This edition of Excited about Eating takes us to the Plaza-Midwood area of Charlotte and to The Workman’s Friend, an Irish pub offering a variety of pub fare with a Southern influence.
Dora here. Plaza Midwood came through for us again! Originally, we’d picked out a restaurant in downtown Charlotte, but Panther fans snagged all the on-street parking. Plaza Midwood is a fabulous alternative to eating in downtown proper, and I appreciated the ample parking in the back of The Workman’s Friend. 🙂
For an appetizer, we chose the Bag of Chips, hand cut fries with salt and malt vinegar aioli. Not chips in the American sense, nor the typical thick and potato-y pub chips. They were almost a blend of the two, crispy on the outside and firm on the inside. I ate mine with extra malt vinegar. Perfect!
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| Bag of Chips |
Dora here. You should have seen Ernie’s face when the server set the chips down on the table. I knew he expected homemade American chips. lol.
The Irish Breakfast was the brunch special of the day. Eggs, a Banger (sausage), Black and White Pudding (also sausage), Irish Bacon, Baked Beans, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, and sourdough toast. Black pudding is sausage made from blood, meat, fat, oatmeal, and bread or potato fillers. White pudding (the same minus the blood), and Irish bacon is from the back of the pig instead of the belly and is like ham. The highlights of this great dish were the three different types of sausage and the sourdough bread.
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| Irish Breakfast – a Brunch Special |
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| Sausage Roll ~ An appetizer |
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Never been to a pub but enjoyed reading about your experience at this one.
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No? You should give one a try, Ann. So many interesting new dishes and usually great burgers. 🙂
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I had a hard time scrolling past the bag of chips, Dora. They look delicious! I enjoy Pubs. We might have to check this out. Thanks!
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Hi Dora, I like ve fish n chips in a pub. And I do enjoy the baked beans, mushrooms, and cooked tomatoes of a British breakfast… Don't do bangers though. You two have such fun with this foodie blog! Xo
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Oh they were, Jill. 🙂
Definitely give it a try if you're in the area. Let me know what you think.
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Yes, we do. It's an adventure.
I'm not a huge breakfast fan. I'd settle for cereal. Fish & Chips are one of my faves, though, and pubs make 'em best! Thanks for popping in, Tanya.
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Ann, you should try a pub, the food is usually outstanding.
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Jill, the bag of chips were great. Check out this place if you get a chance.
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Tanya, I really like British breakfasts also, although the baked beans for breakfast is not high on my list.
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