An Evening in the Park Elite Event

Ahhh, my first Elite event, and what an event it was! I now curse my job every day now for having me miss out for so long. I was a bit hesitant to come out, because I don’t suffer heat well, but I took the chance, and glad that I did.
The venue was a great choice, and all the Unilocalers who came out were beautiful! I was joined by Lailaa R. and James R. I’m sure they’d agree that everyone was very friendly and welcoming. Before we could get 10 paces into he event, we were lavished with drinks, and then BAM! SUSHI! I had several different kinds, but one in particular blew my mind and now I wish I’d asked what it was, exactly.
As we milled around to find seating, we noticed another server with a platter of burgers and we asked how we might be able to get one. In a matter of minutes, we had out very own monster burgers, and they were delish.
Kathleen and Co., you did an awesome job with choosing a venue, menu, drinks and activities. I didn’t see one bored soul in the building. I also appreciate attention to small details like the fans, for us to cool ourselves in the balmy air. I had a great time, and I hope to not miss out on the next event!

It really felt like a summer celebration, and props to Miss K for calling in the perfect weather. Didn’t rain until our fest was over.
It was lovely to see everyone in chill mode~new faces, old faces, gotta love them all.
I did not get a buzz, but probably just as well. Nice sushi, nice peeps, GIANT burgers.
I’m glad you showed me the Park Tavern in a new light. I thought it was a frat hangout.
And Cornhole is awesome. Who knew?

This was a super fun event thanks to all the awesome props from Kathleen! Hula hoops, a piñata, squirt guns, bubbles… I wear my inner child on the outside, so I was in playtime heaven!
I love Park Tavern, and I love all my Unilocaly friends. Oh, and I love free food and drinks, too. And not being in grad school anymore so that I can hang out on a Sunday night.

This was a nice, relaxing event. The weather was partly cloudy and breezy, not too hot. The mojitos and sangrias were refreshing and plentiful. It seemed like the wait staff constantly brought out fresh drinks. The food was delicious and plentiful as well. I had a mushroom burger and it was cooked perfectly. The beef patties were so tasty and juicy. And the service was awesome. I was very impressed by the way park tavern treated the Unilocalies.
Thanks to Park Tavern and Kathleen and the gang for another great event!

Oh my gosh, I had such a great time! This was by far and away my favorite Unilocal event yet (though I’ve only been to a few).
Kathleen, you do an *amazing* job creating such a great variety of events for every taste and type. Each one has been so well put together and seem so smooth and effortless, though I know there’s a tremendous amount of work and stress involved.
The Park Tavern did a lovely job making us welcome with no shortage of good food and drink available to everyone who wanted it. The environment and lawn was lovely and the entertainment abundant! I am looking forward to trying their salt-​rock menu in the near future, too.
Overall, it was a wonderful time with wonderful people!

This was my favorite Unilocal event ever. The set-​up made meeting other people extremely easy, in fact it was almost impossible not to have made some new friends there. Park Tavern gave us that great bar in the back and its adjoining garden which I’ve always thought were the nicest parts of the place.
The sangria and mojitos were flowing, you could get it yourself or they’d carry it around on trays. The sushi buffett was terrific, I ate a ton of it because they kept replenishing it, and the sushi chef was there the whole time explaining stuff and just being nice. Everyone was happy and friendly.
Then, to cap it all off, they started bringing out burgers, whole burgers! Wanna burger? Well, hell, yeah! And they were good, even fussy +1 scarfed it down.
I didn’t have any parking troubles cause I can walk here, Yeah!
Thanks Unilocal and Park Tavern for a really good and generous event.

Turned out to be a nice evening as we lucked out with the weather. This event felt a little more intimate as the space was smaller and the outdoor tables/​seating made it not as conducive to mingling. The games were fun and as always, great to see and catch up with fellow Unilocalers. Thanks to Vanessa T. (and Mark T.) for photographing and Kathleen for being a great ambassador.

There was a piñata!
Within the first 10 minutes of being at the event I retrieved a sparkling sangria from one of the friendly servers, a burger was placed in my empty hand, and we grabbed a high table on the beautiful grass behind the main tent at Park Tavern. It felt like I was at some luxe event only for VIPs— oh yeah, I am! Go Unilocalers!
But then I saw the piñata and I became fixated. Other people were enjoying Bocce Ball, Cornhole, even Hula Hooping. But me? I wanted the piñata. Who doesn’t love whacking an inanimate object hanging from a tree that encases treats for all? James H. was kind enough to spin us around the required 3 times and let us take a smack or three. The dizziness was enhanced by the sangria.
The piñata alone makes the event 5 stars, but the whole ambiance was just perfect for a steamy Sunday evening.

Was a great time and the drinks were flowing. I cant believe I was offered an entire hamburger, man that was nuts. Thankfully I still had room for some sushi which was pretty good.
Bocce was fun even though i put one off a rock and nearly ko‘ed someone sitting at a table next to us.
The piñata got the business right before I was going to hit it, oh well I got some smarties!
Thanks Unilocal,Thanks Kathleen!

Great job once again! After every Unilocal event, I keep on thinking, this is my favorite one, until I realize I’ve said that about every Unilocal event I go to. Even though I did not expect so much food, Park Tavern was seriously generous with their food (ie, big ass bugers), drinks, and service. I give them an A+ and a gazillion points for being da bomb. Thanks to whoever thought of the great toys and games at the park. FUN!
I heart Unilocal

We had so much fun at Park Tavern last night! Sorry, Sarah B., but I was happy the mojitos had more flavor than alcohol, and so is everyone on the road after the event. Heck, I think I burned off all the booze just pushing Jodi and her wheelchair up that ramp!
I’m still not sure what those red drinks were, but sangria doesn’t have triple sec in it.
is an authentic recipe.
We arrived far too early to check in, which turned out to be just early enough to snag the last handicap space. Thank goodness! Gravel lot + wheelchair = evil.
I figured a place on Piedmont Park would be expensive, but there are some specials to make it tempting. Dollar sushi from 10pm to midnight? Dollar drafts when it’s raining? Eddie Rabbitt was onto something, because I, too, am gonna «love a rainy night».

I enjoy a good Mojito and really enjoy 8 of them. Especially for free.
I loved how the drinks were easy to get and there was always food available.
I had that mushroom burger and really liked it. I was surprised at how smoothly everything went down.
Beautiful night for a great event.

Last night was so fun! Even with the eventual rain, it was a lovely night on the whole weather-​wise, and getting there a bit late didn’t even matter because all of my favorite Unilocalers were out and we still managed to get a free round! Hadn’t been to Park Tavern in quite awhile but it was so fun and festive, and I thought the «Unplugged» music was perfect for an early summer eve.
Couldn’t have been happier to have finally gotten my self out to an Elite event to see and chitty chat with the gorgeous and fabulous folks I love — and Eric S you did look sooo metro-​fabulous-​in-​a-​totally-​hot-​hetero-​way in your cool outfit! Laura’s a lucky girl :) — and just enjoy another fun evening put together by Kathleen et al! Thank you, Empress!
The sangria (if that’s what we agreed to call it, right Sarah B?! Ha!) was tasty and it was a nice «plus» that my plus 1 and I even got free CD’s when we danced after the official part of the Unilocal event ended!
I have to give Charisse and Alexa awards for best dressed and accessorized (no surprise there, right?!) and am glad that Nathan was in town and I got to see her again, and finally got to meet Kristina K.!! Hadn’t seen too many familiar faces in a hot minute, loved to hug Alayne, Gretchen, Kristine and Pam. .. didn’t even mind having to talk to silly Mr. Kit for a bit :)
Just a lovely, lovely night. Thanks again to Kathleen, Michelle and everyone else who worked to put again yet another fun to-​do for us lucky Eliters!

I lucked out on the parking, someone pulled out as I looked for a space. The cold drinks hit the spot. Being slightly buzzed helped beating the summer heat for a bit.
Kathleen warned us to eat beforehand. Therefore, I stuffed myself silly with BBQ before I got here. I didn’t realize sampling meant delicious looking burgers and never ending sushi. Oh well. I will prepare for next time.
I stuffed my stomach too much beforehand to enjoy all the burgers and sushi. I did force a burger down my gullet because it looked good. I liked it. If I I came hungry and ready to gorge on something, I would’ve probably loved them a lot more.
I didn’t realize they served us bison burgers though, and those bisons tasted pretty good. No wonder the Native Americans hunted them so much, to make burgers out of them.
I’ll describe this event as a more chill event due to the heat. Since the temperature seemed to hover around 100 degrees, I didn’t want to do strenuous exercises like hula hooping, hitting piñatas, playing bocce, or juggling. So I just sat and talked. I still had fun.

The «NO“jitos were almost as sweet as all the awesome people and goodies! Thanks to the friendly bartenders, even though they found it hard to believe that anyone would want a mojito without the rum.
We got to PT early to eat a full menu, since I wasn’t sure how much food there would be someone who can’t have sushi or cocktails… I totally should have held off for those burgers floating by! The kobe beef was salty but delicious, and cut through the sweet of my Sprite-​lime-​mint-​rum-​free beverage.
I think we should have a piñata at every event (particularly with all the anger showing up on the talk threads these days). Let’s face it, some of us are shy computer types without the guts to walk up to those we don’t know and strike up a conversation. Hula hoops, water guns, bocce balls, cornhole and oversized glasses make that way easier. I’m all for photobooth props at every table to spread the silliness!
Thanks, Kathleen and Park Tavern for the perfect Sunday afternoon!

Holy crap! I walk in, and a waitress hands me some sangria. Another waitress carries in three cheeseburgers, and offers me one. I take the one with a fried egg and bacon on it!
Seriously, the drinks were tasty, full-​size burgers, great staff, and great people! Thanks to the staff from Park Tavern, Kathleen, Vanessa, and Michelle!

Being my first Unilocal event in Atlanta, I was a bit nervous in coming. I’m glad I did. It was a blast meeting all of you and was a great opportunity to hear more opinions about local places in person. The drinks were plentiful and delicious. I wish I saved some space for the food because it looked simply delish too! Between the sushi rolls and hamburgers, it looked like there was plenty to go around.
Thanks for a great event Unilocalland!

The evening started off bad w/​20 minutes of driving around (& around) looking for parking in the gravel lot — not fun either when you’re wearing heels :) But everything got better once I found my way to the Unilocal party — to a room of smiling, welcoming, & recognizable faces … and the nice cold Mojito helped me forget all my earlier frustrations :)
Burgers were very good — loved that we had 3 diff. options incl. the 100-​calorie bison burger. Sushi rolls were pretty good, too — although didn’t get to eat as many as I’d like: every time I went in line, they’d run out by the time I got to the sushi table :(I finally lucked out my 3^rd or 4^th try though :)
Servers were great. Space was great.
Thanks to Kathleen & team for doing a great job at making us feel elite :) I love Unilocal parties :)

You know it’s a good elite event when you arrive just 15 minutes late and your plus one (in this case, my dad) is already happily situated on the patio with a drink, some sushi, and a burger. In fact, the flowing food and drink was the definite highlight of this event. Park Tavern had the goods and the method of delivery down pat.
All the varieties of sushi and California rolls were quite good, and the interesting additions of such items as grilled beef were a nice change of pace. It seemed like each time I passed the sushi table, there were new rolls to sample. I thought it was cool (though a little odd) that Park Tavern had examples of their freshly flown in tuna next to the frozen stuff to compare the quality side by side. I think some people thought it was sashimi (which would have been awesome too!) gauging by the the gouge marks on the fillets on display.
The burgers were a little harder to snag (unless you wanted to try the so called «100 calorie burger), but definitely worth the wait. My double with cheddar and sautéed mushrooms was a «knife and fork» kind of burger that was cooked perfectly medium/​medium-​rare.
The mojitos and sangria were the perfect accompaniments given the hot weather, and the servers were working double time to keep everyone inside and out well hydrated. After one of each, I *almost* forgot how hot it was outside.
Thanks Kathleen and the rest of the crew for another great event, and one quite practically on top of Gilded Age-​what a feat!

Instructions for fun:
1. remove stick from derrière
2. hit piñata with it
That parking lot gave me an aneurysm but Unilocalers made me forget about it [until it was time to leave again]. I was happy to see so many people standing up to the threat of rain and defeat. I vote for more events like this and more Unilocalers of the hula hooping variety.