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| - Is everyone else drinking the Kool-Aid? The fella and I made a special trip to NoDa from Fort Mill to hit Haberdish, and we got there 2 minutes after they opened. There were already two groups at the bar and three groups seated; apparently this is the hot ticket in town.
I loved the atmosphere - twinkling lights, a magical bar, cozy lighting, and massive, wooden garage doors that open up to the outdoor patio on nice days. There are two unobtrusive TVs over the bar so you can keep up with the games, too.
We started with the pimento cheese ball ($9). We were hoping for a good, Southern pimento cheese, but it was a little sweet and didn't have much of a kick. It was rolled in pecans and served with Granny Smith apple slices and crackers. Huh.
For dinner, I got the fried chicken tenders($2.50 per) and sweet potato dumplings ($4). The chicken tenders were pretty bland, but the honey mustard cleared my sinuses. When the dumplings didn't look like dumplings, I asked the waitress about it... she said they mistakenly brought the bread pudding. She left the bread pudding and brought dumplings. Ironically enough, I liked the bread pudding better. The dumplings were covered in Parmesan cheese, so they lost all sweetness I was expecting from sweet potatoes.
The fella got the fried chicken ($6 leg and thigh), and he said it was pretty bland, too. He got the macaroni and cheese as a side ($4), and although it was cheesy, it was pretty thin. I like a thick, hearty cheese, so perhaps that's just an opinion thing?
Our waitress Marnie was nice enough, but it took so long to get a drink that we almost canceled our order. Apparently the bartenders bring the drinks, not the waiters, but when we asked where our drink was, she said, "Oh, that comes from the bar." Ummm, could you maybe check on it?
Man, I hate that we had such a blah experience because I was SO excited to try Haberdish. Thankfully, Crepe Cellar is right next door.
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