pint central

after seeing a picture on twitter of the yummy food at pintcentrali knew it wouldn't be long before i made up an excuse to go. when my cousins suggested meeting up for dinner i quickly brought up pint central.

had been meaning to try pintcentralfor awhile and belated birthday celebration made a great excuse. we sat outside and our group was really pleased to see that there was plenty of room outside and the picnic tables were not crammed together. 
bonus: that night they were having a live painting event which made it even more fun to sit outside.

onto the food. we started with (2) orders of avocado fries which were delicious. could have easily downed another order and even my 10-year-old niece loved them. also ordered the roasted vegetables which were surprisingly well seasoned and also went fast.

moved onto burgers for dinner and i chose the korean burger which features pork belly strips, kimchi and  spicy korean sauce. delicious, but beware it is spicy! breakfast burger was a also tasty - who doesn't want an egg and hash browns on their burger?

good beer selection although lately my go to is birdsong jalapeno pale ale.

service was friendly and although we were stuck with out napkins and flatware during our app course we dug in anyway as we were starving. not a big deal. server brought them as soon as we made him aware.

chimichurri beef tips. if you come to pintcentralyou have to try these! so tender they melt in your mouth!


-----23 aug, 2014-----

provoleta. very simple but amazing dish! provolone cheese melted in an iron skillet with spices served with toasted bread. simple but hits the spot!

carlos & family did a great job. i met carlos (one of the owners) while playing trivia at a bar in the dilworth area about a year ago and he mentioned his family was going to be opening up a restaurant in plaza midwood. i recently ran into him again at salon 1226 which happens to be right next door to pintcentraland he told me they do trivia on tuesday nights and i should come check it out. i went with my boyfriend and a few friends last night and it was amazing! we ordered several tapas/appetizers to share and they were all delicious. i can't even pick a favorite right now because i liked them all. we had the caprese salad stack with avocado, avocado fries, mozzarella bites, empanadas, and the chicken sliders. loved all of the local drafts on tap and it didn't hurt that we scored extra points in trivia for drinking them :) overall, i think that the place was great and we look forward to going back next tuesday!