at $12.00
"Joe Lewis" Ham Hocks
$14.00
Smoked pork hocks slow cooked until tender. (Seasonal May - October)
Oxtails
Hand trimmed beef tails and spices, slow cooked until tender. Smothered in their own gravy and served over white rice. Note: Oxtails are sold by weight and not quantity
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Kid's Plate
$7.99 - Age 10 & under. Served with 2 veggies bread and fruit punch or iced tea
Chicken Leg or Wing
Fried or smothered
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Meatloaf
Monday only
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Fried Fish Fillet
Tilapia
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Veggie Plate
Choice of 3 veggies
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Baked Chicken
Leg Quarter
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Desserts
Ol' Fashioned Banana Puddin'
Bananas, Nabisco Nilla Wafers and a sweet custard filling
- Starting at $5.00
Cake
$5.00
Homemade from scratch. Key Lime, Red Velvet, Lemon Pound, Butter Pound by the slice. Whole cakes must be pre-ordered.
Vanilla Ice Cream
- Scoop $2.50
Georgia Peach Cobbler
Popular Southern dessert of Georgia peaches and spices enveloped in a sweet buttery golden crust.
- Starting at $5.00
Sweet Potato Pie
- Starting at $3.00
Blackberry Cobbler
Fresh blackberries enveloped in a sweet buttery golden crust ... Served on Thursdays
- Starting at $5.00
Garden Fresh Veggies
Served Daily. Seasoned with Smoked Turkey. Meat free - butter used. Gluten Free Veggies. Pork stocks are occasionally used to enhance flavor in meat seasoned vegetables when smoked turkey wings are not hard smoked
Fresh Collard Greens
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Candied Yams
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Fried Okra
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Baked Beans
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Carrot Souffle
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Mashed Potatoes
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Yellow Rice
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Baked Macaroni & Cheese
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Fresh Creamed Corn
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Fried Green Tomatoes
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String Beans w/Potatoes
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Broccoli Cheese Casserole Corn Bread Dressing
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Rice & Gravy
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Beverages
No Free refills on Lemonade, Soft Drinks, Hot Chocolate
Uptown
$2.95
A delightful blend of fresh squeezed lemonade & fresh brewed iced tea. - One free refill
Iced Tea
$2.85
Free refill
Soft Drinks
$1.50
Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke
Lemonade
$3.25
Hand squeezed & delicious, Not from concentrate
Fruit Punch
$2.50
One free refill
Hot Chocolate
$1.50Veggie Plate
Any three of our Southern Style Veggies
$11.00
served with corn bread muffin or dinner roll
Any four of our Southern Style Veggies
$12.00
served with corn bread muffin or dinner roll
Sunday Cook's Special
Peanut and Canola Oils used for frying
Cook's Special
$11.99
Busy Bee's Fried Chicken. Fried or Smothered. Two pieces of our signature chicken, marinated for 12 hours, hand breaded and fried in peanut oil to a crisp golden brown or simmered in pan gravy until tender. Moist, juicy and Beelicious! Served with iced tea. One free refill
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Busy Bee's Fried Chicken
Our signature chicken, marinated for 12 hours, hand breaded and fried in peanut oil to a crisp golden brown or simmered in pan gravy until tender. Moist, juicy and Beelicious! Fried or Smothered - breast, wing, thigh, leg. Oven Roasted - breast quarter & leg quarter
- Half Chicken $16.00
Pork Chops
$15.00
Two 6 oz. chops marinated, hand breaded and fried in peanut oil to a crisp golden brown or smothered in gravy until tender
Baked Tilapia
$14.00
Two tilapia fillets baked in a lemon herb seasoning and served over yellow rice. Baked to order after 6:00pm. (20 min)
Chitlins
$17.00
(Seasonal November - January) All natural product, hand picked without bleach or hog maws. "A true Southern delicacy"
Baked Chicken with Dressing
$15.00
One quarter chicken marinated then baked, smothered in it's own gravy and served with corn bread dressing and cranberry sauce
Fried Fish
Fillets hand breaded and fried golden brown. Cooked to order served with tartar sauce
- Starting at $12.00
"Joe Lewis" Ham Hock
$14.00
Smoked pork hocks slow cooked until tender. (Seasonal May - October)
Bar-B-Que Ribs
$16.00
Pork Spareribs slow smoked over hardwoods, served with sauce
Desserts Holiday
Butter Pound Cake
$45.00Red Velvet Cake
$47.00Sweet Potato Pie
$12.00Peach Cobbler
- Starting at $25.00
Key Lime Cake
$47.00Lemon Pound Cake
$45.00Banana Pudding
- Starting at $30.00
Blackberry Cobbler
- Starting at $27.00
Dinner
Holiday Dinner #1 - Feeds 4 people
$109.00
Oven Roasted Turkey Breast - sliced or Baked Hen Brown Sugar Glazed Ham Giblet Gravy Cornbread Dressing Cranberry Sauce Choice of 2 Veggies Corn Muffins or Dinner Rolls 1 Sweet Potato Pie 1/2 gal. Fresh Brewed Tea
Holiday Dinner #2 - Feeds 6-8 people
$199.00
Oven Roasted Turkey Brown Sugar Glazed Ham Cornbread Dressing Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce Choice of 2 Veggies Corn Muffins or Dinner Rolls 1 Sweet Potato Pie 1 gal. Fresh Brewed Tea
Holiday Dinner #3 - Feeds 10-12 people
$259.00
Oven Roasted Turkey, Brown Sugar Glazed Ham, Cornbread Dressing, Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce Choice of 2 Veggies, Corn Muffins or Dinner Rolls, 2 Sweet Potato Pies, 2 gal. Fresh Brewed Tea
Just the Bird
Cajun Fried Turkey
$58.00Roasted Tom Turkey Wings
$9.00Oven Roasted Turkey
$50.00Herb Roasted Chicken Quarters
- Starting at $5.00
Beverages - Holiday
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
- Starting at $6.50
Fresh Brewed Tea
- Starting at $3.50
Arnold Palmer
- Starting at $5.50
Veggies
Collard Greens
- Starting at $14.00
Broccoli Casserole
- Starting at $14.00
String Beans
- Starting at $13.00
Sweet Potato Soufle
- Starting at $13.00
Potato Salad
- Starting at $12.00
Cornbread Dressing
- Starting at $13.00
Macaroni & Cheese
- Starting at $14.00
Candied Yams
- Starting at $13.00
Carrot Soufle
- Starting at $14.00
Turnip & Mustard Greens
- Starting at $15.00
Blackeye Peas
- Starting at $12.00
Oxtails
Hand trimmed beef tails and spices, slow cooked until tender. Smothered in their own gravy and served over white rice
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Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 7:00pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 7:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 7:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 7:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
12:00pm - 7:00pm
About Us
In 1947 Lucy Jackson, a self-taught cook decided to own her own restaurant. While working on developing a name for the business, she received some uncommon inspiration from a couple of sources.
First, while on a trip to California, she saw a picture of a bee on a large moving sign, and viewing it as a sign, decided to name her restaurant after it.
Shortly thereafter, she was moved to help an African missionary by providing ahot meal for her. The missionary was previously in another well known restaurant, but couldn