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Hello, Sailor is a fish-camp restaurant owned by Katy and Joe Kindred on the shores of Lake Norman, north of Charlotte. Traditional fish camps, which opened on Thursdays when mill workers got paid, have long been treasured hereabouts, serving coastal specialties far from the coast. At Hello, Sailor, familiar dishes are revamped to reflect both modern and traditional recipes.
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Gus's Original Forty Niner restaurant in Charlotte contains historic Victorian furniture. Owned and operated by the Kokenes family, the restaurant has pieces from estate auctions and building demolitions. Lighting fixtures, counter tops, and doors all come from old buildings in the Charlotte area, ranging from bars to churches. A brochure, free at the front desk, fully documents all of the pieces in the restaurant.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 5, Oct 1976, p22-24, il
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Open Kitchen Restaurant in Charlotte, owned by Christina Skiouris and her brother, Dean Kokenes, began in 1952 as a curb-side hamburger joint run by her uncle, Speros Kokenes. Her father, Steve Kokenes, joined the business in 1954, introducing the first pizza pie to Charlotte. The restaurant was groundbreaking for serving some of the city’s first international fare and continues to offer traditional Italian dishes.
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Yasser Sadek opened Kabab-Je Rotisserie & Grille in Matthews two years ago. Known for its house-made pitas, the restaurant serves authentic Middle Eastern cuisine and boasts a cheerful atmosphere.
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Taste of Europe, a Polish restaurant in Matthews, opened in 2013 and serves traditional Polish cuisine. The husband and wife team, Michal and Agata Przyk are both originally from Poland and opened the restaurant to share their home-country's food with Charlotteans.
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The Riverview Inn opened for business in 1946 on the banks of the Catawba River at the Gaston and Mecklenburg county line. It was started by Irwen W. Burns, Sr., and sixty years later, the restaurant is still family-owned. Seafood is the specialty of the house, and the restaurant is one of the oldest of its types in the Metrolina region.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 6, Nov 2006, p206-208, il Periodical Website
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Living Kitchen, a Charlotte restaurant with two new locations in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, offers a massive menu of vegan food. Opened by Juliana Luna in 2010, the health food is mostly raw and does not contain animal products, soy, GMOs, or gluten.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 34 Issue 9, March 2017, p19-20, il Periodical Website
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The Tiki Hideaway restaurant and bar in South Charlotte features Pacific island cuisine and a variety of alcoholic beverages. Owner Mike Barrea hopes to create an outlet for people to escape their busy lives and feel as though they are on a vacation without leaving Charlotte.
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Brian Lorusso is an old fashioned bartender that serves cutting edge flavor. With a collection of homemade infusions and suryps, the bar manager at Dogwood Southern Table and Bar takes the old fashioned cocktails and adds to them based on the tastes of the customers.
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Acerni highlights some of the most popular restaurants in Charlotte.
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23603
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Thirteen new restaurants are bringing French, Italian, German, and other flavors to the Queen City. This article profiles many of these restaurants' chefs and highlights the food served.
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Jill Marcus and Karen Teed worked by day and cooked by night to get their business, Something Classic Catering & Cafes Inc., up and running. Headquartered in Charlotte, the company specializes in catering, for example, some of Charlotte's highest-profile events, and opening eight eateries. Founded in 1989, Something Classic employs 69 full-time and 112 part-time people. Projected revenues for 2011 are $5.8 million.
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For fifty years on Charlotte's Elizabeth Street, Jimmie's Restaurant, operated by Jimmie Pourlous, was an institution. In 2002, when Central Piedmont Community College purchased the building where the restaurant was located, Pourlous and his family faced the decision of moving or retiring. His sons Chris and George had worked in the restaurant all their lives. They planned a new restaurant, and in 2004, the new Jimmie's Restaurant opened in Mint Hill just thirteen miles away from the original. Timblin recounts the history of the restaurant and compares the old one with the new one.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 6, Nov 2005, p122-124-126, 128-129, il, por Periodical Website
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Common Market is a popular restaurant and marketplace in Charlotte. The original location opened in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood in 2002 and another opened in South End in 2009. Sadly, the South End location closed in July 2017, but co-owners Blake Barnes, Chuck Barger, and Graham Worth have found a new location just 1,153 paces from the old spot.
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From classics to the unexpected, this article presents the top fifteen burgers found in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reviews of several restaurants are also provided. Among the most nostalgic places is Mr. K’s, a fifty-year-old restaurant known for family traditions, milkshakes, and classic burgers.
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