Monday, March 15, 2010
A view from The Deck
Posted by Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:09 PM
Featuring a variety of fresh seafood dishes, The Deck opened on East Boulevard in Dilworth a few weeks ago. With the large open roof-top patio, The Deck is the perfect name for the restaurant (which used to be Rock 'n' Lobster and before that, Plan B). With blue ocean waves painted along a wall, weathered wood, big windows, and light colors, the restaurant has a casual, beach feel.
The menu features options like Achiote seared Rare Tuna Tacos, oysters, Key West Chicken and Fruit Salad, Lobster Rolls, Peel and Eat Shrimp, healthy "Fish in a Bag" and their daily specials featured on the blackboards change for lunch and dinner.
I tried the the Mahi Mahi Tacos and the Rare Tuna Tacos, which were accompanied with green rice and black beans – a funky contrast of colors on the royal blue plates. Though both were good, I preferred the tuna tacos with the mango salsa. The mahi tacos were a tad fishy and a bit too salty for my liking.
Drinks at The Deck are tasty too -- they press their own sugar cane, make their own sour mix, and juice fresh fruit for all their cocktails. I'd recommend trying the Strawberry Basil Mojito (freshly muddled strawberries and basil mixed with Cachaça, a Brazilian Rum.)
Take a view of what they have to offer:
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I went to The Deck last weekend and i must say I was impressed. The menu brings you back to days of summer at the beach. From wild caught fish dishes, to fish tacos, to boiled peanuts, the quality and presentaiton is unique while the price is very moderate. We sat on the rooftop (which may be the best patio in Charlotte) and drank fresh pressed sugar cane mojitos and homemade chipotle peach margaritas. I recommend the ceviche or whatever their fresh oyster of the day is.
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Me and my fiancee went here last night and it was an OK experience but not going to return anytime soon. I liked the open deck on the roof and tried their famous mojitos. The drink was strong and very good but the glass was too small for the 8.50 price tag. After a short wait a table opened up on the deck but it had the worst view and was wobbly. Management quickly moved us so that was good but as dusk set it became apparent their lighting was very insufficient as others were complaining too. Pros- very friendly and professional staff and management, seafood was ok, upper deck can be very nice during the day with good seats Cons- not too much menu variety, deck seating can be a nice view of the rear parking lot, very insufficient deck lighting at night
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