Overtaking Ginger Bay Café's old space, Mingles offers lunch, dinner, and live music in a setup separated by bamboo-stick-printed curtains: one side's a red-walled dining room with b&w photos of Elvis, Diana Ross, and Bob Marley, the other, a lounge w/ red leather couches and metallic high-tops. Snack on Shrimp Pizzettas, or get serious with a fire-roasted salmon burger, pan-seared scallops w/ citrus-sauced Julienne vegetables, or braised oxtails w/ jasmine rice and butter beans, which goes down real easy, just don't tell it that, or you'll get sooo beat up.

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They've got a Hennessy martini for you, a Whipped Cream one for her, and splitable desserts like Godiva chocolate mousse, and Krispy Kreme rum raisin bread pudding. So stop reading and click it to visit MinglesATL.com.