The Vortex - Midtown
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The Vortex - Midtown is an Atlanta burger bar on Peachtree Street in Midtown, serving burgers since 1992.
Menu & prices
Why go
- Half-pound premium ground sirloin burgers cooked over an open flame.
- The Classic Bypass’s Make It Bigger version uses two bacon grilled cheese sandwiches as buns.
- The Fat Elvis combines peanut butter, bacon and fried plantains.
- Laughing Skull Onion Rings use Laughing Skull Amber Ale batter and come with Vortex Sauce.
- Featured in Season 1 of Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food.
Opening hours
Today11:00 – 00:00Show all
Monday11:00 – 00:00
Tuesday11:00 – 00:00
Wednesday11:00 – 00:00
Thursday11:00 – 00:00
Friday11:00 – 02:00
Saturday11:00 – 02:00
Sunday11:00 – 00:00
Good to know
LunchDinnerLate NightFull BarOutdoor SeatingServes AlcoholTable ServiceTakeoutWheelchair Accessible
Atmosphere
- Outdoor seating and televisions are available.
- The Midtown location also houses a small comedy club and theatre.
- Table service and takeout are available.
Dishes to try
- Borracho Nachos: tortilla chips, cheese sauce, lettuce and red salsa.
- Cheese-Balls O’ Glory: fried cheese curds and jalapeño with jalapeño ranch.
- Spicy Beef Chili: ground sirloin, chipotle and cayenne, without beans.
- Tasty Turkey Chili: turkey, fire-roasted tomatoes, chiles, jalapeños, black beans, onion and cilantro.
- The Four Horsemen: blackened patty, horseradish sauce, grilled onions, mushrooms and jack cheese.
- Hell’s Fury: pepper jack, Atomic Death sauce, habanero relish and roasted jalapeño.
- Retro Diner Burger: two griddled sirloin patties, white American cheese and diner relish.
- Ultimate Patty Melt: two griddled sirloin patties, Swiss and cheddar, grilled onions and pickles on grilled marble rye.
- Yankee Reuben: corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing on swirl rye.
- Havana en Atlanta: roasted pork, ham, Swiss, mojo pickles and spicy brown mustard.
- ATL Chopped Cheese: blackened chopped sirloin, grilled onions, American cheese, tomato, lettuce and Vortex Sauce.
- Big-Naked Weenie: a nine-inch flame-grilled beef hot dog on a butter-griddled bun.
- Burger sides include fries, tater tots, fried plantains, loaded potato salad and Zapp’s Voodoo chips.
Dietary options
- Vegetarian Impossible Burger patties can replace beef. Killer Tomato Soup contains cream and chicken stock, so it is neither vegetarian nor vegan.
- Vegan Mostly vegan options are offered, but the kitchen does not use vegan cooking practices; an Impossible patty substitution does not establish that the whole dish is vegan.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
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Where
878 Peachtree St NE, GA, Atlanta
- Website
- thevortexbar.com/
- Phone
- 4048751667
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Questions and answers
What are The Vortex - Midtown’s opening hours?
Sunday–Thursday: 11:00–00:00; Friday–Saturday: 11:00–02:00 the following morning.
Where can I see The Vortex - Midtown’s food and drinks menus?
See the food menu and drinks menu.
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