Hickory Tavern

My husband and I love coming here for that last craft beer before heading home, which is walking distance, definite PLUS! They have a great staff. We have only visited the bar area and as often as possible like to sit at the bar as the staff are friendly and engage customers.
Brian, Danny and Jacob are not only excellent bartenders but great to talk story with too. If you have a flavor in mind, whether it’s beer or a mixed drink, they will find the perfect fit. We have tried their Shredheads, balls (food truck menu), shredded potato, bacon and cheese deep fried, drizzled with sour cream and served with mexi-​ranch for dipping. DELICIOUS!!!
Great plce to catch the game or chill with a cold one. A must stop for anyone, families too.

Great food at this location. Quick service and friendly atmosphere. Had the crab dip appetizer and a lobster roll. Fresh and tasty is the best way to describe it. I would recommend this location for a meal

Big place, lots of tv’s, good food and beer. Voted Charlottes number 1 tavern. The service is friendly and fast. Try the Reuben for a great handheld sandwich. Bring friends or just drop in for a couple of pints, very large selection of draft and bottles.

Awesome food and the beer selection is top notch!

Now before some major menu changes this place would have been a good 3 – 4 star place. In my opinion the menu really kills this place. The food was good at best before and is ok now but the menu is limited and it really hurts this place in my opinion.
The beer selection is pretty good and the bar area is still great but I considered this one of the places to go eat a decent meal and get a good beer. I cannot see myself going back anymore due to the lack of menu.
I mean the food still is not horrible but it just is not what it used to be. But if you do need a good beer give it a shot!

It’s the local to the apartment complex so it’s handy. Tons of TV food is average though

Enjoyed the food kid loved his food ate it all and that’s a big deal for him. Wife loved all her food she had wings and said had great flavor. I had a burger it was great would eat there again and again

Hickory Tavern SUCKS. Not only is the management shitty, but the girls that work there are BITCHES. Get your shit together!!!

Hickory tavern in Steele Creek is one of our favorite places to eat and watch a game. We like to sit in the bar area and have always been able to find a seat even on busy nights. My husband likes the wide selection of craft beers and they have good bartenders for mixed drinks. The food is always good, my favorite is the wood fired salmon with broccoli. The Tavern chips are are my families favorite. The service is good & since we go in often they remember us. Lots of TVs with all the games/​sporting events on. Great place!

We ate at this location after church today and arrived after the lunch rush thankfully. We had a party of four and were seated and welcomed right away. I ordered the California Chicken Sandwich which is grilled chicken breast, lettuce, pepper jack cheese, sautéed mushrooms and guacamole, and it comes with tomato, but I opted not. It was quite good, though messy to eat. The steak fries could’ve used some seasoning, but were cooked nicely.
My husband got wings in Jamaican Jerk seasoning and a bowl of chili. He said after we left that he could taste the freezer burn on his wings, he had asked for no chives and it came with them and had to ask (after waiting for our waitress to resurface) for a spoon for his chili. Bummer.
Our two friends that joined us had salmon, one with broccoli and one with tater tots and both added house salads which were huge! Both said it’s a go to favorite at Hickory Tavern and were very pleased.
Our waitress was Kendall and she did a good job, probably not great, but good. She was on top of things until the glasses got empty and she took a break apparently while we were waiting on our check. We ended up flagging down another waitress because our friends had afternoon plans and needed to get on down the road. Other than that she was friendly, got our orders complete and was helpful without being overly so.
We would go again if asked, and might plan to go back on our own soon as well to try some of the other dishes. I would technically go 3.5 stars to give a little room for more improvement, but I’ll round up to 4 because my meal was quite yummy.

I want to love this place but… they never get out «to go» order right. I hate having to check each time but glad we do. Also, they over serve which is hard to be around. At least the staff is nice!

We had dinner at Hickory Tavern on Saturday night. We have eaten here several times and never had a bad experience. It was a little crowded but we were greeted by the hostess and seated immediately. Someone came to take our drink order and explained that she was not our server but our server would be right with us. Our drinks were delivered and our server, Kristen, came to take our order. She was very pleasant, friendly and efficient. There was a large party seated beside us and every member of the HT staff that came by our table smiled and/​or spoke to us. I had the chicken tacos and DH had the tuna. Both were seasoned well and cooked perfectly. It was a great dining experience and I’m sure we’ll be back soon.

Great fries and burger, chicken sandwich was just ok. 20 minute wait to get our food. Ordered chips and salsa but returned, chips were cold and hard. Quite surprised that our waitress had on soiled clothing. Apron very dirty and her pants were dirty front and back. No way a manager should allow dirty clothes.

Brian at the bar is the best bartender in Charlotte! Ask him to fix a drink for you. Been to a million bars but Brian can definitely fix a real drink. This is our neighborhood bar so food and atmosphere is always great!

We used to come here often and it was always nice. Decided to stop by for dinner 4÷3÷15, and my how things have changed. Let me start with the strawberry watermelon mojito, first one I sent back because the muddled strawberry was a little strawberry floating in the glass. the second came with strawberry pieces in the glass, but there was no rum to be tasted. it was more like watered down sprite with no hint strawberry, watermelon or mint to be tasted. I sent it back for a kraeken spiced rum Mai tai. The quality of their drinks have gone down. Ordered the chicken quesidas, it was burnt. My friend got the salmon, it was just salmon, nothing to write home about. We dine out often and rate restaurants as on or off the list. Hickory tavern is definitely off the list.

Since we don’t really drink anymore we hardly go to Hickory Tavern, when I was still in the service industry we frequented it a lot… but when we do go (or did) we always got 2 dozen oysters and large build your own salads and tipped well. Last time we went no one helped us and we sat at a bar table for over 20 minutes (it was dead) we walked out and went to City Tavern instead. Well the other night we wanted a big salad so I called it in and my husband went and picked them up. I wrote down everything we wanted on them in advance and called and the girl seemed to get the order just right … No problem … So my husband went to pick them up. Well I guess he should have checked the bag (I thought you only had to do that at drive throughs) and if we were not so hungry and the weather not so bad I would have turned around and brought them back myself. There was next to nothing in the box … These things are huge when you eat there. You could see the bottom of the box, half the stuff I asked for was not even in the salad it was a joke and I was pissed after spending close to $ 40 on 2 salads … At least I got a «fair «portion of the lobster I paid for or I would have raised hell. Get it together hickory tavern you should be embarrassed… I was pissed and your kitchen staff can’t even handle a salad order, pretty sad… Pics included. I added my own spring mix lettuce when I got home. Next time I will just ask for a box of chick peas since that’s all I got … Oh there won’t be a next time so no worries… That’s what I get for expecting a little more than crappy bar food for $ 40

Standard Chain bar affair. If your looking for somewhere to eat and have ample tv’s to glare at, this fits the criteria. The setup is very similar to all the other sportsbar/​dark eatery’s (fox hound, kilts, etcs). I got a domestic beer for about $ 4.50 and chicken tacos for about ~$ 10. The food wasn’t on the cutting edge of a food tasting experience, but they were still tasty.
One word that sums up Hickory Tavern is consistency. They are consistently okay, which isn’t bad.

My wife and I really like this place. Its a casual atmosphere, friendly wait staff, good food. The manager is very knowledgeable about local beers and even made me a custom beer flight. They have a big selection of local draft beers. Wings are good, burgers excellent, good deserts. I’ve never had a bad meal here. I’ve only sat in the bar area. I’ve been 6 or 7 times and the service and food always consistently good.

Oh Hickory Tavern how you were a big disappointment! We went here last night as our power went out once we got home from work and needed something for dinner, as well as a place to hang out since the power was estimated to come back on around 9 p.m.
The inside of Hickory Tavern is nice, but I feel like there are better setups with tables and tvs at other sports bars. I think it could be a good go to option for watching a sporting event in the bar area, not the dining area.
The food, this is why you get a star Hickory Tavern. Plenty of food options, but why bother if it is crap? I can’t speak for it all, but I have no desire to go back because of what I had. I tried the philly steak sandwich with peppers, onions, and cheese. The steak was so incredibly bad. I had a bite or two and was done. It reminded me of the frozen shaved beef you can find at the grocery store, but with an outdated and old flavor. It was so bad, I do not think I have had anything as bad as that sandwich. I would rather force myself to eat brussel sprouts. Kevin had the fish taco and buffalo chicken taco, just okay.
Would rather drive to another area of Charlotte to go to another sports bar than go back to HT.

Mark of a good restaurant that is trying? They handle problems quickly. A group of us went Saturday night. I ordered wings with sweet potato fries and guacamole. When the food arrived, the wings were cold and there was no guac. When I asked, I was told that they were out of guac. Had I not asked, would I have been told? I hate to complain to wait staff but my wife mentioned the wings. To their credit, they did bring me a fresh batch nice and hot.
One knock, they brought our food out in 3 waves over a 3 – 4 minutes period. Those served first had that awakard «do I start eating» look. Haha.