Baby’s Buns & Buckets

Baby’s Buns & Buckets has convinced us: more food should be served in a bucket. The DeKalb Market Hall stall serves Thai street food with an American fast food twist, so you can expect things like slider-sized buns with fried chicken and papaya-carrot slaw, as well as french fries with chili lime seasoning. But what you’re really here for is the movie theater popcorn-sized bucket full of rice and your choice of protein, with toppings like garlic mayo or pickled onions. With its neon lighting and one tiny, colorful booth for quick bucket-eating, this women-owned spot is one of the more aesthetically pleasing stalls at the food hall—so much so that in between bites of sticky-sweet grilled pork you might briefly forget you are fully underground. 

photo credit: Kate Previte