Forty-Six

Went for a lovely romantic evening with my beau. Beautiful inside, wonderful staff. The filet mignon melts in your mouth. Wonderful heathy options in a town where most of the people are a little rolly polly from too much Hardees and Taco Bell. I’m from the city and you can’t beat the prices here with a stick. Esp compared to the generous portions that they give you. Vegetarian and vegan options for those hip and trapped in the land of double fried meat and cheese here in Kannapolis. The staff are all attractive as well, which never hurts the overall experience. A diamond in the rough. Bravo 46. We shall return again and again.

After a super long day of thrifting (it was half off day!) I braved the unknown (to me I mean) back roads of Kannapolis to come here. Maybe I expected too much out of this place but really it was just aight.
I drove up on a super cute downtowny looking part of Kannapolis, as I said before, an area I had never ventured. I was excited! A restaurant with this outstanding sounding menu out here?! Lemme at it!
I had already fixated on the Salmon BLT (seared salmon, avocado, arugula, tomato, smoked salmon «bacon» with a tarragon caper mayo on a brioche bun). Sounds delish doesn’t it?! I got the salad bar as my side, which is available weekdays for lunch. I went ahead and dug in for the salad while I waited for my sandwich. The salad bar options were all very fresh, though not something I imagine you could make much of a meal out of (which is an option) Probably best as a meal accompaniment. Also there were only 4 dressing choices, and 2 were very similar.
My sandwich arrived and I still hadn’t received a basket of the complimentary sweet potato chips, so I kindly asked her if I could get a basket, she apologized for having forgot and quickly brought some over. First thing I noticed when the sandwich arrived was a bit of a strange smell, but I chalked it up to being the smoked salmon bacon since I couldn’t identify it right off (later realizing it reminded me of a kitchen sink drain but had no «issues» so I guess it was fine). I tasted a piece of the salmon that had fallen off the sandwich since they were on there in chunks and it was pretty flavorless. I ended up having to salt the thing… I don’t know the last time I had to salt a sandwich. The combination of ingredients was all just a little too soft since the salmon «bacon» wasn’t actually crispy. So texturally it missed the mark. Flavorwise it was unexciting. They should have just used a lot more of the «bacon» on the sandwich since it was extremely flavorful on its own.
I would go back to try something else if I find myself in the area since the service was great but I definitely won’t go out of my way to return.

We visited 46 while visiting from out of town. We had a burger (Thai, special at the time) and the meatloaf. The salad bar was too tempting to resist as well so we added that to each of our meals. The food was all delicious, from the sweet potato crisps to each ingredient on the salad bar. We were surprised by the value for such a nice setting!

Lunch was very good. Fresh and very healthy. Not a big menu but enough to have a good variety. Vegan and gluten friendly. Take away container and bag are recyclable.

Went to Forty-​six for lunch — at which time they serve a limited menu.
We started off with these sweet potato crisps that they serve you immediately after you are seated. Good but probably could use some salt. I thought it was a unique surprise rather than your typical bread service.
We started our lunch off with the arugula, fig pistachio and goat cheese salad which was simple and fresh. We added salmon which was simply seasoned and cooked perfectly.
For our entrée we ordered the meatloaf and the salmon blt sandwich.
The meatloaf was delicious. It is not the meatloaf you grew up eating! Pork and ground turkey with a wonderfully sweet bbq type sauce on top. It was served with a hash that included root vegetables that was coated in a Demi glaze. Yum!
The salmon sandwich was unique and very tasty. The bacon is salmon bacon which I think is smoked salmon that has been cooked/​crisped.
We would definitely go back to try their dinner menu or maybe for the meatloaf!

Every time I’ve been I’ve insisted on having only one server, and they no longer have her there so no más food for me. Awesome chef, but very limited menu. Sunday brunch is the best part.

I, too, wanted to love this restaurant and though the food was ok, it was the service that was seriously lacking. There is no concern of getting inebriated at this restaurant because it took forever for my server to come to the table. The confusing part was that the restaurant was relatively empty with the exception of an extremely loud party in the front part of the restaurant, otherwise there were about six other tables occupied. The entire meal took about two hours. It was about fifteen minutes before anyone even took our drink order.
If I ever return, I will definitely peruse the menu online so I can order immediately and I’ll probably order two drinks at once.

Nice Sunday brunch. Poached salmon was tasty and tender. They vary the offering weekly.

I’ve had lunch and dinner here in addition to a special catered event. The food is always spectacular and it’s nice to know you’re eating healthy. The bartender is jovial and attentive, servers and kitchen are on par with fancy restaurant expectations (no one is running but no one is lolly-​gagging). I’ve done lunch here on work breaks and had plenty of time.

I’ve only had great food and great experiences here. Get the salmon BLT! They have good catering too but you really can’t beat a lunch out there.

Closed Saturday for breakfast/​brunch. Packed on Mother’s Day. Tried a third time… called at 10:15 AM on a Sunday… asked if they were open… they said yes… we arrived… they didn’t actually open until 11 AM… wait around… finally get seated.
Coffee was not good and came in miniature size. Many of the buffet items needed salt or were bland. I get why locals may think this is great… it’s different than the usual in Kannapolis, but it isn’t great food. The jerk chicken was awesome and the only exception.
Ambiance was like a lower class place trying to step into a league it didn’t belong, but again… meh. Fine. It’s Kannapolis. People like a buffet. Whatever.

My family often comes here for the Sunday brunch. We are never disappointed… Always enjoyable food and atmosphere.

Went there for Sunday Brunch. The items on the buffet are tasty and few. But, No EGGS!!! What? Can’t even order them. Then, they charge an extra $ 2 bucks for an order of three SMALL pancakes, and another $ 2 bucks for an omelet. At $ 15 BUCKS A HEAD, IT CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE BRUNCH. I’m sooooo glad we went. We aren’t going back!
On a scale of 1 to 100… they scored a Forty-​Six!

I so wanted to love this place but unfortunately I don’t.
I’d never heard of this restaurant until a friend suggested it for dinner. After reading some Unilocal reviews I was excited to try the food.
Let’s start with the positives
The atmosphere is really cute and cozy. The exposed brick and concrete floors has a upscale lofty feeling. A great space for a birthday or holiday dinner.
The wait staff is very nice and attentive. Our waitress made wine and food recommendations.
The highlight of my meal was a mix drink called warm apple pie… SO GOOD! The vegetable tempura was also delicious.
Now on to the negatives
One person at the table ordered the shrimp and scallop risotto. I’m no risotto expert but I do know under cooked rice when I taste it. The risotto was way under cooked!
I ordered the NY strip cooked medium. The steak was over cooked almost to the point of well done and completely lacking in flavor.
The third person ordered eggplant parmesan which was also lacking in flavor.
Not to mention our food came out luke warm, not sure why our food wasn’t hot but the warm temperature didn’t help the taste any.
The food at Fory-​Six is just okay and I’m in no rush to go back.

Ordered New York medium rare requesting more rare than medium. It came out well done but was promptly fixed. Second steak came fast and to the correct internal temp. However… You could tell the grill was too cold. The char was nonexistent and the fat was not rendered.
Service was outstanding and I loved everything else about my experience. I will return as I got there before busy hours (right at open) and probably did not get a meal from their full time chef. Given the perfection of the rest of the meal I’ll would recommend this restaurant.
Probably should note I made no complaint… I was asked if steak was right and I cut it and showed my server and she promptly took it for correction. I was not charged for my drinks so that almost completely covered the price of the meal. OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Looking forward to my next visit. And the Kronos Salad is amazing.

Don’t let the photographs of menus for brunch fool you. Brunch is predetermined buffet! No made to order items. Service is bad to say the least! Empty water glasses, no hot food on the buffet. Most of the burners under the chaffing dishes not burning! Frittata had good flavor but cold!!! Took 20 minutes to get a mimosa and the husbands coffee ordered at the same time still hasn’t arrived! Food quality and flavor MIGHT be acceptable if hot! Not impressed at all! Great atmosphere is the only reason this little down town Kannapolis restaurant gets 1 star!!! Step it up Forty Six!!!

Great lunch spot! Reasonably priced (less than $ 10) and fair amount of food. I got the meatloaf, which was phenomenal. It was atop, sliced potatoes, sweat potatoes, squash, and zucchini. An added bonus is the atmosphere — very romantic, rustic, with a modern twist. It feels very homey and comfortable. Highly recommended!

Had a great and romantic date night at 46. The food was 5-​star and the filet mignon was the healthiest portion I’ve ever received from a restaurant. We will be returning to 46 so we can try all the dinner plates they offer. Only semi-​complaint is the service is a bit slow but the food is well worth the wait.
If you want to have a romantic dinner with your significant other, Forty-​Six is the place to impress.

We were very excited to try this after reading the other reviews. Our experience was not as good.
Went for brunch and the menu shown by many was not offered to us, buffet was the only option. Not a fan of being forced to a buffet.
Our server offered us more coffee and then casually mentioned she probably didn’t have any more and never offered to make it. She seemed like we were keeping her from something and it wasn’t busy at all.
The food was ok, but not an experience that makes me want to try again.
Seemed nowhere near the caliber of the other reviews. Not sure if things have changed. Maybe we just went on the wrong day?

This is a truly unique establishment that would stand out even in New York City or California. Very committed to use of fresh healthy ingredients and healthy preparation methods. Everything I tried here was delicious: spinach eggplant parmesan (prepared in a quite different fashion than the usual), beef and mushroom soup, a pumpkin ice cream like dessert. The restaurant has a scientific theme, the sign at the front has a DNA spiral on it and the name 46 represents the number of human chromosomes. There are pictures of DNA spirals and other chemistry references in the restrooms and within the restaurant. The bar area is nice, the whole place has a very modern, sleek vaguely ultraloubge kind of feel. Our server was incredibly friendly and good at explaining the menu items. I live in NJ, people here in Kannapolis are friendly in general U guess compared to people in the northeast.