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| - I had a layover in Charlotte, and upon discovering my flight had been delayed, decided to scope out the restaurant offerings. My research led me to 1897 Market and I'm glad -- not a bad place to stumble upon (especially when airport food tends to be overpriced, underflavored and overall boring)
I was seated fairly quickly and greeted by friendly staff. To start, I ordered a jalapeƱo beer. It was nice to see some local NC craft beers on their beer list.
For food, I ordered the spinach & mushroom pizza, as well as the brava potatoes. The pizza was great -- good flavors, decent size for the price (one person could eat the whole thing, but it would also be good for sharing if everyone ordered their own entree as well). The brava potatoes were a total miss, in my opinion. I've ordered similar dishes elsewhere and thought the ones here were way too dry. They were essentially potato wedges tossed in a very minimal amount of sauce. Sorry, but I'd definitely say pass on those.
The other downside is that there is no restroom inside the actual restaurant -- you have to leave and walk to another portion of the airport (which was a bummer as a solo traveler because I couldn't just leave the table mid-meal to find a restroom)
The menu had a lot of variety and there were a few other dishes that piqued my curiosity. If I ever find myself in this airport again, I'd certainly come back to check out more of the offering.
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