I just moved back to Charlotte last month & wanted to hit up an old haunt of mine- the Penguin.  Now, I know what everyone is thinking & yes, I was that clueless.  Thank goodness there was a couple walking down the street as I was getting out of the car that caught me up to speed on everything.  So, my son & I headed around the block to the Diamond and BOY are we glad we did!  \nI love the new menu which managed to incorporate all the old favorites- sweet potato fries, fried pickles, $5 pitchers of beer- along with an expanded selection (especially for vegetarians).  The first time we visited, my son got a corn dog & I got the meatless meatloaf & omg, you HAVE to put this in your mouth!!  Delicious!  Even the five year old ate a few forkfuls.  The two of us also spit an order of gravy fries (there were a ton of leftovers, too).\nI went back a few weeks later with a girlfriend & we were feeling a need to indulge in bar food.  Ended up ordering both gravy fries & sweet potato fries, a regular hot dog & a jumbo soy dog.  They were just what we were wanting!!  Along with the fact that our eyes were larger than our stomachs, the large portion sizes assured us that we left with two boxes of leftovers!