I have been a bad blogger lately. Sorry, life took over. Joe's parents are visiting and we're enjoying showing them around Charlotte. Last night we ate at Cabo Fish Tacos. Once Joe and I (well, mainly me) got hooked on the Triple D restaurants in San Francisco and found we were moving to Charlotte it was only natural that we watched all the videos from the show located in Charlotte. I think there are maybe six restaurants here.
Cabo Fish Taco is located in the NoDa neighborhood in Charlotte. it's short for North Davidson (meaning Davidson Street) and is known as the eclectic and artsy part of town. But of course you probably already know that from watching the video. I enjoyed the blackened mahi mahi tacos with baja rice. Evidence of a clean plate, I thought it was delicious
It was dark so I didn't take any pictures outside, but the NoDa area is pretty neat. I want to return when it's light out and check out some of the cute stores and murals on the buildings.
Today is my Friday... whoo hoo! Joe and I are taking tomorrow off to spend the day with his parents. We have some big plans so hopefully I'll buck up and take some pictures!
I was able to take a long lunch while my parents were in town and after watching a lot of Triple D clips (we watched a lot of clips from Charlotte locations) we thought it would be fun to try Tommy's Joynt before we moved.
It is a pretty funky place with pretty funky decorations.
We took a bus from just outside my office building all the way to the restaurant. It worked out perfectly and gave my parents a chance to try out the bus system.
It's almost like cafeteria serving. You order what you want and they literally slice the meat right in front of you. They had a huge turkey and beef round and the guy serving us was almost putting on a show the way he sliced the meat and put it on the bun.
We all got sandwiches, mine was the turkey. They served each one with some good au jus and we also ordered some delicious potato salad.
It was a lot of food, but we all ate a lot and were very satisfied. We were all still pretty full when dinner rolled around!
Once we started our Triple D tour in San Francisco I had my eye on Pier 23. It was a place I decided I had to try before we moved. With my parents trip planned I figured it would be a great place to take them to try something unique. It is located along the Embarcadero where the Ferry Building and Pier 39 are located. Here is the video from the show.
The weather was perfect for a restaurant like this. We couldn't have asked for better weather this whole week. Clear skies and highs in the 60's make it hard to believe Christmas is coming soon.
Four of us ordered the fish tacos. Good thing they were delicious! We watched the video above after we went to the restaurant. The fish tacos they made on TV weren't quite the same as the ones we ate, but they were still great. Fish tacos are one of my favorite meals.
We took this fun shot in a mirror right before leaving. It was not easy to get everyone in the picture and everyone looking at the camera instead of each other. You can tell we were in the mirror because my shirt writing is backwards.
My mom and I looked up Triple D locations last night. There's a good amount in Charlotte that look like fun. I look forward to trying new places and finding new favorites.
Continuing with our Triple D tour we went to HRD Coffee Shop over the weekend. This is the restaurant that I spotted on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and knew it looked familiar. It was the restaurant we walk by all the time and is only 2 blocks from our apartment.
Here's the video we watched before going to eat there. These videos are always so persuasive, Joe got one of the items shown on the show.
I ordered the Korean tacos and they were delicious, but spicy. I knew most of the food at HRD would be pretty spicy, but I still ate everything on my plate! It was also a pretty warm day so we drank lots of water. Joe ordered the kimchee burrito featured on the video. Our two meals were pretty similar with the same meat, marinade and kiwi salsa. The main difference was Joe's burrito had rice and my tacos did not. They were both delicious!
The HRD Coffee Shop is a super small place and the type you would hardly notice walking by twenty times... like we did. There is one long table with stools and more stools along the window. The other goofy thing about the restaurant is the business hours. They're only open Monday-Saturday for breakfast and lunch. We actually tried going to eat there one night after work and realized it wasn't open... then later after looking it up on the internet we realized they don't serve dinner! Oh well, at least we found a Saturday to check it out.
Have you ever watched the Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives... also known as Triple D? I happened to be watching the show a couple weeks ago when I spotted something that looked familiar. They were featuring a restaurant about 2 blocks from our apartment! We pass by it every time we get groceries or walk to a local bar.
I decided we had to try it out. Then I got thinking more about Triple D locations and I knew there had to be multiple here in the city. So I Googled it and yes, there are a good amount.
Friday night we decided to give one of these Triple D locations a try. We went to Rocco's Cafe which is about 4-5 blocks away. We made sure to watch the video before going to eat and that even helped us decide what to order. Check out this video only if you just ate or you're about to eat. Warning: this will make you hungry.
The food was so good. Joe has some sort of Italian sausage pasta and I tried the linguine clam pasta that Guy tried on the video. They were huge portions so we both brought some home, perfect for lunch! We even saw Don Dial (the owner if you didn't dare watch the video) at the restaurant. He wasn't around for long and didn't cook our food (the stoves are behind the bar area so you could watch them making your food) but we still recognized him like a celebrity.
We already have our eyes on our next Triple D location. This might even become a theme for vacations! I might need to bookmark the website I found that maps out all of the locations.
