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| - [Southern Accent]Feller Yelpers,
This place was conveniently located near our plant in the Charlotte Industrial Park area. Well, not that close, about a few minutes down the road. This seemed llike a new spot and myself and my colleagues decided to give it a go.
Upon entering I was immediately taken back by the genericism (new word?) presented in this establishment. It was spacious and open, however it lacked a certain [/Southern Accent][French Accent] je ne sais quoi[/French Accent][Southern Accent]. The walls were empty when comparing it to the absurd amount of paraphernalia found on the most generic of decorated walls at Applebee's (blech!). So it was neither too much nor too little, the decoration was just bland.
There were however an obscene amount of TVs in this place. I counted around 25 big screen TVs. I suppose the budget went all to the TVs instead of any other decorative item. This place has a sign outside with a dress code. It was very misleading since it lead me to believe that this would be more or less an upper scale tavern with a sports bar feel. Boy was I wrong. This place was trying too hard.
We were all treated extremely well by our server. Had we decided to play our hypothetical game of drinking a shot for each time that our waitress said "y'all" we would have been obliterated by the time the appetizers came out. If I had a dollar for each time someone said "y'all", I could have paid for my entire lunch. I would go on, but these are getting old quick.
Anyway, onto the food. I ordered a Smothered Chicken entree (see my photo) which came with veggies and a fruit salad. The chicken was good, there was nothing special about it. The vegetables were drowned in butter. I guess everything is drowned in butter in these bars. It kind of defeats the purpose of ordering veggies. The fruit salad tasted bland. Overall, a very bland meal and atmosphere.
I would reluctantly recommend Hickory Tavern as a quick lunch bite for work breaks. Perhaps the bar area would be a good place to sit and chill during games. Therefore, unless you enjoy generic sports bars/taverns with gratuitous amounts of "y'all" being thrown around, I suggest you pass this one over for another option.
Later y'all.[/Southern Accent]
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