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| - My sister invited me to CLT to come celebrate my nephew's 2nd birthday. This is apparently his favorite restaurant, so I decided to make the trek from MEM to come see family and friends.
One thing I would like to note is with all of the construction going on, it is a pain in the ass to enter/exit. Make sure you get it right the first time, or it may take another 10 minutes to go around the block.
We finally made it, and I assume sis made reservations for us, as we got a long table at the bar for 12 or so people. A 2 year olds birthday at the bar- that's what I am talking about!
The décor was simple, yet colorful. The menu was straightforward Mexican. I ordered some Texas (shrimp chicken steak) fajitas. Mind you I was pretty hungry.
The food ending up coming out and the one thing I couldn't help but notice was how big all of the plates were. And heavy. You could do 10 reps with a plate and call it a workout.
Two other things I noticed off the bat- where was the cheese, and how am I supposed to make only 3 fajitas with a plate this big? I tried to venture outside of my normal fajita eating habits (just meat, with lots of cheese). It was solid! The grease replaced the cheese I guess you could say. After I packed 3, I just ate the rest of it off the skillet.
While I was eating and the staff was checking on us, the waitress kept rubbing on my shoulders and such. I was about to tell her you can take me out back but I am with my family. At that moment, I felt like "Gator" in "The Other Guys". Awkward? Slightly...
I didn't drink anything alcoholic (saved it for after), but they did have a full bar. The do sell Coke as well (yea!)- so that was a plus. I can't even remember if I had dessert either.
This is some solid authentic Mexican here, and it's definitely different than what I am used to having. Worth a shot!
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