Today on Charlotte Talks, Mike Collins and our panel of food writers discussed their favorite restaurants around town. We jumped all over from the latest in Charlotte craft beer to ethnic cuisine to new and old favorites. We've got a list of all the restaurants mentioned on the show. We were scribbling feverishly so you didn't have to! You can listen to the restaurant roundup with food writers Helen Schwab, Patricia Childress and Heidi Billotto here.
Note: Please add YOUR favorites in the comments section. We tried to list as many restaurants as were mentioned, but we may have missed a few. Also, if you know of a better website for any particular spot, please let us know.
- Mimosa Grill
- Local Dish(Fort Mill)
- Jakes Good Eats
- Loco Lime (Huntersville) - Mexican
- Havana Carolina Cafe(Concord) - Cuban food
- Mueller's Neighborhood Grill(Myers Park) - Cuban sandwich
- Fern (Plaza Midwood) - Vegetarian
- Bean Vegan Cuisine(Independence/Elizabeth) - Vegan
- Luna's Living Kitchen- Vegan/raw/vegetarian
- Sushi Guru
- Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar (Phillips Place) - Pizza, etc.
- Emeril's Eatery
- The Market Kitchen - Pop-up style dining event from Chef Chris Coleman
- Amor de Brazil(Matthews) - Brazilian Steakhouse "all you can eat"
- The Dynasty Cuisine (Matthews) - Chinese, Dim Sum trolley, hot pots
- Papi Queso Food Truck- grilled cheese
- Heist Brewery (NoDa) - Local brewery serving "twisted American" food
- La Shish Kabob (N. Sharon Amity) - Middle Eastern
- Meskerem - Ethiopian
- Red Sea - Ethiopian
- The Nile Ethiopian Restaurant & Grocery
- Saigon Palace - Vietnamese
- Ben Than- Vietnamese
- Le's Sandwiches & Cafe- Vietnamese sandwiches, Banh mi sandwich
- Vietnam Grill(South Blvd) - Vietnamese
- Thai Taste(Matthews) - Thai
- Basil(uptown) - Thai
- Blue Taj (Ballantyne) - Indian
- Copper(East Blvd Charlotte) - Indian
- Soul Gastrolounge(Plaza Midwood)
- Toast Cafe (multiple locations) - Known for their breakfast
- Pinky's Westside Grill- Fried pickles
- The Peculiar Rabbit (Plaza Midwood)
- Ethos Southern Bistro and Martini Bar (Salisbury)
Listener favorites:
From Twitter:
- Bean
- Luna’s Living Kitchen
- Fern
- Lang Van
- Cabo Fish Taco
- Zada Jane’s
- The Blue Taj in Ballantyne
- Three Amigos Charlotte
- Vietnamese Grill on South Blvd
- The Diamond
- Sir Ed’s Pub
- Cowfish
- Speed Shop
From Facebook: (The tips keep coming in, join in here and add yours)
- Lupie’s
- King’s Kitchen
- Good Food on Montford
- Akahana Asian Bistro in Plaza Midwood
- Lulu
- Round Bistro in Gastonia
- Soul
- Toast
- Pinky’s Westside Grill
- Pewter Rose
- 300 East
- Amelie’s in NODA
- The Brandon House in York
- Customshop
- Room 112
- Cajun Queen
- Dan the Pig Man BBQ Food Truck
- Ilios Noche
- Lebowski’s Grill
- 131 Main
- 5 Church
- Rooster’s
- Zebra
- Bluprint
- The Willow Creek Inn in Vale
- Deejai Thai
- Intermezzo
- Pho Nam in Huntersville (Vietnamese)
- Pho Real in University (Vietnamese)
- Liberty
- Da Andrea Italian on 13th St
- Heist Brewery
