Bad Daddy’s Burger bar – Ballantyne

The burgers are good small for the price the fries were soggy they would have been excellent if they were crispy. service was excellent. would not go back because it was not a good value for my dollar

My boyfriend and I came here for dinner because I was craving a good burger. He kept raving about this place so I thought I’d give it a try. The burger was delicious. Of course I had to make my own burger. I order a burger with applewood smoked bacon, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, grilled onions on a brioche bun and a side of fries. I must say for all that I ordered, I was completely satisfied. I didn’t feel overly full! This will definitely be in the rotation when I’m craving good burger.
Very fun atmosphere and great service.

I was in the area for work and noticed Bad Daddy’s. My wife and I returned for dinner that evening for our date night. This was our first time dining at a Bad Daddy’s. We had frequented the Five Guys near there on many occasions to get a decent burger. Seeing how we were both in the mood for a good burger, we decided to give Bad Daddy’s a try. Oh my goodness what an incredible experience. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was incredible. First the food. We started off with their fried pickles… quite an incredible start. I had the Bad Ass burger… which was ginormous and my wife had the chicken club. Yes she was in the mood for a burger but changed her mind when she looked over the menu. We did share the burger and club. The best of both worlds. Now the service. We were greeted by this very nice and sweet young lady by the name Libby. She started off by giving me a hard time for wearing a beautiful blue UNC shirt. The reason she started off with the hard time is because she is a NC State grad. I enjoyed her giving me a hard time. Thank God she was not a Duke grad. Libby was an incredible person and gave us great service. Do yourselves a favor a visit this restaurant and ask for Libby to be your server. You will not reget it.

Amazing burgers! You can even get beer battered bacon on a burger. Servings are huge. But this isn’t just a huge burger. They’re gourmet. Pricey for burgers but worth it.

I have eaten a lot of burgers — This may be the best burger place in the US. Stella on tap, awesome appetizers and the «Bad Ass Burger» well it lives up to its name. Try to stop by here at least once a week. Great food, better service!

I love this place! Every time I come to Charlotte I make it a point to eat here. So much variety from a burger joint it’s incredible. The Emilio chicken sandwich is usually my go to because of the giant slice of mozzarella. A side of sweet potato fries with pimento cheese is also a must!

Very loud atmosphere. Burgers are like anywhere else. Appetizers are good. Customer service was bad. Ran out of drinks and burger wasn’t cooked correctly sent back 3 times. The only plus was very large item list to pick from for burger toppings and items where fresh. The best pimento cheese in the world. The only reason I would go back would be for pimento cheese. Cost too much for what you get

Went for Mother’s Day Ofcourse ! Had a great time enjoy the fantastic food and friendly staff!

Love this place, oh the burgers were awesome! The food, flavor, atmosphere was very pleasing, presentation of the food was Excellent. Offering something for the whole family. My husband and I enjoyed our meal. The shop was both clean and tidy, having plenty seating. The hostess/​waitress was attentive at all times. Staff members there greeted us in/​out when we left. The food was more than filling, loved all the dishes thus far. We will certainly be returning soon and would recommend this facility. Im sure everything is a must try! Great meal…

Some of the best burgers in town! I live that they sell locally brewed beers and they have truffle fries. Nick’s Patty Melt is the best with the truffle fries.

I came here because my dad is in town and he wanted a turkey burger. So I used good olé Unilocal to find a place with good reviews for their turkey burgers. This place seemed to have the best reviews.
I visited on a windy Saturday in April. It’s a pretty small diner. Lots of families with kids. A little noisy. They had wifi which is a plus.
We both ordered the turkey burger aka «The Frenchie». Dad had his in a bowl (no bread bcuz of the diet he’s on) with grilled onions that looked disgusting and he said the tasted disgusting as well. Fresh fruit was his side (nothing exciting about that).
I had The Frenchie without the garlic mayo. It had Brie, bacon, onions, tomato, lettuce, Apple, and pickle. I took off the onions and the burger was delish. Meat was crispy on the outside just how I like my burgers and the flavors from the Brie, Apple, bacon and pickles complemented each other well. I upgraded my fries to the truffle fries (extra $ 2). These were my least favorite truffle fries I’ve had. They were fresh cut which I love, but pretty much flavorless (you’ll need to add salt). The best part of the fries was the creamy truffle aioli. I dipped my fries and burger in it. Tasted great on both.
All-​in-​all the meal was just ok and for the two burgers and two waters the bill was a little over $ 25. It’s rather pricey and the food and atmosphere wasn’t worth the price.

I think this is such a great option for vegetarians or vegans! I absolutely love the lettuce wrap bean burger! The create your own salads are always fantastic as well!
My husband is a meat eater so when we frequent this establishment we get the best of both worlds. The have a variety of drink specials and always a special artisan burger of the month.
I cannot wait till they finish building the location in Weddington.

I picked up linner (lunch/​dinner) this evening for myself and a colleague after 6 PM. The place was packed. Like 20 – 30 people waiting outside type of packed. Now, mind you it was a very enjoyable, warm Saturday evening in February (which doesn’t come around to often). I called in our orders and ran to pick it up on my break. It was ready when I got there. Thank you for that Bad Daddy’s! Bar tender was friendly, had the food ready, payment was easy and she was pretty to boot!
Both of us ordered the Catina Burger (black bean veggie burger) and sweet potato fries, which is $ 9.45 and $ 10.23 with tax. Delicious! The platter comes with chipotle ranch with the fries and a honey mustard for the burger. I wasn’t a huge fan of the ranch, but loved the honey Dijon and dipped the fries in it. Yummy. Fries are good, but nothing too outlandish. The star of the show was the Catina, hands down! Two thumbs up! My coworker got her burger crispy/​fried and I had mine grilled. Very hearty burger, homemade. Not just a patty! Add the fresh, crispy lettuce, red onions and tomato along with a few slices of avocado, and melted cheese on a toasted bun. DELICIOUS!!!
I also ordered the Create Your Own milkshake for $ 5.50. I got fresh strawberries, coconut syrup and Ghiradelli chocolate. It was definitely interesting, very thick and filling, and I loved eating the strawberries at the bottom!
Only gripe would be that price of varying items is a bit high, which is where the 5^th star would be. If any of the food were happy hour items, on special or the burger was just $ 2 off, this would be more of a regular spot instead of a treat. In saying that though, I can’t wait to try the salads!

This a good go to when you need a burger and everyone can get their favorite type. I like the tuna burger – build your own is better and about the same price as the listed one on the menu. I enjoy it with wasabi mayo & avocado. Sweet fries are my fave side but I also try the side salad when wanting veggies. Good NC beers too!

Bad Daddy — thus far you have not let me down. On New Years Day, when many were closed, YOU WERE OPEN. My friends from out of town were hungry and I thought of you (did you think of me too?). I knew you had something that would please everyone.
Ring, ring. What’s going on? A party of 12 was no problem and was quickly seated on the toasty, heated patio.
Your awesome selection of local craft beers gave me bragging rights (drink local!) and my friends a sampling of what Charlotte has to offer.
Everyone was very happy with their burgers and sandwiches. I myself, finally conquered the Bacon Cheeseburger on Steroids (that’s really the name), a perfect medium rare, and lived to tell about it. As if that wasn’t enough, the «adult» Mudslide milkshake went down so easy, my belly didn’t know what hit it! Boom! Complete Satisfaction and Satiation!
I left fat and happy like a real American! Hell yeah!

I did lunch. It is right next to Zapata’s Mexican restaurant. I have to say that the atmosphere was loud and manic. Really busy and lots of hustle and bustle. I sought sanctuary at the bar.
The wait staff and bar tender operate on high speed, so is hard to ask questions. It is a burger and shakes place and that is the main thrust.
I got a burger, a Kobe burger, onion straws and iced tea. The burger was nicely cooked and juicy, but, frankly, nothing special. Thought the Kobe beef would be, but I don’t think you gain any more flavor than a regular burger.
The onion straws were mostly onion bits/​crumbles. Not good and it was like getting the dregs from the container where they are dumped out of the fryer. The guy next to me said, «You should have gone with the fries.» I agree and pass that recommendation on to you.
The burgers are good and it is a popular place, so go on off times. As I mentioned, the lunch crowd was manic. Will go back to give it another try as it has potential to be a fav place.

Fantastic burgers! Our server Daniel was on top of his game, he knew the menu inside and out and made excellent recommendations. Try the jalapeño beer and big daddy Amber. delicious! If we are ever in the area again, will def stop by.

Came for lunch on a rainy Sunday and were seated on their enclosed, heated, and surprisingly cozy patio. Hubby was happy because he was facing the TV and was able to catch the football game.
The food was awesome! Giant, tasty burger. Super yummy, deep fried pickles. Excellent sweet potato fries. Would highly recommend this place!

I decided to try them out for lunch because they got a lot of recommendations for their salad. However, looking at their menu, I could not resist a burger. Being that I am on a very low carb diet, I decided to go with a lettuce wrapped Bacon Cheeseburger with a Small Salad on the side. It was hard though, because I REALLY wanted Texas Toast! It looks yummy in other pictures. Walking in to pick up my order, being my 1^st time, I didn’t know where to go. But standing there at the podium, waitresses would look at me and keep doing whatever they were doing. It wasn’t a lot of people in the place at the time & so this annoyed me. I just decided to go to the bar since that’s where most restaurants serve pickup orders. They were indeed able to help me there.
I’d never done a lettuce wrapped burger before so I was really nervous on how this would turn out. However, I did not regret my decision! It was delicious! I was most nervous about the lettuce being soggy resulting in a messy burger, but they give you fresh crispy lettuce. It held together fine, even when I added my sauces. Those burger pattys have so much flavor. Normally, I don’t eat a lot of bacon on my food. Actually I don’t eat a lot of bacon period. When I do I’d rather have it alone with grits and eggs. But that was seriously the best bacon i’d ever tasted. It was sliced to the best thickness and fried perfectly. It had a hint of sweetness and you could taste the apple smokiness in it. I took it off my burger and ate it separately after I finished. Saved the best for last. Don’t judge me. I mean what are ya’ll doing to that bacon? Can I order a supply? I could eat that bacon all… ok I went on a bit of a bacon rant. Let me snap out of it. So out of curiosity I tried the Garlic Mayo, BBQ Sauce & the Bad Daddys Sauces. Then they were all so good I couldn’t decide which to put on my burger. So I stared at my burger for 5 minutes evaluating my taste buds. I ended up going with the Garlic Mayo & BBQ. But I took the Bad Daddys Sauce home to eat with my chicken breast I cooked for dinner. Can’t let good sauce go to waste.
On to the salad which was also delicious. I’ve definitely found my new salad spot. You can choose up to 7 toppings free and after staring at the list for 5 minutes, I finally used all 7. I felt like if I didn’t, I was wasting food. I mean some people want 8 toppings and here I am struggling to choose 7. The nerve of me! I would not let my people down. I loved the Broccoli in it. It’s like they blanched it with a little flavor because it wasn’t completely raw and was tasty! That little salad gave me everything I needed! It was so fresh & that balsamic was one of the best i’ve ever tasted! Bad Daddy’s definitely has a new regular customer!

This place is just an average burger spot. Their beef quality for their burgers isn’t as good of a quality as other burger places.
I had a create your own burger with Apple wood bacon and pimento cheese. The pimento cheese was just okay. It was like they melted the cheese on the burger, as oppose to having a scoop of thick pimento cheese.
The service here is really good but the food is just mediocre.