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| - ** Pimento Cheese on Pita Bread Points Appetizer. 5/5.
Requested Cold. Housemade with diced pimento and pickled jalapenos. SUPERB! The best thing that I ate all night. They should market this stuff. It is what "I" would make IF "I" went to the effort of grinding sharp cheddar cheese through a meat grinder. Their pimento cheese was so good when we had our company Christmas lunch at Dish, that we almost fought over the stuff. It was equally as good tonight. Good Job!
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dish-charlotte?select=zC0ICeQYyG--Ls2EXaWjCw
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dish-charlotte?select=l6RMXmTzpIS9pZSj15ZVAQ
** Pot Roast: 3/5.
Okay, tasty, a little fatty. I was expecting a larger portion for $13.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dish-charlotte?select=Orr6SwW8k09q8D2UehE2Fw
** Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy. 3.5/5.
They left the skin on, which I like. This paired well the meat, but I would like to be able to choose my own sides, thank you.
** Collard Greens. 4/5.
Good, sweet, rustic. Well done. The pot likker was delicious, but I didn't stumble across any pieces of ham hocks. (Can one be a collard green snob? Maybe, I am. LOL)
** Biscuit. 3/5.
Who puts honey on the "outside" of a biscuit? It just makes the darned thing sticky and messy. Everyone knows, well not the people at Dish - but everyone else, knows that butter and honey go on the INSIDE of a biscuit. You're welcome.
** Deviled Egg. 1/5.
A pitiful example of one of my favorite egg dishes. Cold and lacking in any taste whatsoever. No love or attention was put into this food item. Lowe's Supermarket has MUCH better deviled eggs in their deli. My mother made better deviled eggs.....and so do I, there's no comparison.
** Bloody Mary. 3/5.
Tasty and spicy, but the glass was about 80% ice to monetize the drink. Those Bastids. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dish-charlotte?select=UAq8RfqQUtrvA_1AH-KPRA
** Service? 1/5. (see below)
The maitre'd gave me lip about wanting to sit at a booth, in a basically empty (5 p.m.) restaurant - not a good start. If I'm paying $30+ dollars for a meal, I sit where I like, thank you.
I had a passive/aggressive waitress that I damn near wanted to strangle by evening's end. She didn't tell me the specials, because she probably didn't know what they were. Another blue haired hipster waitress at an adjacent table didn't know what they were either, when a foursome of diners asked - and THAT waitress was far better than the one that I endured.
My waitress actually gave me grief about not ordering dessert, when I had already had an appetizer, a mixed drink, and an entree. She gave me grief about bringing a to go box for the remains of my pimento cheese app.
What REALLY ticked me off was when I was ready to leave. Said waitress took my credit card......and then she didn't return for what seemed an eternity. When I looked around, she was taking other people's orders, wrapping silverware, busing tables, delivering to go boxes, etc., with no apparent hurry to bring back my ticket to sign....so I could get the heck out of Dodge. She seemed to be trying to do everything at once, which resulted in her doing everything haphazardly.
After a good fifteen to twenty minutes of waiting, I was ready to YELL from frustration. No, seriously, I almost lost it. A nice meal was basically ruined by a disorganized waitress.
In summary: The food is good. Some food items are priced a little too high. The pot roast was $13, which was effing ridiculous considering the portion was not "that" large. (I think that they charged me for the entire cut of roast.) The service pretty much sucks. The acoustics are terribly LOUD when the restaurant if full. All of the waitstaff are wannabe hipsters. Parking is difficult. I have no intention of going back again anytime soon, unless someone else wants to go there.
I should have went to Baoding or Bistro La Bon or Midwood Smokehouse or Good Food on Montford. {sigh} Maybe, next time.
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