When I read that Charlotte Restaurat Week was a-comin', I knew I had only one goal - to get reservations at The Melting Pot. As soon as possible, I made said reservations online and thanked my lucky stars they were still available. We had to do it on a Sunday night because Fridays and Saturdays were already filled up, so let that be a lesson to you!
Shelly, Anna, and I went to the Midtown location and had a fabulous dinner that I still think about fondly from time to time. First off, the drinks - it was relatively close to Valentine's Day and so they had this strawberry deliciousness thing that I got - the Love Martini (made with Malibu rum, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, and fresh strawberries):
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| You can't see it but there's a tag that says "drink me" |
It was wonderful and gave me a nice little warm feeling that added to the happiness of the night (please don't interpret this to mean I'm addicted to alcohol).
Next up was the cheese course. We chose the Boston Lager Cheddar because it had some extra little herbs and, come on, it sounds great. The cheese course (if you haven't been there before) is served with different kinds of breads, veggies, and apples:
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| Pot o' cheesy goodness |
Then came the salad course. I got the house salad, which comes with "crisp romaine and iceberg lettuce, aged cheddar cheese, roma tomatoes, seasoned croutons, and sliced egg" (of course, nixing the tomatoes). By this time, I was really into dinner and completely forgot to take pictures.
Onto the next! We were in for a surprise for the main course because we assumed we'd have to order one choice for the whole table, but we EACH got to pick. Anna got the Coastal because she doesn't eat red meat. This choice included: "blackened scallops, sesame-crusted Ahi tuna, all natural breast of chicken, teriyaki sirloin, Pacific white shrimp, and spinach & artichoke ravioli." Shelly and I both got the American, which included: "seasoned choice Angus sirloin, filet mignon, Buffalo chicken, Old Bay shrimp, and wild mushroom sacchetti."
Once again, if you haven't been to The Melting Pot before, they bring out all these meats/seafood/etc raw and you cook them in a big pot in the middle. They also have fresh veggies and (my favorite) a choice of sauces. You get to pick a cooking style and we chose the Court Bouillon, which is just a nice broth that helps cook the food but doesn't really change the flavor. The sauces included a bleu cheese, sour cream, sweet and sour, teriyaki, and (my favorite) a curry sauce. You can see the remains of my dinner below:
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| It doesn't get better than this |
Now comes the piece de resistance (unfortunately not appropriately accented with French accents because I don't know how to do that on here) - DESSERT! I fought hard for the Original and didn't receive too much resistance. The Original is like eating a huge liquid Reese's Cup. It's milk chocolate with a swirl of crunchy peanut butter. Dessert fondue is served with fruit, crusted marshmallows (like crusted in oreos!), pound cake, and cheesecake that you just drizzle the chocolate on. I had recovered my senses enough to take a picture of this:
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| Sweet, sweet happiness |
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| Clear eyes, full bellies, can't lose |
Of course this was a great meal and I wouldn't change a thing. Of course I'm going to try desperately to make reservations at The Melting Pot every Charlotte Restaurant Week because we got ALL of this for $30 per person (+ the discounted drinks). NOBODY can beat that and no one should be expected to try. We're only human after all.
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