Hickory Tavern

I love this place!!!
The food that I have had has been yummy and my waitress Ashley was the best– bartenders Brooke, Sarah and Brandon all superb
I am from MI and will come here while visiting my brother to watch football and hockey

Good food and good service!!! Can’t ask for much more!’ It’s a great place to go when you don’t know what you’re in the mood for. Chicken wings are amazing and so is the Colorado Chicken!!!

We called ahead for a party of 14, wanted to let them know we were coming. They don’t take reservations, and we were coming during their busy time, so they didn’t know what they could do. The manager said come early. So, we did, an hour early. They acted like we were from another planet. 1 hour later, they finally sat us at two different tables, when it would have been very easy to put 3 tables for 4 together that had been empty the whole time. There were waitresses everywhere, and it seemed 3 or 4 managers. Yet, it seemed like chaos. The food was mediocre, except the salmon. It was excellent. High prices, watered down drinks, impersonal management. We won’t be back. We left there and went to the one on Johnson Rd. It was way better!

Always a good go to restaurant when you don’t know exactly what you want. Great beers on tap and good bar food, wings and some good entrée selections.

Not impressed !! We come here fairly often but usually the one in Indian Trail– after tonight we wish we hadn’t stopped here! The service was slow (it was 10:00 not busy but not dead) our food took over 20 min and the app we ordered was over cooked and super greasy. The table was also very sticky!!! Yuck! They have redone their menus and taken half of what used the be on there. We probably won’t be coming back to this location.

What? Last day of Tavern Chips? Corporate Decision? BIG MISTAKE! HUGE! UNBELIEVABLE! Replacement is tater tots? Come on. Really?
All Hickory Taverns are awesome! We love the food. Everything is so good. Can’t go wrong with anything you order and the beer selection is awesome.

I feel like this restaurant has gotten some bad ratings that are questionable. Maybe someone had a bad night, or a bad day, and was not being fair. Granted, most restaurants will have some days that are better than others.
That being said, our experience was nothing short of excellence last night. We had no issues getting a parking space but it was a Thursday evening. We sat at the bar area per our request. The dining room had lots of empty tables but on this particular occasion, we wanted to be near the action. There was a guy playing the guitar and singing some of the older songs that was very good.
But on to the service, beer and food. I will start with the service. Our waitress approached our table as soon as we were seated and was very helpful in our selection from the huge list of draft beers. No wait for a cold draft tonight! She was very observant and acknowledged our request to wait to order our food. When the time came, we placed our order for the Fish Taco’s with their signature chips and the Chicken Caesar Wrap with French Fries. The food quickly arrived and was all very fresh. The fries were piping hot. The Fish Taco’s were very good as was the Chicken Caesar Wrap. I really do not have anything bad to say about our experience at all. We would definitely visit here again if in the area.

Great staff, atmosphere, and food. My favorite place to take my family!

Had lunch here. Quesadilla for me and a burger for my husband. Waitress Danyelle was very friendly. Food was good. We would definitely stop here again.

It’s a hit or miss here depending upon what stuck up college kid you get serving you.

So bad compelled me to download Unilocal app and write review. Went for lunch with family (wife and 3 young boys). We’ve learned to not be picky as our crew can be a little rambunctious. First off in an empty restaurant we were seated directly next to the kitchen in/​out door. Next the waitress spilled water on my wife and table. Then when asked what the specials were I was told «um, not sure let me check». My food (turkey club) was eatable but my wife «salad» consisted of brown lettuce. The kicker is that my boys (2 and 4) didn’t eat their hotdogs because they tasty «yucky». How can you mess up a hot dog??? Seems to be a good place to grab a beer and watch a game, just don’t eat.

I rate this place a solid four. It’s a good sports bar. Lots of TVs, good beer selection, full menu and good staff.
Oddly the build your own salads are pretty good as well. Random.

They have my beer – Angry Orchard Hard Cider! and on special. The chips and queso were crisp, perfectly salted, hot and delicious. It was only two of us but they gave us a booth for ten… Tiffany was awesome and very accommodating. Great place to sit and talk with an old friend.

I am by far the biggest fan of Hickory Tavern’s build your own salad. I literally could eat it every day. At this location, however, simple instruction and ability to listen seem to be their biggest hurdle.
I’ve called in to go orders, on multiple occasions, and they just can’t seem to ever get it right. I don’t know if it’s the «builder» or the person taking the order.
The continued mistake has prevented me from calling these guys for the past couple of weeks but tonight I really wanted one of those salads and decided to give it a shot. Friday night, super busy inside, go in, food is ready, get home, and BAM… It’s wrong again. The roller coaster of emotion from excitement to disappointment to anger is the reason I’m writing today. $ 12.95 for a salad (with protein), when built by the customer, should be done correctly 100% of the time!

Stopped here after dinner for desert. Had the brownie sundae. Brownie was warm and chocolate sauce was sweet but not syrupy. Waitress was courteous and efficient.

I haven’t been to this Hickory Tavern in years. We used to go hit buckets of balls next door and then swing over for some drinks and dinner. The years have been fine to this location, it was just as I remembered.
Located at the end of Rea Crossing shopping center just past the 485 exits on Providence Rd, if you are heading towards Waxhaw, it will be on your right. If you are leaving the shopping center during peak drive times, or would rather not cross 4 lanes of Providence Rd, you can drive behind the gas station and hang a left, which will take you to a stoplight for safe crossing.
I was greeted by the hostess and after asking not to sit at a high top (I realize I am alone and will take up a table probably meant for 4, but I typically have on a skirt and no one wants to see that while they are trying to eat) I got a little bit of an eye roll, but that’s okay. Some girls get mad at how pretty I am, so I am used to eye rolls (ha). Hickory Tavern is FULL of large flat screen TV’s and usually have whatever the prime viewing for the time is on a huge projection screen on a rear wall. When I was in around 6 on a Thursday night, it was SportsCenter (da na na) so I could read the crawl along the bottom of the screen. I was quickly greeted by my server, Katlyn, and she was fantastic — my drink was kept filled and she checked up on me periodically without helicoptering around me. As I put in my Tip for this location, I believe she said on Thursdays that shrimp were $.60 and oysters were $.75, bit since I don’t eat either, I wasn’t exactly tuned in. The table next to me got oysters and he commented that they were tasty.
The food:
Turkey Club w/​Tavern chips ($ 9.50): Turkey with melted cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato, served warm. The bread, if you are a Costco person, is one of their torta rolls that are deee-​licious. The sandwich was good, and I like that it was served warm, but it needed a little more flavor to it. Maybe next time I will ask for a side of BBQ sauce or the like to punch it up a bit. The house made chips were thick sliced potato chips, crispy, but not hard and served with a slightly spicy dipping sauce — they were good and not overly salty, which was perfect.
Key Lime Cheesecake ($ 6.95): This tasted like another Queen City Pastry dessert and was delicious. Served with several swirls of whipped cream, this light key lime cheesecake, on a graham cracker crust, with a thin layer of lime sauce on top, was the perfect somewhat light dessert the finish the meal.
Excellent service and the food was slightly above average for this type of restaurant. As it is close to home, I shall return.

Grilled Talapia was delicious and lightly seasoned. My son ordered the wing meal and always enjoys the teriyaki flavor.
Friendly service but forgetful. Overall good experience.

I’ve been to a few Hickory Taverns around the Charlotte area and this one is by far the best. The location is in the fast growing Ballantyne area and rests next to the Charlotte Golf Links course. Perfect for playing 18 and strolling over to the bar.
The bar/​patio/​restaurant areas are large and loaded with places to sit for the busy times. Personally, I prefer the bar area for everything and it has always worked out well. We’ve eaten the wings, lobster roll, and the homemade chips and loved everything (Wings — nice and crispy with numerous sauce choices). They do a very good job of using fresh bread and ingredients for their sandwhiches. The best meal was the Chicken Avocado sandwich. Very healthy and very flavorful.
The only reason that I held off on the 5^th star was the beer selection. I thought it was rather lacking on the draft choices. Other than that, they have great daily drink specials and surprisingly delicious oyster days. TVs and large projection screens on every corner and wall — I cant ask for anything more than that.
Having said all that, you pretty much get what you see here. Big Sports bar with quality service, food, and atmosphere.
Enjoy!
–Ian M.

I have never eaten a full meal at Hickory Tavern, but I have been in here several times with friends to grab a couple of appetizers and beverages.
The menu is typical bar food — not great but not bad either. I am always a fan of oysters and they offer them on the half shell… yay! They do have a nice patio that I like to enjoy when weather permits.
Service on my visits has been hit or miss. I have been several times when it is really crowded and it can be a challenge to get served. However, on visits when it was not so busy, the service was very good.
In addition to all of the TVs for the sports fans, they also have live music on occasion. The overall atmosphere is comfy and laid back but I think a little nicer than many sports bars.

Nice patio area… when the weather is nice. There was a decent crowd on the patio on a Monday night. Absolutely dead inside though.
Service was a bit confusing as we had 2 waitresses — but we were just there to drink and also eat a light dinner.
I definitely recommend the Chicken Salad Plate… good portioned salad and seasoned chicken salad also comes with a side fruit plate that was good.