hot pepper beef and spicy pork...yes, my family enjoys spice.

I know it’s a bit outlandish a statement to make after my first meal there, but I think it’s quite possible that Frank Ma South has become my new favorite chinese restaurant. Frank Ma, located by Atlanta’s older whole foods, at 2088 Briarcliff Road, doesn’t look like an amazing chinese place from the outside, I’ll be quite honest. I believe it was formerly known as chopsticks, and the lady who answers the phone still refers to it by that name. However, she will reassure you that it’s currently called Frank Ma South. Upon entering, you’re presented with a relatively vast menu. The traditional smorgas bord of chinese food lies within, kung po chicken, sweet and sour soup, etcetera. I tried the fried (pork) dumplings, spicy pork, and hot pepper beef. The dumplings were cooked perfectly, had a delicious spice mix, and were not that greasy, something that’s not always easy to accomplish at a Chinese restaurant. My previous choice for chinese food was Hong Kong Harbour or Little Bangkok, the latter which is delicious, but more thai focused, and the former greasy and sometimes bland. Maybe it’s because we ordered based on our love for anything that makes our tongues burn, but both the dishes were perfectly seasoned–and not spicy for the sake of being spicy either. While Frank Ma plans to offer take out, currently their only takeout menu was printed under the old ownership; our waitress promised an updated one soon. If you’re in the neighborhood, or even if you live in Atlanta and need some good chinese cooking, I’d reccomend you head to Frank Ma South.

See also: Atlanta Magazine Review and http://www.yelp.com/biz/frank-ma-south-atlanta