New restaurant and lounge opens soon in uptown Charlotte
Chef Jamarr Shular
Courtesy of Jamarr Shular
What's In Store
New restaurant and lounge opens soon in uptown Charlotte
By Katherine Peralta
kperalta@charlotteobserver.com
November 10, 2017 12:57 PM
A new restaurant and lounge called Nest opens next month at the corner of North Caldwell and East Sixth streets.
The restaurant’s executive chef and co-owner is Jamarr Shular, a Le Cordon Bleu-educated former sous chef at Apple Inc. in Cupertino, Calif., who moved to Charlotte a little over a year ago.
Shular describes Nest as a comfortable hangout specializing in “new American” cuisine, such as shrimp and grits and herb roasted chicken.
“I would describe Nest as a hotel lounge. We’re on the bottom of the condo building, so there’s no loud music,” Shular said. “It’s a place where you can come to get a good meal and a good drink.”
Nest will serve glasses of wine that are $2-$3 cheaper than they are on average at other area restaurants, Shular said. “We’ve done our research,” he added.
A Nest cheeseburger
Courtesy of Jamarr Shular
Nest has three bars – one in the main lounge, another in its dining room and a third in an upstairs private area, meant for meetings and parties. The restaurant will have seating for about 80 people Shular said. He’s aiming for a soft opening of Nest on the weekend of Dec. 8.
Shular – who helped open Factory Café and
NoCa Uptown, which has since closed – acknowledges that his spot in the bottom of the Courtside Condominiums has been home to a few different restaurant concepts over the years. He said his goal is to cater better to the neighborhood.
And like other entrepreneurs, Shular said he sees Charlotte as a place full of business opportunity.
“It’s up and coming, it’s growing. Everywhere you look, there’s something being built. I don’t think Charlotte’s reached its full potential yet,” Shular said.
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