These are threee of my favorite restaurants:
SOHO Bistro - on College Street
Cantina 151 - on East Blvd
300 East - On East Blvd
You can't go wrong at any of them.
Soho Bistro
Soho Bistro - Chinese Food Takeout, Delivery - Charlotte NC : Simply amazing Chinese Cuisine. I am a regular there! The owner's are so nice, down to earth and polite. The atmosphere is dim lit with jazz music and very quaint. Large windows looking on to the city street! Lovely. I know good Chinese food too...I'm from NYC! This is the best in Charlotte (in my opinion). Very affordable too. You can eat dinner from $8-$15 pp.
Cantina 151
Cantina 1511 Restaurant: Mexican / Latin Cuisine. The Bomb!!! The food is soooo good. The drinks are also GREAT! On one side of the restaurant its just a bar, and it is nice! There's an outdoor patio too! Food is amazing!!!! $10-$15 pp
300 EAST
http://www.300east.net/: All types of cuisine is served here, but i'd say its traditional American (sort of). Very nice restaurant. It used to be a house, and is converted to a business. The food is amazing!! Average prices range from $12-20 pp. It's wonderful!
Trust me on this! I just hooked you up with some spots! Great food, great drinks, great time!