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!

Hotpoint Deli Creates One of a Kind Dishes...Brace Yourself!

Restaurant: Hotpoint Deli in Cary, NC

 Dish:  Thanksgiving on a Bun

Critique:  For those who can’t wait for Thanksgiving to arrive once a year…this lovely sandwich will satisfy those Thanksgivingly desires.  Smoked turkey…check! Cranberries…check!  Stuffing…check!  Plus there’s Bacon!  The thick sun-dried tomato bread perfectly accompanied this traditional feast on its trip to your mouth.  The Hotness would have preferred more cranberry relish as there was plenty of turkey piled high for consumption.  Feeling like eating Thanksgiving dinner in one bite? Then Gobble Gobble! Hotpoint Deli will take care of the raging turkey craving inside of you.

Score:  3 Out of 4 Hotties!


Dish:  Catfish Quesadilla

Critique:  Wildly unique, yet tantalizing.  Sweetly didn’t have much hope on this dish being successful…a fish quesadilla?  Yeah baby…it works, tortilla crushed catfish, black beans, rice, and cheese all stuffed inside an overflowing quesadilla.  Even more fantastic is the eclectic sauce covering this Mexican plato- chipotle mixed with house made ranch dressing topped with black bean paste.  We would like to give kudos to the catfish for being moist and flavorful, thank you beans and rice for playing nicely with the fish, and to the cheese that always knows how to please…thank you for bringing harmony to this fun fiesta.  We know it was a challenge to get all the ingredients not to overshadow each other.  Well done! Encore!

Score:  3 Out of 4 Hotties!


Dish:  Garlic Shrimp Burrito

Critique:  As you can see there is no picture of el burrito.  The Hotness was too devastated to snap a picture...many moons ago she had the Garlic Shrimp Burrito at Hotpoint Deli and it was exquisite-humongous shrimp bursting to escape the burrito, savory garlic flavor that packed a punch that one could never forget.  Alas, this impostor of the garlic shrimp burrito had little shrimp with little garlic flavor.  Que Pasa? We don't know, but someone should get to the bottom of it and find the former glorious Garlic Shrimp Burrito ASAP. The Hotness has already hired a private detective to solve this tragedy.

Score: 2 Out of 4 Hotties!