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| - Have been here twice now and wanted to make sure the second experience was as consistently average as the first before I wrote my review. Sorry to say, second time was no better.
I will hand it to them, the ambiance is very cool, in a hip "scene" kind of way which I don't mind on some occasions. Kind of a cross between something you would expect to find in the SoHo art district and a Vegas hotel. Unfortunately, that's about the best I have to say... so much potential, it's almost there, c'mon CLT you can do it.
Okay, food is average all around. I think everyone lets the ambiance cloud their impression of the food quality because CLT is just desperate for a hot new place, but if you were just served the food, it would be just average. The lamb burger was the best dish and everything else was just ehh... pork belly app was over cooked and chewy and other dishes were nothing to write home about. It sounds good on the menu, but each dish (aside from the lamb burger) had something off... either one ingredient was off, it wasn't cooked properly, etc.
My next problem... you would think a restaurant that put so much attention and detail into the interior would at very least give 2 seconds of thought to the wine list, but no... I am a foodie and wino and believe the best dining experiences are created when the food and wine are in harmony - wine can make or break the experience, and it is so sad to say that this place has about the worst wine list I've seen... just makes no sense, doesn't go with the food and just seems out of place, like someone wearing a hoodie over a suit. Here's what they should do... first, design the menu, then carefully select wines that go with the dishes. It's not that hard people. Pick the right wines, train your staff on what wines to recommend with what dishes, and then people will say your food tastes better - the best dish paired with a bad wine can make the dish taste awful, but an average dish paired correctly can make it taste better. It's like the sauce... without it something is missing.
Apologies for my rant, but I find it difficult to understand how this place can get so much hype when there is so much lacking.
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