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| - We were in Davidson all summer long and never felt the need to wander into The Soda Shop. All I'd ever heard about it was that, for the type of food served, it was overpriced and overrated. So why, WHY did we get sucked into this dingy little time warp on our last day in town?!?!
Well, the real reason is that Toast had a line out the door as per usual on the weekends, and Restaurant X was closed for some inexplicable reason.
So, reluctantly, we wound up in The Soda Shop. Opened in 1951, indeed, and it appeared that most of the interior was circa the same year and hadn't been updated, reupholstered, resurfaced or possibly even deep cleaned since then. It was just kind of... sad. The service was a little odd, as our waitress appeared to take our drink order never to be seen again and then the guy behind the counter had us sort of shout our order over to him.
When the food arrived it was merely average. The saving grace of the entire experience was my order of sweet potato fries. Shaped more like chips they were crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, and I demolished them, leaving everything else almost untouched. I'll give them this: they specialize in malts and shakes, and this may be the area in which they excel. Clearly food is not.
I realize this has been an institution in Davidson for 50 years, but as it grows, the town has a number of newer eateries of much higher quality and not necessarily higher in price range.
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