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| - I made a boo boo and realized I had booked a flight to Charlotte during the time my Atlanta Falcons would be playing in the Super Bowl. What did I do? Switched my flight to an earlier one and made it in time to watch the Falcons lose... in historic fashion. Yes, still salty about it. However, Hickory Tavern made it easy to be able to watch the game on one of many, many TVs they have in the restaurant.
Hickory Tavern, located in the Metropolitan Complex, is your basic sports bar with basic bar food and lots of big TVs and even a projector. They have plenty of tables (bar, stool, booth, and table) and also space outside. It was conveniently located within walking distance to the Sheraton/Le Meridien hotels, which we were staying at. Making a reservation over the phone was easy peasy and we had our table as soon as we got there. Service was pretty good, considering it was Super Bowl. We didn't get a menu for a while, but after ordering, someone was always checking up on us to make sure we had everything we needed.
The food itself was just okay. We ordered a dozen oysters and these were the biggest oysters I'd ever seen... but they also were some of the worst oysters I've ever had. Tasted like straight ocean and had a really weird texture. Meh. We also ordered hot wings which were pretty much your basic hot wings. Nothing to call home about. Now, the sweet potato fries and the tater tots we ordered with it - THAT's where it was at. Scarfed those things down like nobody's business. I liked that they were nice and crispy on the outside and hot and soft on the inside. Yum. The queso and chips was also very solid.
Needless to say, I left the place pretty bummed due to the outcome of the game, but I'm glad I was able to find somewhere decent to watch the game that wasn't overly crowded or too quiet, and within walking distance from the hotel.
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