Elmyr

Reviews

• Berlíce B.

  star star star star star 5 June 2026

  It's a punk bar with great food. It's loud and people smoke inside. If you don't mind that and you do enjoy enormous burritos, fast music, and cheap beer, then this place is for you.

• Melissa R.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 4 June 2026

  Hard pass!!!
  
  This place is dirty, the food is bad plus people smoke inside. I really have nothing else to add.
  
  Proceed with caution

• Joey A.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 2 June 2026

  I would rather give zero stars. My family of 6 were sent away after a waitress explained that no one under 18 was allowed in the premises. We had a teenager with us who was performing at 7 Stages that evening so we had decided on Elmyr for dinner due to its proximity and the fact that 2 of us are vegan and one vegetarian. The waitress was curt and rude and not apologetic in anyway. As we left, looked around for any signage we may have missed that validate the under 18 "rule" but I just couldn't find anything stating her claim. Afterwards, as we are next door at Ali Baba's, I checked the Elmyr website and also their page on Yelp and still could not find anything validation the waitress' claim.
  
  The perception I now have is that a waitress is now deciding who she serves and who she doesn't serve at Elmyr. It's always been a place where the cooler-than-you-tattooed-pierced-Eastsider's hung out for cheap grub and a pint. I get it. You have a place to call your own.  
  
  I was there 22 years ago when Alex opened Elmyr. I ate burritos wrapped by Bill Kelliher of Mastodon when he was supplementing income between shows. But now, I won't ever be back.
  
  By the way, Ali Baba's next door where we did decide to eat was excellent and didn't smell like a dirty ashtray.

• Kammarah P.

  star star star star star_border 31 May 2026

  I had a late night want for nachos and I wasn't disappointed. Yelp helped me find Elmyr.
  
  At 1st glance it's a dive...no real decor and graffiti walls...but if that doesn't bother you then prepare for awesome late night eats. I sat at the bar and was able to get service immediately. I had a margarita and ordered nachos....all the way with beef, chicken and shrimp. Flavorful and filling.
  
  Sour cream, guac and a spicy salsa that was everything.
  
  Definitely a late night go to.

• Rusty R.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 8 May 2026

  For starters, Atlanta allows smoking in certain bars - Elmyr being one of them.  Newsflash, it's 2018, and this is crazy. I presume certain smokers appreciate this, but basically every other major American city prohibits smoking and life went on.
  
  With that being said, perhaps Elmyr isn't entirely to blame for the smoke factor.  Nevertheless, that alone would be enough to keep me from returning.
  
  Additionally, the food wasn't very good.  I got the special of the day: chilaquiles.  What I got was 1/2 plate of black beans, 1/4 plate of rice, and 1/4 plate of what they called chilaquiles but in fact was 4 mass-produced small tortilla chips, some thick salsa, and a few pieces of chicken.  If you've ever had chilaquiles, you know that this isn't it.
  
  Not recommended.