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| - I have had the occasion to eat at Harper's Southpark several times in my life. It was good but not over the top, gotta get me to my YELP account good. Yesterday we had lunch at the Carolina Place Mall location and it was a Get to My Yelp Account visit.
To start, you gotta love the smokey smell as you walk in. It sets the mood for a comfy well cooked meal. This can backfire for a biz if the food doesn't live up to the ambiance set up by the smell. NO probs there!
We were seated immediately as it was just at the beginning of lunch and lots of folks were still in church. Our waitress (I wish I had thought to get her name) was there quickly and was super friendly and helpful.
I got the Streetside taco's, 2 brisket and one chicken. (Not a fan of fish taco's but they also were available) They came on 6 inch flour tortilla's and were packed! I seriously enjoyed the chicken one and the brisket one's were close behind. Even my not being a slaw guy, they had the slaw, brisket and cheese and the contrast in flavors and textures made me giggly! I, as always, ordered jlapeno's and hot sauce, to compliment them and it was delightful. I got a loaded baked tater for a side and was PACKED full by the end of the meal.
My wife decided on the 6 cheese penne pasta. I scouted the room while we were looking at the menu's and it looked delish. To the point, it was! I could only see the slight lack of salt as a minor prob, but that is easily remedied. I got several forkfuls because, like the taco's it was a serious portion of food.
My little girl got the chicken fingers and had to fight off the roaming fingers of her old man who ws trying his best to get a second bite. Light and crispy so you could really taste the chicken but enjoy the flavor of the herby coating. We were shocked when our waitress told us that a lot of families send them back because their kids are happier with a McD's style nugget! WRONG!! BAD PARENTS!!!! My son was so taken with them , he ordered a kids size chicken fingers to go along with his adult sized buttered penne pasta (which BTW, had some serious fresh ground and flaked parm cheese on it, I thought his head would burst!)
I do have one con to report but it is not a deal breaker for me, just a pet peeve I have about food delivery. Harper's (at least this location) is not a tray place. That is to say that the food (ours and every table's food) was delivered by hand by the servers and runners. This can be a nice touch but as a restaurant gets busier during shift, the availability of help gets thinner. We got to see servers carrying several plates at a time and having to base the plate closest to their body against their body. Several of the lady servers had the plates jacked up under their boob for stability. Now I am all for boob food, but maybe in a more intimate setting! I find nothing wrong with a server bringing a tray to the table for service. I did notice that drinks could be trayed but during our meal, no food on trays. Just a note, really and I wanted to say boob-food!
We will go back when we are in the area.
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