Phil's Tavern is a very casual, mediocre bar in uptown Charlotte. It seemed to be a pretty good mix of people, a college-type crowd and some middle agers as well. It is probably one of the few places that can mix Violent Femmes with 50 cent and have it just sort of work.
This bar seemed to be a good place to start off the night, which is pretty much what we did here. We came, we had a few beers, and we were on our way. My word of advice would be to leave before you have to go to the bathroom, because the stalls don't lock and it's a little gross in there. Another piece of advice: don't order a guiness here if this is your normal beer of choice. It is poured very quickly, all at once into a plastic cup, and if you do get it anyway don't expect to be spoiled with a cute little shamrock on top.
One interesting part of our time here was the huge, almost 5 ft tall fan in the back - watching several drunken patrons standing in front of it giving their best model impressions was hysterical!