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  • So would the third attempt at finding a good place to eat in Charlotte be the charm (scroll through my previous reviews and see the other two attempts)? The short answer is no. After another shopping excursion to Charlotte we had originally planned to go to Concord Mills and hit up the outlets. Unfortunately we had not done our homework and upon getting there we were surrounded by a horde of rabid Nascar fans, traffic jams, and State Highway Patrol vehicles. I still haven't decided which was the bigger mess that day, Concord Mills, or our pasta selections at Tria Terra. Generally I will only attempt a place if they have a good amount of reviews but decided to give this place a try since the two reviews it did have were from seasoned Yelpers. The concept that this place was an Italian/Tapas restaurant was also intriguing. We arrived here around 5:00 pm on a Saturday evening and were the first occupants of the place. Some people would straggle in after us but for the most part the place didn't seem to be all that busy. Our waiter was attentive throughout the entire experience but seemed a bit too timid. Then again I had been irritated earlier that day and my aura of annoyance was probably enough to alert his innate sense of self preservation. I don't need you to have a vigil beside the table but at least show some animation. I usually like to offer an insight into how the interior of a place is decorated to add spice to my Yelps. For once in my life I can't even begin to convey the mixtures of styles other than "wow". The music was also very unusual and a bit distracting. It was a mixture of what you would imagine that John Tesh listens to in a yoga class thrown in with some Daddy Yankee Pop Lite. They apparently offer live music on Wednesday nights if you are feeling adventurous. They have a decent wine menu if you like to partake in spirits with your meal (trust me you may want some ETOH to temper your expectations for the meal). Now on to the food. They do bring a nice selection of breads to the table, the best of which was the focaccia bread. We were initially going to order two items off the tapas menu but decided to scale it back to one after the bread. We had the Croquetas de Pollo which was very good. Nice flavor and dipping sauce and it was served piping hot. The tapas was by far the best part of our whole meal. They have an extensive tapas menu so if you are a fan of this kind of thing you are in luck. Out of all the Italian pastas I love gnocchi the most. So whenever I hit up new places I usually end up trying any of the dishes that feature this. I ordered the Gnocchi alla Bolognese. First and foremost the portions here aren't all that great for the price. One serving will barely fill up one person and you won't be taking any home to the dog. Then again considering how flavorless the Bolognese sauce was maybe it was a blessing in disguise to have a smaller portion. Seriously I have had more flavorful sauce from the Olive Garden. The gnocchi was cooked properly but was flavorless. I know gnocchi isn't supposed to have a distinct flavor but when you have a subpar sauce the gnocchi better blow your socks off. The sig-o ordered their Fusilli toscano which had Italian sausage, mushrooms, green peas, and tomato basil sauce. The pasta was way too al dente for my liking. Cooking pasta isn't brain science. Make sure to get a generous helping of parmesan and pepper on your dish as this may cover up some of the seasoning problems they seem to have. As for our quest to find some good eats in Charlotte (I know they exist so don't try and hunt me down local Charlotte folk) we will continue on. Had in not been for the very good focaccia bread and tapas I would have given this place two stars just based on the entrees. Service was good and the owner even visited our table to check on us (even though I had to lie to him as to not crush his feelings when he asked how our meal was). If you do decide to hit this place up I would gravitate towards their tapas menu.
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