Thursday, November 7, 2013

Southside -- mid Charlotte

What was once Andrew Blair's (then, briefly, El Camino) becomes Southside, a lounge open on Friday and Saturday nights and used as a private-event space during the week. Andy Henson says the place caters to young professionals and hopes "to fill the void of upscale nightlife that exists outside of downtown Charlotte."
House cocktails -- including the Southside version of the South Side, traditionally made with gin, mint and citrus -- are on hand, along with a bar menu focusing on comfort foods for sharing, such as mac and cheese, truffle fries and flatbreads. 1600 Montford Drive; 704-525-8282.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I totally miss the chinese buffet that used to be there.....they should totally come back.

Anonymous said...

totally...

Anonymous said...

What is "upscale" about a bar packed full of 21-25 year olds black out drunk grinding on each other? Places don't last there because the crowd that goes to Montford drive aren't looking for $5 beers and $8 mixed drinks. If they were they would go uptown. They are the only bar with a reasonable sized dance floor in the area. Why don't they push that?