{"id":2467,"date":"2010-11-06T22:32:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T05:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatinoc.com\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2014-05-22T11:02:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:02:38","slug":"eat-in-oc-in-charlotte-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/eat-in-oc-feature\/beyond-california\/eat-in-oc-in-charlotte-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat in OC in Charlotte, North Carolina!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I got back from Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and while I was there I had some amazing food, including one of the best burgers I’ve ever had at Penguin Drive-In (RIP).\u00a0 Here are some quick hits on the places I visited followed by a slide show of some of the great food that was savored during my trip.<\/p>\n

\"Rock<\/a>
Rock Store BBQ, in Stallings, North Carolina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rock Store BBQ<\/a> on Old Monroe Road in Stallings, North Carolina served up some really good pulled pork, along with 3 sauces (tomato based, vinegar, and mustard).\u00a0 A group of us went here and really enjoyed the down home atmosphere of the small restaurant.\u00a0 They had some of the best corn bread I’ve ever had.\u00a0 Another cool thing is that there is a small produce stand behind it that faces the highway.<\/p>\n

\"Penguin<\/a>
Penguin Drive-In, Small Block Burger, All The Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This third pound burger served all the way style (chili, mustard, slaw, onions, cheese) from Penguin Drive-In<\/a> is quite possibly the best burger I’ve ever had.\u00a0 The patty just melted in my mouth.\u00a0 Corn dog was really good, fried pickles were delectable!\u00a0 It’s unfortunate that the owners were pushed out by the land lord and had the business stolen out from under them just a couple days after our visit.<\/p>\n

\"Ain't<\/a>
Ain't No Chicken, Like Shrimp Boat Chicken!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We made a run to Rock Hill, South Carolina to get some of the best Southern Fried Chicken in the world at Shrimp Boat<\/a>.\u00a0 Like their motto says, ‘Ain’t no chicken, like Shrimp Boat chicken!’<\/p>\n

\"Waffle<\/a>
Waffle House, the Fast Food of Breakfast!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I just had to visit a Waffle House<\/a> and see what it was like.\u00a0 Basically just cheap fast food breakfast.\u00a0 I don’t recommend it, but at the same I don’t discount it for what it is.<\/p>\n

\"Q<\/a>
Q Shack, Jalapeno Deviled Eggs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These jalapeno deviled eggs from Q Shack in Charlotte, NC were a great addition to my BBQ Combo Plate and some of the best banana pudding I had in the state.<\/p>\n

\"Bar-B-Q<\/a>
Bar-B-Q King, Bar-B-Q Chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lastly my visit wouldn’t have been complete with visiting at least one other restaurant that was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.\u00a0 Bar-B-Q King’s<\/a> chicken might have been a little dry on the inside but I thoroughly enjoyed the sauce drenched fried chicken skin.<\/p>\n

So there you have it, a trip through Charlotte, NC, without you having to even leave your seat.\u00a0 I had a lot of fun for my 12 day stay, and even though it was a work trip I was able to enjoy myself and have a good assortment of fun!\u00a0 I was even able to get my first taste of an East Coast staple, Yuengling beer!<\/p>\n

\"Yuengling<\/a>
Yuengling Lager, My First Pour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Stay tuned for run down of my most recent trip to Palm Desert and my review of Break of Dawn in Laguna Hills, you will not want to miss them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I got back from Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and while I was there I had some amazing food, including one of the best burgers I’ve ever had at Penguin Drive-In (RIP).\u00a0 Here are some quick hits on the places I visited followed by a slide show of some of the great food […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[29,36,181,45,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-2467","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-beyond-california","7":"tag-american","8":"tag-bbq","9":"tag-beyond-the-orange-curtain","10":"tag-burgers","11":"tag-southern","12":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgNGWN-DN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4182,"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions\/4182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inocnetwork.com\/eatinorange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}