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3 | First-time at the Visulite last night to see a local band my husband knew. Though we've been in CLT for a good six months, we'd never been over to the Visulite, simply because they hadn't had any shows that were of great interest to us.\n\nI was impressed with the space, though. I'm not a die-hard show goer and am a ... | en | 144 | visulite last night see local band husband knew though clt good six months never visulite simply shows great interest impressed space though show goer little soft respect standing waiting listening head bopping vastly prefer venues ample casual seating enough atmosphere entertain get distracted listening opener visulit... | 66 |
3 | I came her with some friends to see the band SOJA. this is one of my favorite venues to see a live show anywhere! The inside has multiple levels and there is not a bad place anywhere - standing room only unless you get there early enough to grab one of the few bar tables and stools. The bar is large and can handle many... | en | 182 | came friends see band soja one favorite venues see live show anywhere inside multiple levels bad place anywhere standing room unless get early enough grab one bar tables stools bar large handle many people wanting drinks one time get feeling top bands playing great intimate experience makes feel like playing house bart... | 86 |
3 | This is a great music venue!\n\nIt's compact but it got everything you could want.... \n\nThere is a bar in the back with cheap drinks and speedy service and it's elevated so you can see the band and hear the music the whole time you are getting your pops. A railed walk way that leads right down to the front right in ... | en | 131 | great music venue compact got everything could want bar back cheap drinks speedy service elevated see band hear music whole time getting pops railed walk way leads right front right front stage plenty dance space large bathrooms ample stalls wait time need sit breather seating bar area general admission seating area se... | 61 |
0 | I was at the Visulite Saturday night and it was a terrible experience. I bought tickets online 2 days prior to the show. It was listed as a headliner and that the doors opened at 8pm with 2 opening acts. We got there right on time and were denied entrance. Jam Base had listed it as one show and when I bought tickets on... | en | 473 | visulite saturday night terrible experience bought tickets online days prior show listed headliner doors opened opening acts got right time denied entrance jam base listed one show bought tickets visulite website show aggressively told would pay first person stage would come back later told made clear point guy whipped... | 206 |
3 | One of the least likely places to fine a good venue in Charlotte would be in Elizabeth, but I'm happy to find the Visulite here every time I head in for a show. Not your most suspect area for a theatre/venue, but it's pretty cool to see the awning and lights over the entryway. \n\nThe interior is pretty dark and laden ... | en | 245 | one least likely places fine good venue charlotte would elizabeth happy find visulite every time head show suspect area pretty cool see awning lights entryway interior pretty dark laden red drapes hall walk get kind hard tell headed upon first visit like bar separate level amount seating around bar really bad seat hous... | 113 |
3 | Cool venue. If you love live music then this place is for you. Strange bands but cool seating if you arrive early. | en | 22 | cool venue love live music place strange bands cool seating arrive early | 12 |
4 | Seriously the best UPS store in town. I'm not one to send a package every day, every week, or even every month, but I've loved this location and the staff each time. \n\nCompared to other UPS stores, it's not all that different. Ship your stuff, box your stuff, buy a P.O box, etc.\n\nThe thing that sets it apart is the... | en | 116 | seriously best ups store town one send package every day every week even every month loved location staff time ups stores different ship stuff box stuff buy box thing sets apart customer service guys work fantastic much shake stick great rather kind andrew namely guy taken care needs time come great guy always helpful ... | 56 |
1 | After being a loyal customer to this location and a UPS My Choice customer, I was extremely disappointed in their policy over a mishandled package. I attempted to send a birthday present to my father in Atlanta and after it did not arrive in time, it show up back at our house in Charlotte. I was told that their policy ... | en | 160 | loyal customer location ups choice customer extremely disappointed policy mishandled package attempted send birthday present father atlanta arrive time show back house charlotte told policy resend receive credit could send another provider may seem extreme complain could resend free company fails perform primary servic... | 75 |
3 | My sister had to come here for a minor operation, and the doctors and nurses were comforting and they were able to bring my sister to an easy state of mind before the operation. She is very afraid of needles and the doctor worked with her and she was able to perform all of her tasks without any problems. I liked how ... | en | 96 | sister come minor operation doctors nurses comforting able bring sister easy state mind operation afraid needles doctor worked able perform tasks without problems liked clean rooms nurses prompt visit hospital anything would choose one lets hope worry though | 38 |
0 | I have to disagree with these other reviews. Presbyterian is a joke. Unfortunately our primary care physician is right around the corner, and affiliated with Presbyterian as well, and so any time they want to order up something that they can't handle in the office, guess where they send us?\n\nTo make matters worse, ... | en | 221 | disagree reviews presbyterian joke unfortunately primary care physician right around corner affiliated presbyterian well time want order something ca handle office guess send us make matters worse place always full overfull always understaffed always incapable handling anything emergency department horrid make matters ... | 114 |
2 | Not a Trauma Hospital, Go to CMC Main for REAL emergencies. \nI had to go to Presby for some testing. Nice people, nice volunteers, nice front entrance staff to help you find your way. Better than trying to find your way by yourself.\nLike I said, if you have a true medical emergency and you have a preference, go to CM... | en | 79 | trauma hospital go cmc main real emergencies go presby testing nice people nice volunteers nice front entrance staff help find way better trying find way said true medical emergency preference go cmc main come testing presby pretty good like yelp star rating | 42 |
3 | Had to take my mom in for an out patient surgery the other week. Everything went well and the people are so friendly. I did notice that the surgical waiting room was jam packed (due to construction)... but it's nice since the front desk of the waiting room keeps tabs on you and takes your cell phone number down so th... | en | 226 | take mom patient surgery week everything went well people friendly notice surgical waiting room jam packed due construction nice since front desk waiting room keeps tabs takes cell phone number receive updates loved one procedure starts ends organize conference room meet surgeon everything said done also wait loved one... | 104 |
0 | HORRIBLE HOSPITAL!!!!!!!!!!!\nChecked my mother in for a cough via Emergency room. DR wanted to keep her overnight and staff told us a room was available. SEVEN HOURS LATER they took her up to a room....finally ER stopped waiting on someone to transport her and took her up to the room on her own....THE WORST SERVICE IM... | en | 62 | horrible hospital mother cough via emergency room dr wanted keep overnight staff told us room available seven hours later took room finally er stopped waiting someone transport took room worst service imaginable health care provider | 35 |
1 | My dad had a mild heart attack & was transferred from Presby-Huntersville to Presby-main. On a late Thursday morning he was transferred to a rather busy cardiac care department. It was established early that morning that he would need a heart cath & possibly a stint. From 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM, we waited in the small obs... | en | 133 | dad mild heart attack transferred late thursday morning transferred rather busy cardiac care department established early morning would need heart cath possibly stint pm waited small observation room nurses pleasant doctor performed nice however displeased wait time cath nurses good job keeping us informed wait patient... | 57 |
1 | We were here to support our sister/daughter during the birth of her twin boys. The babies had to stay in the NICU and the nurses were very nice and helpful.\n\nHowever, the last thing you want to worry about during this joyous time is paying for parking. When leaving the garage in two separate cars, the first car paid ... | en | 111 | support birth twin boys babies stay nicu nurses nice last thing want worry joyous time paying parking leaving garage two separate cars first car paid fee one behind let parking garage operator know despite guy still gall charge second car ridiculous time like upset getting ripped unfortunate employee ruined opinion oth... | 53 |
4 | This review is for the maternity ward specifically.\n\nI have had 2 children here and it was such an awesome experience both times. Dr. Morris is the best OB/GYN, hands down. He delivered our first daughter and even when he wasn't able to deliver our second, he made sure we were comfortable with the other doctor on s... | en | 167 | review maternity ward children awesome experience times morris best hands delivered first daughter even able deliver second made sure comfortable doctor staff night also practice providence women care nurse encountered labor delivery aftercare maternity ward nursery amazing even lactation consultants come baby answer q... | 74 |
1 | Though I'm a Copper enthusiast when it comes to getting my Indian fix in Charlotte, I'd heard that Maharani was a cheaper but tasty option, so we ordered from there a few nights ago. \n\nCopper is definitely still my place, but Maharani was fine enough. First of all, the food came very quickly, which is rare. Usually i... | en | 112 | though copper enthusiast comes getting indian fix charlotte heard maharani cheaper tasty option ordered nights ago definitely still place maharani fine enough first food came quickly rare usually indian food good indian good takes least minutes got order like great starving tikka masala spicy pretty good thick saucy li... | 54 |
2 | Although hubby and I eat Indian food everyday at home...we were craving North Indian fare which I rarely get around to making at home. We went on a Saturday night...it wasn't packed so we got seated right away. Most of their patronage are non Indians which often means that the food is good but not spicy. Hubby and I ar... | en | 226 | although hubby eat indian food everyday home craving north indian fare rarely get around making home went saturday night packed got seated right away patronage non indians often means food good spicy hubby huge fans spicy food mentioned previous reviews hubby got chicken tandoori got chicken vindaloo supposed spicy goa... | 114 |
1 | it was ok, the actual food was pretty good. the naan was nice, the seasoning on both of our dishes was very savory, however be warned medium is very very mild, that was our fault not there's. My problem laid with the service and staff, the ambiance and the loud music. The staff was grumpy the music was loud bollywood... | en | 109 | ok actual food pretty good naan nice seasoning dishes savory however warned medium mild fault problem laid service staff ambiance loud music staff grumpy music loud bollywood think staff yah dont know think takeout would probably actually two reaching three three sliding food probably | 44 |
1 | I travel to CLT fairly regular on business. Went here with some co-workers and was disapponted. Waitstaff was not helpful with the menu. The food was mediocre at best. Had the paneer appetizer and it tasted like they were trying to make a McNugget with cheese. Sauces were tasty but now I wonder if they came from a can.... | en | 76 | travel clt fairly regular business went disapponted waitstaff helpful menu food mediocre best paneer appetizer tasted like trying make mcnugget cheese sauces tasty wonder came really want great indian food go copper want mcindian go | 35 |
2 | Solid Indian fare. I was high from all the butter fat I consumed at dinner for, oh, three hours. These guys use a LOT of ghee in their preparations.\n\nSamosas - really, really good. Extremely flavorful. Even the dough is spiced.\n\nBajii/Pakora - good, a little bland. \n\nNaan - also stellar. Perfectly prepared, garli... | en | 173 | solid indian fare high butter fat consumed dinner oh three hours guys use lot ghee really really good extremely flavorful even dough good little bland also stellar perfectly prepared garlic plain overpriced smaller thali used includes three dishes lemon pickle daal rice pretty bland cardamom vegetable masala stand alth... | 89 |
1 | I went here for dinner on a Friday night. The place was empty and only one group walked in after me and my fiance. Oddly enough, the host sat them right next us and the tables are very close.\n\nSo the waiter brings out the papaadam. One side is burnt and they only offer one dipping sauce. \n\nThen, the waiter brings m... | en | 129 | went dinner friday night place empty one group walked fiance oddly enough host sat right next us tables waiter brings papaadam one side burnt offer one dipping sauce waiter brings wine forgets fiance beer brings entree mushroom mutter lamb ordered entree spicy mushroom mutter bland lamb korma sour tangy taste entree ho... | 67 |
0 | After I wrote this, my fiance got sick from the food. \n\nSo, I looked up their health code violations, and they don't store their food at proper temps.\n\nEw. :( | en | 29 | wrote fiance got sick food looked health code violations store food proper | 12 |
2 | Best Indian food I have had in Charlotte, although an odd location/ambiance. The clay pots meals, cooked to 600 degrees and immediately served, are fresh, flavorful, and delicious. Good prices as well. Drink list could use some work. The garlic naan is very good. They give you a salad to start but that part is a b... | en | 60 | best indian food charlotte although odd clay pots meals cooked degrees immediately served fresh flavorful delicious good prices well drink list could use work garlic naan good give salad start part bit joke | 33 |
1 | Having lived for 3 years in the Silicon Valley, home to some of the best Indian/Pakistani food I've ever had, finding a good local restaurant is always a high priority. Tonight we tried Maharani.\n\nWhen I crave Indian food, it's not about the ambiance or the service. It's all about curries, rice, naan and spices. W... | en | 152 | lived years silicon valley home best food ever finding good local restaurant always high priority tonight tried crave indian food ambiance service curries rice naan spices maharani decent restaurant food nothing special ordered usual round chicken tikka masala mutter paneer veggie samosas samosas crispy filling pasty f... | 80 |
2 | I've yet to try Woodlands, so Maharani is currently my go-to Indian in Charlotte (mostly because it's right around the corner). I've only ever had their lunch buffet, and I've been pleased both with the price (LOVE) and number of vegetarian options. Fully half the buffet is veg, which is more than I can say of other ... | en | 111 | yet try woodlands maharani currently indian charlotte mostly right around corner ever lunch buffet pleased price love number vegetarian options fully half buffet veg say indian curries decent less spicy would like said echo others raving samosas spiciest thing buffet truly revelatory would go back maharani simply samos... | 51 |
3 | The service here is great. We went on a Sunday and were the only people there for a while, but even as more guests arrived to the restaurant, they were still very attentive. I have to agree with other reviewers that the curry is VERY mild. We asked for them to be a bit spicier than they might normally make them, and th... | en | 179 | service great went sunday people even guests arrived restaurant still attentive agree reviewers curry mild asked bit spicier might normally make still mild good mild however veggie samosas spicy smooth greasy highly recommended kheer also really yummy spicier cardamom nutmeg spicy hot spicy past good go garlic naan wel... | 75 |
1 | The atmosphere of Maharani is nice. Quiet, with modern decor and Indian artwork.\n\nThe service is good; the staff always keeping an eye on our water levels.\n\nThe food was disappointing; not just my dish, but my three friends' as well. We got an array of vegetarian, chicken and lamb dishes and everyone left with a ve... | en | 125 | atmosphere maharani nice quiet modern decor indian service good staff always keeping eye water food disappointing dish three friends well got array vegetarian chicken lamb dishes everyone left opinion spices distinct indian places quality vegetables meat subpar authenticity flavors fell short ate small amount gobhi man... | 56 |
2 | Had the Sunday lunch buffet recently and I guess I'm just not used the style of service. The food was pretty good though I don't know the names of the dishes, but suffice to say, everything was coated in a spices and moderately spicy. Perfect for the American palate, I guess. The butter chicken was top notch, the c... | en | 179 | sunday lunch buffet recently guess used style service food pretty good though know names dishes suffice say everything coated spices moderately spicy perfect american palate guess butter chicken top notch curries decent basmati rice little dry tasty nonetheless buffet food could little service quite creepy brings ratin... | 90 |
2 | I like Indian food, Maharani just a-ok (yea solid three stars). I went there for a double date on Monday Night. The appetizer was samosa (meh..), Malai Kabab (ooh yuuuum...) and lentil soup (they ground the lentil, quite a different tasting) . I got chicken and vegetable, to be honest my least favorite of the table (oh... | en | 158 | like indian food maharani yea solid three stars went double date monday night appetizer samosa meh malai kabab ooh yuuuum lentil soup ground lentil quite different tasting got chicken vegetable honest least favorite table oh sure grass greener side side garlic naan winner chicken marsala favorite dish table food waiter... | 83 |
4 | The lunch buffet is really great, everything is fresh and full of interesting flavor - nothing is spicy hot, though. Friendly staff. | en | 22 | lunch buffet really great everything fresh full interesting flavor nothing spicy hot though friendly staff | 15 |
1 | I really want to love this restaurant but I really don't. I have tried it at the lunch buffet and I recently ordered rice, samosas, and naan, to accompany Indian food I was cooking at home. Sadly, both experiences were less than stellar. Bland doesn't begin to describe the food. Absolutely no taste. When I want to eat ... | en | 104 | really want love restaurant really tried lunch buffet recently ordered rice samosas naan accompany indian food cooking home sadly experiences less stellar bland begin describe food absolutely taste want eat indian food want eat indian food tasteless spiceless food irish name cause order overly americanized little child... | 55 |
1 | After visiting a number of restaurants for the buffet, I have had some great ones...and some good ones. Marahani's buffet was a good one. A quick stop for lunch on the way to the theater provided enough nourishment to keep me from filling up on popcorn! It was good...the butter chicken, the aloo tikki were very good... | en | 132 | visiting number restaurants buffet great ones good ones marahani buffet good one quick stop lunch way theater provided enough nourishment keep filling popcorn good butter chicken aloo tikki good slightly disappointed watery tamarind sauce love sauce thicker consistency service buffet wait staff ask ok needed anything e... | 60 |
1 | very avg lik most other indian restaurant !! though its decent compared to the price (9 bucks buffet )!! | en | 19 | avg lik indian restaurant though decent compared price bucks buffet | 10 |
1 | I ordered carryout at Maharani on my way home from work; I ordered the Murg Curry and garlic naan. The chicken in the murg curry was extremely dry and tough, the sauce was pretty bland and the garlic naan tasted like it had been baked the day before and left to sit out overnight before it was put in my carry-out bag. \... | en | 151 | ordered carryout maharani way home work ordered murg curry garlic naan chicken murg curry extremely dry tough sauce pretty bland garlic naan tasted like baked day left sit overnight put bag bar indian food set pretty high cooked many indian meals home tried dozens different indian restaurants even still food maharani p... | 76 |
2 | It's okay. Nothing to write home about. I thought their portions were good, but their food wasn't spicy enough (even after asking for spicy) and it wasn't much better than the heated Trader Joe's Indian meals. | en | 36 | okay nothing write home thought portions good food spicy enough even asking spicy much better heated trader joe indian meals | 20 |
2 | Maharani is a pretty solid 3-stars in my book.\n\nConsidering Woodlands Indian is my most favorite restaurant in the world, Maharani had a lot to live up to...\n\nCame here for the lunch buffet on a Friday, this place was packed! Normally, I'd be put off by the masses, but this just meant the buffet items were frequen... | en | 201 | maharani pretty solid woodlands indian favorite restaurant world maharani lot live lunch buffet friday place packed normally put masses meant buffet items frequently replenished fresh ones eat indian food great deal vegetarian dishes yay chicken dishes also jasmine rice naan sauces salad rice food good great tasty noth... | 91 |
0 | It has been a long time since I have felt the need to \"Yelp\". Eating here night before last has brought me back to Yelp....and not in a good way.\n\nThe best thing about our meal was my Diet Coke.\n\nThe wait staff had to be reminded several times of what we ordered. The food was not to my liking at all. Honestly ... | en | 127 | long time since felt need eating night last brought back yelp good best thing meal diet wait staff reminded several times ordered food liking honestly truly eating reminded scene national lampoon european vacation clark crew french restaurant near eiffel food tasted like frozen warmed honestly better rte meals patel br... | 60 |
4 | I eat Indian weekly and from all over NC and SC. I find Maharani to be the best in Charlotte. Their buffet quality is outstanding. I have eaten here for years. I have not been to Saffron, but the one in Greenville SC is my overall favorite. | en | 47 | eat indian weekly nc sc find maharani best charlotte buffet quality outstanding eaten years saffron one greenville sc overall favorite | 20 |
2 | This place was good for Charlotte. They did spicy and naan very well. I would come back after I have tried other clt restaurants! | en | 24 | place good charlotte spicy naan well would come back tried clt restaurants | 12 |
2 | The food tastes good but is extremely bland and so lacks the Indian experience. \n\nThe servers were not a friendly and approachable. However the service was quick. | en | 27 | food tastes good extremely bland lacks indian experience servers friendly approachable however service quick | 14 |
2 | Heard from a source I trusted that this was the best Indian food in Charlotte so we checked it out. I'd still recommend Woodlands as my top choice. I went with the standard chana masala with medium spice. Sadly, it didn't have the flavor I was hoping for. I know it's a pretty simple order, but it tasted really plain. T... | en | 127 | heard source trusted best indian food charlotte checked still recommend woodlands top choice went standard chana masala medium spice sadly flavor hoping know pretty simple order tasted really plain wife ordered vegetable jalfrezi better choice plus veggies whereas chana masala chickpeas carnivores seemed enjoy meals go... | 59 |
3 | Excellent food. Very clean restaurant. Very friendly staff. What more could you ask for! The mint chutney is genuine, no some green liquid. I had the butter chicken extra hot. The spice level was perfect! Definitely recommended. | en | 37 | excellent food clean restaurant friendly staff could ask mint chutney genuine green liquid butter chicken extra hot spice level perfect definitely recommended | 22 |
1 | When me and my boyfriend came in, we noticed that the interior design was nicely decorated. As we were being sat, we noticed the table was literally five inches away from the table next to us. Not enough room for me and my boyfriend to leave if we have to go to the bathroom. We could not hear ourselves talk because of ... | en | 122 | boyfriend came noticed interior design nicely decorated sat noticed table literally five inches away table next us enough room boyfriend leave go bathroom could hear talk conversation going inches us next buffet food selection eight nine different things food okay lacked spices taste reason one star excellent service g... | 56 |
0 | Really rude and non Indian people.....I have never had such a bad experience with any restaurant let alone Indian.....god bless them. I would be interested in seeing how long they can stay in business with this attitude. | en | 37 | really rude non indian people never bad experience restaurant let alone indian god bless would interested seeing long stay business attitude | 21 |
0 | Was very disappointed with level of quality and service. Ordered to go and gave clear instructions to have two separate meals. Each with naan and rice and utensils for work. Arrived to find one bag. One rice and one naan. I pointed this out and they fixed it but they forgot the naan. Looked at $35!!!! Bill and saw they... | en | 183 | disappointed level quality service ordered go gave clear instructions two separate meals naan rice utensils work arrived find one bag one rice one naan pointed fixed forgot naan looked bill saw double charged naan vindaloo chicken spicy enough oily employees spoke little english huge barrier also seemed arrogant rude t... | 91 |
1 | I guess when you grow up eating authentic Indian food, the bar gets set pretty high. Maharani was not at all what I'd hoped for. The food was bland, under-seasoned and the woman working the door seemed not to care much that we bothered walking in. \n\nThe decor is old and drab, the entire place having a rather sad m... | en | 79 | guess grow eating authentic indian food bar gets set pretty high maharani hoped food bland woman working door seemed care much bothered walking decor old drab entire place rather sad mood someone needs wake update start cooking short go elsewhere happens | 41 |
3 | This was a great meal but with rushed service. We had dinner on a weekday. My mother ordered the murg vindaloo \"Indian hot\" and loved the level of spiciness. I order the kadhai paneer medium. Now, my heart sinks when the waiter at an Indian restaurant asks how hot I want it. (My standard answer is \"however the ch... | en | 150 | great meal rushed service dinner weekday mother ordered murg vindaloo indian loved level spiciness order kadhai paneer medium heart sinks waiter indian restaurant asks hot want standard answer however chef thinks waiters never accept answer live customer never asked seems standard question smaller cities dish turned pe... | 67 |
2 | I've eaten dinner here a couple times.\n\nFor the most part, the food is good, and they have been consistent. One item I like about their menu is the \"Indo-Chinese\" section. I think this is something unique that reflects the regional differences that often get glossed over in Indian cuisine.\n\nThe food is flavorfu... | en | 179 | eaten dinner couple part food good consistent one item like menu section think something unique reflects regional differences often get glossed indian food flavorful service two complaints something always seems get miscommunicated kitchen regarding spiciness dish hot verified look cheque list spiciness requested next ... | 84 |
3 | I've been here tons of times and NEVER had a bad meal or bad service. In fact, I find the servers to be overly attentive at times. I always order vegetable samosas, garlic nan, and chicken tika masala. The food is always above average and consistent. I've yet to find better Indian in Charlotte. | en | 54 | tons times never bad meal bad service fact find servers overly attentive times always order vegetable samosas garlic nan chicken tika masala food always average consistent yet find better indian charlotte | 31 |
0 | Very few items on lunch buffet. On menu was aloo tikki, salad, plain rice, butter chicken, naan, chicken tandoori, chicken curry, palak paneer (paneer was hard to find), kheer (was good), finni that's it. None of the items were cooked properly. Very very disappointed. Price: $10.25 plate | en | 47 | items lunch buffet menu aloo tikki salad plain rice butter chicken naan chicken tandoori chicken curry palak paneer paneer hard find kheer good finni none items cooked properly disappointed price plate | 31 |
2 | I went with a few friends for dinner and the food was \"good.\" Good sauces, rice, but slightly dry chicken, tough palak paneer. Nice/traditional/bright/clean atmosphere but no music, service was good but we were the only party there. Good for family and friends, not so much for dates. Have you tried the frozen Ind... | en | 81 | went friends dinner food good sauces rice slightly dry chicken tough palak paneer atmosphere music service good party good family friends much dates tried frozen indian meals trader joe street good tender honestly good indian charlotte keep looking though | 39 |
0 | Won't be back. I will preface my review by saying that I am a stickler for adequate customer service. That said, I have patronized this business at least 5 times with consistent experiences. The food is decent Indian food at a convenient location. The customer service however has been lacking each and every time. The s... | en | 190 | wo back preface review saying stickler adequate customer service said patronized business least times consistent experiences food decent indian food convenient location customer service however lacking every time straw broke camel back entrance establishment today approached door server standing clearly saw coming inst... | 87 |
2 | The reviews seemed to be hit-or-miss, but I decided to take a leap and try it out. I hadn't tried any Indian restaurants in the Charlotte area, so I went ahead and ordered several take out dishes to try. It might be important to note I'd had a huge curry craving for months. Maharani, while it definitely hit the spot, w... | en | 363 | reviews seemed decided take leap try tried indian restaurants charlotte area went ahead ordered several take dishes try might important note huge curry craving months maharani definitely hit spot lacking called order went pick straightforward simple food ready exactly said would servers cashier friendly tried plain naa... | 162 |
0 | If I could, I would not give this place even 1 star. The man that is there all the time, who is also the owner, ruined a silk skirt of mine and tried to blame it on anything and everything but him. It was the worst customer service I have experienced in my life and that is no exaggeration. He has extremely poor busi... | en | 241 | could would give place even star man time also owner ruined silk skirt mine tried blame anything everything worst customer service experienced life exaggeration extremely poor business skills morals long drawn process received apology even give money replace skirt arguing numerous occasions span weeks bring husband als... | 100 |
3 | I'll say I'm a fan even though I can agree with the other reviewer that customer service here might be an issue. You really have to get past that though. The gentlemen that runs this place is strictly business and it's a business he's good at.\n\nI can't speak to the dry cleaning side, all I know is that if you need ... | en | 87 | say fan even though agree reviewer customer service might issue really get past though gentlemen runs place strictly business business good ca speak dry cleaning side know need clothes tailored altered guy lost serious inches made old stuff fit like new totally worth | 43 |
3 | They get an automatic bump to 4 stars for brazenly being the only malaysian joint in town. Despite being all over the map (sushi, chinese, malaysian, thai, japanese) Cuisine Malaya does really well (as in, authentic) with some stuff, pretty well with the rest. Decent prices + me being able to sit down and have decently... | en | 244 | get automatic bump stars brazenly malaysian joint town despite map sushi chinese malaysian thai japanese cuisine malaya really well authentic stuff pretty well rest decent prices able sit decently executed cuisine different asiatic countries dinner lunch menu limited still veg friendly dinner love malaysian curry well ... | 133 |
3 | I've frequented Cuisine Malaya more than any other restaurant in Charlotte. Mainly because of the consistency of the flavors and the affordability. I like the wooden beams and the loft-like feeling you get once inside. \n \nI love their lunch specials, not much to choose from, but with the price I can afford to get ... | en | 180 | frequented cuisine malaya restaurant charlotte mainly consistency flavors affordability like wooden beams feeling get inside love lunch specials much choose price afford get sushi dont raw fish always order extra crispy read extra fried dynamite roll amazing share lunch buddy perfect portion almost always order garlic ... | 90 |
3 | Get the Malaysian fried rice. Unbelievable. If you're into sushi, I recommend the panther roll. Curries are very good too. Sometimes the service has been off a bit, but the food is excellent. | en | 33 | get malaysian fried rice unbelievable sushi recommend panther roll curries good sometimes service bit food excellent | 16 |
4 | Each time I've eaten here, I've been pleased with the food. The Beef Rendang is wonderful--the lemon grass flavor is prominent and the pepper is just right--not overpowering. You'll want to start off with the Roti Canai appetizer, which is great--just don't dribble the curry sauce on your tie, 'cause it ain't coming ... | en | 114 | time eaten pleased food beef rendang wonderful lemon grass flavor prominent pepper right overpowering want start roti canai appetizer great dribble curry sauce tie ai coming peanut butter pancake dessert thingie fun mango chicken aromatic tasty prefer rendang anything else think fine job sushi rolls well looking forwar... | 55 |
3 | Delicious & unique. You can't go wrong here. | en | 8 | delicious unique ca go wrong | 5 |
3 | I was introduced to Cuisine Malaya by a good friend, and it rapidly became my favorite spot for Asian dining,\nArtistically prepared dishes, excellent service (especially Cassie!) and a real dedication to flavor and texture make this a 'don't miss' experience. | en | 40 | introduced cuisine malaya good friend rapidly became favorite spot asian dining prepared dishes excellent service especially cassie real dedication flavor texture make miss experience | 24 |
4 | YUMMM...This place has delicious food and good service. My favs are the Curry Lakhsa, Mee Goreng, and Tom Yum soup. It's gotten to the point where my addiction is obvious. I literally eat here once a week now and if I don't they get worried about me. The other great thing is that if you want to change up your order... | en | 73 | yummm place delicious food good service favs curry lakhsa mee goreng tom yum soup gotten point addiction obvious literally eat week get worried great thing want change order like add veggies sesame tofu also delicious problem | 36 |
4 | I cannot get enough of this place. \n\nFood: Fresh, Delicious, Diverse\nAtmosphere: Comfortable, Classy but Casual, Well-Organized\nService: Amazing, Friendly, Quick\n\nMy boyfriend, roommates, and I come to Malaya almost once a week. The menu is not overpriced, the staff is beyond friendly and recognizes regulars, the... | en | 197 | get enough place fresh delicious comfortable classy casual amazing friendly boyfriend roommates come malaya almost week menu overpriced staff beyond friendly recognizes regulars food spectacular ca beat atmosphere sushi always fresh warm special something roll turned friend friend simply taking malaya letting pick firs... | 105 |
2 | I tried this place out Tuesday night with a fellow yelper friend after a trip to the Mint Museum on Randolph and wasn't as impressed as some of the other reviewers I see for Cuisine Malaya. The menu is extensive though a strange combination of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian and maybe more...but I guess it's a little... | en | 247 | tried place tuesday night fellow yelper friend trip mint museum randolph impressed reviewers see cuisine malaya menu extensive though strange combination chinese japanese thai indian maybe guess little something started vegetable tempura onions mushrooms zucchini minus broccoli since prefer okay best ever worst ordered... | 114 |
2 | food here is ok.\nmenu has various dishes from different asian country.\nduck spring roll is not good. it only has two little thin slices of duck meat.\nbeef skewer is ok\nIndian pancake with stuffing is quite good\nwe ordered also one Malaysian beef dish which is really good. sauce is perfect and meat is very soft.\nN... | en | 91 | food various dishes different asian spring roll good two little thin slices duck skewer pancake stuffing quite ordered also one malaysian beef dish really good sauce perfect meat ordered bit go best go bit early dinner later night parking lot packed people going dance club next door | 47 |
1 | When you eat the real deal I guess you're a lot tougher. I had laksa there. VERY ho-hum and way way way too large. No reasonable person can eat a huge soup like that and since when is laksa supposed to be that soupy? And....unfortunately....it tasted...well....prepackaged. Their other Asian cuisine isn't bad. I g... | en | 68 | eat real deal guess lot tougher laksa way way way large reasonable person eat huge soup like since laksa supposed soupy unfortunately tasted well prepackaged asian cuisine bad guess charlotte bit adventure found rather generic | 35 |
3 | Cuisine Malaya offers a great lunch menu. My first experience was very good. The Roti with curry sauce was very flavorful. The Malaysian fried rice with chicken was very good. It was prepared with a little spice...but I added some wonderful roasted chili pepper sauce to bring it up a little. simply wonderful. T... | en | 82 | cuisine malaya offers great lunch menu first experience good roti curry sauce flavorful malaysian fried rice chicken good prepared little spice added wonderful roasted chili pepper sauce bring little simply wonderful service good delivery quick waiting parking adequate sides restaurant returning try dishes | 43 |
3 | This place is amazing! They have the best Roti Canai! I am not much of a sushi fan, especially since I'm allergic to fish (oh fish!) but my boyfriend, who is a total sushi lover loved their ngiris and sashimis. For the main course, he ordered the Mee Goreng (Indian style egg noodles) and I had the Char Kway Teow (Malay... | en | 137 | place amazing best roti canai much sushi fan especially since allergic fish oh fish boyfriend total sushi lover loved ngiris sashimis main course ordered mee goreng indian style egg noodles char kway teow malaysian pan fried noodles liked noodles mine always offered swap mee goreng hit spot curry taste typical indian c... | 70 |
2 | I used to get takeout from here like every week when I had class at CPCC. Caveat: I have only been to like two Malaysian restaurants in my life, so I'm certainly not an expert, but they had some very tasty dishes. \n\nI have fond memories of the popiah. It's addictive, and why I kept going back. I also have love f... | en | 106 | used get takeout like every week class cpcc caveat like two malaysian restaurants life certainly expert tasty dishes fond memories popiah addictive kept going back also love roti sushi rollls cute little pickled carrots someone said appetizers seem star get pad thai nearly nuanced remember flat soy flavor | 48 |
2 | I had high hopes for Cuisine Malaya since it has a great rating and had been recommended by 2 separate friends but my experience was not beyond adequate. We stopped in about an hour before close on a Saturday night and the place was surprisingly empty. True it's a large space, but still.\n\nWe started off with soup and... | en | 240 | high hopes cuisine malaya since great rating recommended separate friends experience beyond adequate stopped hour close saturday night place surprisingly empty true large space started soup tom yum bf hot sour great unlike tom yums certainly trouble finding chicken veggies ordered beef randang extra spicy beyond little... | 113 |
1 | I came here for lunch and had the okra dish with chicken. There was something really odd about it - like they used dirty oil or a dirty pan for the stir-fry. I was quite disappointed. The bathroom was also a bit dirty. I think for great Malaysian food in the US you have to go to the DC area or California. | en | 62 | came lunch okra dish chicken something really odd like used dirty oil dirty pan quite disappointed bathroom also bit dirty think great malaysian food us go dc area california | 29 |
4 | Try the Stingray! So delicious. Great service too. | en | 8 | try stingray delicious great service | 5 |
3 | I love this place. Everything I've had was delicious!\n\nI still vividly remember my first visit here, when Ian, the now-manager was our waiter. That was an awesome night. We ate so.much.sushi.\n\nI adore that they offer sushi & cooked options so it's a great place to go with folks who (for whatever reason) don't eat s... | en | 102 | love place everything delicious still vividly remember first visit ian waiter awesome night ate adore offer sushi cooked options great place go folks whatever reason eat sushi madly craving also keep tamari soy sauce hand always super accommodating allergies even made special rolls based allergic sushi addict deeply gr... | 49 |
3 | The variety and options at Cuisine Malaya are pretty amazing and it also seems to be the most vegetarian friendly (of non strictly vegetarian restaurants) i've been to in Charlotte. \n\nThe chicken curry was good and roti canai is always a winner. Probably my favorite thing I've had there so far is the basil duck. | en | 55 | variety options cuisine malaya pretty amazing also seems vegetarian friendly non strictly vegetarian restaurants charlotte chicken curry good roti canai always winner probably favorite thing far basil duck | 28 |
2 | Best word to describe Cuisine Malaya: decent.\n\nI've never ordered anything I disliked, but I've never ordered anything that I truly loved either. The menu is huge, and maybe that's why? Nothing is specialized?\n\nThe vegetarian selection is good, but no dish on the menu ever screams \"Order me! I sound delicious!\" M... | en | 122 | best word describe cuisine malaya never ordered anything disliked never ordered anything truly loved either menu huge maybe nothing specialized vegetarian selection good dish menu ever screams order sound delicious best friend loves place eats meat maybe carnivore thing sesame tofu good definitely crispy ha thing give ... | 64 |
1 | I'd like to eat there again, because they had SO many choices, and I want to try their sushi. I got the ginger lunch, which was good, but not as good or flavorful as it could be. It was just kinda meh. But the service was fast, which was nice, and they did a good job of keeping up with refilling our glasses. I'd go aga... | en | 85 | like eat many choices want try sushi got ginger lunch good good flavorful could kinda meh service fast nice good job keeping refilling glasses go next time might order something either spice different kind cuisine together | 36 |
0 | This was absolutely terrible. It was so highly reviewed, but absolutely terrible. Not that we ate the food, because we never had a chance. We were seated immediately in an area with another table that was served by our server. There were only two tables taken in the restaurant and our server took 10+ minutes to bri... | en | 232 | absolutely terrible highly reviewed absolutely terrible ate food never chance seated immediately area another table served server two tables taken restaurant server took minutes bring us drinks still waiting drinks appetizer came silverware plates still drinks server came already asked drinks shortly thereafter brought... | 101 |
1 | I'm really confused about the positive reviews of this place. The wait staff was nice - that's the only reason I gave then two stars instead of one. We should have known to skip this place when we saw the cheesy plastic sign and neon logo, but we decided to give it a chance. Our waitress asked if we wanted to sit somew... | en | 355 | really confused positive reviews place wait staff nice reason gave two stars instead one known skip place saw cheesy plastic sign neon logo decided give chance waitress asked wanted sit somewhere quiet considerate said like quiet spot ended gitting table right next annoying doorbell thing gave three loud beeps every ti... | 179 |
0 | I ordered take out of Tom Yum soup and Chilli Chicken, what a disappointment. None of these tasted good, Tom Yum soup was kinda disgusting. | en | 25 | ordered take tom yum soup chilli chicken disappointment none tasted good tom yum soup kinda disgusting | 16 |
3 | You must try the roti canai appetizer! | en | 7 | must try roti canai appetizer | 5 |
0 | I have been to this place a few times and enjoyed the flavors. However I was VERY DISAPPOINTED for their lack of \"respect\" to what a customer orders. I order my usual the MEE GORENG with TOFU and as I combed through and had a couple of bites I found a strip of chicken. I lost my appetite and was gravely disappointe... | en | 91 | place times enjoyed flavors however disappointed lack customer orders order usual mee goreng tofu combed couple bites found strip chicken lost appetite gravely disappointed lack detail vegetarian dish place black listed hope find better malaysian place queen city | 38 |
0 | This review is about the FOOD only! I'm in town and without a vehicle so naturally I was looking up some tasty delivery options on yelp, when I came across cuisine malaya, I was elated to see that they delivered. I got my food fast, both dishes came in very nice containers and I was sure i was in for a real treat! Bas... | en | 216 | review food town without vehicle naturally looking tasty delivery options yelp came across cuisine malaya elated see delivered got food fast dishes came nice containers sure real treat based reviewers steamed popiah beef char kway teow opening containers first steamed popiah admit never popiah probably would better fri... | 100 |
3 | Score 1 for Yelp! After a failed attempt to eat at a local hotspot I re-check my Yelp bookmarks and voila! There's Cuisine Malaya, all the way across downtown Charlotte. I hoof it over about a mile and show up at this basic and simple cafe. Inside, the space is big and I'm hungry. All that walking has worked up an... | en | 150 | score yelp failed attempt eat local hotspot yelp bookmarks voila cuisine malaya way across downtown charlotte hoof mile show basic simple cafe inside space big hungry walking worked appetite bonus special free glass wine beer woohoo order bunch malaysian items please one roti canai one malaysian chili shrimp peanut pan... | 77 |
3 | This may be the best Asian cuisine place uptown. A nice dining experience, responsive waiter service, price is mostly between $7.99-10.99. Very flavorful, food comes out pretty fast. The best part is it actually has a nice taste, unlike most Chinese places that all pretty much taste the same. Presentation is also bette... | en | 81 | may best asian cuisine place uptown nice dining experience responsive waiter service price mostly flavorful food comes pretty fast best part actually nice taste unlike chinese places pretty much taste presentation also better would suggest place actually looking comfortable dining experience instead grab go take chines... | 48 |
4 | Love this place. Great sushi. Great service. | en | 7 | love place great sushi great service | 6 |
4 | We are regulars here, we frequent once every week or two weeks - we come for the food. We dine in, we take out and we have delivered. Though, a few times in the last few months, they have said no to deliveries and have offered a discount on take-out to compensate, we don't mind it - we go to pick it up if they are not ... | en | 308 | regulars frequent every week two weeks come food dine take delivered though times last months said deliveries offered discount compensate mind go pick able deliver day service always friendly attentive location good sized restaurant never seen half full given night get pretty packed lunch rush seem stray away char kway... | 137 |
4 | I had the Roti Canai, similar to what I've had. The pancake was softer not as flakey as it is here but still delicious. Every place makes it slightly different. The curry dipping sauce makes this appetizer the bomb. It has a nice light curry flavor to it. I highly recommend it.\n\nI also ordered the hainese chicke... | en | 129 | roti canai similar pancake softer flakey still delicious every place makes slightly different curry dipping sauce makes appetizer bomb nice light curry flavor highly recommend also ordered hainese chicken believed chicken boiled provide three different types sauces soy sauce red peppery sauce garlic type sauce tried on... | 64 |
0 | Always make sure to scrutinize a resturant review from a college student.\nIt's more than likely based on the cost of beers rather than food quality. \nMy sushi was warm, food was cold, and the chicken in my stir fry tasted old. | en | 41 | always make sure scrutinize resturant review college likely based cost beers rather food quality sushi warm food cold chicken stir fry tasted old | 23 |
2 | I don't remember going to many Malaysian restaurants in the past. So I tried this on my first visit to Elizabeth neighborhood on one rainy night on a Friday. It was worth it! I really liked the roti cani. The roti was cold but the perfect and spicy gravy compensated for that. I would highly recommend everyone to try ro... | en | 277 | remember going many malaysian restaurants past tried first visit elizabeth neighborhood one rainy night friday worth really liked roti cani roti cold perfect spicy gravy compensated would highly recommend everyone try roti canai least one time nice curry flavor chef specialties perfect well cooked vegetables curry made... | 144 |
3 | What an eclectic restaurant! They say they're Japanese and Malaysian, but they also seem to have Thai and Chinese influences on their menu. I had the Curry Laksa, which is an amalgamation of a traditional curry and pho. It's a large bowl of either egg or rice noodles with beef, chicken, shrimp, and vegetables in a fla... | en | 108 | eclectic restaurant say japanese malaysian also seem thai chinese influences menu curry laksa amalgamation traditional curry pho large bowl either egg rice noodles beef chicken shrimp vegetables flavorful curry coconut milk broth dining companion got shrimp hibachi delicious well solid choice area city known asian sure... | 54 |
4 | Love this place. This place served Thai, Malaya and some Vietnamese food here. My favorite for appetizer is the Indian pan cake (roti canai). Service a little slow but the food are great so it makes me forget about services HA. Enjoy!!! | en | 42 | love place place served thai malaya vietnamese food favorite appetizer indian pan cake roti canai service little slow food great makes forget services ha enjoy | 25 |
0 | My boyfriend and I have been coming to this place for a long time. The food was great and the service was great! Everything started to fall apart once the original manager was forced to quit his position. The food quantity and quality started to go down hill. There was hair in my food not once but TWICE every time I or... | en | 150 | boyfriend coming place long time food great service great everything started fall apart original manager forced quit position food quantity quality started go hill hair food twice every time order rice dish new owner care apologize offended even brought sushi plain high quality either college student forget discount me... | 68 |
1 | not good - food is below average.. I will never go back | en | 12 | good food average never go back | 6 |
2 | Decent for a city like Charlotte, but cannot compare to the Malaysian restaurants on the coasts (or in Asia of course). Had a coupon that offered a free glass of wine for every check-in on Yelp but after we ordered 2, they said it was only one per table. Very stingy that way. What if my group had come as 4 individuals ... | en | 84 | decent city like charlotte compare malaysian restaurants coasts asia course coupon offered free glass wine every yelp ordered said one per table stingy way group come individuals sat bar would got free glasses would expect asians better math | 38 |
2 | don't feel like it's a authentic malaysia restaurant...the food is more like chinese. | en | 13 | feel like authentic malaysia restaurant food like chinese | 8 |
3 | I'm always a fan of Cuisine Malaya! The food is best at lunch because it's so cheap. I always get the pan fried noodles... it's good. Oh, but if you're not in the mood for noodles... the curry fried rice is amazing. | en | 42 | always fan cuisine malaya food best lunch cheap always get pan fried noodles good oh mood noodles curry fried rice amazing | 21 |
4 | I'd just about given up finding really good Asian food in the Charlotte area. When all the Chinese restaurants smell, look, and their food all tastes the exact same and doused in MSG, you get a little discouraged.\n\nI got enveloped and brought here in a party of 30+ people, so I have no idea what dishes were ordered, ... | en | 150 | given finding really good asian food charlotte area chinese restaurants smell look food tastes exact doused msg get little got enveloped brought party people idea dishes ordered know service excellent food delicious hey dish different taste could distinguish chicken pork one dish another amazing cooks use sauce ingredi... | 64 |
1 | Pretty awful entrees, sushi wasn't bad and decent service. The chicken they used in the pad Thai was so horrible I couldn't even eat it. I finished half my plate and didn't get a to go box | en | 37 | pretty awful entrees sushi bad decent service chicken used pad thai horrible could even eat finished half plate get go box | 21 |
4 | I've been going to the Yoga Center for years even though I still go to other studios. Phyliss is the only Iyengar certified teacher in Charlotte and is a true gem of a teacher. If you want to learn about yoga or are just starting out this is a great place to start your practice. If you are experienced or prefer ano... | en | 93 | going yoga center years even though still go studios phyliss iyengar certified teacher charlotte true gem teacher want learn yoga starting great place start practice experienced prefer another style yoga still benefit classes get alot teacher direction attention specifics poses everyone try class | 43 |
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