This used to be one of my regular hang outs when I lived in Charlotte. I came here for two reasons. Very cold beer and great oysters on the half shell - both served at a reasonable price. It is also a great place to people watch or to watch sports on the TV's. A big problem used to be finding a parking place at the South Blvd. location. Any way I no longer live in Charlotte and I came back to Vinnie's under a strange situation. I had gone to eat at a very famous old steak restaurant a few miles south of Vinnies. At this restaurant I ordered a dozen oysters and was surprised to find that they were not fresh having been served out of a bottle on these BS little pottery Oyster Shells. They were awful, not fresh, and they were also 16 bucks. On top of that when I complained the waitress told me that the Health Department would not allow oysters to be sold on the half shell. Well I finish my meal and just drove on up South Blvd and whipped into Vinnies parking lot where I was able to find a parking place. I ordered a dozen oysters ($10.49 )and a glass of club soda. They came out in less than five minutes and they were perfect! Actually I joked with my waitress saying that I had been cheated. She looked surprised and ask what the problem was and I told her that I had been served 14 oysters . She laughed and commented that they some times did that when some of the oysters were a little smaller than the rest. She also told me that there was one night when they were 25 cents apiece. Let me say that Vinnies is a great place- that delivers what they say. I will keep it on my list of favorite Charlotte watering holes!