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| - By far the best server I've had in a while, and I know a some of the crew from Dresslers/Porters House (and those guys are always great), however, the food left a little to be desired. Best dish of the night was the grilled oysters with bacon and jalapeno. Worst dish of the night was a neutral split between the duck and the fried oysters.
The cheese plate (since we were ordering to split between 2-4 people for each dish) had enough bread for one of the cheeses only, and to be 100% honest, I expected better cheeses.....it was a very boring medley of blue, manchego and cheddar.
The shrimp bahn mi was a disappointment as well. Expected a true bahn mi style dish.....I understand the deconstructed(ish) approach, but with something quintessentially bread based, it needs to have some kind of component that relatively mimics the name. Or just simply change the name to Vietnamese style shrimp.
The chilled lobster tail was okay...not great. Just a plain jane, cooked lobster tail....with nothing on it.
The two constructive criticisms on the two worst dishes. Just lose the fried oysters.....the oysters you have are great....I suspect that the oysters you're frying are an exceptional way to get rid of the dated ones. Unfortunately, it kinda tastes that way too.....like the dish was an after thought.
The duck.....most places in Charlotte have a similar problem cooking their duck. The fat cap isn't scored, and the fat isn't slowly rendered off.....leaving a giant jiggle of fat under the seared bit. Not appetizing, and the rest of the dish was exceptionally bland.
Having said that, the calamari was stellar. The beet salad was good too. Would give it a second go at some point to check it out again. The good items were VERY good.....
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