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| - Today was a Block & Grinder type of day. So I heard this place use to be a Panda Express, good thing it wasn't. When I walked in I was amazed on just how much of a transformation this place had to undergo to change from a Chinese restaurant to the best new "Meat Factory" in Charlotte, NC. First off the bar is stacked (I feel like a jock in high school writing/saying that) with drinks out the wazoo and the bartender knows what he is doing. He's a mixologist. The drink I tried was called, Parkside Fizz: New Amsterdam Vodka, Lemon, Orgeat, Mint, Soda, Minty but good. The ambiance and decor of Block & Grinder will make any restaurant decorator drool, it's like your eating in the butcher shop ; which you are. I wouldn't be surprised is other restaurants come here to get there meat ground.
Alright enough of that on to my meal. I decided to switch things up and order the lamb burger. BEST DAMN LAMB BURGER I EVER HAD. Enough said. The lamb was juicy, succulent, savory, and just delicious. I didn't have to add any type of disguise to my burger at all; no ketchup, mustard, mayo anything. The feta cheese was the perfect accent to this burger. The only thing that threw me off was my girlfriend and her friend screaming about how great the bacon was just because they made their own bacon on the premises. On the side there were some Pommes Frites, you could tell they were fresh but just a little to oily for me. Overall Block & Grinder was a perfect exclamation to my night and it also is a must try to everyone in Charlotte and all visitors.
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