Helen Back Cafe

This is not NY style pizza... I don't think that's what Chris was going for. It taste amazing (no matter what the girl from NY says)! I lived in the area for years and always had a great time at HBs. It was a short distance from where I worked so I've enjoyed many a happy hour and "afternoon teas" here! : ) One of my favorite places to solve the world's problems!! I always order a large pizza... even if I'm by myself because "pizza omlettes" are amazing the next morning (yes, I said pizza omlettes)!!

Had a very bad experience. Came in for lunch. Very few patrons at the time. There was not one server anywhere. The bartender wouldn't even look at me. After choosing a table and waiting over 5 min. and not seeing a server we went to the pizza window (thinking that was how to order). I asked the guy at the pizza window if I was supposed to order from him and he said yes.

After I had already ordered, the server decided to come by. When I let her know I didnt know we had a server and that I had ordered pizza at the window she got mad and told me that wasnt how ordering works. I said I could cancel our order and order from her and she said forget it, it's fine. Then she walked away. Then I had to flag her down again so we could order salad and a beer hoping to give her a tab at our table so she could get a tip. She seemed annoyed the whole time until she brought our check where she was suddenly Ms Sunshine.

The pizza was  crispy on the bottom which we liked but had barely melted cheese on top. It was pretty terrible. We decided to go ahead and munch it down so we could just get out of there. Not a fan.

All the locals here go crazy over the pizza here. I guess we had a bad experience. The problem is there were too many things for us to overcome to want to try to remedy  it.

Won't be back.

Helenback is so casual it makes my living room look like a country club.

You either get it or you don't. Parking lot is full of holes, building looks like it's falling down, waitresses have attitudes, service is at a 'leisurely' pace and the food probably isn't going to win any awards. But, I have never ever found a better place to slide into and order a pitcher (or three) after a day on the beach or out fishing. Patio looks out over the bay, beer is ice cold and it has the most relaxed atmosphere. Also a great place to catch a game, they have a ton of TVs. We always come here when in town to see Falcons, Braves or Yellow Jackets games that aren't on local TV.

During the day it's filled with a sunburned crowd from 21 to 85. The later it gets the younger the crowd gets. It does tend to get smoky inside.

The food is mostly low end bar eats, cheese stix, chicken fingers, jalapeno poppers, out of the freezer and dropped in the fryer. Nachos are chips out of a bag, topped with shredded cheese and other toppings and run through the pizza oven. Pizza is by far the best item on the menu. I'd rate it above the big delivery chains, but below any real pizzeria. They don't take American Express, which I always forget.

It's one of those places where "interesting" things are always happening, like drunk cougars falling out of their chairs, BUI arrests out on the water, so much fun.