I went back to Hobo's, even after having several poor experiences - but that's sometimes the growing pains of a new business and with trying to support local places. I was dragged there Saturday night in prime time kicking and screaming by my family knowing this would be a disaster. Guess what? I WAS WRONG! It was a very enjoyable dinner. We arrived at 6:30 on Saturday and had to wait 25 minutes for a table, but the place was busy and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. The greeters were friendly and the service was very good. I still rave about the beer selection here. Lots of local and craft beers and reasonably priced. They had flyers up advertising the new Ft. Mill brewery Full Spectrum. As for the dinner, three of us got burgers. My wife got the chicken and waffle sandwich and loved it, sticky fingers from the syrup and all. Not everything was perfect. The burgers were all requested to be medium. Mine was a shade over medium, one was closer to medium rare and one had no pink at all - but then again - I was hypersensitive from my past visits. I'm not normally going "OK - show me what the burger looks like inside" during a normal meal. The table next to us also had issues though. They had a burger sent back to the kitchen.
My fries were the best they've been - well seasoned and hot. My daughter's were too. My son and wife must have gotten the end of a different batch theirs were less seasoned and cooler - not cold.
It was a firm 4-star experience. The 3 stars is for the past visits as I can't just bump it up when 1 out of 5 times has been good - but the improvement is there, the burgers were good, the drinks were cold, the service was prompt and friendly and it was a good family night meal. I hope it continues!