Mary Mac's Tea Room
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Mary Mac's Tea Room is a well-known and historic restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia.
The restaurant was opeend in 1945 by Mary MacKenzie. In those days right after the end of World War II, enterprising women in search of a living, many of them widowed by the war, were establishing restaurants throughout Atlanta. Calling their establishments "tea rooms" was a polite way of elevating their endeavor.
The restaurant is known for continuing the cooking traditions of Mary MacKenzie and her successor, Margaret Lupo (who owned the Tea Room during 1962-1994). Every morning the workers shuck bushels of corn, hand wash selected greeens and snap the fresh green beans by hand. Breads and desserts are baked on the premisis.
The current owner is John Ferrell.
