Delta's Restaurant...Great Soul Food with a Twist

Restaurant:  Delta's in Charlotte, NC

Dish:  Duck Spring Roll

Critique:  A duck egg roll?  Who would have thought of such a thing?  It’s stuffed with duck, chicken, collard greens, cabbage, and carrots.  Wow, sounds fantastic, right?!  Well, unfortunately none of these ingredients are distinguishable within the egg roll.  Not to mention, there wasn’t enough filling on the inside.  We mostly tasted the wrap of the egg roll vs. the filling inside.  Excuse us Delta’s! Don’t you know if the chef doubles the egg roll filling it will equal double the eating pleasure? Ooooh Yeah! Let’s make it happen, Captain!

Score: 2 Out of 4 Hotties!

Dish:   Catfish Fingers

Critique:  Catfish fans…you won’t be disappointed.  These pieces of moist and perfectly seasoned fish were created to be devoured.  The Hotness didn’t want to share any of the fish until Sweetly politely reminded her that “sharing is caring”.  After complaining about using such a quote at an inopportune time, The Hotness managed to begrudgingly share this delectable appetizer.  Fantastic dish! Not recommended for those who have issues with sharing.

 Score: 4 Out of 4 Hotties!

Dish:  Thick Turkey Chop Smothered in Onion Gravy

Critique:  “Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!”  All the sides of this dish exceedingly met our expectations- collard greens, baked macaroni and cheese, and candied yams.  If we smiled any harder from the joy of consuming this meal, we would have been arrested for blinding our fellow patrons with our teeth.  The only downside…the turkey chop was a bit dry and tough.   The Hotness had to truly smother her chop with extra gravy to make it savory.

Score:  3 Out of 4 Hotties!



Dish: Peach Cobbler and Cornbread

Critique:  I bet you’re wondering why have peach cobbler with cornbread?  And I bet you’re wondering where the crust is for the peach cobbler…so were we!  The Hotness has never experienced such a travesty against a peach cobbler.  The crust was sorely missing which is why she was so happy to see the cornbread.  Who knew cornbread could be a winner?  It was crumbly, delicious, and sweet just the way we like it.  Oh Delta’s, the peaches were lovely but the dish needs some type of dough or crust to achieve that oasis known as “peach cobbler.” Until then, we’ll have the cornbread for dessert.

Score:  4 Out of 4 Hotties for Cornbread/ 2 Out of 4 Hotties for the Cobbler!