Lucky Lou’s Tavern

Shocked this dump has more than 3 Stars! Don’t even fry food well. Burgers are very poor quality. Place isn’t clean in the slightest. Bathrooms are dirty. Drinks are cheap!

Perfect spot for a cold beer and bite to eat.
Must try the pimento cheese fritter appetizer.
Staff very outgoing.

Our service was attentive… I will only patronize this establishment when Sherry is on the clock. I cant speak about Tuesdays and Thursdays however since Sherry isnt available on those days, I won’t be stopping in… the décor was just we expected… hipster tavern feel… food was mildly seasoned and my bloody mary was on point. My pockets didn’t die as the meals are reasonably priced.
You can easily access this location. Everything was great and I will be back soon!
Bte. try the fried green tomato melt with the tomato jelly…

Charlotte native here so, I know the city. I don’t cook so, I have little time for places that are not consistently good. The food here is always good. There are always interesting characters hanging around. Kind of lends to the charm. Huge bar, plenty of seating. Got to go check out the smoking hot bartender, Andi!

Great service and best bar food I have had in a long time! Will definitely be a regular stop when I am in Charlotte! Try the spinach dip! Amazing!

I attended Lucky Lou’s for an afterwork function with a couple of my friends and we ordered drinks and some food. They have $ 1 off drafts and decent drink specials. The food was prepared in a timely manner and the servers were very friendly. I ordered the club sandwich combo based on a previous Unilocaler and it was «ok». My friends ordered pasta and they both had to send it back due to the bland taste.
TLW’s summary: decent drink specials, ok, and good service.

This is a central meeting place for a bunch of us. It’s definitely a tavern — a bar with decent food, pool tables, an outdoor area, and karaōke a few nights a week. The bartenders are always friendly and they have some good specials and some local beers on tap. It’s a decent place to hang out on a Saturday night and try to sing. It looks divey, but the sanitation grades are always high.

It’s under new management… they’ve stepped up their game as far as food goes… great local neighborhood bar…

The only reseaon I decided to start a Unilocal account was to share my aweful experience at Lucky Lou’s. My wings were salt licks. The burger ($ 9) I ordered medium well was burnt on one side (and served to me anyway.) And I hate fries with Cajun seasoning. The bartender was arrogant.
All in all, it was the worst dining experience I’ve had in a long time. LL’s seems like another middle aged frat house bar with bad food and bad service, as if pool tables and big tv’s make up the difference.
Go to Hefs on Woodlawn, or Sir Edmund Halleys on the back side of the Park Road shopping center.

So we finally found a karaōke place in Charlotte! Its s really nice stand alone building and has ample parking, a very well lit parking lot which is nice. We got there about 945 so it was 15 minutes before Chubby’s karaōke kicked off everything, so we were able to get a booth and sat down for some drinks and appetizers. We wanted to check out the vibe first so we set back and watch a couple different people go up and do karaōke. It was really cool because the crowd was mixed and there was a wide range if mysical variety. It was nice my first time going out to do karaōke (I normally do it in the basement after a couple shots of tequila) so we sat back and enjoyed the show I’m sure we’ll be regulars from this point on. It cost them a star because of the lack of local beers on tap.

One of my fave neighborhood joints in the Queen City. Solid array of bar grub here, including standards such as burgers, wings, and sandwiches. I’m partial to the Club Sandwich, one of the best I’ve eaten out at a restaurant. Probably because they butter and toast the bread on the flat top! Oh yeah! Say Hi to Sal, one of friendliest bartenders around and an icon of South Park.

This place was a dive with terrible drinks, and the bartender’s argued over who was serving us. It didnt’ really matter since they both made the worst drinks I have ever tasted.

First time here, loved the Pimento Cheese Fritters, burgers were great. Great service and just a fun place!

Two friends of mine are pretty big regulars at Lou’s, so I have been a few times to meet them out for a few drinks there. After a few visits, one thing that stands out is that the place is pretty consistent. Some people call it a dive bar, but I do not see it that way. The food definitely consists of bar type items but are actually pretty good. Good wings, burgers, and sandwiches. I like the fried pimento cheese balls that they have on their appetizer menu. And as far as what people go there for… the drinks, are good also. Cheap and stiff with daily specials on top of that. The beer menu is not vast but they usually have at least one good beer on tap.

DAMN YOU LUCY!
I feel like Charley Brown and Lucky Lou holds the football. In my first review I said the fish and chips were the best I ever had, so in spite of the lousy prime rib as covered in my most recent review, I went back for that great fish and chips. It was the worst I have ever had. The fish, tilapia, had a musty flavor. But the good news is the taste of old basement was overcome by being fried in very old oil, dark from oxidation which makes the batter bitter. Ugh! Oxidized oil is not an accident. You can see it in the fryer. Food comes out of it very dark and – again – BITTER!
Unlike Charlie Brown who trusted Lucy time after time, I don’t trust Lucky Lou’s anymore. They should change the name to Lucy Lou’s.

Well, now that I’ve been coming here for over 2 years I am very much a regular so this review is maybe biased. The bartenders will get to know your name and what you drink and have it ready for you. I recommend the blackened chicken pasta and everyone I told to eat it has enjoyed it. Their wings are pretty popular and the pizzas are good too.
The bar tenders pour them strong, but will not hesitate to kick you out if you get rowdy.

Hot Chips made-​to-​order! «Light and Limp please»! These chips were PERFECT!!! 5 Unilocal stars for the Chips!!!
This IS a Sports Bar and since I’m in here I’ll enjoy the Sports on many screens… I’m not a fan of sports Bars, (nor Sports) though if the food is great, I’ll put up with the Sports… Hey Buddy how you doing Champion… That’s me Buddy Champion (no one called me that here Thankfully)!
The Music (play list) sounded like what I would put on my Music Machine, if I had a Music Machine… or the Dance program at least (sounded like some «Killers» I’m barely Familiar with — that sound anyway)… They have some LIVE Music too, though not at Lunch time!
Service was GREAT, Friendly, relaxed and everything was served as ordered!
Bad News Burger! A «Drier» Burger is fine, this one was too dry… BIG (½ Pound) lacked flavor, the Bacon was over cooked (Maybe Microwaved???) too dry as well, very little flavor! The Bun for the Burger was a nice one and did not get soggy because the Burger was sooo dry… The Burger gets 2 Unilocal stars or less

Not sure how many places this particular location has been but it still has the interior that is pretty much the same as when it was Fairview Grill way back in the day. I’m not sure what it is that bugs me about this place but the atmosphere seems to be kinda… idk… not fun? There food, from the chicken wings, fries, quesadillas and sandwiches are pretty much your standard bar food fare. It is all decent and the service is what I would call good but the inside itself is just kinda downright depressing. They do have a nice projection TV for watching the football game on as well as a bunch of other TV’s but if you are trying to hit this place for anything other than football you will for sure have to endure a bunch of screaming fans. I’d chalk this one up for maybe a decent local bar if I was in the area but other than that it’s not really worth stopping by.

Definitely tavern-​esce. However, if you need more light they have a side patio. There’s also a ping pong table off of the patio or pool tables indoors. They allow smoking on the patio.
$ 2 PBR all the time.
Good chicken wings and club sandwich.
They have live music on Friday nights.

Pleasantly surprised by Lucky Lou’s! I’ve only been there once before when it was Fairview Grill so wasn’t sure what Lou’s was going to be all about. It’s so frickin dark in this place you feel like you’re walking into the unknown and it was absolutely empty on a beautiful sunshine filled day day so I was stoked to see they had a patio area. Along with that they have a good number of tables out there plus a ping pong table… or beef pong table… or flip cup table depending on how rowdy it gets there.
Typical bar food you would find anywhere but I surprised myself by ordering the Black & Bleu steak salad and it was just what I needed on a hot day. They give you a generous portion of steak, pair that up with candied pecans and bleu cheese crumbles and you have a solid steak salad. My friend got the fish and chips and when they brought it out, we couldn’t stop staring at the piece of fish they served. As opposed to a few pieces of fish it was one huge piece of fish and I think the biggest I’ve ever seen. Like fish on steroids big (see pics) All in all, a solid place to stop by for some food and drinks. I will be back for those delightful sounding Pimento Cheese Fritters they have!