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| - I hate to be the party pooper of all these 5 star reviews but I don't see what is so special here.
I've been driving by this space for a while. I've seen restaurants come and go from this spot and while I am happy to see a restaurant finally open beyond 3pm in this space, I still think they have some flaws to work out.
The place is a sports bar. There are TVs on every wall. There's booth, table, bar and pub table seating. There's 2 tables outside the entrance for the outdoor feel. It's located in a small strip mall on Old Pineville Road that you would probably blink and miss as you drove by.
First off, I was hoping for some local draft beer options but they only had 2 selections of OMB and a Dales Pale ale which is sort of NC. The rest were Goose Island (owned by Anheuser Busch), Angry Orchard Cider, and Great Lakes and maybe one or two others. OMB is just around the corner from this place--withing walking distance!. It would be nice if they offered something you couldn't get on this side of town....NoDa, Birdsong, D9?
The menu is broad with mostly pub food and handful of entrees. They have a large selection of wings flavors and offer 3 flavors of grilled wings.
My friend and I started out with chips and queso as an appetizer. It was ok but again it was bar food.
We both order wings. She ordered Firecracker and I ordered Firecracker and Stinger hoping one of them would be spicy. While the chicken was great, neither flavor was spicy and we couldn't even tell them apart. There seemed to be a slightly sweet sauce with one or two chili flake flavor to the sauce. The other sauce was unnoticeable from the other. The ranch dressing that we did not order was actually good. Blue cheese was just ok and there were only 6 small pieces of celery.
While the staff was great and very appreciative of us stopping in, I think this is far from a 5-star place. If you're looking for a neighborhood pub then this is a great place. But the one problem is it's not in any real neighborhood. The only things in walking distance are other businesses and a few hotels.
Still, I hope they do well here because as I've said, I've seen so many restaurants come and go in this space.
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