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| - I had not been to the Diamond in over a year, so when we were deciding where to go out to eat last Friday, I readily agreed when it was suggested.
Something must have changed in the past year because this was not the Diamond I remembered! We were seated right away, but our waitress acted like she couldn't care less about us. Her entire demeanor was standoffish and rude. She spilled drinks and didn't bother to clean them up! Also, her shorts were so short that it was pretty awkward to be sitting down while she was standing up taking our order, if you're catching my drift here...pretty gross and unprofessional...
Then the food. We had fried pickles which were fantastic, as expected!! So good. I ordered barbecue with the chips and collards. I should have known better than to order collards out of season, but I'm weak to them. One thing that drives me crazy is when collards are served with the thick stalk still on them, and these were about 70/30 stalk to greens. The chips were wonderful and crispy. The barbecue had absolutely no flavor at all. I doused it in the sauce, which made it a little better, but barbecue should have good flavor without having to cover it in vinegar! Charlotte has so many other places with good barbecue that this was an especially big disappointment.
Overall this meal for 3 people (2 barbecues, 1 hamburger, 3 cokes and fried pickles) was $50! $50 for poor service and incredibly mediocre food. I am hoping this was a fluke night and the Diamond isn't losing quality, but I don't think I will be back for a while.
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