The original Taco Pete was founded in Los Angeles in 1966. This corner-situated taco stand in East Point is its second location. Walk up to order tacos here, but Taco Pete’s wings are easily some of the best in East Point.

Chefs James Semanisin and Byars Parham serve pizza, fresh pastas, cannolis, and weekly meal kits from their new Italian food stall at Chattahoochee Food Works. Pomodoro Bella even includes a dough room that can be viewed from inside the market and a to-go window on the patio, allowing the stall to remain open after other stalls have closed for the day.

Part of La Bodega at the Met, the takeout options at this to-go window range from pupusas and guava pastries paired with coffee and fresh-pressed juices to pho, banh mi, and even vegan hot dogs. Be sure to follow the Window and La Bodega on Instagram for menu updates and restaurant pop-ups, too.

Located across the street from Westside Provisions District at the Interlock, Velvet Taco is known for slinging tacos like spicy tikka masala, fried paneer, Nashville hot cauliflower, chicken falafel, and crawfish and pork jambalaya paired with margaritas. The Interlock location also features a takeout window along Howell Mill Road.

Located in the parking lot of the Zone 3 Car Wash on Metropolitan, the daily menu for Rico Rico is listed on a chalkboard beside the takeout window and offers everything from Cuban sandwiches and fish tacos to beef empanadas, fried sweet plantains, bacalaitos (salt fish fritters), and plates of the day with fish escabeche, rice, and beans. If it’s on the menu, order the virgin piña colada slushie topped with whipped cream and a cherry while waiting for the car to be washed.

Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q owners Justin and Jonathan Fox opened their barbecue kiosk dubbed the Que’osk inside a converted shipping container on Ottley Drive. The brothers wanted to provide Atlantans living and working in the city’s northwest neighborhoods a counter service joint serving a pared-down menu of the restaurant’s most popular barbecue plates and sandwiches. Their newest location at the Works in Underwood Hills opens soon and features a takeout window out front.

Owners Darren Carr and Eric Simpkins (The Lawrence, Wonderkid) once described Bon Ton’s mainly seafood-based menu as “Louisiana meets Vietnam paired with stiff cocktails.” That’s still the case in the dining room and at the restaurant’s recently added takeout window on Myrtle Street. The Midtown restaurant offers a selection of boiled and fried seafood as well as a Cajun shrimp burger, po’boys, a catfish banh mi, and even frozen drinks.

Cuban sandwich and coffee shop Cubanos ATL in Sandy Springs is located inside a custom-built tiny house on Roswell Road. It quickly become a hot spot for Cuban sandwiches and coffee drinks after opening in 2020. All of the shop’s sandwiches are served on La Segunda Central Bakery bread — the oldest Cuban bread maker in the United States — and are created using family recipes. Simply walk up to the window, place an order, and wait to be called. Cubanos ATL includes locations in Cumming and at Chattahoochee Food Works.

Grab sandwiches from the walk-up window at breakfast or lunch and a refreshing frozen lemonade to enjoy on the patio or at nearby Piedmont Park on a sunny day from this Midtown sandwich and smoothie bar. Looking for a smoothie? The selection of smoothies at Sean’s ranges from zippy energy boosters containing espresso to those loaded with fruit, kale, and herbs.

Owner Luca Varuni serves up some of the city’s finest Neapolitan-style pizzas out of his Morningside restaurant and from his pizza kiosk inside Krog Street Market. In a permanent pivot meant to make it easier to grab pizza and pastas, Varuni added a takeout window outside his flagship Monroe Drive restaurant. 

Grab a slice or a whole pie from this extremely popular pizza takeout window at Irwin Street Market. Owned by Rob Birdsong, Glide Pizza serves up giant slices and 20-inch Brooklyn-style pies for takeout or local delivery via electric bicycle. Friday nights and weekends are busy here, so it’s best to order ahead.

LA-style taco joint Supremo Taco, located next door to Grindhouse Killer Burgers on the edge of Grant Park, serves tacos stuffed with al pastor, barbacoa, and mole poblano chicken, along with snacks like fried choriqueso and churros. Make sure to check out Supremo’s daily specials, too. Order at the window and take those tacos to go, mingle in the parking lot, or grab a spot on the small patio out front.

The original Decatur location has been in business since 2013, creating beers like A Night on Ponce IPA, the passionfruit and guava cream Saporous, and the 16-ounce Morning Smack coffee milk stout. Now with the fancy two-story Imaginarium location at Atlanta Dairies, Three Taverns expanded its reach to Memorial Drive with stone patio tables outside and several seating areas inside. The takeout window here allows people to purchase beers on draft or a six pack.

Victory Sandwich Bar in Inman Park expanded its patio into the parking lot last summer, complete with picnic tables and tents providing shade from the hot Georgia sun. The parking lot also includes a bright yellow container bar slinging beer, bottles of Topo Chico, cocktails, and frozen drinks.

Whiskey Bird in Morningside adopted the takeout window model early on in the pandemic, and it’s become the restaurant’s permanent takeout service sidekick. Dubbed Little Bird, people order food and drinks online or at the window in the front of Whiskey Bird on North Highland.

Brick Store Pub has been a downtown Decatur staple for over two decades now, and offers a lengthy, rotating list of local, Belgian, and hard-to-find beers, which are also available from a walk-up window on the side of the building. People can order drinks at the window while they wait for a table or order food and drinks for takeout. Simply ring the bell for service.