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| - I try not to go to extremes when reviewing things; when those around me pile on the criticism, I try to find a silver lining. But it's hard to find anything that went right on my first visit to Midnight Diner.
We were seated promptly. That's the good news. My guest and I both ordered a mushroom swiss burger for lunch: Hers all the way, mine with lettuce and no other trimmings. She got fries, I got onion rings. Coffee for her, Diet Coke for me.
Then we waited. And waited. About 40 minutes. Lunch rush? It was busy, but not that busy.
When our food finally arrived, it was all wrong. Her burger came with mushrooms and swiss, but no toppings. Mine came with the lettuce, but no mushrooms. By the time we realized it, the waitress was gone. Five minutes later, my guest was able to flag her down about the condiments. She scurried away, presumably to remedy the mix-up; the condiments never scurried back.
To call my burger skimpy would be a disservice to skimpy burgers. The burger was sliced in half, and after one bite of the first half, I was left with mostly bun. Maybe the left half of that particular cow would be meatier...
The waitress did re-emerge eventually to refill our drinks. She offered to bring me another Diet Coke. She brought Dr. Pepper instead. The straw was nice, though.
It's a shame: I've been waiting for a good all-night diner in Charlotte (other than Landmark). I guess I'll keep waiting.
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