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| - I've come here quite a few times for quick vegan takeout and I suppose in all my eating on the go, I never reviewed. Well here we go.
This place is delicious and one of the first vegan friendly restaurants I patronized in Charlotte courtesy of Yelp -mas always. I can tell you in one word what drew me here...
WAFFLES...
Tangent: I absolutely love waffles. Way more than pancakes (sorry pancake lovers). Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, airy, with pockets for the salty butter and sweet maple goodness to frolic in together. And that's just a plain waffle. Don't get me started on pecan waffles or strawberries and cream waffles and then there's a pecan waffle topped with strawberries and cream?! uh yes please!!! Okay so you get it. I'm obsessed with waffles.
Anyway, F?d serves their sandwiches on waffles (yes wafflewiches, riches!!!) or you can opt to have them on the side.
And just for the vegans they have, you guessed it, vegan waffles!!!!!
So that's why I came. After contemplating all day, I decided to get the Dale Earnhardt Jr. on a vegan waffle.
Confession: I was super nervous because though I am a southerner through and through, I despise pimento cheese. But as a foodie I could not bear to put the other vegan option (The Michelle O-Banh Mi) on waffles rather than a beautifully crunchy baguette. That just would've been nearly sacrosanct in my book.
So I go up to the counter at this awesomely hipster, divey spot behind Sal?d beer shop and happily place my order after a long day of fawning and salivating and hear the twelve most heart stopping words ever..."Let me check to see if there's any vegan waffle batter left." As he walked over to the fridge my heart was racing. I said a little prayer , held my breath, crossed my fingers. "Nope! I'm sorry, we sold out!"
"Noooooooooooooo!!!! Whyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!" I screamed on the inside. "Okay. Well I'll just have the Dale Earnhardt as is then with vegan pasta salad. Do you know when you'll have more?" He kindly responded and explained that they have a fresh batch daily but it typically runs out by evening. I was crushed.
I expected to be totally disappointed by the Dale Earnhardt because there's no way this mere sandwich could compete with a wafflewich and now I'm stuck with this pimento cheese. But to my surprise, the sandwich was amazing. The texture and smoke of the tempeh bacon was so close it was terrifying and the vegan pimento cheese was perfectly gooey from the sandwich being grilled to perfection. The tomato was a perfect addition. I was surprised indeed and the vegan orzo pasta salad was delicious, I only wished there was a bigger container of that. All in all I was delighted.
I came over and over in pursuit of the waffles but alas always found them sold out. During that time, I added the delicious Michelle O-Banh Mi to my repertoire. I love this sandwich. I only wish the tofu was served warm like a typical banh mi. I personally am not a huge fan of uncooked tofu but the flavors are still spot on and will assassinate any thoughts you had of going around the corner to Le's and ruining your vegan streak .
Until one fateful day...after ordering my beloved Dale Earnhardt and paying. I half-heartedly asked, "Any vegan waffle batter today?" "Let me check!...Yep! Want one?" Shocked, "Yes please!!!" I was so stoked. I decided I'd eat my sandwich and pasta salad and eat the waffle for dessert. The waffle did not disappoint. It was shockingly as good as a non vegan waffle. But learn from my mistake: Eat it straightaway rather than trying to be cute because it sweats a bit in the box and loses its crunchiness.
All is all this is an awesome spot! Enjoy!
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