restaurants
UPDATED: Let them eat cheesecake
July 26. Originally announced almost a year ago, thanks to a building permit, The Cheesecake Factory will open in Birkdale Village Tuesday Aug. 8. [Update] Permit issues have caused the postponement of the opening to Aug. 15. The Cheesecake Factory has hired nearly 300 staff members for the new location, according to a press release. […]
Eggs Up Grill open on W. Catawba
July 5. Eggs Up Grill has opened in Turnberry Place, in the former Matt’s Chicago Dogs space. The 2,500-square-foot restaurant is owned by husband-and-wife team Chris and Sofia Mendoza and business partner Alfonso Segura. It’s a half-block from the old Waffle House which closed two years ago; a month later, Cook House closed. As far […]
Cool Fish will be featured on America’s Best Restaurants
May 1. Cool Fish will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) May 15. The restaurant, located in Antiquity, is owned by Alex Atkins and Mona Chen and going on four years old. The Cool Fish menu offers casual dishes such as cold and hot bowls and sushi. There are craft cocktails and […]
Tropicana returning in new location
Feb. 20. By Dave Vieser. The Tropicana Restaurant will re-open in a new location—Kat’s Seafood on West Catawba—in May. The owners at Cambridge Hospitality said the menu will include some of Kat’s seafood dishes, as well as some Mexican dishes and an array of sports bar favorites “Kat’s will stay open right up to the […]
New owners at Harp & Crown
Feb. 18. By Dave Vieser. Restaurant owners and formats continue to change by the week in Cornelius. The latest: new owners for Harp and Crown, located at 19930 West Catawba Avenue. Tony and Kelli Marks have taken over the popular restaurant and sports bar from previous owners Tina and Chris Phillips. “We are so excited […]
Yelp’s Top 100 restaurant list includes a Jersey-style pizza joint in Uptown
Feb. 15. Yelp’s 10th anniversary list of Top 100 US restaurants includes one Charlotte eatery, one from Greensboro and one from Charleston, SC. The crowd favorite in the Charlotte region is Geno D’s Pizza in the Market at 7th Street, Charlotte’s energetic food hall and retail space. In Greensboro, the crowd favorite is Freeman’s Grub […]
Tropicana owners do an about-face
Feb. 14. By Dave Vieser. Cambridge Hospitality Group, which operates Peninsula Prime, Kats Seafood and Jacks Corner Tap, is revisiting plans to close the Tropicana nightspot on West Catawba, which were announced last month. Instead, the Tropicana will reopen in the nearby Kat’s Seafood location. Kat’s will cease operations. On Jan. 16, Cambridge co-owner Jim […]
Charlotte Restaurant Week now through Jan. 29
Jan. 20. Charlotte Restaurant Week is back with five North Meck eateries joining in. Running now through Sunday, Jan. 29, the promotion offers three-course, prix fixe dining deals ranging from $30 to $45 per person. A total of 87 restaurants around the metro area are participating. The restaurants in North Meck are: Firebirds Wood Fired […]
Want to dine out on Thanksgiving? Better make a reservation now
Nov. 2. [Updated Nov. 21.] By TL Bernthal. Not even a handful of area restaurants will be open Thanksgiving Day for diners, and reservations for a place at their tables are filling up. Choplin’s in Cornelius, Red Rock Cafe in Birkdale Village and North Harbor Club in Davidson will be open, as will Al’s Bar […]
GOAT Pizza coming to Village at Oakhurst/Phase 2
Sept. 30. Construction on The Village at Oakhurst/Phase 2 near Hwy. 21 and Bailey Road will begin in October, according to developer Joe Douglas. The 29,300 square foot building will have retail tenants on the first floor and medical offices on the second floor. GOAT Pizza out of New Jersey has already signed a lease. […]
