Choplin’s Restaurant

This restaurant is the essence of fresh food, friendly service and wonderful ambiance. I will bring all my friends and family here. I love places like this. Please let’s support local restaurants! Cory is the best server I’ve ever met!

I was a little skeptical when we arrived at a sort of strip mall for this type of restaurant. The atmosphere is a little different. Warm and cozy but still feel like it was once a Cato’s. However, the staff is incredible! Wow… They act like family with each other and smoothly interact with their customers. The food was some of the best I have ever eaten!!! Who are these magicians!!! Wow!!! I was blown away! The Filet Mignon was incredible. I ordered it medium rare. It was perfect. Warm pink center that melted in your mouth. I have never skipped on the A-​1 sauce but it was not even a thought as I let each piece melt in my mouth… But let me back up and talk about the French onion soup! Oh my word! Nice base… I could have drank it out of the bowl… But over the homemade bread croûton was 3 layers of cheese which were mozzarella, provolone, and Gruyère cheese. Phenomenal! Dessert was a little bit of heaven in a dish. We split the crème brulee. Wow… My husband loves that particular dessert and has tried many. He said it was very good. It was my first time and I was wowed! The center was not warm however… I felt it would have been better warm but the sugar crust was to die for. Lightly browned and crispy. Overall… I gave 5 stars. I am so glad we found this place. It was our 5^th anniversary and they made it very special for us. All of the staff members turned from what they were doing to say good bye. An amazing place to eat!

Started off with pino noir wine (nice and smooth), then some warm bread with a hint of salt and butter (very good!), then the delicious fettuccine with seafood with a little kick to it (was so stuffed) and finally a salted caramel chocolate peanut butter marshmallow meringue dessert to go (drool worthy)! All the wait staff was extremely friendly and made me feel at home. I highly recommend this restaurant!

This is one of the best dining experiences I have ever had. Initial greeting was so warm, the servers are so knowledgable. They were all so helpful to each other. Food is absolutely amazing. Music creates a great ambience. One of my new favorite places, what a hidden gem.

Excellent Thanksgiving buffet and fantastic fantastic service! Enjoyed it as we always do. Looking forward to returning for New Year’s dinner!

Very good food for lunch. The dinner offers great food but expensive. The location is good but the restaurant itself is not very impressive. Parking is great

I been dying to try this place because of some the funny reviews by the owner. Got a Groupon off and jumped on it. Let me say the prices are high but its the best restaurant I have eaten in, in the area. Nice atmosphere and the food was soooo good. I might not be able to dine there every night but I will be back for special occasions. I did see they had half bottle of wine Tuesday so maybe one of those. Good job chef

A second review is due for Choplin’s. First because I’ve now eaten there at least five times and every time the food has been top notch with on point service. Second because they are small, local, appreciate their returning diners and exist in a non-​descript strip mall in Cornelius.
This is one of those places where you don’t have to worry about the quality of the food. Just order whatever you are in the mood for and know that Wes will cook it up just right. Really, really strong. Just go and you will keep going back.

We love you have contacted us! We will come back just because your food is amazing and you care so much to contact us! We will see you soon :)

Had late lunch there on a Friday; my BFF was kinda put off by the décor and thought it was more of an evening place — I didn’t have an issue. We shared several plates and all of it was delicious! The chicken satay (my name for it since it came with a ginger/​peanut sauce) was tender, well cooked, moist chicken. Loved it. The hot crab /​spinach dip was some of the best I’ve had — not too crabby, mellow and comforting. The ‘chips’ were weird, like fried Indian bread or something — I would prefer a different chip. But it was good. The New Waldorf Salad was excellent, I could have eaten that all day. We also ordered a side of the mac and cheese; it reminded me of grandma’s –simple and uncomplicated. I liked it. This is a good place for a girls lunch — wait staff was excellent — food was solid and the prices were in line.

Oh sweet baby Jesus. Best steak place in North Carolina. Perfectly cooked usda prime steak in town. Great environment, romantic and I felt so relaxed. The team here knows the food and are wonderful people. They took care of us well. Coming here again!

Service with a smile. Friend on a sugar free diet. The chef was accommodating and understanding. Many American home made dishes with a twist. Food is delectable.

Ate there last night with my wife and another couple. The meal and service was good. The other couple had the scallops and a steak dish, my wife had scallops as well and I had the crispy duck all were delicious. We split the bill with the other couple. Our portion meal totaled $ 120, I used an Amazon voucher which had a $ 50 value and the resturant forced a tip on the meal. When I asked why I was forced to pay their preset tip I was told it was a company policy if you used a voucher i.e. Groupon they automatically place a tip on the order. I will not be going back to this resturant when there are so many other choices that do not force a tip on you when our meal was for a party of two.

I probably would never eat at this place again, we have tried it twice now and both times were extremely disappointed. It is very awkward when you walk in and there is no one there to greet you. We had to wait 10 minutes before someone finally greeted us and sat us at a table. There was nothing special about this place at all. This place is just awkward, plain and simple. I can honestly say I’ve never been served a can of pop at a fancy restaurant before. As far as the food goes, my wife ordered the Seabass that I am confident was nothing more than dolphinfish or some other type of fish passed off as Seabass. My meals so memorable that I can remember what I had two days later. It was very disappointing. To sum it up, mediocre food, mediocre service, at high prices.

I would consider myself what some would call a foodie and this place is totally one of my favorites. Some of the best places I have ever eaten in have been in a strip mall. I believe because they keep the overhead low and focus primarily on the food and service.
The menu is chef driven and is always fabulous and changing. The food is always fresh and oh so good!!! The wine list is amazing and the service is always top notch. The Chef and owner is always on sight and walking around to make sure you are enjoying your meal and to hear any feed back and suggestions.
The Lake Norman area is chock full of good restaurants and Choplin’s has got to be in the top 3 hands down. If you want a wonderful meal with good wine and great service that is quiet, romantic and relaxing… Choplin’s is the place to be. Highly recommend…

This place was weird.
First: the location. It’s in what feels like an abandoned shopping center (though it’s clearly not abandoned, the grocery store a few shops down is gone, so this place feels empty). The restaurant feels like it could just as easily be a laundromat or daycare with a few swaps of furniture or lighting, which I think is because of the bay of windows on the front side. Never fear, anxious car owners, you’ll be able to watch your precious Porsche outside throughout your meal to ensure no one dings its doors. Also strange was the outdoor seating. It felt like a sidewalk sale would have been more appropriate in that space, but instead you see white tablecloths and bottles of wine. Confounding.
Next, let’s discuss the décor. Dated. Mishmash. Not what you’d expect of a restaurant charging these prices.
Third, the food. It was mediocre. The flavors were underdeveloped, the meat was universally overcooked (rubbery shrimp and hard as rocks fish, no bueno), and the appetizer felt like a sodium-​laden cheese attack you’d find at a generic American food chain. The dessert wasn’t really worth it, either: I think the chocolate syrup was Hershey’s. And worst of all: at 6:30 PM on a Friday night, they were already running out of food. Completely out of scallops. And their substitute was «more shrimp,» on a dish that claimed to include both shrimp and scallops, but the dish came out bearing only a handful of shrimp and no smaller a price tag for the scallop-​free and shrimp-​lite experience. Not the way to do it, folks.
Things they did well: service. Our waiter clearly had a little «bit» he liked to use with customers, but it was cute. The grains (served under my rubbery shrimp) were cooked to perfection. That’s about it.

WOW! Me and my husband came here to try something different and WOW!!! Excellent food! Excellent flavor! Excellent service! Honestly very impressed! Will DEFINITELY be back again!!! My husband got the ribs and he said they were the best! He says they are «very tender, juicy, and fall off the bone… The way ribs are meant to be cooked.» I got the scallops and they were amazing… really. We are very impressed.
Fantastic new place on our list to visit. We love to eat out since we both work full time and no one has time to cook much. This place will be one of our regulars now. Kudos to the owner/​chef at Choplin’s. Good job! Just wish we knew our favorites would always be on the menu. :). The menu changes each day but everything is amazing anyway.

Choplins has been our favorite restaurant for several years. We haven’t had a bad meal yet! It’s always a treat when crispy duck is on the menu, but even when it’s not there are some amazing selections. Try the soup, no matter what it is. Even something as simple sounding as chicken noodle is transformed when prepared by Chef Wes.

Great little place. From the outside, it looks like your average restaurant that serves American cuisine. But then you get seated with warm smiles and you know this isn’t your average strip-​mall restaurant. All of the recipes in here are handed down from the chef’s own «Mee Maw,» which I think is awesome. I myself have running-​in-​the-​family recipes from my grandma and great grandma, and I think it’s great that the chef not only has cherished them, but serves them in a restaurant for his customers to enjoy.
They have a varied menu, with daily specials. You can, however get the Mee-​Maw special which has a little bit of everything. We tried the loaded potato soup that was hearty and delicious. I had the quiche with the salad, and my husband had the barbecue. Our friend ordered a burger. All of our food was delicious! We also had the apple cinnamon cake, which tasted a bit like a carrot /​hummingbird cake. It was very light, fluffy and YUMMY!
Will definitely go back to try other stuff from Mee Maw’s cuisine.

Low Country with a Twist
This is basically Low Country (Charleston) Cusine with an upscale twist. The closer to traditional Low Country Cusine, the more consistent. The upscale, because it has a bit of experimentation with it, can be great or a bust. Not everything is great but what does score is great.
My favority is their take off on Shrimp and Grits. First of all, I am not a Grits fan even though I was born in the South, raised in the South etc. My take on grits up until now was that it would make a great driveway repair agent.
The grits here are different. More of a risotto with a light, not the characteristic heavy texture without having to saturate it with butter.
Who would have though that grits would come across this way but they pulled it off.
The owner, Wes Choplin will normally make his way through the dining area at least once during your dining experience soliciting comments. One thing I liked was the fact he does listen. Menu evolves based on this feedback.