Don't Back Down

The East Side of Charlotte has seen a decline over the last few years, and a number of places have stayed empty. One of those that hasn't is a small restaurant that was vacated by an Italian restaurant (that was quite good). It was replaced by a Mexican restaurant, and recently we decided to check it out to see if the replacement was as good as the original. Of course we couldn't compare the two, being two completely different types of food, but you know what I mean.

On the inside of the place, little has actually changed. This doesn't really mean anything, other than the new occupants have decided to focus on their food rather than the decoration. This is a good sign to me, while others may take it how they like. As you walk in you are greeted by a friendly hostess, and you get to see someone making up some homemade pupusas on the grill, Yum!

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As I was out running some errands, I noticed the banner hanging from the local Pizza Hut advertising their lunch buffet and I decided to stop. I recall seeing somewhere that they were only putting personal pizzas on the buffet these days, but that isn't the case, at least at this location. They are full-fledged pies. Pizza Hut pies, to be sure, but they are the real ones, not the baby-sized ones. That can actually be both good and bad.

It's good because you can get a decent slice from the buffet. It can be bad because with room for only four pizzas at a time, and with one of those at any given time being a dessert pizza, it means if one of the three main pizzas isn't one that you like, you may have to wait for one that you like. This is an issue because the restaurant isn't very busy - probably the reason for the banner outside. As such, the three pizzas don't go very fast.

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