National Burger Day is May 28th which coincides with Memorial Day Weekend.  This is a big cookout weekend where the main thing on the grill are good old fashioned All-American hamburgers.  I guess there might be some hot dogs too.  If you don't want to pull

LocalEats has named Bill Spoon's Barbeque on South Blvd. one of the 20 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America.  Bill Spoon's has been serving great BBQ since 1963.  Their secret is they cook the whole pig, most BBQ restaurants just use the pig butts.  This g

I am a creature of habit. I am in restaurants every day, but my routine is sacred. I eat at the same hand full of restaurants unless a specific reason draws me elsewhere. My birthday habit is an often forgotten staple of the dark windowless past of Charlotte's

Mick's Picks: A couple months ago while waiting for the light at the Woodlawn Lynx station, I noticed the Antojitos mi Colombia bakery swapped their drab old signage for a brighter, cheerier logo. Until that point, I would have sworn it was a front for more i

Mick's Picks: On the cusp of Madison Park near the Latino corridor of South Boulevard, Saigon Palace anchors the Seneca Place shopping center with a rich menu of traditional Vietnamese fare. There is nothing hip or fancy here. No trace of gastropubbing. I su

If you would have told me that you could open a BBQ, Beer, & Biker bar in the middle of South Blvd with no parking and that it would become one of the most successful and profitable restaurants in the city, I probably would have asked you if you were in f

Thursday and Friday afternoons are perfect for OMB's great beer hall. OMB HOMEPAGE These guys may be hard to find, but the beer is worth the exploration. The obvious reason why these guys are in an industrial park tucked behind South Blvd off Old Pineville Rd

Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Ye Olde Style Beer makes some of the best beer in the Queen City. We know this. They are starting to do events all over town.Now you never need to miss an opportunity to drink authentic German beer. Link Here

The Mad Greek... My Brother told me I had to try it and as we pulled up I realized I had been here before. This was the former Hugo's Diner at 5011 South Boulevard. This place is not much to look at, I won't lie.. The food though... The food. Do yourself a fa