So yeah I've eaten at various locations of Hickory Tavern over the years and so tonight when I needed a quick bite to eat I popped in to this one. Now as a fellow Yelper I trust the reviews I read for the most part but decided to assume this experience would reflect my previous ones except...NO.
First, sanitation score: 94.5
Second, no greeting. We finally seated ourselves
Third, slow service
Fourth, greasy app plates
Fifth, nasty staff: I literally watched several different staff come out of the kitchen scratching their hair, rubbing and picking at their faces and one girl LITERALLY picked her nose at the bar while waiting for a drink order and LITERALLY rolled whatever she dug out between her fingers OVER the damn drink garnishes!!!!! WTF?! We told our server who told the manager but came out and said because the girl was now off the clock they couldn't do anything. The manager came and apologized and said they threw away the fruit and that it's not how they are here. BS. I SAW WITH MY OWN EYES.
The food wasn't great at all. I ordered the charred wings and my partner tater tots. It literally took 45 minutes for no clear reason. The kitchen staff was cleaning and scrubbing and I guess breaking down the kitchen 4 hours before close. The tots tasted like they were cooked in old grease.
Overall I just didn't feel comfortable because I felt like the staff was unsanitary. I won't be back to this location ever.