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We\u2019re nearing the end of our journey to find the Charlotte area\u2019s best soul food restaurant, and the winner is all up to you.<\/p>\n

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The CharlotteFive Readers\u2019 Choice Best Soul Food poll began with asking for your go-to soul food spots<\/a> \u2014 the ones you head to when cravings hit for gooey mac and cheese pared with sticky ribs, fried fish, potato salad, cornbread and more.<\/p>\n

We put your nominations to the test<\/a>, and after several rounds of narrowing the field through thousands of reader votes, we have reached the Top 2 soul food restaurants in the Charlotte area.<\/p>\n

This time, the voting will determine the winner. This isn\u2019t a scientific poll \u2014 it\u2019s meant to be fun and to help support local businesses. And you can vote as many times as you\u2019d like by refreshing the page.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the schedule for this contest:<\/b><\/p>\n

Best of Charlotte:<\/b> Coffee Shop<\/a> | Chicken Wings<\/a> | Doughnuts<\/a> | Burgers<\/a> | Ice Cream<\/a> | Brewery<\/a> | Pizza<\/a> | Sushi<\/a> | Tacos<\/a> | Food truck<\/a> | Bar<\/a> | Ramen<\/a> | Brunch<\/a> | Patio<\/a> | Barbecue<\/a> | Pie<\/a> | Fried Chicken<\/a> | Fries<\/a> | Cookies<\/a> | Steak<\/a> | Bagels<\/a> | Sports Bar<\/a> | Indian<\/a> | Sandwiches<\/a> | Italian<\/a><\/p>\n

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Final voting is live in Charlotte\u2019s Readers\u2019 Choice soul food poll. Choose between the top two local spots before the poll closes Friday at noon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"\nThese are the Top 2 soul food restaurants in Charlotte. 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