Alley 51

OMG, I just want to move into Alley 51 at this point! There's too many great options here. I visited with a friend recently and this was my first time back since they first opened. They've changed so much and it looks amazing!! They do karaoke on the weekends I believe so there's a whole stage for folks to jam out on. There's plenty of seating indoors and outdoors. There's a convenience market, a children's play area and an arcade!!! It's really a fun place even without the food.But my goodness....the food! After taking several circles around to make sure I wanted what I wanted I ordered from Honey Buns Cafe II because DUH, you have to get some yummy buns! Honey buns does it right! I tried their chicken bun and it was soooo good! I also got my bf some of their red bean buns. But for my main course.....Saigon Cafe showed out!!! I ordered their beef vermicelli dish and whew. Honestly, it was one of the best meals I've had in a while out and about. The flavors were insane and everything was so fresh! I legit wanted to go back and get another one the next day. They did an incredible job making the broth and all the flavors together were just so delicious!! Even my bf loved it and he isn't a big soup type of guy. This was so much more than a 5 star meal! Can't recommend them enough!!!

What a cool spot in CLT. I stopped for lunch here today. Got there shortly before 11am, so everything was closed. All spots/stalls/restaurants opened promptly at 11. I chose to have the absolute best pork fried rice in Charlotte from Honey Buns. Closest to NY Chinese I've had since living here. I also had the BBQ pork buns, which aren't as good as the first time I had them years ago. A special mention goes to the lady in the Korean spot called Mukja. She was very kind and friendly. She let me know that the oil was freshly changed, assuring me of the freshness of the chicken katsu I ordered. The system each stall used to let you know your meal is ready is cool. You get a buzzer telling you it's time to pick up. Be mindful of the day of the week you choose to visit. Tuesday is not a good day. A few stall were closed. I would definitely recommend this place

This place is absolutely at hit !So many different amazing vendors with delicious food. If you can't find something here you're not hungry. Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean Thai and even a full bar with all the right ingredients for an afternoon or evening cocktail ! This place is located right beside Super G in the former Kmart space . You remember Kmart right ? Authentic food and drinks. You can get multiple different kinds of food and beverages. Just go and walk around and see. You're welcome!!!

Had such a great experience at the Alley 51 in Pineville. We had the restaurant called sizzling. I ordered the rice with beef and chicken and it came out on a cast iron sizzling hot. Also it came with cucumber salad and miso soup. The food was very fresh and delicious and I will definitely be back to try another vendor.

Long lines, and a bit spendy, but you can find everything from pad thai, bao buns, boba tea, stir fry, mochi, spring rolls, fried rice, Asian donuts & so much more here!

Aesthetic: Modern Asian food hall with a wide variety of unique food stalls and a Japanese video game room, Akihabari. My Favorites: I love Akihabari, they have so many wonderful games including my favorite Final Fantasy rhythm game, Theaterhythm. Experience: We love it here, we've tried some authentic dishes and played a few of the games at Akihabari. I highly recommend playing some Theaterhythm then trying some authentic Jian Bing at Quicitop. The workers were a little intense there, but the food was awesome! We still have so many places to try here, they have tons of choices.

I swung in to try Ray Lay this time...and I seriously regret this choice. I remember liking Ray Lay at South Boulevard, so I figured this would be about the same...but well, it was way worse! I ordered Pad See Ew with Chicken, and it was just lacking flavor (not enough sauce and/or flavoring). Possibly the worst Pad See Ew I've ever had?? Then the Thai Iced Tea was utterly tasteless...hardly sweet at all! Again, the worst Thai Iced Tea I've ever had!So this lackluster meal (Pad See Ew with Chicken and Thai Iced Tea) costed over 18 bucks. Made me think...From Thai House down the street, you'll get the same items PLUS Spring Roll AND Soup for the same price (or possibly even less - Lunch Specials!)...all nicely presented on a plate with silver utencils...and theirs taste absolutely delicious! Basically, I feel that for the quality you get here, you are paying way too much.So far, I felt this way about the few vendors I've tried so far. I get the need for a casual, to-go vendor, but I just don't get the high restaurant price points at a food court in Pinevile. Anyway, there are still a few more vendors I need to try...so maybe I'll see things differently?If based soley on the food (and drink) that I had at Ray Lay, I probably would have rated 1 star. But I didn't want to pull down the ratings for the entire food court since I've tried only a few vendors. I'll just keep the same ratings for now...but all I know is that Ray Lay is a vendor I'll be skipping this point on...unless things change for the better (meaning, better tasting foods and/or lower price points).

It's hard to review this as one place because they're all independent businesses. Just keep that in mind. It's like reviewing optimist hall and lumping it altogether... you can't. The bao bun is 10/10. I for the Chinese bao bun. Get 50 of em from Honey Buns II. I also got milk tea from them. 10/10. Dairy free. Ok next...I got the beef flank steak pho (I believe) from Saigon Cafe. I choked on the steak because I was being greedy but also because it is VERY chewy and fatty. So I think they should cut the fat because I couldn't eat many pieces. The Pho doesn't come with everything in it. It comes with the broth and meat and then you get a sandwich bag full of the scallions, and onions, and etc. lastly, I ended with honeycow desserts. I got one of the waffles. Don't ask what kind because I forgot. But hey it was good. Do I need it again? Not dying for it but it's pretty good.

Clean and modern food court with lots of options. It was fun trying different things. We had jian bing from Quicitop, which is like a crepe stuffed with lettuce, crispy wonton, protein, and a sauce. I'm not sure what the sauce was but it tasted like a peanuty hoisin to me. We went with squid for our protein, which there was plenty of. The serving is huge and comes stacked in half. Definitely an interesting mix of textures and flavors.I was craving fried chicken so had to get the Korean chicken nugs from Itaewon. The chicken was nice and crispy as expected. The sauce was sweeter than I would like, but still tasty. This was a sizable portion even for two people. Finally, we had a little bit of room left and split a BBQ pork bun from Honey Buns. I liked that the bun came out hot, but would have liked more filling. Looking forward to coming back and trying the other restaurants.

LOVE IT!! This food court is similar to Optimist Hall in that there are several places to eat. It opens into Super G, the Asian grocery store. There's a stage in there. It isn't only Asian food but is made that way. For example, you can get a corndog or fried mozzarella. Definitely worth a trip if you're in the mood to try a new dish or want to walk around a bit. So good!