Sands Kitchen, the Chinese street food restaurant that started as a ghost kitchen and charmed fans across Charlotte with its colorful dumplings, has opened in a new space in the South End.
The restaurant is now located just a short walk from the New Bern light rail station and around the corner from the new Cookie Plug shop.
Owner Brian Sun says the best part of moving from The City Kitch to a bright, modern space that reflects Shanghai architecture is that he and his staff can now interact with customers in a hands-on manner. That's what he said.
“We will be meeting for the first time customers who have been ordering from us for years,” Sun said.
Now, when you walk in, you can order at a kiosk or use a QR code to sit and view the menu. You'll probably see Sun coming in and out of the kitchen, chatting and bringing orders. You can also peek into the kitchen through a large opening and watch the staff prepare vegetables and pack them into takeout packages.
Dim sum, dumplings and other Asian street food
Look for a menu that brings together Chinese dishes from multiple regions, including dim sum, skewers, dumplings, and more. You can also try it on board.
The dim sum flight ($21) includes a dim sum dessert of BBQ pork bun, brown sugar custard bun, 2 siu mai, 2 shrimp dumplings, and 2 xiao long bao when ordering 2 egg tarts or durian crème brûlée. Masu. .
The Handmade Dumpling Flight ($13.50) comes with a selection of their trademark dishes, drizzled with fresh vegetable juices.
You can also choose the dipping sauce to pair with it. Options include:
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vinegar and soy sauce
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green onion garlic
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coriander garlic
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spicy garlic
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Spicy Sichuan style
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spicy black beans
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Vinegar.
Another street food flight option is Sun's Kitchen's skewers ($34.95). Contains 3 lamb skewers, 3 beef skewers, 2 broccoli skewers, 2 triangular tofu, 2 kamaboko, and 2 mini sausages.
Various Chinese dishes
Other menu items you can enjoy include Sichuan-style dan dan noodles, spicy chili chicken, and spicy thin tofu. (Pro tip: Please, try it. Sun's uncle is a Sichuan chef who previously worked at the Chinese embassy, and he ran a restaurant in Washington, D.C., for 30 years. )
The menu also features dishes from northern China, where Sun was born and raised in Beijing. The restaurant's recipe for jiajang noodles has been passed down in Sun's family for generations. beef stew bowl is a popular dish in this region.
sands kitchen
Location: 3216 South Blvd., Suite 105, Charlotte, NC 28209
menu
Genre: Asian food, Chinese food
Instagram: @suns.kitchenclt
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