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1 | The food looks great so I'd definitely try it again for lunch or dinner. But it's a tiny space, even with the upstairs, so don't go on weekends if you don't like being mauled to death by overly tan twenty somethings in polo shirts. | en | 44 | food looks great definitely try lunch dinner tiny space even upstairs go weekends like mauled death overly tan twenty somethings polo shirts | 22 |
0 | Over-crowded, nothing special | en | 3 | nothing special | 2 |
2 | Ri Ra's is a popular place to go if you're up for a big (and by \"big\" I mean wild and drunk) night out in Uptown Charlotte--that much has been well-documented. I've definitely partaken of a few of these nights. It's a nice bar, with lots of room and generally lots of fun people looking to get after it. Again, this h... | en | 175 | ri ra popular place go big mean wild drunk night uptown charlotte much definitely partaken nights nice bar lots room generally lots fun people looking get said wanted write ri ra nice place head lunch especially downtown uptown whichever prefer really efficient salad sandwich line conveyor belt style pick bread meat to... | 79 |
2 | Ri-Ra's is an Irish pup, not a stereotypical Chinese man saying \"We Lost\".\n\nOn weekend's they'll have a cover, but this is offset by the lack of a bathroom attendant, so the overhead expense for going out here is in line with the rest of downtown Charlotte.\n\nThe prices of drinks are probably a bit higher here, so... | en | 134 | irish pup stereotypical chinese man saying weekend cover offset lack bathroom attendant overhead expense going line rest downtown prices drinks probably bit higher may wish get base going find bartender pretty nice used iphone app drink database order random obscure cocktail irish idea made using iphone recipe injectin... | 57 |
1 | a sports bar galore\ncold french fries make me so sad\neighteen dollars gone | en | 12 | sports bar french fries make dollars gone | 7 |
2 | With Dave all the way (well, except for the fish part) on this dark, classy, leather-encrusted Irish Pub. I hadn't been here in years and was kind of amazed how much it resembled pre-fire Ri Ra's. And yup, something about the atmosphere here (and in most other Pubs) puts me immediately at ease.\n\nThe game seemed to ha... | en | 200 | dave way well except fish part dark classy irish pub years kind amazed much resembled ri ra yup something atmosphere pubs puts immediately game seemed bit frazzled could also tell trying pretty hard tv every degree turn head plus food interesting weekends offer irish brunch dishes irish benedict try gotten consumed tab... | 93 |
2 | First time I've been to Ri Ra in a looong time. Pre fire? Absolutely, but not just before the fire, we're talking before fire was even invented it's been so long. The place looks great. It's like they were never gone.\n\nWe gathered for a GUYE - that would be a UYE, guerilla-style, called by Dirty Dave, and thus no... | en | 323 | first time ri ra looong time pre fire absolutely fire talking fire even invented long place looks great like never gathered guye would uye called dirty dave thus real uye actually real events anyway issue ran called world cup ri ra approaching capacity good settled things looking group dave tr julia michael company man... | 145 |
3 | I went for a Saturday afternoon World Cup game for third place between Germany and Uruguay. Most tables in front of the screen were taken but not packed so it wasn't too noisy. Service was really slow but the waitress was authentic. Not the best review since I ordered a salad at a pub but the salad was good & fresh.... | en | 95 | went saturday afternoon world cup game third place germany uruguay tables front screen taken packed noisy service really slow waitress authentic best review since ordered salad pub salad good fresh tried sweet potato fries fries little soggy go back different circumstances try since beer selection extensive within walk... | 49 |
0 | Went in to meet some friends who'd come in from out of town. Lovely place, admittedly - the restoration after the fire is impressive. When we arrived, the hostess, when she finally quit talking on her phone, couldn't find our reservation and seemed pretty snotty about it. We went upstairs, found our people, and spen... | en | 100 | went meet friends come town lovely place admittedly restoration fire impressive arrived hostess finally quit talking phone could find reservation seemed pretty snotty went upstairs found people spent next two hours trying get attention bartenders little avail music loud noisy terrible service tell food food ordered nev... | 53 |
0 | Last time I went it was about 3pm on a weekday and there were 3 guys sitting at the bar Ttalking with a male bartender. I stood there for approx 5-7 mins before I was even acknowledged. Needless to say, they haven't gotten any more of my business | en | 48 | last time went weekday guys sitting bar ttalking male bartender stood approx mins even acknowledged needless say gotten business | 19 |
3 | I went back to RiRa's for lunch today and sat on their rooftop terrace to enjoy the gorgeous weather. I ordered the hummus wrap with the vegetable stack. It was delicious! \n\nThey also had a breakfast/brunch menu. My husband ordered an omlette with brisket. He commented on the fresh eggs and cheese but said the b... | en | 106 | went back rira lunch today sat rooftop terrace enjoy gorgeous weather ordered hummus wrap vegetable stack delicious also menu husband ordered omlette brisket commented fresh eggs cheese said brisket star show pleased brisket mixed omlette folded omlette came potatoes thick cut toast perfectly toasted mean else get brun... | 52 |
2 | I went to Ri Ra recently on a Friday night for a coworkers going away shindig. I had a really good time. I enjoyed the dark cave like old time bar aesthetic. The had some diverse options on tap. In the downstairs area there was some live acoustic guitar/singer. Upstairs consisted of a DJ and lights - playing stand... | en | 86 | went ri ra recently friday night coworkers going away shindig really good time enjoyed dark cave like old time bar aesthetic diverse options tap downstairs area live acoustic upstairs consisted dj lights playing standard top hits deck floor pretty popular night nice respite noise inside | 45 |
2 | Overall a decent a irish experience. The landscape is a little confused and varies night to night. Sometimes it's a fratty hang out, sometimes and emo rocker feel, at times casual dining, and sometimes (be it rare) a dance party.\n\nthe food is run of the mill. the drinks are solid.\n\nBUT I do love the balcony with a ... | en | 79 | overall decent irish experience landscape little confused varies night night sometimes fratty hang sometimes emo rocker feel times casual dining sometimes rare dance food run mill drinks love balcony great ant eye view city look straight see best buildings charlotte great night sky | 43 |
3 | I always manage to go here when there is a decent cover band playing on the 2nd floor. Usually my group of friends show up early enough (right when dinner is ending) and the bar transitions into night mode so we always miss a cover (if there is one)... The coziness of the upstairs makes for a great experience.\n\nOne ... | en | 180 | always manage go decent cover band playing floor usually group friends show early enough right dinner ending bar transitions night mode always miss cover one coziness upstairs makes great bad thing mention staff ordering drinks seemed like taking forever yes starting get crowded seemed like server favored certain group... | 88 |
2 | Good dinner and lunch menu food. I'd call it authentic Irish pub fare, but then again, I've yet to visit the Emerald Isle, so what the hell do I know? Other food, namely from the little side sandwich area, is not so good. The Ri Ra sandwich shop is convenient for most bankers who work uptown, but convenience is all ... | en | 192 | good dinner lunch menu food call authentic irish pub fare yet visit emerald isle hell know food namely little side sandwich area good ri ra sandwich shop convenient bankers work uptown convenience going sandwiches overpriced slim stuffings meat cheese give shredded lettuce little heart desires yay top seemingly extensi... | 93 |
3 | Hoegaarden on tap\nWhen you're in an Uptown mood\nRi Ra is the bomb | en | 12 | hoegaarden uptown ra bomb | 4 |
2 | Moderate beer choices and decent food. Even though this is a very cookie-cutter Irish pub, not a bad place to kick start your happy hour. | en | 25 | moderate beer choices decent food even though irish pub bad place kick start happy hour | 15 |
2 | Was Disaponinted with the amount of time it took me to get service at the bar !! Staff was friendly and the decar was nice. | en | 25 | disaponinted amount time took get service bar staff friendly decar nice | 11 |
4 | The following things make Ri Ra amazing, no arguments. Period. End of discussion.\n\n1. McSorley's Dark, not only on draft but served in half pints as God intended.\n\n2. Colman's mustard available on request. She brought malt vinegar for my fries, sorry \"chips\", without me having to ask. Together they are the end al... | en | 200 | following things make ri ra amazing arguments period end mcsorley dark draft served half pints god colman mustard available request brought malt vinegar fries sorry without ask together end chip super tasty generous food loved beer battered fish chips pork chop broccolini potato cake looked told cragganmore single malt... | 101 |
1 | I was fairly unimpressed with my food at Ri Ra... I ordered the lamb burger, which consisted of an under seasoned, overly large portion of ground lamb with a bit of feta on a bun.\n\nRi Ra redeems itself a bit with a nice pub atmosphere. Although... a more unique selection of Irish brews would be a nice improvement. | en | 58 | fairly unimpressed food ri ra ordered lamb burger consisted seasoned overly large portion ground lamb bit feta ra redeems bit nice pub atmosphere although unique selection irish brews would nice improvement | 31 |
1 | Ri Ra is one of the coolest bars in Charlotte from a decor/ambiance perspective. After work it's loud and crowded and energetic - exactly as it should be. \n\nWhat I really wish is that the kitchen staff were able to produce quality food to go along with that ambiance. I ordered one of my favorite comfort food dishes -... | en | 134 | ri ra one coolest bars charlotte perspective work loud crowded energetic exactly really wish kitchen staff able produce quality food go along ambiance ordered one favorite comfort food dishes cottage pie served sparse ground beef frozen mixed vegetables thrown overly salty sauce topped processed whipped potatoes know f... | 73 |
3 | Super friendly Irish pub that KNOWS how to pour a Guiness. The place was jumping when I got there. They have a good happy hour, though I didnt eat there they seemed to have a very extensive menu and the guy next to me was eating something like a shepards pie. All in all I would recommend this place. | en | 59 | super friendly irish pub knows pour guiness place jumping got good happy hour though didnt eat seemed extensive menu guy next eating something like shepards pie would recommend place | 29 |
3 | I never had the food here, but this is usually our go to spot on weekends. There is a mix of people and the downstairs and upstairs are like night and day on the weekends. The downstairs usually has a DJ with people sitting around which is good for mingling. The upstairs there is usually a live band playing. There ... | en | 134 | never food usually go spot weekends mix people downstairs upstairs like night day weekends downstairs usually dj people sitting around good mingling upstairs usually live band playing bunch good beers drinks get bored work way dance floor watch bunch drunk people dance worth damn site needs seen also outside patio upst... | 63 |
2 | Came here for lunch, however I do want to say that I went to the deli next to the Hearst tower. It was super busy though!\n\nEach sandwich is hand made to order and it was not bad. I got the smoked salmon BLT which was actually surprisingly not bad. The prices are a little off to me, but I guess you're in the city mayb... | en | 164 | came lunch however want say went deli next hearst tower super busy though sandwich hand made order bad got smoked salmon blt actually surprisingly bad prices little guess city maybe goes place restaurant call want bread want make sure say roll instead example wheat sort like bread make couple minutes depending long wai... | 73 |
2 | I was visiting Charlotte for business and came for lunch with my boss. The sandwich line was pretty long so we decided to go inside the restaurant to sit down and order. The hostess and server was great. We ordered and our food was brought out fairly quickly. It was a Monday and lunchtime but the place was not packed w... | en | 186 | visiting charlotte business came lunch boss sandwich line pretty long decided go inside restaurant sit order hostess server great ordered food brought fairly quickly monday lunchtime place packed got customers trickle crowded boss ordered soup sandwich combo said delicious ordered irish stew side cesar salad delicious ... | 78 |
3 | The sandwich bar is underrated in my opinion. It's basically a make-your-own place where you pick the bread, spread, and tread (I don't know what else rhymes and goes on a sandwich).\n\nThe key is to get there before noon so you can find a table in the shade outside. Fantastic scenery to watch while you crush the fre... | en | 79 | sandwich bar underrated opinion basically place pick bread spread tread know else rhymes goes sandwich key get noon find table shade outside fantastic scenery watch crush fresh sandwich tip ask frequent flyer card buy combos chips drink get sandwich free | 40 |
4 | Great food. I had the hooley kebab for dinner. It was on the lunch menu but they still let me order it. Huge portion. Tasted my dads lamb stew and loved it! It was trivia night so winning 50 bones certainly helped w that 5th star;) | en | 46 | great food hooley kebab dinner lunch menu still let order huge portion tasted dads lamb stew loved trivia night winning bones certainly helped w star | 25 |
0 | OK, this current rating ONLY applies to the horrific braised short ribs that they unfortunately served me at dinner the other night! Usually, they have pretty solid food, and have a great beer selection. Went there with my work-mates in celebration of a major milestone, and our big boss picked up the tab (which is alwa... | en | 249 | ok current rating applies horrific braised short ribs unfortunately served dinner night usually pretty solid food great beer selection went celebration major milestone big boss picked tab always nice ordered bunch appetizers lots beer entrees mine last come said beef literally meant braised short ribs bones yes bones l... | 117 |
2 | Here is my quick 2 second review -\n\nApps are great. Defiantly get the wings (mild and Jameson honey glaze) and the baked spinach dip.\n\nDinner was just okay - I had the kilcooly. The turkey was a bit dry, there was not much cheddar cheese on the sandwich and the sourdough bread was not that hearty - it kind of taste... | en | 104 | quick second review great defiantly get wings mild jameson honey glaze baked spinach okay kilcooly turkey bit dry much cheddar cheese sandwich sourdough bread hearty kind tasted like wonder bread think fixed couple little things would outstanding great friendly helpful went way make sure possibly go back appetizers dri... | 49 |
2 | Have been to Ri Ra many times. It is a must stop each and every time I am in Charlotte. Obviously, I am a fan of this place for its beer selection and lively ambiance especially during the early part of the week.\n\nThe food can be \"hit or miss\". Last night, for example, the Fish & Chips was very disappointing. For $... | en | 120 | ri ra many times must stop every time charlotte obviously fan place beer selection lively ambiance especially early part food hit last night example fish chips disappointing expected better quality waitresses bartenders always friendly first rate held company gatherings various conventions without tough reviews give ri... | 56 |
3 | Let's be specific... \n\nI'm a fan of Ri Ra because one of my favorite cover band plays here often... and it's a nice low key joint for the most part. \n\nNo I'm not a fan of the super crowded nights when crazy drunken young men can get into fights just because the other person took a breath. \n\nRecently I went ther... | en | 151 | let specific fan ri ra one favorite cover band plays often nice low key joint part fan super crowded nights crazy drunken young men get fights person took breath went group friends little street bar crawl night become fan curry fries addictive box hot fries mixed sweet yet savory curry sauce think late night drinking d... | 69 |
4 | I came here alone on a Tuesday night and had the Shepherd's pie and Harpoon special which was $4 a glass. The beer was good and food delicious. \n\nIt was fairly cost effective for the area as well. | en | 38 | came alone tuesday night shepherd pie harpoon special glass beer good food delicious fairly cost effective area well | 18 |
2 | First off, I've been here a few times and have enjoyed the bar scene here. I have eaten here twice and have found the food to be good, but not consistent. There are things on the menu I that are good and there are things that aren't. \n\nThe Baked Goat Cheese ($10.95) - Okay this is yummy. But it's an appetizer...and i... | en | 228 | first times enjoyed bar scene eaten twice found food good consistent things menu good things baked goat cheese okay yummy appetizer goat cheese appetizer good get anyway enjoyed would ate boat reuben oh gosh look reuben price dang appetizer haha reuben sadly great bread soggy missing much needed sauerkraut tang crunch ... | 97 |
3 | I went out for the evening with my cousin since the place that she had a Groupon for was completely slammed last night... We hemmed, hawed and finally decided on Ri Ra... \n\nMy experience was solid... Our bartender Michael was an absolute delight... He was attentive and offered suggestions... Since I already had di... | en | 228 | went evening cousin since place groupon completely slammed last night hemmed hawed finally decided ri ra experience solid bartender michael absolute delight attentive offered suggestions since already dinner night hungry interested trying something decided potato leek soup incredibly creamy delicious drinks jameson ros... | 106 |
0 | I understand everyplace has its rules. My friends had a pre-wedding party here. And at 10pm it becomes a \" standing bar\" only. But did your staff have to be rude to the parents who were still sitting down a little respect goes a long way. We will not be going back. | en | 52 | understand everyplace rules friends party becomes standing staff rude parents still sitting little respect goes long way going back | 19 |
1 | Apparently, reservations are not valued here. We had a reservation for 7 and were told it would be a 20 min. wait. Walked over to Harvest Moon Grille and had lunch instead. Wish I could have reviewed the food... | en | 39 | apparently reservations valued reservation told would min wait walked harvest moon grille lunch instead wish could reviewed food | 18 |
0 | The large employee guy with blonde hair was belligerent and trying to start fights with several us last night. He needs to be fired and needs to be some changes made. | en | 31 | large employee guy blonde hair belligerent trying start fights several us last night needs fired needs changes made | 18 |
1 | I have always heard good things about Ri Ra's but my experience was nothing spectacular. Ri Ra's is a decently sized (2 medium sized rooms) Irish bar is downtown Charlotte next door to Prohibition. My group stopped in Ri Ra's to meet up with a few others and I was not impressed. \n\nAfter paying one of the most unju... | en | 186 | always heard good things ri ra experience nothing spectacular ri ra decently sized medium sized rooms irish bar downtown charlotte next door prohibition group stopped ri ra meet others impressed paying one unjustified covers life walked felt like stepped ivy league frat party suits sport coats even tuxedos everywhere b... | 101 |
2 | I've been here a few times and I always have a pretty good experience. It has a decent siize bar with many options of beer on tap. I've gotten Shepherd's Pie and it was pretty good. I'll stop in again for a couple of beers, why not? | en | 47 | times always pretty good experience decent siize bar many options beer tap gotten shepherd pie pretty good stop couple beers | 20 |
4 | It really doesn't matter if you are coming to eat, happy hour, meet up before going out or hitting this place late night Ri Ra is a great spot in Charlotte. Right down town and close to night life and the professional sector. I eat here often and I have yet to have a bad experience. Brunch here is amazing, as well as l... | en | 85 | really matter coming eat happy hour meet going hitting place late night ri ra great spot charlotte right town close night life professional sector eat often yet bad experience brunch amazing well lunch dinner bar tenders really attentive drinks well priced go wo regret | 44 |
2 | Went here for a birthday party. Awesome atmosphere, good food, good service. My evaluation:\n\nFacility: Good- Really cool place, apparently the bar and most of the accoutrements were shipped in from Ireland. Relaxing atmosphere, great place to kick back and enjoy a meal. The stools we sat in were not the most comforta... | en | 198 | went birthday party awesome atmosphere good food good service evaluation really cool place apparently bar accoutrements shipped ireland relaxing atmosphere great place kick back enjoy meal stools sat comfortable nothing really complain excellent food great menu selection vast decent lamb roast pie phenomenal goat chees... | 92 |
0 | Stopped in after the theater for a pint, but could not get served. We sat down at one of the tables ( more or less stood by it because it needed cleaning) & waited for a server. One did walk by our table to grab the tip from the table behind us, then walked back by our table, but we were invisible. I then asked the bar... | en | 116 | stopped theater pint could get served sat one tables less stood needed cleaning waited server one walk table grab tip table behind us walked back table invisible asked bartender needed place order take back table said servers floor would take order waited never see server gave went elsewhere nightcap | 49 |
4 | Granted time is of the essence, but the Staff at RiRa handled our group of 19 on a thirsty Thursday evening with ease! Don't let uptown parking scare you away from crashing this party, with the Discovery Place parking deck just blocks away RiRa is very accessible for those not living Uptown. | en | 52 | granted time essence staff rira handled group thirsty thursday evening ease let uptown parking scare away crashing party discovery place parking deck blocks away rira accessible living uptown | 28 |
4 | Yea, I love a REAL Irish pub...\n\nThe folks are great the food is authentic. My favorite is the Shepard pie. \n\nSo here is a hint, If the Shepard pie is made with m Ground beef it is NOT Shepard pie.( its really Cottage pie) The good stuff is made with ground lamb.\n\nThe burgers I had were great and they actually co... | en | 127 | yea love real irish pub folks great food authentic favorite shepard pie hint shepard pie made ground beef shepard pie really cottage pie good stuff made ground burgers great actually cook temp like usually order meduim rare burger monday night st patties day top crew remembered day time lunch roamings nice guiness two ... | 61 |
2 | Wow... I am so surprised that this place has been around as long as it has! This used to be one of my regular hang-out spots when I worked in Bank of America's flagship tower around 16 or 17 years ago. Back in those days, this was \"the place\" to go after work on weekends (and truth be told, many times during the week... | en | 224 | wow surprised place around long used one regular spots worked bank america flagship tower around years ago back days go work weekends truth told many times week lol recently roaming around area tim used frequent many years ago decided stop couple beers appetizers old time sake place changed since last even still barten... | 101 |
4 | Fantastic pub atmosphere both indoor and on their rooftop area. Great place to have a pint, share good times with friends, and enjoy the great food. Menu prices are just a little steep but worth the price as you relish the Irish cuisine with a Guinness! | en | 46 | fantastic pub atmosphere indoor rooftop area great place pint share good times friends enjoy great food menu prices little steep worth price relish irish cuisine guinness | 26 |
2 | I've been here a few times at this point and it's always fairly good. The food is decent but nothing to rave about and the atmosphere is a good one. I haven't hung out here but from what I understand it's good for the bar experience. I usually go here to dine though as it's convenient to the Belk Theatre. This last vis... | en | 142 | times point always fairly good food decent nothing rave atmosphere good one hung understand good bar experience usually go dine though convenient belk theatre last visit steak tips potatoes honestly great meat funny taste potatoes taste gone bad think grandmother fish chips said decent worth last experience kind combin... | 54 |
4 | This place is great. Good servers. Takiyyah is the best. Ask for her. Great food and a great place to bring a large group. | en | 24 | place great good servers takiyyah best ask great food great place bring large group | 14 |
0 | I just went through the line at the sandwich shop in the courtyard of the Hearst Tower. The sandwich/ salad makers were polite and fast, and the price was reasonable for downtown. The salad looks like it could be good, but there is no way for me to know because they were out of utensils. How can a place that makes ... | en | 136 | went line sandwich shop courtyard hearst tower salad makers polite fast price reasonable downtown salad looks like could good way know utensils place makes salads go utensils worst part know already line paid let people know pay guy register made apology attempt find way provide something eat sitting desk salad ca eat ... | 59 |
2 | I had the Cuban chicken sandwich, which was really good. The bread was done just like a Cuban sandwich down in Miami. The sweet potato fries were OK, the dipping sauce was good. | en | 33 | cuban chicken sandwich really good bread done like cuban sandwich miami sweet potato fries ok dipping sauce good | 18 |
2 | Fun place! Good food and drinks. Live band upstairs on the weekends. However the bartender lost my credit card when I went to close it out only to call me the next day to say they found it. Too bad I had already closed my account. Maybe they should get a better system like swiping when you order vs. holding it? | en | 61 | fun place good food drinks live band upstairs weekends however bartender lost credit card went close call next day say found bad already closed account maybe get better system like swiping order holding | 33 |
0 | This happened a while ago (several months), but it still haunts me today.\n\nI ordered a portabello mushroom burger (I know, not really Irish, but don't judge). When my burger came out, it was not a portabello mushroom patty, but instead, a pile of sliced mushrooms on the bun. I asked the server, why it was not a porta... | en | 361 | happened ago several months still haunts ordered portabello mushroom burger know really irish judge burger came portabello mushroom patty instead pile sliced mushrooms bun asked server portabello patty server told run portabello patties using instead interesting told want wanted something else obliged took plate sliced... | 157 |
3 | We visited this pub on our first trip to Charlotte. The Guinness Stew and Potato Cakes were very tasty. Our server was friendly and fast. Our beers were never empty before we had a refill. Great place! | en | 37 | visited pub first trip charlotte guinness stew potato cakes tasty server friendly fast beers never empty refill great place | 19 |
1 | (Only commenting on Ri Ra as a bar as I have not tried the food) Get some more staff! This place is terribly understaffed, on a Friday night there should not be only 2 bartenders for a packed bar. Easily takes 10 min to get a drink. I like the space and the patio but it means nothing if I can't get a drink. | en | 64 | commenting ri ra bar tried food get staff place terribly understaffed friday night bartenders packed bar easily takes min get drink like space patio means nothing ca get drink | 29 |
4 | Came here for some drinks after a rehearsal dinner. I can't speak about the food but the bartender and service was great. I expected a Friday night in downtown Charlotte to be busy and hard to get drinks but it wasn't that hard. Yes, it was busy but the bartenders were on top of it. They seemed to get to each person qu... | en | 94 | came drinks rehearsal dinner ca speak food bartender service great expected friday night downtown charlotte busy hard get drinks hard yes busy bartenders top seemed get person quickly made drinks quickly impressed drink prices seems par would expect well liked atmosphere bar | 42 |
2 | Good Irish breakfast. Even though this is chain, there are staff from Erin who are happy to serve you. The Guinness is good and the craic is better when with friends. Only complaint is that I think they deep fry the white and black pudding which is a no-no... | en | 49 | good irish breakfast even though chain staff erin happy serve guinness good craic better friends complaint think deep fry white black pudding | 22 |
2 | R\u00ed R\u00e1 is so great and so lackluster at the same time.\n\nIf it's late...if it's a weekend...prepare to pay a cover. IMO, an Irish pub shouldn't be the type of place to attract crowds that pay cover charges. This actually destroys any cred that I'd give to an Irish pub in the first place. Disappointing!\n\n... | en | 157 | great lackluster late weekend prepare pay cover imo irish pub type place attract crowds pay cover charges actually destroys cred give irish pub first place disappointing decor interior layout pretty damn nice bar layout exacty expect traditional irish pub narrow layout anyhow bar authentic get nice atmosphere nice earl... | 75 |
1 | This review is of their Ri Ra Sandwhich shop around the corner since there is no separate listing for this shop. Stopped here because I've never been before, so I ordered the old faithful Reuben. Pretty hard to screw up, right? Well they managed to serve me a sandwhich that was barely eatable as the corned beef in it w... | en | 192 | review ri ra sandwhich shop around corner since separate listing shop stopped never ordered old faithful reuben pretty hard screw right well managed serve sandwhich barely eatable corned beef like leather hard chewy sandwhich small expect lot rose sauce flavorful would expect good iffy best young lady behind counter ni... | 92 |
1 | Just average unfortunately. The good: My drink...dark and stormy is going to be my new standby. The mediocre: Everything else.\n\nBurger was just so so as were the fries. The burger was the 704...I honestly can't remember if It even came w/ the pickle chips. The really really low point of the meal was the desert.... | en | 193 | average unfortunately good drink dark stormy going new standby mediocre everything fries burger honestly ca remember even came pickle chips really really low point meal desert bread pudding ice cold hard rock come smothered caramel sauce could save asked food honest could tell waiter taken aback mean seriously ask wan ... | 93 |
1 | Went here for a corporate dinner. Had the finger sandwiches (chicken, pulled pork, and something else), chips and spinach dip, lobster cakes, and potato cakes. \n\nOnly tried the pulled pork, which was good, but others said the chicken sandwich disappointed. Lobster and potato cakes could have been better - too salty i... | en | 63 | went corporate dinner finger sandwiches chicken pulled pork something else chips spinach dip lobster cakes potato cakes tried pulled pork good others said chicken sandwich disappointed lobster potato cakes could better salty dip saving grace oh lemon bar dessert | 39 |
4 | Superb service and reliably fine food from this family owned restaurant. Briskly busy at lunchtime, relaxed at night, always comfortable. A pleasure! | en | 22 | superb service reliably fine food family owned restaurant briskly busy lunchtime relaxed night always comfortable pleasure | 16 |
4 | We decided to give this place a try the first night my wife and I were in Charlotte for a conference / vacation. The decor instantly puts you at ease. Very comfortable, not crowded at all around 7pm on a Thursday. This place has a good selection of beer and wine as well.\n\nMy wife and I are vegan, and we had no proble... | en | 116 | decided give place try first night wife charlotte conference vacation decor instantly puts ease comfortable crowded around thursday place good selection beer wine wife vegan problems finding something eat ordered general tao tofu wife got curried tofu veg simply put dinner perfect perfect portion sizes big little serve... | 59 |
3 | Great asian food, excellent service and close to uptown businesses. The only downside is that during lunch it can be difficult to get a table with the lunch rush. Arrive early or late in order to get in. | en | 38 | great asian food excellent service close uptown businesses downside lunch difficult get table lunch rush arrive early late order get | 20 |
3 | Great food, beautiful environment. Not super authentic but as far as Americanized Chinese food goes this place was super good. Also lots of veggie options and sizable quantities. | en | 28 | great food beautiful environment super authentic far americanized chinese food goes place super good also lots veggie options sizable quantities | 20 |
4 | This place is awesome. Coming from NY where I've been spoiled with great chinese food, SoHo Bistro is the best that I've found in charlotte. Their prices are very reasonable too. The servers are sweet and great. We came in with a party of 13 and the waitress memorized everyone's orders (and drinks). I was quite su... | en | 69 | place awesome coming ny spoiled great chinese food soho bistro best found charlotte prices reasonable servers sweet great came party waitress memorized everyone orders drinks quite surprised everything came back perfect would definitely recommend trying place | 36 |
2 | This is probably the best Chinese food in uptown, though I think that's an indictment of the overall quality of Chinese food in Charlotte. The food here is average to good, and is always packed during the work week at lunchtime. Service is fast, but otherwise forgettable. Prices are very good as well, you can get ou... | en | 117 | probably best chinese food uptown though think indictment overall quality chinese food charlotte food average good always packed work week lunchtime service fast otherwise forgettable prices good well get sit bucks tip normally get tangerine chicken beef broccoli chicken sometimes comes much sauce right level spiciness... | 56 |
2 | Soho is not on my list of places to go for lunch uptown, but occasionally group lunches leave you no choice, so I end up having to come here once or twice a year and my view of them still has not changed........average. | en | 43 | soho list places go lunch uptown occasionally group lunches leave choice end come twice year view still changed average | 19 |
2 | Very impressed with certain items like the ' Sauteed Bean Sprouts w/ Ginger'. Could not believe that Bean sprouts could taste that good. Also liked the Buddha Roll and the Asian Summer Roll. Brocolli With Garlic Sauce was not that great and neither was Thai Curry Tofu. Veggie Lo mein was good too. \nMy ratings Guide\n*... | en | 82 | impressed certain items like sauteed bean sprouts ginger could believe bean sprouts could taste good also liked buddha roll asian summer roll brocolli garlic sauce great neither thai curry tofu veggie lo mein good ratings stay eat hungry ca find alright get money must beyond world miss | 47 |
3 | Old reliable. This place knows how to fit my lunch needs in a major way. I try to get here atleast once a week. They have some of the best chinese food in town.\n\nThe twins that work the front are awesome and transition everybody in and out as efficiently as possible. They have yet to mess up my order, despite being e... | en | 115 | old reliable place knows fit lunch needs major way try get atleast week best chinese food twins work front awesome transition everybody efficiently possible yet mess order despite extremely food tremendous fresh edimames die steam salt perfection uptown craving chinese food go soho legitimate big dog scale place reliab... | 52 |
4 | I have never had better Chinese food. The food was fresh and no hint of MSG. The location is fantastic and centrally located to everything. It is small and intimate and they even offer vegetarian meals. I had the Lo Mein and it was so delicious. They offer drinks as well including beer and wine. The staff there is so f... | en | 93 | never better chinese food food fresh hint msg location fantastic centrally located everything small intimate even offer vegetarian meals lo mein delicious offer drinks well including beer wine staff friendly wait meal minimal food delicious gone back introducing friends love much | 41 |
1 | I had carryout. Very quick but kinda confusing to find the place. I was expecting good things because the reviews seem to rave about this place but honestly I was really disappointed. The food is mediocre, I have had WAY better and I can't say that anything I had was really that great. I'll be looking for a different c... | en | 64 | carryout quick kinda confusing find place expecting good things reviews seem rave place honestly really disappointed food mediocre way better ca say anything really great looking different chinese place eat | 30 |
1 | I have had Chinese food in a bunch of different cities, including NYC and San Francisco to name a few. So far I have not found a good Chinese food place here in Charlotte. If you go to Soho for pick up don't follow their address to the T because it is actually on the other side of the building next to Fuel Pizza. Call ... | en | 143 | chinese food bunch different cities including nyc san francisco name far found good chinese food place charlotte go soho pick follow address actually side building next fuel pizza call ahead minutes away come outside deliver food far food goes dumplings little doughy sauce quite good would recommend spring rolls kinda ... | 68 |
3 | Came here for the first time on 1/20/2012 with friends. Atmosphere isn't overly fancy like some places downtown, but definitely way nicer than your average take out Chinese.\n\nOrdered sesame tofu since it's my old faithful at any Chinese restaurant... and boy was I impressed! Definitely the best sesame tofu I've had ... | en | 145 | came first time friends atmosphere overly fancy like places downtown definitely way nicer average take sesame tofu since old faithful chinese restaurant boy impressed definitely best sesame tofu since independence closed tofu perfect amount chewy crispy overly sauced white rice delish spring rolls definitely superior c... | 70 |
4 | Me, the fine newcomer Elizabeth A. and Heather X., went here on a rainy Friday at 330pm and I left wanting to come back the next day.\n\nThey still were serving lunch at 330 which ROCKED for moi, who is a chronic late luncher since my job lets me sleep in a bit :) Parking in the Hearst Tower lot is the best idea since ... | en | 333 | fine newcomer elizabeth heather went rainy friday left wanting come back next still serving lunch rocked moi chronic late luncher since job lets sleep bit parking hearst tower lot best idea since validate ticket sure bring smaller place expected great mellow vibe lights hang tables beautifully warm medium colored wood ... | 159 |
2 | I just moved here to Charlotte from NorCal and one of my favorite foods to eat back in Cali was Chinese food. So I was excited to find this place. I have to say it does NOT compare to Chinese back at home. \nI ordered potstickers (called dumplings here) and the skin was too thick and there was barely any meat inside.... | en | 136 | moved charlotte norcal one favorite foods eat back cali chinese food excited find place say compare chinese back home ordered potstickers called dumplings skin thick barely meat inside good first impression wanted chow mein ordered house lo mein salty put much oyster sauce soy sauce also made noodles squirmy ordered br... | 69 |
4 | I've been a regular visitor of Soho practically since they opened, which is probably close to 10 years ago at this point.\n\nIn all of my travels around the world, Soho's chinese food is just about at the top of the charts. They use fresh ingredients, have a fantastic staff, and will alter any dish to your likings. T... | en | 96 | regular visitor soho practically since opened probably close years ago travels around world soho chinese food top charts use fresh ingredients fantastic staff alter dish likings extensive vegetarian menu also make standard meat dishes staff run mill chinese place generic sauces veggies everything fresh wonderful | 45 |
2 | In a lunch rush? You can count on Soho to delivery hot, plentiful edibles in the time it takes some people to get through a long drive-through line. Husband and I met up for lunch just a couple minutes after noon. By 12:30, we'd dined and had the check in hand.\n\nService is prompt, and polite/friendly in a rushed kind... | en | 307 | lunch rush count soho delivery hot plentiful edibles time takes people get long line husband met lunch couple minutes noon dined check prompt rushed kind way know get people double checked three different servers plus one end meal finished eating plates cleared wanted make sure someone taken order likes sweet sour chic... | 144 |
3 | mmmmm....yummy food! Did not except such good food to be honest. | en | 11 | mmmmm yummy food except good food honest | 7 |
1 | It is my opinion there are no good Chinese restaurants Uptown, and Soho Bistro continues to prove me right.\n\nI have been here two or three times now, and I tend to order the more \"authentic,\" or less popular items such as the beef noodle soup, Japanese ramen, and they have both let me down.\n\nAlso, whenever I come... | en | 82 | opinion good chinese restaurants uptown soho bistro continues prove two three times tend order authentic less popular items beef noodle soup japanese ramen let whenever come dinner literally customer dining area think soho bistro must really lunch place | 38 |
1 | We had lunch here during a rather unbusy Saturday. Most places in this area seem to only serve dinner on Saturday so this was one the few seemingly vegan-friendly Saturday lunch spots.\n\nSad to say, my entree was a little bland. It was a tofu, vegetables, and wide rice noodles entree. It surely looked spectacular wi... | en | 196 | lunch rather unbusy saturday places area seem serve dinner saturday one seemingly saturday lunch say entree little bland tofu vegetables wide rice noodles entree surely looked spectacular varied vibrant colors large portion size failed delivery tastiness bother drowned sucker chile sauce soy sauce edible tofu spring ro... | 96 |
2 | Went here for lunch and we were the only ones in there. We got great service because of it, but I wondered why no one else was in there? I got the eggplant special, as I always order eggplant in a Chinese restaurant. The food was pretty good although the portions were small compared to some. I will likely return some... | en | 61 | went lunch ones got great service wondered one else got eggplant special always order eggplant chinese restaurant food pretty good although portions small compared likely return sometime | 27 |
2 | So, we decided to enjoy Soho today, during the lunch rush, ugh! The place was very crowded, but as others mentioned the service is definitely quick, a little too quick. We all chose different entrees, which included rice, white, brown, or fried, and a spring roll. I ordered the Chicken & Shrimp with vegetables, and fr... | en | 124 | decided enjoy soho today lunch rush ugh place crowded others mentioned service definitely quick little quick chose different entrees included rice white brown fried spring roll ordered chicken shrimp vegetables fried rice spring roll little disappointing real filler veggies chicken delish skimpy baby shrimp pass option... | 65 |
1 | Food is decent, but service is no good. I was here before a couple of years and did not want to go back because of the service. Unfortunately, went in for lunch today and had a similar experience with service. I know I won't make the same mistake again! | en | 49 | food decent service good couple years want go back service unfortunately went lunch today similar experience service know wo make mistake | 21 |
4 | The service was good and the food came out very soon after we ordered. The menu is extensive and has many different options of Thai and Chinese dishes. The menu offers anything from soup to noodle dishes to stir fry. I ordered their spicy soup with shrimp and it was very good and actually spicy and had a lot of veggies... | en | 93 | service good food came soon ordered menu extensive many different options thai chinese dishes menu offers anything soup noodle dishes stir fry ordered spicy soup shrimp good actually spicy lot veggies restaurant small went week crowded would definitely eat close arena | 41 |
4 | This restaurant has been open for over 10 years, and the food and staff has been great and very consistent. My favorite is the Tangerine Chicken, and my wife loves their Honey Walnut Shrimp. I've never been disappointed with my food. | en | 41 | restaurant open years food staff great consistent favorite tangerine chicken wife loves honey walnut shrimp never disappointed food | 18 |
2 | Pretty good overall. I ordered a spring roll and an egg roll - both were a little bland (and greasy) for my taste. \nThe steamed veggies were perfectly cooked - a combination of broccoli , zucchini, carrots, sugar peas, and napa cabbage. (Heavy on the broccoli.) The white rice that came with my steamed veggies was also... | en | 150 | pretty good overall ordered spring roll egg roll little bland greasy taste steamed veggies perfectly cooked combination broccoli zucchini carrots sugar peas napa cabbage heavy broccoli white rice came steamed veggies also perfectly cooked also tried teriyaki chicken skewers flavor excellent quality chicken lean breast ... | 75 |
1 | This is located in the heart of downtown. Food is average and service is not bad. Will be busy during peak lunch hours from 11:30 to 1:30 PM. But take out is very fast. \n\nI have been going here for past 7 years and one thing that sucks big time is the two Cantonese women who manages this place. They have no idea wha... | en | 135 | located heart downtown food average service bad busy peak lunch hours pm take fast going past years one thing sucks big time two cantonese women manages place idea good service restaurant means rude literally rude half time understand speak english restaurant polite serve food serving people homeless place never treat ... | 56 |
1 | We stayed at the Holiday Inn Center City for a trip and happened to visit Soho Bistro for dinner on a rainy evening. The restaurant is clean, well laid out and appealing. The staff was exceptionally friendly and our waiter was a young man who was very eager to please. Unfortunately, the food was sub-par. The egg roll a... | en | 160 | stayed holiday inn center city trip happened visit soho bistro dinner rainy evening restaurant clean well laid appealing staff exceptionally friendly waiter young man eager please unfortunately food egg roll scallion pancakes hot tasty entrees disappointing ordered honey walnut chicken served honey walnut shrimp would ... | 83 |
3 | I just called our delivery order in after ringing MANY local establishments that do not deliver. Their customer service is friendly and quick | en | 23 | called delivery order ringing many local establishments deliver customer service friendly quick | 12 |
1 | I've been going to this place for a few years now, and every time I go it loses another star and another chance. It used to be the best place to get Chinese food but recently it has gotten really gross. Today was the last straw. I got the Steamed Chicken Dumplings and a order of Edamame to go. The dumplings had no tast... | en | 115 | going place years every time go loses another star another chance used best place get chinese food recently gotten really gross today last straw got steamed chicken dumplings order edamame go dumplings taste salt dough think chewy eat last two worst part soy beans half rotten salt seasonings plan nasty tossed half orde... | 57 |
1 | Have you ever been to a sports bar where there is no games on? Enough said. If I must give you more reason why you can skip this place, the food is completely commercialized and forgettable, and the there is not a whole lot going on here. You are far better off at Stool Pigeons or even Cans. | en | 58 | ever sports bar games enough said must give reason skip place food completely commercialized forgettable whole lot going far better stool pigeons even cans | 24 |
0 | Can you say, \"Ug?\" So, there are lots of TVs and there was the same game on, for all 40 sets. This seemed quite bizarre. Also, why have 4 screens when you can have one huge one? Why advertise fresh squeezed lemonade, when it's from a package? Why give french fries with most of them burned? Why not have a vegetarian b... | en | 85 | say ug lots tvs game sets seemed quite bizarre also screens one huge one advertise fresh squeezed lemonade package give french fries burned vegetarian burger addition artery clogging ones reason one star waitress cool courteous | 35 |
2 | Sports bars. I've been to good ones and bad ones. Champions located in the Marriott City Center is right in the middle. Nothing to write home about but it has all the basics. \n\nWant to catch a game? There are plenty of TV's around. The weird thing is that every screen was tuned to the same game when we walked in. We ... | en | 322 | sports bars good ones bad ones champions located marriott city center right middle nothing write home basics catch game plenty tv around weird thing every screen tuned game walked asked bartender put olympics couple complied right away trick get lies hands bartender always case food place tons choices granted none gour... | 145 |
0 | Lack of Atmosphere (Even during sporting events)\n\nFood is terrible.\n\nBartender/Waitress were incredibly rude....\n\nEverybody has bad days, they should not be this bad..... | en | 21 | lack atmosphere even sporting events incredibly rude bad days bad | 10 |
3 | This is my type of place. If you like sports, app food, and cold beer. Welcome home. They have two different types of dining areas. One is a sports dungeon that doesnt see an ounce of sun, and the other is a lounge type relaxing couch zone. TVs everywhere!! \n\nAs far as hotel bars go, this location stands out. ... | en | 81 | type place like sports app food cold beer welcome home two different types dining areas one sports dungeon doesnt see ounce sun lounge type relaxing couch zone tvs everywhere far hotel bars go location stands outside like go hotel anything enjoy | 41 |
1 | So, I don't know WHY we decided to stop into this sports bar for some lunch during our Charlotte trip, oh wait, yes I do remember. It's because we were starving to death and sick of walking in the 100 degree weather. \n\nAnyway, I still regret stopping in as I'm sure there are a million better places in the area to go.... | en | 168 | know decided stop sports bar lunch charlotte trip oh wait yes remember starving death sick walking degree weather still regret stopping sure million better places area go service terrible granted think guy may new overall awkward odd really want side mushroom swiss burger also want asked kind cheese want mushroom swiss... | 78 |
0 | Found a long black hair in my burger. The buns were cold the meat patty was overcooked (asked for medium) and very thin. The side salad was decent, the tea tasted like crap and the food took foreeeeever to come. The waitress shifted from friendly to rude and then back I was thinking about asking her if she had a evil t... | en | 65 | found long black hair burger buns cold meat patty overcooked asked medium thin side salad decent tea tasted like crap food took foreeeeever come waitress shifted friendly rude back thinking asking evil twin sister something | 35 |
1 | Oy. Why do I do this to myself.\n\nThe service was fine, but nothing about the food was edible. First of all, five dollars for stale tortilla chips and \"homemade\" salsa (clearly from a can).\n\nThe chicken wings tasted like fake butter and rubber. \n\nIt's my fault, I guess. | en | 47 | oy service fine nothing food edible first five dollars stale tortilla chips salsa clearly chicken wings tasted like fake butter rubber fault guess | 23 |
1 | Shame on me for not consulting Yelp prior to going here but I was uptown with my 6 y/o and she was in charge of finding somewhere to eat and chose this spot. \n\nThe service was fine, place was empty because it was early so if the service had been bad I would have been even less impressed.\n\nThe kids menu was quite p... | en | 139 | shame consulting yelp prior going uptown charge finding somewhere eat chose spot service fine place empty early service bad would even less kids menu quite pathetic expensive two small hamburgers say small talking like half dollar size burgers thus reason followed dinner tcby silver lining thai beef salad strips beef d... | 68 |
0 | I don't know who of my group picked this place out, but they never owned up to it. \n\nThe service was absolutely terrible. The waitress was practically all but ignoring us. We only got offered one round of drinks, never asked if we wanted a second round. We had to ask for our silverware/napkins after our food came,... | en | 494 | know group picked place never owned service absolutely terrible waitress practically ignoring us got offered one round drinks never asked wanted second round ask food came get least minutes later halfway meal watching group guys next us get service repeatedly asked get something would immediately come back table disapp... | 229 |
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