"0"^^ . "2018-05-18T00:00:00"^^ . "Exceptional NC farm to table cuisine with a welcoming atmosphere! We celebrated a special occasion for our first visit to Haymaker. The food was fabulous, the awesome servers were pleasant and helpful! The decorations made the ambience relaxing & casual in an upscale atmosphere. \n\nWe shared small plates, and the prices were very reasonable. My favorites were the pork belly and the cornmeal hush puppies with jalape\u00F1o butter. They were the best hush puppies I have eaten!! The butter had a little heat, not too much, just gave you more flavor with the hush puppies' dough! The pork belly was cripsy, had a peanut sauce, over black-eyed peas.\n\nAnother small plate we enjoyed was the shrimp & grits, they prepared with a butter & vinaigrette sauce. That was an unusual combination to me but it worked with the buttery grits with manchego cheese. Finally, we had roasted beets, yellow and purple, with granola and nuts and again sounds unique but tasty and amazing flavors. The nutty granola with the tang of the vegetables was delicious. \n\nMy husband enjoyed the beer selection and I had a mock-tail from our new buddy, Evelyn, the bartender. The drink was heaven in a glass, Evelyn invented it for me and it was a citrus, berry delight!!\n\nDessert was a delicious strawberry shortcake with strawberry wine sorbet and the fluffiest cake you could desire. The combination of flavors was truly phenomenal!! \n\nValet parking is complimentary, so parking was easy!! Give yourself or your SO a true present and eat at Haymaker. \n\nThe decorations are all clean lines, rustic photos, and huge windows facing Romare Bearden park, absolutely lovely."^^ . . "6"^^ . "5"^^ . . . "1"^^ .