Q: Website indicates breakfast scrambles can be gf. Despite saying I'm gf so no toast just potatoes and fruit. They bring toast with my meal (touching my food) and cold potatoes. It goes on. I won't be back. Before we left they did come and apologize and gave us $10 in coupons.

A: negative

Q: I recently relocated from Los Angeles and a new friend of ours invited us out to see him perform at the Charlotte Comedy Theatre. I wasn't expecting much, after all it was a free comedy show, in an obscure location (the back hallway of the Graduate on the corner of Plaza and Central) and I am used to "Hollywood -caliber" improv shows, like those at the Groundlings on Melrose Ave. We grabbed a bucket of beer and headed down the hallway that said "Restrooms," then into the tiny theater with makeshift seating and a simple stage. I started fast on my beers, a strategy intended for enduring what I anticipated would be a lukewarm performance. Much to my surprise, the Charlotte Comedy Theatre was a breath of fresh air, a sign that Charlotte has more than a pulse, it has a soul. And I mean this with no disrespect, but as a growing city, looking to be more cosmopolitan than southern, Charlotte needs more culture and more entertainment; Charlotte Comedy Theater serves up both. A friendly MC warmed up the crowd and they started with a Du-rap-rap, improv rap sequence, with the entire cast, who took turns rapping a comedic rhyme based on a name with a single syllable. As cheesy as this may sound, it was quite enjoyable and funny. The rest of the evening, different pairs of cast members did a variety of improv exercises, involving suggestions from the audience (which unsurprisingly veered toward the R-rated). There were moments of brilliance, hilarity and sometimes even genius. What stood out to me was the raw joy that each performer had in what they delivered. Absent was the smug conceit and what we saw was a a special combination of talent, chemistry and spontaneity. The cast as a whole was pretty good, but there were a handful of standout performers, which I will attempt to remember. JAMES (a bald, black guy): Wickedly funny; he gets lost into the characters and is a thrill to watch. MIKE (a guy with brown hair and glasses): Sharp, left field in his improv style, with the kind of humor of a "still waters run deep" sort of way. ANDY (bald white guy): His best moments were during physical comedy situations (the ostrich farm and kung fu sequence). A YOUNG NEWCOMER, male, lean, curly hair: this one showed real potential, unassuming in appearance and stage presence, he sneaks up on you with some deadly funny lines. You must check this crew out. So far, this has proven to be the best thing I've discovered in Charlotte. For $10, you can't beat it.

A: positive

Q: I don't quite understand the hype. It was a toss up to try this place versus bachanan. I wish we tried the later. The food wasn't bad but for the price it was very mediocre. The seasoning for the Korean short ribs were overly sweet. We went early around 5:30 to 6:00 but when I was in line for the prime rib and asked for an end cut the server mentioned that it was not available. I stated that I would wait for the next one and he mentioned that he didn't think there was another prime rib for that day???? Not bad but far from great.

A: negative

Q: 1st time trying this place. Have to say last one as well. My wife and 2 boys went in high hopes and we'll fell short way short. Everybody had pulled pork and I had the monster. Everything was extremely dry. You had to drown the meat in there sauce. The meat didn't look pulled at all looked like small cubes. As for the taste the meat had NO pork flavor at all. All you taste is smoke flavor. I've had good BBQ and this was not award winning pork. If you like your pork with just smoke flavoring added to this is your place. As for the sides, blah!! Potato salad bland macaroni salad bland dry coleslaw the only thing halfway decent was a frys and even them you can tell were store bought and just thrown in a fryer. They tried to add flavor by sprinkling paprika on all there sides. Their barbecue beans taste like they were canned and added some pulled pork or brisket to it to make it their own. Looks like older reviews when first opened and when DDD TV show was there it might have been better but by far from being any good. I'll stick to Tom's BBQ a lot cheaper and WAY better. A true BBQ place you smell the BBQ not this place.

A:
negative