Harvest Moon Grille
We wanted to offer our neighbors another option for food on the go, so we’ve launched our new venture, The Harvest Moon Grille. We serve delicious, fresh food all made from scratch with locally-grown ingredients. Our menus change weekly, and we are at a few venues around Charlotte each week. Watch this page, or your email inbox, for updates on our locations, menus, and info on the farmers who provide our ingredients. To sign up for our weekly newsletter, add your email address to the box at the bottom of this page.
See you at “The Moon”!
Spot our Orange Concession Trailer at the following locations and times this week (July 27-31)
- Tuesday and Thursday 11a-2p in Uptown Charlotte at Trade and Tryon Streets next to the Bank of America building. Special Thanks to Behringer-Harvard Property Management for allowing us to be there!
- Wednesday 11a-2p in Uptown Charlotte at the Gateway Village (901 W. Trade St.) across from the Doubletree Hotel Special Thanks to Gramercy Realty for allowing us to use the space!
- Saturday at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market from 730a-1pm. We’re now parked near the Craft Barn.
The Food
Uptown Menu (Lunch Tues thru Thurs 11a-2p) subject to change!
Shanks a Lot! - Grateful Growers pork shanks cooked until melt-in-your-mouth tender, then nestled in a warm flour tortilla with house-made queso fresco and topped with black radish + tomato salsa.
Veggie Carnitas - grilled yellow squash, zuccini, tomato and corn in a warm flour tortilla with Julia’s house-made queso fresco and spicy slaw.
Side - juicy sweet corn on the cob with a spicy herb butter
Soup - Chuck’s chilled cantelope soup with mountain mint and fresh whey.
Fer Later - juicy freestone peaches
To Drink - all-natural Root Beer from Uncle Scotts of Mooresville, bottled water.
The Farms + Artisans
This week’s ingredients were purchased from the farms listed below. Most are within 100 miles of Charlotte. We get some specialty items (like some fish and heirloom grains) from farms and waters a little farther away, but still in our region. You can find these farmers and their incredible stuff at our local Farmers’ Markets…we did!
- Grateful Growers Farm (pork - shanks, bacon; basil, eggs, cucumbers)
- Avery Gardens (cabbage, cukes, tomato, zucchini, corn)
- Lloyd Lewis Farm (onion, beets, cukes, peppers, potatoes)
- Rosemary Pete (black radish, kohlrabi)
- Friendship Garden (mint)
- Fisher Farm (potato, tomato)
- Mike + Bess’ Garden (tomato, cantelope, corn)
- Davis + Son Orchard (peaches)
- Harvest Moon Grille - queso fresco
In the News
Food That’s Over the Moon - Natural Awakenings Magazine, pp. 14-15.
Eat on the Street - Uptown Magazine, pp.34-39 June 2010
Farm-to-Table Fresh: Local Swine meets Italian Wine - Charlotte Fresh June 8
It’s One Tasty Pickup Truck - review from Helen Schwab at the Charlotte Observer 4/23/10 - (be sure to also check out the video!)
Our video debut on Vendr TV
Best I’ve Had All Week, “Eat My Charlotte” Creative Loafing blog 1/29/10
A new Food Truck Arrives in the QC, “Eat My Charlotte” Creative Loafing blog 1/28/10
Uptown Charlotte gets Gourmet Street Food, WFAE Radio 8/24/09
Over the Moon, Charlotte Magazine October 2009
Read about us on the Charlotte Examiner site, where blogger Taylor Blanchard has written about us, and provided some great photos too!
Upcoming Events - Find the Harvest Moon Grille Here!
Farm Tour Days - Sept 18 + 19
Grateful Growers Farm Dinner - October 16