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| - It's an odd day when I find a great place via a recommendation from my wife's stylist, but there you have it.
I had a hankering for some Mexican food. Still been trying to find that one place in Charlotte that'll quench my unending cravings for tortillas and salsa. When my wife was getting her hair trimmed at Level 42, her stylist Kerri told her about Bakersfield. Seriously tacos at Bakersfield? The name didn't grab me, but she insisted that I'd love the food. Ok. You had me at Mexican.
We headed over there and arrived just after it opened at 11AM. As is our way, we headed to the bar and situated ourselves right in front of the bartender. Kaycee was cutting limes and creating all sorts of concoctions for their various and neverending varieties of mixed drinks. She offered us the menu and adult beverage bible which we perused. But of course it was the beer we were looking at more so than the mixed beverages. Their brews were unremarkable, but just good enough to keep us plopped in our stools. We got an IPA from Birdsong: Say it to Your Face. Let me just say Yuck, but that's not the establishments fault. Must have a great beer representative there. Birdsong can and does do better...I digress.
We sipped the beers a bit and looked over the menu. Kaycee kept us entertained telling us about her travel stories and living through several of mine. She just kept cutting those limes and setting up the bar all the while she served us and offered up some great tips for our ventures in the area.
The menu was pretty good. Lots of choices. I wanted to get the Milinesa Torta, but we decided to split a Chicken Chorizo Tostada. At $8, I was a little skeptical. And my skepticism was justified. You really don't get enough when you consider it's Mexican food. Very inexpensive ingredients. I thought there would be a bit more. Regardless, it was very good and even splitting it with my wife hit the spot.
Although I didn't care for the beer all that much, I did partake in a 2nd. About this time Kaycee rotated to other matters and Elenore came in and took over the challenge of keeping me smiling. I must say Elenore is a gem. She told us she was in Charlotte to work with the staff, but her home restaurant is in Ohio. She'd been here a month and spent most of her time working, working, working. She also told us about her experiences, compared notes, asked us about our food and service, talked about the other restaurants in their company, and invited us back. Never did the conversation or entertainment faulter...even when she was pressed on all sides for drinks and questions.
By far the best service I've ever had in Charlotte. Between Kaycee, Elenore, and the rest of the staff I had a blast. The food? A bit pricey. The Drinks? Never tried the liquor, but the selection was crazy good. The beer was a bit weak.
All in all, it was the service I liked best here. The staff and the atmosphere was perfect. I'd like to come back and I likely will. Elenore is headed back to Ohio but will return March 30 through April 10. My wife and I will return as well. We are also excited to hear about their plans for expanding their fried chicken concepts: Yes please.
5 for service. Food is a 2.5 and the beer is a 2. Liquor and all their mixed drink concoctions are easily a 5.
Kudos.
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