(see explanation of ratings below)
3 of 3 stars (excellent fast food).
One of those places you just gotta see when in Charlotte.
What to wear: a black beret.
What to take: your laptop or iPad.
Open 24 hours.
About $11 per person, gratuity not included.
Order at the counter and they deliver to your seat. That plus the use of paper napkins and paper cups means they cannot get 5 stars (this is not fine dining).
Cute warehouse-like set-up. Incredible selection of house-made pastries and other baked goods.
About my ratings:
Only fine dining establishments can garner five stars. Until yelp realizes that a fast food joint cannot possibly be ranked equally with a $100 per person place, I need to draw the line somewhere. If we were only talking about the quality and presentation of the food, it would be a different story. But, as we know, yelp's rankings take into account the entire dining experience.
Therefore, I divide restaurants into three categories (and I wish yelp would do the same):
1) fast food (no table service)
2) casual dining (table service)
3) fine dining (linen napkins, no plastic cups, no TV's in dining room, typically more expensive than casual dining)
Fine dining can earn a max of five stars. Casual dining can earn a max of four stars. Fast food can earn a max of three stars.