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| - While in Charlotte for business we ventured to upstream for dinner.
My company was awkward, at best. Two gentlemen, the closest 30 years my senior who are business associates. But the guys wanted fish so I went along for the ride.
First impression - I liked the outdoor seating area.. it looked like a fun place to grab apps and wine with friends, but that wasn't my fate on this particular night.
Instead, we were seated in a booth, in the back of the restaurant. Yay.
On to the food: We shared an assortment of sushi and sashimi off of the sushi menu. I'm a sushi snob so everything was pretty mediocre. But to my associates, apparently it was great considering they didn't say two words during this course.
On to our mains - as a west coaster, generally 4pm is not my dinnertime so I went light: the Gazpacho was slightly spicy, flavorful and the dollop of creme freche was the perfect topper. Unfortunately my second course, a melon salad with some sort of duck bacon didn't make the grade. Boring, blech, nothing impressive. The dishes my fellow diners ate looked good, but I really can't comment any further.
Even by LA standards, this meal seemed pretty pricey and not particularly outstanding.
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