Gourmet Shop COLUMBIA 93

The Gourmet Shop is located in 5 points and offers more then a kick ass wine and cheese selection along with endless, fun kitchen necessities. They also serve lunch as well as coffee and a few pastries. This might be one of my favorite lunch spots in Columbia; their fresh ingredients always guarantee satisfaction. They offer soups, wraps, and different salads, but I almost always end up ordering a panini. It's hard for me to order anything other then the "Turkey Panini" (pictured above), made with turkey, avocado, tomato, and goat cheese. The sides are difficult to choose between as well, but the different pastas are the best. I usually get the pesto pasta (pictured above), which goes great with any of the sandwiches. They offer tables outside in the shade, which is great if you want to bring your dog, and a few tables inside as well. The service is always good and it's an ideal spot for a quick lunch or a long coffee. Overall I gave Gourmet Shop a 93. The food is definitely crave worthy and the service is great.

Something Classic CHARLOTTE 20

Today me and the bf were in the mood to try out a place in our neighborhood, plaza midwood. We decided to try Something Classic on Central Ave. The place looked like a cute catering business and deli, however it was our worst dining experience in Charlotte up to date. They had more catering options then lunch items, but they seemed to have a decent selection of sandwiches and salads. The bf decided to try their cuban but with out pickles. I opted for a California wrap (pictured above): turkey, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, and a cucumber mayo. The cucumber mayo made me hesitant because when I do eat mayo I like it minimally, but I decided to try it on the wrap anyways. They had some outside tables so we decided to walk there with our dog; I waited outside while the bf went in to place our order. He came back 12 minutes later, which was odd because there were 3 people working, and only 2 other costumers who had already ordered and had just gotten their food. The bf seemed frustrated and told me that he was completely unacknowledged for 10 minutes, they acted like he wasn't there... We then waited almost another 10 minutes for our sandwiches, also odd because they didn't have other costumers... As soon as we unwrapped our sandwiches I realized that the cucumber mayo was pretty much just plain mayo and was slathered on in a disgusting way, and the bf realized that his "cuban" was on a baguette and loaded with pickles. We were both grossed out and turned off by the food we got. I tried a bite of each sandwich which was, just as one would think at this point, not good. We both lost our appetites and walked home with out eating. Horrible service and lousy food. It was a complete fail- a 20, and once was definitely to much!