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3 | Need a good, unique date spot? Here's the place. Great little hidden gem in uptown's historic 4th Ward neighborhood.\n\nFood: First things first... whatever meal you get make sure to get a cup or bowl of the spicy crab soup. Money. Not so hungry or just want a snack? The fried pickles are spot on. The London Broil is j... | en | 213 | need good unique date spot place great little hidden gem uptown historic ward first things first whatever meal get make sure get cup bowl spicy crab soup money hungry want snack fried pickles spot london broil fantastic marinade use super delicious dinner version comes sliced entree form lunch sandwich get side item go... | 110 |
4 | Perfect hole in the wall, true pub. The half pound burger is maybe the best I've ever had and the selection of local brews is the perfect compliment. If you are a local looking for a \"regular spot,\" or a tourist looking for that \"place only the locals know about,\" Al Mike's is it! | en | 54 | perfect hole wall true pub half pound burger maybe best ever selection local brews perfect compliment local looking regular spot tourist looking place locals know al mike | 27 |
4 | This is our neighborhood tavern and I love taking out-of-town guests here. The food is great and has a homestyle quality. Our favorites are the fried pickles app, Beef Stroganoff and \"What it Is\" (a nicely spiced chicken in a Cajun cream sauce over Rotini). It's a feel-good place that definitely notices you when y... | en | 90 | neighborhood tavern love taking guests food great homestyle quality favorites fried pickles app beef stroganoff nicely spiced chicken cajun cream sauce rotini place definitely notices walk remembers come back love bartenders nothing like favorite drink poured ready settle barstool carry gentleman jack | 42 |
4 | Best meal I've had since moving back from Columbus! If you are ever in the area, Alexander Michael's is a must eat. I had Cajun Cream Chicken Alfredo and by far one of the best cream sauces I've had in a long time. Nothing beats prepared from scratch. The service was impeccable, not hovering over us and pressuring us t... | en | 104 | best meal since moving back columbus ever area alexander michael must eat cajun cream chicken alfredo far one best cream sauces long time nothing beats prepared scratch service impeccable hovering us pressuring us order made us feel like table prices reasonable would paid lot alexander michael charlotte fourth ward awe... | 53 |
3 | We've been to Alexander Michaels a few times and love it each time. I find it to be romantic and quant. Our last trip was on Valentine's Day. We arrived early as they are first come first serve even on Holidays. We started out with two beers and an order of potato wedges. The bacon and cheese covered dish was deliciou... | en | 180 | alexander michaels times love time find romantic quant last trip valentine day arrived early first come first serve even holidays started two beers order potato wedges bacon cheese covered dish delicious get without tomatoes entree buffalo chicken sandwich cajun fries husband london broil sandwich enjoyed meal would re... | 84 |
1 | I haven't been to this place in a VERY LONG time. Years ago, this was a regular spot. I remembered the room was dark, food was good, and the infamous pole in the lady's room. So on a recent cold winter night, while Melissa & I were trying to figure out where to eat, knowing this is her regular spot, I said Alexander M... | en | 284 | place long time years ago regular spot remembered room dark food good infamous pole lady room recent cold winter night melissa trying figure eat knowing regular spot said alexander michael always challenge luckily got spot road side street however darkness little creepy feel like need buddy system park find friend hold... | 137 |
0 | Bad food. Bug problem. In a neighborhood full of homeless roaming the streets like zombies. | en | 15 | bad food bug problem neighborhood full homeless roaming streets like zombies | 11 |
4 | One of our favorite local places in uptown. The 4th ward is very special and Alexander Michaels fits right in. We took a Segway tour one night and learned that the building is haunted too. \n\nThe fried pickles are very good and the blackened fish sandwich is delicious. There are a number of local brews on tap and the ... | en | 90 | one favorite local places uptown ward special alexander michaels fits right took segway tour one night learned building haunted fried pickles good blackened fish sandwich delicious number local brews tap atmosphere great great place hang restaurant get little loud bad cozy location expected | 43 |
4 | This place is awesome. The \"what it is\"...so delicious. I'm from Cincinnati and we come here at least once any time we are in town. | en | 25 | place awesome delicious cincinnati come least time town | 8 |
4 | Perfect atmosphere. Best BLT, fried pickles and pasta salad(with Stevie's dressing.) One of my favorites in Charlotte. | en | 17 | perfect atmosphere best blt fried pickles pasta salad stevie dressing one favorites charlotte | 13 |
3 | I had a great time here last night. Good beer selection and tasty food. I had a watermelon beer which was really delicious, the nachos are great as well. I am looking forward to coming back for more. | en | 38 | great time last night good beer selection tasty food watermelon beer really delicious nachos great well looking forward coming back | 20 |
3 | My husband and I went for lunch here and we loved it! It's located in a great location uptown and the service was great! My husband enjoyed the wings and I had a fantastic sandwich! Can't wait to go back and experience during dinner. | en | 44 | husband went lunch loved located great location uptown service great husband enjoyed wings fantastic sandwich ca wait go back experience dinner | 21 |
1 | I wish the GPS had been right about the derelict building it had initially brought me to....I would have been happily on my way to a satisfying meal elsewhere.....perhaps a place that doesn't have two legal parking places in a 5 block radius ....one of which is occupied by the restaurants mascot. An old beat up pick up... | en | 180 | wish gps right derelict building initially brought would happily way satisfying meal elsewhere perhaps place two legal parking places block radius one occupied restaurants mascot old beat pick truck seems avoided citation years gem recommended fantastic restaurant wanted call immediately ask season served nasty cold qu... | 83 |
1 | First of all, I came with an open mind. Read the other reviews, thought it was a quaint place. Great place for a couple of drinks and some appetizers. The food, on the other hand, is NOT good.\n\nSpicy crab soup did not have crab meant in it. It wasn't even spicy. Not creamy, more gelatin in consistency. Please,... | en | 187 | first came open mind read reviews thought quaint place great place couple drinks appetizers food hand crab soup crab meant even spicy creamy gelatin consistency please pass london broil arrived medium well instead medium rare figured error maybe misunderstood waiter quick tell ordered medium rare took back returned med... | 93 |
2 | Showmars on 3rd delivers solid food, not great but they do a pretty decent job on meat and 2 veggies and the fish or chicken pita's are definitely worth a try......and on your 'cheat' days enjoy a milkshake if you dare:-) | en | 41 | showmars delivers solid food great pretty decent job meat veggies fish chicken pita definitely worth try days enjoy milkshake dare | 20 |
3 | Nice people, busy busy busy place, but always great service, fast kitchen.\n\nThe kitchen is super fast for carryout. | en | 18 | nice people busy busy busy place always great service fast kitchen super fast carryout | 14 |
4 | Cindy mans the register and makes u feel welcome and at home...the fish sandwich is fantabulous and a must have. I call order my breakfast and for 3 bucks I have my breakfast to go. Gotta luv it!! | en | 38 | cindy mans register makes u feel welcome home fish sandwich fantabulous must call order breakfast bucks breakfast go got ta luv | 21 |
3 | I was with a group of 4 and we ended up at this location right before closing. The staff was very nice even though we showed up about 10 minutes before closing. We were with a lady who lived in Charlotte for a long time. She insisted we must have the sweet tea...makes sense because sweet tea in the real South is what I... | en | 205 | group ended location right closing staff nice even though showed minutes closing lady lived charlotte long time insisted must sweet tea makes sense sweet tea real south call diabetic coma sweet like sweet tea disappoint matter fact drank alot joked lady leave pitcher lol thought crazy crazy sweet tea actual food origin... | 98 |
3 | I enjoyed their Southern music audio tour which was small, but informative, and got a kick out of their comic book exhibition which focuses on Southern Stereotypes like King of the Hill and Snuffy Smith (two of my favorite cartoon/comics to begin with).\n\nDon't spend a ton of time in the permanent exhibit all about Ch... | en | 169 | enjoyed southern music audio tour small informative got kick comic book exhibition focuses southern stereotypes like king hill snuffy smith two favorite begin spend ton time permanent exhibit charlotte since eat good chunk time highlights parts touch cotton various forms listen watch interviews original demonstrators l... | 91 |
3 | I came for the Day of the Dead festival this weekend, which is kind of a bust in itself; however, I enjoyed the museum. I checked out the Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers exhibit, and I thought it was really interesting. It traces the changes that have taken place in Charlotte and the towns/counties around us since the Civ... | en | 153 | came day dead festival weekend kind bust however enjoyed museum checked cotton fields skyscrapers exhibit thought really interesting traces changes taken place charlotte around us since civil war whole thing pretty wild kind history geek really like interactive approach exhibit pretty large get real feel eras trying re... | 71 |
2 | Having walked by this museum countless number of times, we finally spent an afternoon inside. We used a coupon from the Entertainment book, so we got in for a total of $6. Well worth it. i don't recommend going if you are just in a rush to do something quick because it is definitely worthwhile and even educational to t... | en | 139 | walked museum countless number times finally spent afternoon inside used coupon entertainment book got total well worth recommend going rush something quick definitely worthwhile even educational take time read watch exhibits cotton fields excellent job summarizing transition area living old cotton mill right may made ... | 62 |
2 | I visited the Levine Museum this afternoon. I really enjoyed the history of Charlotte and the progression from the cotton industry, to the banking mecca and beyond. I recommend visiting with older kids since there is more reading, and less interactive displays. | en | 42 | visited levine museum afternoon really enjoyed history charlotte progression cotton industry banking mecca beyond recommend visiting older kids since reading less interactive displays | 23 |
4 | Very objective and incredibly well written. Deceptively large and packed with with information.\n\nPrepare to take at least an hour and be ready for a history that pulls no punches. The truth hurts and so everything from slavery and the life of the poor farmer to the whole lynching dedicated exhibit is incredibly inten... | en | 57 | objective incredibly well written deceptively large packed take least hour ready history pulls punches truth hurts everything slavery life poor farmer whole lynching dedicated exhibit incredibly intense great inspiration | 29 |
3 | Interesting museum in uptown. From California so it is always interesting to learn about the history of the south. Great family location for an outing to make the day also educational. Brought my daughter who enjoyed the interaction displays that made the experience more fun. | en | 45 | interesting museum uptown california always interesting learn history south great family location outing make day also educational brought daughter enjoyed interaction displays made experience fun | 25 |
4 | I first visited this museum several weeks ago. I took in the permanent exhibit on the history of Charlotte. It is a fantastic hands-on exhibit. My kids and I truly enjoyed not only being able to read and look at historical artifacts, but also being able to touch & feel items just enhanced our experience and the knowled... | en | 128 | first visited museum several weeks ago took permanent exhibit history charlotte fantastic exhibit kids truly enjoyed able read look historical artifacts also able touch feel items enhanced experience knowledge gaining took advantage museum free admission opting start upstairs exhibits let say moved tears several pieces... | 67 |
2 | Before my business trip to Charlotte, I scoped out a few places to try if/when I had some free time. When we wrapped up working for the day because everyone had to get ready to fly out, I was blessed with a few extra hours to do things on my own. The Levine Museum was a couple of blocks from where I was staying and I h... | en | 146 | business trip charlotte scoped places try free time wrapped working day everyone get ready fly blessed extra hours things levine museum couple blocks staying heard one exhibits cotton fields skyscrapers really wanted place call home south interesting watch charlotte grow develop eyes cotton fields farms bustling center... | 58 |
3 | We just happened to be at 7th Street Market on a Sunday when the museum had free admission. Awesome! I have no idea how much the normal admission fare is, but as a free exhibit, it was great. We enjoyed reading about the history of charlotte - from cotton and tobacco fields to textile manufacturing to a city of bank... | en | 76 | happened street market sunday museum free admission awesome idea much normal admission fare free exhibit great enjoyed reading history charlotte cotton tobacco fields textile manufacturing city banking large companies definitely worthwhile hour spent learn interesting things charlotte | 37 |
2 | We visited the museum this afternoon and I feel bad giving just three stars, since I tremendously admire the museum's founder (I'd read about him long ago) and the exhibits are certainly informative - but the museum is small and the displays are therefore very limited. From what I'd read about the museum, I'd expected... | en | 90 | visited museum afternoon feel bad giving three stars since tremendously admire museum founder read long ago exhibits certainly informative museum small displays therefore limited read museum expected much woman reception desk friendly sure get parking ticket validated two hours park garage street public market | 44 |
3 | I enjoyed myself here, but wasn't really impressed. The museum was just as racially biased as the bigot, city of Charlotte, mentality is. The museum had some interesting facts and interesting exhibits though. My children seemed to enjoy it. It didn't hurt that it was free and parking was validated. That is also the cas... | en | 74 | enjoyed really impressed museum racially biased bigot city charlotte mentality museum interesting facts interesting exhibits though children seemed enjoy hurt free parking validated also case every sunday close sunday get exhibit hour long | 33 |
1 | The queen of the bloated corporate steakhouses! Save your money.....find a local street vendor.....and buy tickets to whatever is at the Blumenthal!! | en | 22 | queen bloated corporate steakhouses save money find local street vendor buy tickets whatever blumenthal | 14 |
3 | My husband and I went to Morton's couple months ago. We just came back from our anniversary trip. It was late at night, we were tired and starving after a long flight. We decided to top our anniversary with a visit to Morton's.\n\nWe both got steaks (I took the fillet mignon). They were really, really good. The sides w... | en | 132 | husband went morton couple months ago came back anniversary trip late night tired starving long flight decided top anniversary visit got steaks took fillet mignon really really good sides skipped desert got coffee ambiance relaxing subdued quite intimate helped tables served late night pleased service attentive knowled... | 63 |
1 | Yawn.\n\nI've eaten 2 meals at mortons and honestly - I can do better at home. Sure the food was good - but dropping $100+ dollars and not being thoroughly impressed isn't my idea of great value.\n\nSave you're $ go buy a steak and a $20 bottle of wine at the Harris Teeter and fire up your grill - you'll pay 30 bucks a... | en | 70 | eaten meals mortons honestly better home sure food good dropping dollars thoroughly impressed idea great go buy steak bottle wine harris teeter fire grill pay bucks good meal | 28 |
1 | I'm sorry but what is the big deal?!? I can get great steak for a lot less $$. And everything is ala carte! No way. I was not impressed by anything here. Ruth's Chris is better! But quality steaks can be eaten at much better priced establishments. | en | 47 | sorry big deal get great steak lot less everything ala carte way impressed anything ruth chris better quality steaks eaten much better priced establishments | 24 |
4 | I was looking for a great steakhouse in Charlotte! I know longer have to look any further. Between the delicious anniversary steak dinner and the best wait staff; Morton's is my favorite place. | en | 33 | looking great steakhouse charlotte know longer look delicious anniversary steak dinner best wait staff morton favorite place | 17 |
2 | Even though the new york strip I had was thick and juicy, it had no flavor. The baked potato was huge and good but the best thing about the whole evening was that molten godiva chocolate cake. WOW!!!!! Have to order it when you are seated as it takes about your whole meal to prepare as it is cooked to order. I warn you... | en | 70 | even though new york strip thick juicy flavor baked potato huge good best thing whole evening molten godiva chocolate cake wow order seated takes whole meal prepare cooked order warn awesomeness best | 32 |
4 | This is my favorite steakhouse. There are many great steakhouses out there but Morton's is always consistent. The ribeye is my favorite cut there. They make them perfect. The sides are good but the steaks are so big you may not have much room for them. I also recommend either their French onion soup or their tomato... | en | 91 | favorite steakhouse many great steakhouses morton always consistent ribeye favorite cut make perfect sides good steaks big may much room also recommend either french onion soup tomato salad appetizer definitely ca leave without molten chocolate cake dessert drinks bar good well end spending small fortune though | 46 |
4 | So I went to Morton's on a \"date night\" with my mom after a coworker gave her a gift certificate. She had been there before and told me to prepare myself for probably the best meal I will ever eat. And as much as I hate to admit this .....\n\n......she was right.\n\nLike other reviewers had stated, valet parking is... | en | 271 | went morton date mom coworker gave gift certificate told prepare probably best meal ever eat much hate admit reviewers stated valet parking must unless know perfect hidden gem parking food oh food unsure cut steak go server recommended favorite cut honest ca tell beautiful perfectly cooked ordered two sides split serve... | 111 |
1 | We decided to change-up our Ruth's Chris experience with another high rated steakhouse. Just like any night out to dinner we dressed up with a nice top and jeans, which happened to be the wrong style for the hostess at Morton's. After checking in with the girl at the front an unnamed judgmental man who sat us at our ta... | en | 173 | decided ruth chris experience another high rated steakhouse like night dinner dressed nice top jeans happened wrong style hostess morton checking girl front unnamed judgmental man sat us table made judgmental comment oh jeans see making girlfriend uneasy uncomfortable rest experience drinks average steaks good fabulous... | 83 |
2 | Went to Mortons and the food was spot on. However, the service was not good. Waitress never checked on us, was not very farmiliar with menu. In the past the Wait staff was just as good at the food, but not this time. For the money spent we were highly disappointing. | en | 51 | went mortons food spot however service good waitress never checked us farmiliar menu past wait staff good food time money spent highly disappointing | 23 |
1 | I recently dined here for my anniversary and was deeply disappointed by the service. Placed in a high traffic area; dirty dishes left on table; drinks not re-filled; server not familiar with menu and special pricing; Did not get order right; I have expressed my concerns to Landry's and to the restaurant directly, and... | en | 66 | recently dined anniversary deeply disappointed service placed high traffic area dirty dishes left table drinks server familiar menu special pricing get order right expressed concerns landry restaurant directly ignored service match high prices | 33 |
1 | This was a terrible horrible experience this evening and I will never go to this Mortons again. I was sitting in the bar when a guy in dirty jeans and a t-shirt was so drunk at the bar he fell off his bar stool and I had to pick up the stools. I decided this situation was not going to get better so I left before orderi... | en | 225 | terrible horrible experience evening never go mortons sitting bar guy dirty jeans drunk bar fell bar stool pick stools decided situation going get better left ordering walked phoned manager told upset served guy totally intoxicated could even walk apologized asked come back gone walked still staggering around outside w... | 99 |
4 | I must start by the service was absolutely amazing tonight. I have read some of the reviews here and was hesitant to make a reservation but it appears that the staff tonight has works our any kinks. Kevin the ma\u00eetre d made us feel absolutely welcome. Stephanie our server really knew the menu was able to guide is ... | en | 149 | must start service absolutely amazing tonight read reviews hesitant make reservation appears staff tonight works kinks kevin made us feel absolutely welcome stephanie server really knew menu able guide many choices year old daughter us kevin stephanie went way make feel special impressive place usually kid food good us... | 71 |
2 | Good steak. Service was great. Speedy service requested and speedy service received... Would recommend if your looking for a decent steak in the charlotte area.. | en | 25 | good steak service great speedy service requested speedy service received would recommend looking decent steak charlotte area | 17 |
2 | For the price you pay at Mortons, you'd think the fish would be wild caught. All the fish on their menu are Farm Raised. \"Wild Atlantic Salmon\" is not wild, it's farm raised. Shame on you Mortons for charging us premium pricing but delivering the same quality product I could get at the Captains Galley. | en | 55 | price pay mortons think fish would wild caught fish menu farm raised wild atlantic wild farm raised shame mortons charging us premium pricing delivering quality product could get captains galley | 30 |
4 | Best steakhouse in Charlotte! The steaks are so tender & juicy there is no substitute for that beef. I'm also very impressed with chefs that know how to cook a steak to order, every time. We have never been disappointed with anything we've ordered, entrees to side dishes or deserts. Its all high quality food and super ... | en | 74 | best steakhouse charlotte steaks tender juicy substitute beef also impressed chefs know cook steak order every time never disappointed anything ordered entrees side dishes deserts high quality food super delicious whenever husband get treat always choose morton love | 38 |
4 | We ordered a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Raymond Vineyards designed especially for Morton's called primal cut and it was boldly delicious and perfect for the steaks we ordered.\n\nSuperb aged four weeks steaks! My husband had the porterhouse and I had the NY strip both perfectly prepared medium rare! We ordered a... | en | 207 | ordered bottle cabernet sauvignon raymond vineyards designed especially morton called primal cut boldly delicious perfect steaks aged four weeks steaks husband porterhouse ny strip perfectly prepared medium rare ordered side mushrooms au jus accompanied steaks steaks arrived served fresh butter hot boule bread could sm... | 109 |
4 | The food and service was excellent. Our sever Tara was on point. She was very knowledge. The restaurant is going through some remodeling and it gives it a more modern look. I enjoy everything and will be back | en | 38 | food service excellent sever tara point knowledge restaurant going remodeling gives modern look enjoy everything back | 16 |
1 | Poor service and the food was overpriced for the quality. Nothing tasted bad but it was way too expensive. I would recommend Capital Grille over Morton's. | en | 26 | poor service food overpriced quality nothing tasted bad way expensive would recommend capital grille morton | 15 |
3 | Matt's Chicago Dogs are delish! I love going there, parking is a pain, you can park in the lot at the greenway, but it is $4 for 30 mins or something crazy like that. I drive past it and park in front of the Duke energy building at a meter and walk in for my fix. The hot dogs are great, you can tell they take pride ... | en | 97 | matt chicago dogs delish love going parking pain park lot greenway mins something crazy like drive past park front duke energy building meter walk fix hot dogs great tell take pride serve food french fries always hot good sweet tea extra bonus rate matt ch dogs three corndogs | 48 |
3 | I love a good dog. Matt's Chicago dogs always look and taste very fresh. They have a broad variety of sandwiches, burgers, etc. but I only go for the hot dogs. Pleasant setting by an artsy greenbelt/park tucked between bldgs in Uptown. I make a point to have lunch there on my fairly frequent visits to Charlotte. | en | 57 | love good dog matt chicago dogs always look taste fresh broad variety sandwiches burgers etc go hot dogs pleasant setting artsy tucked bldgs uptown make point lunch fairly frequent visits charlotte | 31 |
3 | I popped in here for a quick bite cause who's not a fan of hot dogs??\n\nI took a quick gander at the menu board and after closing my mouth and wiping the drool, I set my mind on the Carolina Dog (chili, mustard, onions and cole slaw).\n\nIt was ready within a minute and it was more than I had asked for. the bun taste... | en | 134 | popped quick bite cause fan hot dogs took quick gander menu board closing mouth wiping drool set mind carolina dog chili mustard onions cole slaw ready within minute asked bun tasted fresh point warm could convinced came oven hot dog good snap still tender cole slaw tasty cabbage carrots could cut little smaller onions... | 61 |
3 | Chicago is only minutes away from uptown Charlotte. Didn't you know that? Well, Matt's Chicago hot dogs were as close to authentic as you are going to get in North Carolina. \n\nChicago Dog Ingredients: Check \nRestaurant Ambiance: Excellent (Check)\nOutdoor Seating in a Park: Check\n\nGoing back for many more hotdo... | en | 113 | chicago minutes away uptown charlotte know well matt chicago hot dogs close authentic going get north carolina dog ingredients check ambiance excellent check seating park back many hotdogs check also offer combos wash dog delicious fries soda several options besides chicago dog feeling adventurous also offer burgers et... | 61 |
3 | Ahhhhhh. The neon green relish. The crisp, fresh pickle and tomato. The poppyseed bun. The real Vienna beef dog... well, it was a bit soft but in general the food here to me says west 35th, 55th off the Dan Ryan, or even 95th and Ewing if you know what I mean. They've got the lingo. Fresh cut fries, pizza puffs. \nSadl... | en | 132 | ahhhhhh neon green relish crisp fresh pickle tomato poppyseed bun real vienna beef dog well bit soft general food says west dan ryan even ewing know mean got lingo fresh cut fries pizza puffs decor says something like fullerton clark little nice know strange complaint tables chairs look right sneezeguard tasteful mural... | 71 |
3 | Mmm hmm it rivals red hot lovers of Ann Arbor, Michigan. I love a good chicago dog no matter where it came from and Matt knows how to make a good dog. | en | 32 | mmm hmm rivals red hot lovers ann arbor michigan love good chicago dog matter came matt knows make good dog | 20 |
2 | Working in uptown Charlotte you won't find a lot of places with out door seating without paying paying more then $10 for lunch. Dean and Deluca is a good example of that. Matt's is nice because it's located right on the green and only a few blocks from Trade and Tryon. \n\nThe good: Burgers, hot dogs, milk shakes, and... | en | 179 | working uptown charlotte wo find lot places door seating without paying paying lunch dean deluca good example matt nice located right green blocks trade tryon good burgers hot dogs milk shakes hand dipped ice cream one places uptown find corn dog great combos matt runs register nice reminded still family run businesses... | 91 |
3 | I stopped at Matt's for a quick bite while attending a conference. The location was perfect -- close to the convention center, yet not right in the middle of all of the hubub. The park was pleasant to walk next to while heading over, but I was glad to have someone with me who had been there before.\n\nWhile ordering... | en | 301 | stopped matt quick bite attending conference location perfect close convention center yet right middle hubub park pleasant walk next heading glad someone ordering staff polite friendly noting convention badges asking recognized members group previous day ordered two combo others group ordered hot dog combo burger combo... | 132 |
3 | Good inexpensive eats. The have ridiculous combinations for dogs and burgers and the prices are extremely fare. I will definitely return the next time I am in Charlotte. | en | 28 | good inexpensive eats ridiculous combinations dogs burgers prices extremely fare definitely return next time charlotte | 15 |
4 | I must have been in a haze of goodness that I gave a 4.5 the first time. I was recently in NC to visit my BF's family again and I dragged my boyfriend through Charlotte to all the places i went to with my family in the summer.Number one on my list was Matt's Chicago Dog. \n\nFirst I want to say, please open one in NY, ... | en | 94 | must haze goodness gave first time recently nc visit bf family dragged boyfriend charlotte places went family one list matt chicago dog want say please open one ny good char dog amazing work every calorie boyfriend chicago dog superb matt truly great dog | 43 |
3 | I'm a Carolina native, born and raised, but you can't get a better hot dog than a Chicago dog. \n\nMatt's Chicago Dog is serving up authentic ingredient Chicago Dogs to the uptown area is mass quantity! Quality is supreme and the taste does not disappoint! \n\nThe staff is friendly and professional and the establish... | en | 83 | carolina native born raised ca get better hot dog chicago dog chicago dog serving authentic ingredient chicago dogs uptown area mass quantity quality supreme taste disappoint staff friendly professional establishment always extremely clean even busy service somewhat hike lunch far east charlotte certainly worth time | 45 |
3 | I am so hungry for one right now. I think they have some sort of deal where you can buy multiple dogs and sides for a deal. But it's a toss up what you get. I recommend buying a Matt's Chicago Dog. Don't leave it up to chance. | en | 48 | hungry one right think sort deal buy multiple dogs sides deal toss get recommend buying matt chicago dog leave chance | 20 |
3 | With a ton of lunch options in the Uptown area, Matt's Chicago Dog is definitely one of my lunch \"go-to\" options. It's located off of the Green which is great if you are sitting in a cubicle all day and need some vitamin D.\n\nThey keep it pretty simple... dogs and burgers/sandwiches. The menu can be a bit overwhel... | en | 230 | ton lunch options uptown area matt chicago dog definitely one lunch options located green great sitting cubicle day need vitamin keep pretty simple dogs menu bit overwhelming options bad sandwich item come fall line place order wait delicious food brought table dining number called take dining space small cramp like ev... | 100 |
3 | I tried their Italian Beef and its \"meh\". Not really close to being what you can get in Chicago, but decent for what is offered in Charlotte. I don't even know if there is another place that offers Italian Beef on their menu, but I would still eat another one here if I was pheenin' for one. \n\nAnother Chicago fav is... | en | 132 | tried italian beef really close get chicago decent offered charlotte even know another place offers italian beef menu would still eat another one pheenin one chicago fav pizza puff much need fry ca go wrong except destroying diet plans giving tad heartburn us older folks one good enough two might pushing option make co... | 61 |
0 | Don't know what the deal was, but on a day with a car show across the street and a basketball game a couple blocks away we were one of about 3 parties which rolled up for lunch only to find the place closed. Who knows how many folks did the same thing considering the posted Saturday hours. Then again about half of Upto... | en | 77 | know deal day car show across street basketball game couple blocks away one parties rolled lunch find place closed knows many folks thing considering posted saturday hours half uptown closed clt remains heart town bankers sad | 36 |
2 | Fast and friendly. Couldn't ask for more.\n\nWhy aren't there more coffee shops around here?! | en | 14 | fast friendly could ask coffee shops around | 7 |
1 | Another Starbucks review? I've come to realize that not all Starbucks are the same and this one is somewhat lackluster. I ordered a medium iced Americano and overheard the baristas tell one another that it looked kinda weak. They made it anyway and gave it to me. I told them (politely of course) that it was and they ... | en | 103 | another starbucks review come realize starbucks one somewhat lackluster ordered medium iced americano overheard baristas tell one another looked kinda weak made anyway gave told politely course made another one regular strength definitely starbucks signature customer service ca say go back particular starbucks unless s... | 54 |
2 | Man does this bus get busy around 1 ish? . Baristas are super nice!\n\nWhile starbux isn't my coffee house of choice this one is located right across from my school so i hosnestly frequent it quite often. Its a good place to study with a total of 4 big poofy green chairs but only two electrical outlets so make sure ur ... | en | 140 | man bus get busy around ish baristas super nice starbux coffee house choice one located right across school hosnestly frequent quite often good place study total big poofy green chairs two electrical outlets make sure ur laptop charged drinks pretty consistant bold coffees change periodically bt bold choice ask brew u ... | 74 |
2 | Very busy starbucks. | en | 3 | busy starbucks | 2 |
2 | Another 'Bucks Uptown...things you need to know about this location!\n\n-Decent amount of street (metered) parking available\n-The line can get loooooong, but the staff moves fast\n-Not a ton of seating inside, but seems to be enough for the folks who are hanging around\n-My chai latte was pretty thin, but that can com... | en | 90 | another uptown things need know location amount street metered parking line get loooooong staff moves ton seating inside seems enough folks hanging chai latte pretty thin completely depend barista staff quite friendly offer warm coffee cake get items record quick cup joe gateway village starbucks | 45 |
2 | Employees are very friendly and my simple iced coffee order is always made to my liking. I don't frequent this particular starbucks often though because I can never find an open parking space. They have some metered spots right out front but they are always taken when I'm needing my caffeine fix! It is also a smaller... | en | 143 | employees friendly simple iced coffee order always made liking frequent particular starbucks often though never find open parking space metered spots right front always taken needing caffeine fix also smaller store lot available outlets plug laptop fact last time went could even find outlet one already used side get bu... | 71 |
2 | Somehow, I took a shortcut off I-77 and found myself driving past and spotting a *$ I'd never seen before. Clearly, I needed a caffeine hit.\n\nAs Nicole says, there is meter parking on the street. I managed to make a mostly legal U-turn and parked right in front. I was one of the only customers in there on a Saturday ... | en | 143 | somehow took shortcut found driving past spotting never seen clearly needed caffeine nicole says meter parking street managed make mostly legal parked right front one customers saturday afternoon service fast speedy importantly opted stick around watch crew work sipped latte watched meter maid friendly clear regulars s... | 60 |
3 | As the duly-designated Johnnie Cochran of this particular Starbucks at Gateway Village, it is my sworn duty to defend this location and say this to the 2-and 3-star reviewers: man, y'all don't know what you're talking 'bout.\n\nI've been working here for 3 years, and this one's been my go-to spot for caffeine. So I can... | en | 386 | johnnie cochran particular starbucks gateway village sworn duty defend location say reviewers man know talking working years one spot caffeine ca really complain trivialities parking parking sucks around complaints valid could care less fact gets crowded busy bit walk particular starbucks baristas know favor every day ... | 177 |
3 | Starbucks at Gateway Village was recently remodeled and it is simply a great place to go for coffee. It is setup now for ease of entry and exit. The setup allows you get your order in...and get your coffee and go. I enjoy the mild Blonde blend and add some vanilla for more flavor. The new seating areas are inviting... | en | 69 | starbucks gateway village recently remodeled simply great place go coffee setup ease entry exit setup allows get order get coffee go enjoy mild blonde blend add vanilla flavor new seating areas inviting great place business meeting | 36 |
3 | Niec place to get a pint or watch a game... there food is suprisingly good... they have some sort of brisket sliders that are freaking awesome... if you are in uptown and need a place to watch sports with good food this is it... | en | 44 | niec place get pint watch game food suprisingly good sort brisket sliders freaking awesome uptown need place watch sports good food | 21 |
2 | Great sports bar with a ton of rooms - it's almost like a maze. Huge TVs everywhere, and you're never too far from a bar. They've also got pretty decent bar food. A few years ago a bunch of friends and I rented out the big room on the second floor, which was a fun place to hang out, and a perfect place for a big group ... | en | 71 | great sports bar ton rooms almost like maze huge tvs everywhere never far bar also got pretty decent bar food years ago bunch friends rented big room second floor fun place hang perfect place big group people meet | 38 |
1 | Hmmm..... where to start with this one. I'll go with atmosphere, which was the good part. Cool sports bar, pool tables and ample flat screens. Now for the not so good. Our bartender was a disaster- I rarely will ever say that, I used to be one myself and understand that sometimes you can get overwhelmed, or whatever ot... | en | 354 | hmmm start one go atmosphere good part cool sports bar pool tables ample flat screens good bartender rarely ever say used one understand sometimes get overwhelmed whatever benefit doubt normally give pretty bad sat bar handful people even like busy told going eat needed menus finacee asked sunset wheat beer tap paying ... | 151 |
2 | Went with a galpal for lunch not long ago. The atmosphere was, well, it was like a glorified sports bar. The music was loud, but upbeat and it was packed with college age kids watching a game. The flat screens are nice, but it's not my choice location for watching anything long. \nLunch was ok, burgers aren't bad. The ... | en | 150 | went galpal lunch long ago atmosphere well like glorified sports bar music loud upbeat packed college age kids watching game flat screens nice choice location watching anything long ok burgers bad fries took long come waiter riot came table looked us says deadpan going make fries right back five minutes later got greas... | 69 |
4 | My girl and I rolled into Charlotte on a Monday at around 9. Living in New York gives one a certain confidence in finding places to dine at all hours of the night. Apparently that's not how this particular section of Charlotte gets down. We wandered around for about 20 minutes on the poorly lit, desolate streets until ... | en | 203 | girl rolled charlotte monday around living new york gives one certain confidence finding places dine hours night apparently particular section charlotte gets wandered around minutes poorly lit desolate streets found fox hound smokehouse nature balance charlotte lacks options make value fox hound case point sports bar p... | 101 |
1 | My pasta tasted like rubber, I think they might have served me the display. The crowd here was pretty rowdy and entertaining, but my dinner was no good. I guess I don't enjoy mainstream bars like this one. There are a lot of attractive people around, but I really didn't have a lot in common with the other patrons. ... | en | 98 | pasta tasted like rubber think might served display crowd pretty rowdy entertaining dinner good guess enjoy mainstream bars like one lot attractive people around really lot common patrons like kind preppy establishments would enjoy place alley though say clean employees know though | 42 |
2 | I had some friends in town from Chicago and they really wanted to find a bar to watch a Bears game. So we headed to Fox & Hound to check it out. My friend quickly dubbed the bar a \"Football Model UN\" because of the variety of football fans there. Fox & Hound probably had 10 games going in different areas of the bar, ... | en | 104 | friends town chicago really wanted find bar watch bears game headed fox hound check friend quickly dubbed bar football model variety football fans fox hound probably games going different areas bar newcomer cite fans ca speak much food looking place drink watch football seems like good spot hit | 48 |
3 | Fox & Hound has some decent specials on their drinks. It near a couple of good restaurants downtown, and the food itself is pretty good. I have only personally gotten a bunch of apps like the pretzels, and mini dog sliders. We have gone for trivia, but it takes a while since they play a song for each question, and I... | en | 178 | fox hound decent specials drinks near couple good restaurants downtown food pretty good personally gotten bunch apps like pretzels mini dog sliders gone trivia takes since play song question think questions got place able take little downstairs taps seem dirty lines careful order beer got couple skunks ended going bott... | 78 |
1 | Visited for lunch on the weekend. This place maybe good for game watching in the evenings but I do not think they are equipped for much else. \n\nI sat in a booth in the bar area and you could see they hadn't cleaned the walls in or near the booth in quite some time because of the old dried up food on the wall. Also th... | en | 104 | visited lunch weekend place maybe good game watching evenings think equipped much else sat booth bar area could see cleaned walls near booth quite time old dried food wall also bathrooms bad slow sure servers priority many people place wait good experience us | 43 |
0 | I'm with Mike B. I have visited 2 Fox & Hound Bars now (the other up in Huntersville) - both get two thumbs down on the food. \n\nBoth had good beer selection, TVs, and space. \n\nBut the food - no. I got the fish sandwich at the Huntersville location - poor choice. I got the chicken sandwch at the Tryon location - loo... | en | 99 | mike visited fox hound bars huntersville get two thumbs food good beer selection tvs space food got fish sandwich huntersville location poor choice got chicken sandwch tryon location looked like belonged kids menu took minutes also dry initially thought give place chance bad food experiences enough | 46 |
3 | One of my favorite places to watch \"the game.\" On the weekends, make sure you check out the board at the front door and it will show you where your team is playing int he bar. Three levels. I prefer the downstairs by the couches when my team is playing. It allows for many different sounds going through the same bar w... | en | 116 | one favorite places watch weekends make sure check board front door show team playing int bar three levels prefer downstairs couches team playing allows many different sounds going bar different levels areas typical bar food good menu depth always drink special indulge game time watch sporting events probably would go ... | 56 |
1 | This place blows chunks. I would have given it just one star but the waitresses are fab and cute. The whole place smells like it has been through a flood and instead of getting the place cleaned properly they spent the insurance money on new cars. \n\nI have had the wings here..blah and the veggies are gross with br... | en | 106 | place blows chunks would given one star waitresses fab cute whole place smells like flood instead getting place cleaned properly spent insurance money new cars wings blah veggies gross brown tips celery yuck huge space cool giant tvs watch game drink would okey dokey ton places watch game though great food sigh | 52 |
1 | I really hate this place. I've given it 3 chances, and they all sucked. Food was awful. Everything fried. Clean? Fuggetaboutit!!!! Staff was overwhelmed, they tried, but to no avail. With all the superior choices within walking distance, I will never go here again.\nThis is the first, and probably only, negative review... | en | 55 | really hate place given chances sucked food awful everything fried clean fuggetaboutit staff overwhelmed tried avail superior choices within walking distance never go first probably negative review posted | 28 |
2 | One of the nicer Fox and Hounds I've been to.\n\nHUGE area inside on multiple levels. We spent our time there in the \"basement\" part one night when Kevin Pitsnogle was going off on Wake Forest during the NCAA Tournament.\n\nA little pricey, but girls abound. Standard beers and drinks. | en | 48 | one nicer fox hounds area inside multiple levels spent time part one night kevin pitsnogle going wake forest ncaa little pricey girls abound standard beers drinks | 26 |
2 | We got into the city late and looked for a fast bite. Typical bar food and cheap beer. I had some 2 dollar drafts and had some nachos. The crowd got a bit rough later on through the night. | en | 39 | got city late looked fast bite typical bar food cheap beer dollar drafts nachos crowd got bit rough later night | 20 |
3 | Went with a friend for an early lunch before heading back to Raleigh. \n\nThe business has three levels, with pool tables and a bar on level one, more seating, bars, and larger private spaces on the other two. \n\nLiked the overall look of the facility and all of the large hdtvs that were \"everywhere.\"\n\nI ordered... | en | 94 | went friend early lunch heading back raleigh business three levels pool tables bar level one seating bars larger private spaces two overall look facility large hdtvs ordered lunch menu beer battered chicken tenders side order fries food quickly served chicken tenders meaty batter crispy honey mustard dipping sauce also... | 51 |
0 | Simply a bad experience. A group of us came to Charlotte from Cheyenne for a training course and wanted a good local place have dinner and drinks. The place wasn't busy at all and it took 20 minutes from the time we sat down to get out drink order taken and get our beverages. The food took way too long as well and was ... | en | 83 | simply bad experience group us came charlotte cheyenne training course wanted good local place dinner drinks place busy took minutes time sat get drink order taken get beverages food took way long well lukewarm assure return establishment trip future trips | 40 |
0 | This abomination certainly left much to be desired. There was a considearble wait from the ordering of drinks to receiving them, again to order food, and even longer to get our food.\n \nWhen it finally came, they had mixed up who ordered what, wrong sides with the entree, etc. All of our orders, from the 3 steaks to t... | en | 136 | abomination certainly left much desired considearble wait ordering drinks receiving order food even longer get finally came mixed ordered wrong sides entree etc orders steaks sampler platter mini chili dogs lukewarm best one steaks even managed taste like dropped bottom grill think smokey like clothes smokey flavored m... | 67 |
0 | Took for ever just to get water and to take our order. We were there for over an hour before we got our food and it was cold. Will not return. | en | 31 | took ever get water take order hour got food cold return | 11 |
0 | Groupon has allowed me to try new restaurants in places I never knew existed.I Have been to uptown many times and never noticed Fox and Hound. That could also be Rock Bottom Brewery sits across the street and makes this place seem so much smaller. My visit was at 2pm and we experienced some difficulty with parking. It ... | en | 360 | groupon allowed try new restaurants places never knew uptown many times never noticed fox hound could also rock bottom brewery sits across street makes place seem much smaller visit experienced difficulty parking also dnc week parking limits except places along street luckily found one circling times walked awkward one... | 186 |
2 | Came here on a Saturday afternoon to watch the football game. The place was empty at noon which was confusing, but allowed us to choose the TV they put the game on. We weren't too hungry so we ordered a few appetizers to split. They were ok. Nothing to get too excited about. Overall, if you want bar food and a seat nea... | en | 73 | came saturday afternoon watch football game place empty noon confusing allowed us choose tv put game hungry ordered appetizers split nothing get excited overall want bar food seat near tv uptown option consider | 33 |
2 | It was OK. Not the best experience. I was a little scared after I ate there, while walking out I saw the 82 score for their restaurant, I rarely see under 90. I worked in the industry for a while and it must be a gross kitchen if this is true. I'm hoping that it was just a day inspection randomly showed up during ... | en | 67 | best experience little scared ate walking saw score restaurant rarely see worked industry must gross kitchen true hoping day inspection randomly showed mass rush | 24 |
1 | The atmosphere is like any other chain sports bar, service was bad, and I don't think I will be returning. Nothing stood out about this place with so many other great options just a block away. | en | 36 | atmosphere like chain sports bar service bad think returning nothing stood place many great options block away | 17 |
0 | We just received the worst service ever I will never come back. Its shocking that on wing special night it was merly 6 tables. One person actually went to the back to fix their own drinks. We had To ask for everything numerous of times. Service was very slow ass and the management was not customer friendly. I personall... | en | 160 | received worst service ever never come back shocking wing special night merly tables one person actually went back fix drinks ask everything numerous times service slow ass management customer friendly personally thinking take pictures screw ups due complaints whole table making hated make many complaints never experie... | 78 |
2 | My girlfriend and I came to the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (shamefully) for the first time last night to see Traces, a new show that came in from NYC. As a snooty New Yorker, I always thumb my nose at what Charlotte has to offer in a cultural sense--which is normally dumb. Yet again, I've been proven wrong. \n\n... | en | 135 | girlfriend came blumenthal performing arts center shamefully first time last night see traces new show came nyc snooty new yorker always thumb nose charlotte offer cultural sense normally dumb yet proven wrong blumenthal center awesome modern new clean really awesome performance space honestly exception size pretty muc... | 76 |
3 | not your average Irish pub... on the weekends it can get packed... and upstars they have a DJ or band and it can get a lil crazy... on big nights it is hard to move beacuse of so many pople but i guess it is like that everywhere in CLT... i have never eaten there food... but have heard it is ok... | en | 62 | average irish pub weekends get packed upstars dj band get lil crazy big nights hard move beacuse many pople guess like everywhere clt never eaten food heard ok | 28 |
2 | So I'm stuck here for work for a week and found this nice pub. Not exactly my scene, but the wait staff was super friendly and suggested better spots for me to check out. Beer selection was pretty typical and drink prices were pretty cheap (considering I live in NY)....Next time i'll try the food! | en | 55 | stuck work week found nice pub exactly scene wait staff super friendly suggested better spots check beer selection pretty typical drink prices pretty cheap considering live ny next time try food | 31 |
0 | Civilized, respectable locations don't charge separate covers for the gander and the goose. Yes, it's that simple. \n\nWell, Ri-Ra, I used to be a fan of your Irish authenticity, in terms of a cozy, low-key beer every now and then. But seems you have taken a turn away from legitimacy, and towards masses of drunken r... | en | 66 | civilized respectable locations charge separate covers gander goose yes simple used fan irish authenticity terms cozy beer every seems taken turn away legitimacy towards masses drunken revelrers shame really favorite bar charlotte | 32 |
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