The Lodge: A Sportsman's Grill

I’m ecstatic to have found this place! I have celiac disease and it is incredibly hard to find anywhere to eat out when I don’t bring a lunch to work. The menu here has an impressively large variety of gluten free items to choose from as well as gluten free beers & ciders. Eating gluten free meals means food that is usually mediocre at best. Not here. I got the meatloaf, broccoli casserole and a loaded baked potato; it was all wildly delicious. Meatloaf was savory, juicy, perfectly crispy on the edges and by far the best meatloaf I’ve ever eaten. The broccoli casserole tasted like it came straight out of my grandmothers kitchen and topped with lovely little gluten free crispy onions. Even the baked potato was on point with its perfectly thick, crispy bacon. Staff was very friendly with quick service and were more than happy to make accommodations to food requests. I can’t wait to come back!

Once upon a lunchtime, not too long ago, in the bustling metropolis of Charlotte, NC, an office of hungry souls was about to embark on a culinary adventure, thanks to The Lodge: A Sportsman Grill. Now, I haven’t set foot in their establishment, but their catering service? Oh boy, it’s like Christmas came early! Picture this: a hundred ravenous office workers, their stomachs growling louder than a bear in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Then in swoops Eric, the culinary superhero, armed with his trusty sidekick Brandon and a phone for a weapon, communicating faster than a NASCAR driver at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Our mission? To demolish a build-your-own burger bar. Challenge accepted! The burgers? Imagine beef patties so thick, they’d make the Carolina Panthers’ linebackers look skinny. Cooked to a perfect medium, nestled in brioche buns so soft, they could’ve been clouds plucked straight from the Carolina blue sky. And the toppings – oh, the toppings! Lettuce crispier than autumn leaves in Uptown Charlotte, onions so fresh they could make a statue cry, and bacon so perfectly cooked, it could only be the work of a bacon wizard. For the dairy-free, gluten-free, no-beef, and vegetarian squad, Eric had it covered. Gluten-free buns that didn’t taste like cardboard (a miracle!), steamed broccoli that wasn’t just a sad, green afterthought, and veggie burgers that could convert a carnivore. But wait, there’s more! The broccoli cheese casserole – a side so scrumptious, my team was talking about it more than the Panthers’ last game. And the secret garlic burger sauce? Let’s just say, if it were a basketball team, it’d be the Charlotte Hornets in their heyday. Feast your eyes on the photo of my burger masterpiece. It’s not just a burger; it’s a testament to The Lodge’s culinary prowess. In conclusion, The Lodge didn’t just deliver lunch; they delivered a gastronomic experience that’ll go down in office history. Next stop? The Lodge itself, because if their catering is this good, I can only imagine what wonders await in their restaurant!