Dandelion Market 118 West 5th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

"Last night my daughter and I had dinner at Dandelion Market uptown after the Jesse Cook concert at the Booth theater. Hadn’t been there since the Beth Hart concert in 2018. The food is absolutely amazing. Definitely one of my top favorites for quantity, quality, service and price. Highly recommend. She said there’s a club upstairs but we got there after 10 last night and the first floor was almost empty. Food still absolutely brilliant as was the service. She is gluten-free and they had a menu, explaining how they can do gluten-free options where possible. We got the stuffed poblano - to be honest, it’s not one of my favorites, but I tasted it and I wanted more! That the mussels, pork belly, were all gluten-free. The pork belly was absolutely wonderful. It was teeny tiny, sweet for me, but the texture and the portion were beautiful, and I would definitely get that again! She obviously didn’t eat the bread that came with the muscles but I did, and dip it in some sauce that I spooned onto my plate really really good!  We ordered the two sliders, and they brought one without bread for the gluten free option - still amazing. Short ribs and fried pickles. Had to be the best short rib app I’ve ever had anywhere. Pickled onions were just perfect. Seriously, as was the gravy. The rib? Literally just melted and it was not strong gravy. Really highly recommend a visit, I promise you would not be disappointed! If anything, they were better this time then they were five years ago, and we loved everything back then.  "

"We are here last night. We had planned eating elsewhere but when we arrived the place we originally went to was closed. So we saw the Dandelion near by and decided to give it a try! To our surprise it was a lovely treat! We ordered a kale salad, fish, lamb and wings. The kale salad was very delicious, although I wanted a bit more dressing. (But we just stole the dipping sauce from the fish and use that and it was delicious.) The pecans were the highlight of the dish IMO. The tuna was a lovely surprise. Prepared very well and the addition of the picked onion, cucumber, and ginger with the wasabi sauce was on point. This was the star of our meal honestly. The lamb surprisingly wasn’t our favorite, I thought it would be but it was extremely salty on the outer edge so when you got bites of that bit it was hard to enjoy. But it was very tender. Also it comes with a salad on the side which is was nice except for the bit that was hanging out in the lamb side of the dish that was swimming in blood/red sauce. The wings were also amazing. Honestly they were neck and neck with the fish- I’m still upset I couldn’t take my leftovers (we had a show afterwards and they wouldn’t have kept in my purse or the car.) but cooked to perfection and flavor was AH-MAZE-ING We also ordered a drink from the bar, something with elderflower and it was also delicious. So overall- if you have a chance to go then do! You won’t be disappointed! Would definitely go again. Service was great. Seated quickly, server was helpful and kind but also efficient. Atmosphere is nice, although the tables are a bit small for all the plates - but the restaurant isn’t huge so I didn’t count that against them in my rankings. The only photo I snapped was of the lamb unfortunately, but all the dishes were equally dished beautifully."

"Located in a Downtown alley with large outdoor marquee. The waiter was patient in explaining the menu and beverages. Don't forget the customer created Bloody Mary bar. A mouth explotion with every bite."

"Visited this restaurant tonight while trying to grab a bite to eat before our play started. The ambience was fantastic. The drinks were good but the spinach artichoke dip was the star of the experience. Definitely will be back again."

"The food was delicious. They serve small plates so you may need to order multiple to get full but, it’s nice to have a bunch of delicious options. The server was very sweet and beautiful. I recommend."