Restaurant Bites: What's new and what's coming to a menu near you

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte area was abound with several new restaurant options before the curtain fell on 2018.

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The lineup of new local eateries to open in December includes the Crunkleton Charlotte — a new cocktail bar with full kitchen that debuted in the city’s Elizabeth neighborhood — as well as a fast-casual sushi concept in uptown, an Italian restaurant offering authentic fare at an affordable price on Morehead Street and a new barbecue joint that appeared on the Food Network for Fort Mill.

And more is on the way in the new year.

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Take Peppervine, for instance. Chef Bill Greene, who is behind popular Banner Elk restaurant Artisanal, is bringing a new upscale concept — called Peppervine — to SouthPark. It’s supposed to open in January.

There’s also a new gourmet grab-and-go concept headed to uptown’s Overstreet Mall and set to open shortly after the first of the year.

January's edition of Restaurant Bites has the full roundup of recent restaurant-related news as reported by CBJ staffers last month.

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