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| - I was in the Queen city over a recent weekend for the Panthers game, and was staying at the Omni in "uptown" Charlotte. Me and my friends wanted to check out the Epicentre entertainment area and in particular my friend mentioned he had heard good things about BlackFinn. Low and behold the first place we see was the BlackFinn Saloon located on the first floor (There are two floors. The second floor is a more traditional dining area). We were hungry, but also wanted to watch college football (it was Sat. night), so we sat at the bar in the saloon level and ordered drinks and a menu.
After perusing the pretty extensive food menu, I decided on the blackened chicken with penne pasta. It arrived in good fashion and I enjoyed my dish. It wasn't the best pasta I ever had (the chicken was a bit dry for example), but it was filling, and a step up from what you might typically order in a bar. My friend ordered the pork chop which came with mashed sweet potatoes and collard greens and that looked really good. Probably better than what I ordered.
I have to commend the bartenders on the night I was there (Carly and Z). They were really on the ball and were always ready to fill my drinks and answer our questions about food/drinks and the Epicentre . The Blackfinn starts off as more of a sports bar/tavern in the earlier part of the night and they play classic rock type music while showing the games on a wide variety of high def tv's. After the games are over, they remove the tables, bring in a DJ and crank up the music (They do this on Saturday's anyway). Personally, I like their sports bar/tavern incarnation better, but the night club version really packed em' in, so I can't blame them for wanting to take advantage of the throngs of people looking for that type of entertainment at the Epicentre late night.
Overall a very fun evening in Charlotte and a place I would visit again, when I am in uptown Charlotte.
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