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A customer was aghast that Waffle House hashbrowns are cooked with oil. That should not come as a surprise to anyone who's eaten at one.

The visual contrast between the scruffy, long-established bar and the refurbished sandwich shop next door on W. Washington Street was hard to ignore. Indicative of a trend in downtown Athens, both businesses are gone now, replaced with something shiny and new. Uncle Ernie’s Pub n’ Grub and The Max Canada — the two adjoining businesses at 235 and 243 W. Washington Street — officially closed their doors early this January. Both businesses were managed by father-son duo, Ernie and Daniel Battinelli. The space will be occupied by a new tapas and cocktail concept called Paloma ...