Favorites in Charlotte within 3 miles of Uptown (Indian Trail, Liberty: salon, credit)

[CPSF]

Looking for your favorites and best places in Charlotte for the following. Please keep suggestion to within 3 miles of Uptown, say Trade & Tryon. If you really love it tell me why!

Park to take a walk in
Mexican food
Fish and Chips
Ice Cream
Grocery store
Specialty foods store
Best fresh fish market
Pizza place
Breakfast
Outside Breakfast
Gym w/ good functional fitness training
Dance spot late night
Dance spot early night
Sushi place
Hamburger joint
Draught beer selection
Pastry shop
Bakery
Greek restuarant
Middle Eastern food
Chinese food
Men's haircut
Women's salon
Bank
Movie theater
Local concert venue
Place to see a jam band
People watching

Thank you in advance for your suggestions!

Later,

-Chris-

[ellemaew]

My favorite grocery store uptown is Reid's (on 7th, right at the light rail line). They're a bit more expensive, but they are a nice mix between a grocery store and a specialty food store - and they have a fabulous bakery.

[mullman]

I do not live Uptown (but have friends that do), so I will do my best, many others I'm sure will weigh-in.



Mexican food: La Paz, it's more Tex-Mex, but I love it.

Fish and Chips: Big Ben's on Providence, but they burned down early this morning.
Hopefully they will rebuild.

Pizza place: Brixx on East.
Brick oven European style, not NY or Chicago style - but very good.

Sushi place: Nikko Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar.

Hamburger joint: From your location Big Daddy's on East, although I prefer The Counter near Southpark.

Draught beer selection: The Liberty on South.




Eagerly awaiting other's responses to the items I cannot answer!

[bs13690]

Pizza: Villa Francesca Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

[lovesMountains]

hahaha - you don't want much do you??

Park to take a walk in - Freedom park, lovely anytime, but especially in the spring

Mexican food - my fave is nowhere near uptown, but if you want to venture to Indian Trail try La Unica

Fish and Chips - Big Ben (too bad about this mornings fire )

Ice Cream - Ben and Jerry's on Providence near Dartmouth Place

Grocery store - The Harris Teeter at Morrowcroft - their flagship store which always has the best produce.

Specialty foods store - Reid's uptown at the end of the light rail line

Best fresh fish market - haven't ever found one we are too far from the coast.

Pizza place - Brixx's in uptown

Breakfast - The Pancake House right on Charlottetown Ave

Outside Breakfast - hmmmm.....can't think of any

Gym w/ good functional fitness training - the uptown YMCA or the Central YMCA

Hamburger joint - the best in the city just happens to be close to uptown - The Penguin - best hamburger ever!!

Draught beer selection - probably the Fox and Hound uptown

Pastry shop - dang, what is the name of that place in NoDa??? Oh yeah, Amelie's - http://www.yelp.com/biz/amelies-french-bakery-charlotte

Bakery - Suarez (Park Rd. Shopping Center) http://charlotte.citysearch.com/prof...akery_inc.html

Greek restuarant - not a restaurant, but the Greek Fest on East Blvd every September - yum!

Movie theater - The Epicenter

Local concert venue - Amos's Southend

People watching - on the patio at the Brixx pizza in uptown

[bs13690]

Outside breakfast: Pewter Rose Bistro. I believe they have tables outside. And those butterscotch scones are the best thing I have ever had at breakfast!!!

[GO PANTHERS!!]

Originally Posted by bs13690

Pizza: Villa Francesca Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

+1 for Villa's... The owner (Louie) is a fanatic about his food. I think I'd venture to say they're in the top 2 in Charlotte...

[coped]

Park to take a walk in -- Freedom
Mexican food -- Cantina 1511
Fish and Chips -- RiRa (when it reopens
Ice Cream -- Cold Stone creamery in the Epicenter
Grocery store -- Trader Joe's in Metropolitan
Specialty foods store -- Reid's
Best fresh fish market -- ??
Pizza place -- Brixx uptown or Dilworth
Breakfast - Mert's
Outside Breakfast -- Mert's
Gym w/ good functional fitness training -- Dowd YMCA
Dance spot late night -- ?
Dance spot early night -- ?
Sushi place -- Enso
Hamburger joint -- Big Daddy's
Draught beer selection -- The Liberty
Pastry shop -- Amelies in Noda
Bakery -- Nova in Plaza Midwood
Greek restuarant -- Greek Isles
Middle Eastern food -- Kabob Grill
Chinese food -- Soho Bistro
Men's haircut -- ? I get mine cut at a barber shop in University
Women's salon -- Modern is where the gf goes
Bank -- Too many to name. Stick with credit unions
Movie theater -- Epicentre theater
Local concert venue -- Music Factory
Place to see a jam band -- Evening Muse
People watching -- Freedom Park, Little Sugar Creek Greenway, Fourth Ward Park.

[CPSF]

I have to learn fast and this helps me tremendously! That does suck that Big Ben's burned down. I do love good fish and chips! We will check out your suggestions when we are moved down here! Looking forward to checking things out! We have only been 3 places in Charlotte: Maria's on south, Chipotle, and a little burrito place by the light rail. I will let you know my favorites once I have some!

Later,

-Chris-

[BBSLM]

Some of these may be slighty over 3 miles away, but still close enough.

Park to take a walk in - freedom park
Grocery store - trader joes or Harris teeter
Specialty foods store - dean & deluca, reids
Pizza place - luisa's brick oven
Breakfast - pewter rose, zeda janes, M5
Outside Breakfast - " "
Gym w/ good functional fitness training - fitness factory
Sushi place - ru sans for a small group or date, nikko for a large group. Enso is good too.
Hamburger joint - penguin, zacks.
Draught beer selection - flying saucer
Pastry shop - suarez bakery
Bakery - suarez bakery
Greek restuarant - Greek isles
Men's haircut - mc3
Women's salon - mc3
Bank - north carolina bank and trust (4.25% checking)
Movie theater - the one in the epicenter
Local concert venue - tremont, Amos