Q: negative

A: I'm just not feelin' this place. The concept of Bloom is to be this forward-thinking, modern grocery store that caters to all budgets and "styles" of shoppers. In reality it's nothing more than your run-of-the-mill grocery store. Nothing special AT ALL in my opinion. For me, the two areas they suffer/lack most are in their pricing and service. Around the corner from my house is a Lowe's Foods and a Harris Teeter is just down the way, and I find Bloom's pricing to be pretty much the same as those two more 'upscale' stores. At least for the items we buy. And selection is by far inferior to the other two. As far as service goes, especially with such comparable pricing (and call it snootiness if you will!), I just don't like having to unload my own cart. As horrible and cheesy and lazy as that sounds (it's ok, I can embrace them all!), I pay pretty much the same at the other guys & receive more 'attentive' service, plus I find the staff @ Lowe's and HT to be MUCH more knowledgeable, helpful, and FRIENDLY. I really don't find the quality of food (produce, meats, etc) to be any better than the other guys either, so what exactly is there to entice me to shop at Bloom? There's no Food Lion around my house, but I know they can be a tad sketchy at times (generally speaking), so maybe that's their only claim to fame. But if you're going to be priced the same as Lowe's and HT with inferior quality products AND mediocre service, then what exactly do you have to offer other than those little handheld scanners? Sorry, that isn't enough to bring me in. So, in the end, if I'm looking for low/cheap prices, then I'll head down the way to SuperTarget or Wal-Mart. Otherwise I'm sticking to Lowe's since they give me everything I need & I usually end up with pretty good deals using my Lowes Rewards card. Of course HT fulfills my sweet tooth when I'm dying for a dozen fresh Krispy Kreme donuts!! :)~

Q: negative

A: This is NOT the best brunch in Charlotte. It's a small chain located in a shopping plaza full of families with their 2 strollers and screaming children. The food was decent but I'm sad I made a drive this way for brunch.

Q: positive

A: I came here for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner with the almost in laws. We enjoyed happy hour drinks and appetizers on the patio to start, and what a great start it was! We munched on tater tot-like pom fritos and the sausage plate, which came with assorted pickles, mustard and pretzel bread. Next we moved into the dining room and our table of choice was next to the fireplace. So cozy! We were all starving so we ordered another appetizer, the shrimp pepper pot. That definitely didn't disappoint! The shrimp was incredible! It reminded us of the mo rockin shrimp from eddies house. Delish! For dinner I tried the pork tenderloin and absolutely loved it! It was perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor. My man had chicken enchiladas and those were nice as well. All in all, we were more than satisfied with our evening at el chorro, and will make it a point to return for happy hour and dinner more often!

Q: positive

A:
48 hours before they were to close their doors after 60 years, a long time patron has purchased MCs! They will be shutting down for a couple of weeks for a much needed redo, but he will be back in business before the end of June 2011. : ) Lavender Blue Dilly Dilly lives on!!!