The Real Chow Baby-Howell Mill

At The Real Chow Baby, you are your own boss. Yes, you choose the ingredients, you choose the sauce, and when it's done, you enjoy your creation. Start by filling a bowl with your choice of noodles, rice, vegetables, sauces, spices, meats, and seafood. You can customize your creation by selecting from the soup, salad, stir-fry, or Chow Baby wrap. Then our chefs will transform it into a...

Not to worry--if your first attempt at a culinary masterpiece falls flat, you can go back for a second try. And a third. It's all-you-can-eat.

Chow Baby has a great selection of specialty drinks and martinis. Try a Moscow Mule, a Part Time Lover or a Frozen Honey Colada.

Everyone from “picky eaters” to “hungry college students” digs this “entertaining” American-Asian trio where “all-you-can-eat”, do-it-yourself stir-fry bars “bring out your inner Julia Child” and the “variety can’t be beat for the price”; “upbeat” service trumps the “minimal” decor, but regulars turn up during “non-peak hours” to sidestep the “long lines, long waits” and “sky-high noise levels.”

This innovative concept offers a good portion of food for a reasonable price. Here’s the drill: Take your seat and order your drink. A small wooden paddle on a stick bears your table number; write your name on it. Take it to the line, and pick up a colored stick to designate if you want your food as a wrap or as a salad. Then grab a black bowl, ladle into it white or brown rice, and select the...

The Scene
DIY stir-fry's universal appeal spreads to west Midtown. The sleek loft space, in the bottom of stylish apartments on Howell Mill, attracts Atlantans of all stripes: parents...

Hungry patrons are unleashed to do their worst at Atlanta's first do-it-yourself stir-fry joint.