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| - I post reviews under two circumstances; a place is REALLY good, or a place is REALLY bad...and the former certainly applies to The Peculiar Rabbit. First, I am not all that familiar with Plaza Midwood or the surrounding neighboorhood, but the location felt hip and trendy without being too young or too old. The atmosphere downstairs was great; I did not see the bar or view upstairs. I ordered the Bibb Salad, which was excellent. Portion size was great, ingredients were fresh and expertly prepared (especially the walnuts). For dinner, I had the Wild Mushroom Risotto; I'm not vegeterian, and rarely order pasta at restaurants, but the description sounded great, so I went for it. WOW. WOW WOW WOW. Seriously, maybe the best risotto I've ever had. Risotto is really easy to screw up, and those I've had at restaurants in CLT are average, but this literally blew me away. I don't know how you make mushrooms and rice taste like that, but it was just so damn good. WOW. For dessert, I shared the fried ice cream...which is bacon ice cream. Yup, bacon, in the ice cream. Ice cream...with bacon. I don't think I need to say more than that. It was awesome. Wine list was nice too; fair prices for healthy pours. The Argentinian Malbec was very good.
Having read other reviews of this place, I'm perplexed. I think the folks who gave it 1-3 starts are delusional. Granted, I had one meal there, but I'm super critical of restaurants, and I couldn't find a flaw. I can't wait to go back.
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