Let me tell you a story. A weary traveler called me one warm April afternoon. Tired and stressed, her voice crackled from two days of stuffy meeting rooms, average food, and airplane air conditioning. She told me her stories and I listened, knowing the only dinner I could offer was leftover (but really good butter chicken and navratan korma). Thinking quickly and remembering where the best wine value in town was, Hotpoint Deli seemed perfect for her.
Hotpoint Deli has always been a default dining option for the southern side of Cary. The original owners have started Hot Point II (it's excellent too!) in the North Hills shopping area off of the beltline and sold the original to a young entrepreneur from Texas. The menu stayed the same, save for a few new Southwestern-influenced dishes. Our all-time favorite is the Tuscan salmon salad. I highly recommend this. There are many delicious and inventive sandwiches, not least of all is the Red Chili Pesto, blackened chicken breast, grilled veggies, jalapenos, smoked chili pesto, mayonnaise on a house-baked focaccia. Also highly recommended: Grizelda's Dish, and a sandwich named Thanksgiving on a Bun. Actually, you could be blindfolded and point anywhere on the menu and hit a winner!
And the wine! spend $7 on a glass ANYWHERE and you get a glass of wine. Here you get a BOWL of wine. Seriously, I don't know how they do it but the amount is double what you'll get anywhere else. And it's kept in a wine cooler, so you know it's fresh and good.
After a bowl of vino, a Red Chili Pesto, garden salad and gorgeous warm evening outside on the dining patio, all the worries and stress magically disappeared from the weary traveler, my wife, Robin.
No comments:
Post a Comment