VBGB is a place I came to my first weekend in Charlotte after seeing Lettuce at the Underground. Going there on a Friday night and looking around I had no idea this would be a popular place to come play trivia.
My friends and I are regulars at Lebowski's on Tuesday nights but we had a Thursday night trivia itch and decided to look around at some places. VBGB had great reviews so we decided on it.
Trivia starts at 8:15 - which is a little later for my taste, but that's just about the only complaint I can think of in the way they do trivia. We called ahead and the lady told us to get there around 7:30 to get good seats. They do trivia outside under a giant enclosure during the winter where I'm guessing in the summer is all open. Huge area outside and there was plenty of space for the trivia peeps who decided to show up.
I think it's hosted by Rave Trivia. The way the rounds were set up was SUPER ORGANIZED but still fresh each round. The dude who asks the questions was hilarious, and the questions got progressively harder as the questions and rounds went by, which is always fun. They did wait a pretty good amount of time between rounds, but I guess that's a little bit attributed to how many teams were there (a lot).
As you'd expect, there are a ton of beer options and there's something for everyone. When outside, you go up to the middle window and place your order. Pretty simple.
We decided to eat dinner there as well and it was delicious. To order, you go inside to the front of the kitchen where there's a giant "EAT" sign. Easy process to order and then they bring your food out to your number at your table. I got the burger with tots. The burger was juicy and well cooked and the tots were AWESOME and served with a fire sauce that I would put on most things. The pretzel bites were on special that night so we did get a bunch of those with the beer cheese. Some of the best pretzels I've had in a while and the beer cheese was perfect. These are a must get whether you're at trivia or if you're just stopping by for a beer.
All in all, loved VBGB. I doubt it will end up being our regular place for trivia but it will definitely be a nice change of pace when we want to have a later night or do something a little more low key on a Thursday night. Also a great spot to go to before or after a show over by the Fillmore!