A Taste Of Carolina

Service is bad. Sat for 10 minutes. When a wait staff came close, she informed me another server would be over. Yes he did to the table next to me who just sat down. I know the airport is busy. But common on. They know you are on a tight time frame. I had 1 ½ hours between flights. Now less than an hour. I got up and sat at bar. At least service was better. Cosmo ok. Should have stuck with a beer. Still no food. May have to get it to go.

We had time for one more drink during our morning layover, so we headed into A Taste of Carolina.
Service was nice and prompt, and soon I had a NoDa Coco Loco in front of me. This was a smooth porter with hints of coconut (surprise!), but it was a little too heavy of a brew to chug when it came time to head to the gate.
If you’re considering Taste or Carolina Beer Company, definitely head to Taste. It’s lighter, feels less like a mediocre chain and has great beer on tap.

If you have time to get to A Taste of Caroline or fly out of this terminal, they have one of the better beer selections in the Charlotte Airport.
Their selection is solid and they carry better brews then Carolina Beer Company. NoDa’s Hop, Drop n Roll and Coco Loco. Yes, please!
It’s still airport pricing but worth it for a better beer.

My layover here at Charlotte Airport was extended by a few hours due to weather delays, so to pass the time I decided to stop at this bar/​restaurant for a beverage and to watch the last bits of Monday Night Football.
A Taste of Carolina features beers from Charlotte’s Old Mecklenburg Brewery. Listed on their menu are several styles and even a flight of 4 of the beers that brewery offers. For me on this night I wasn’t in the mood for beer (I didn’t want to have to pee during my upcoming 2 hour flight) and also wasn’t looking for a mixed drink, though this place does feature a full bar. I settled on a glass of wine, which they offer in 6 or 9 ounce pours. A decent 9 ounce Cabernet Sauvignon was $ 13/​glass, and Bill, the guy behind the bar, was friendly enough on this night, though it was nearly 10:30 when I stopped here and he made no secret of the fact that they’d be calling last call soon, and closing soon after. Pity, as it was only 10:30 and lots of people were stranded at this airport in search of food and drink due to the bad weather in Charlotte on this night. Most all the larger restaurants and better food options in the main center concourse at CLT started rejecting patrons before 10 p.m., and sending everyone to the smaller bars and restaurants like A Taste of Carolina out in the gate areas.
I was able to catch the end of Monday Night Football and finish my drink before Bill finally came through and told everyone they were shuttering the place.

Decent selection of locally brewed beer, including seasonals. Food is from California Pizza Kitchen, so if you want something else, plan accordingly. Not a bad stopping place if you want to try some NC beers.

The main bartender tonight is rocking the place and they are really busy «Auburn» rocks
The micro brew beers here are quite good and the LCD’s all Over make following your favorite spot while on there go is a nice feel. If you are here please stop in and have a cold
Pint or three

This place looked promising with its nice beer list with all the local brews. It was the bar half of California pizza kitchen. Service is what did them in. The bartender was super uninterested. Took him a few to greet me and seemed ambivalent. Sold me a beer and brought it. When I inquired about if there was only this one giant size he said no there’s s smaller pint size but when he’s working everyone gets the large one. I had only a few minutes between flights and would have preferred the small. felt ripped off but it’s an airport bar so I guess the norm.

Came for a quick bite and a beer in between flights. Started off my interaction with Bill when I asked about them having an IPA on draft. Bills response was «we have a great one» and he was right. Beer was served in a clean glass with the right amount of head.
I was, of course, pushing it for time so I was weary of ordering pizza. Asked Bill how long it would take and he said ten minutes. My pizza was served in ten minutes.
Bills demeanor was friendly, professional and he was very efficient. I wish I could have ordered him a beer and a shot! I’ll definitely stop here again next time I’m flying through Charlotte.

My experience was great here. my server, Steven, was friendly and when I told him that I was stuck between two food options he gave me an honest answer of what was tastier. Totally appreciate that after a long flight and waiting for another. Thanks Steven! I fly here every week and I will keep coming back.

I had the chicken BBQ salad with a glass of locally brewed Porter Beer. Of course since everyone there has a plane to catch the service is fast and the food is good.

Those who gave it more than three stars did so only for the beer. I give 5 stars to the beer, 3 stars to service, and 2 stars to the food. The food comes from California Pizza Kitchen next door. My advice — never, ever get the Albacore Tuna Salad. Poor quality ingredients. The Tortilla Soup was okay.
You can get a sampler of four beers. I did that and then chose the OMB Copper as my favorite.
Stay thirsty my friends.

Great local/​regional beer selection, way below average food, even for an airport. BBQ Chicken Salad was limp and soggy, to include the chicken. I’d come back for a beer, maybe an appetizer but not for food.

Finally a good place to eat in CLT. Come here for the breakfast burrito. Stay for the Bloody Mary. Not sure who this guy is but the service is amazing, especially considering its at the airport

Stopped in here between flights and tried some of the local beer. The bartender was very nice and the beer tasted great. Would return if I am ever in the area again.

Ok so service was classic airport hub… I am an IPA fan and had a Hop drop and roll on a layover. Mecklenburg brewery was a pleasant surprise. Good taste and body. Nice thick head on the brew as well. Nice way to take the edge of a hump day at the end of the day

My coworker and I came here because it was fast and close to our gates. I would come here again for the beer, but the food was not so great. the food we ordered were:
chips & artichoke deep: was below average even for airport food. it came out literally less than 3 mins. I can tell it was in a package and microwaved.
club sandwich: this was better but still was not the best. It was a bit dry and also came out in less then 3 mins.
beer: was great good home brewed Carolina beer selections!
if your in a rush come here cause they are pretty quick! enjoy!

I didn’t feel like Bojangles and I wanted breakfast in the B concourse before my flight. I got one of their breakfast paninis. It was good, but the menu doesn’t mention any sides and indeed it does not come with sides. Just an FYI. The sandwich (in airport pricing) is priced accordingly since I would have paid a buck or 2 more at Chilis for a breakfast burrito with breakfast potatoes.

Keep in mind this is an airport bar. California pizza kitchen is next door and they serve it here.
Drink: got a double spicy Bloody Mary. As you’d expect, none of this fresh or housemade. Not very strong either. For 14 bucks, totally not worth it.
Food: had the Santa Fe breakfast pizza on recommendation of the bartender. She said that the burrito was bland. I can’t imagine how balnd as I had to douse this in chollula sauce to give it flavor. Wished there was somethin spicier. The eggs were super weird but I liked the sauce. I wanted to like it more, afterall, I have heard so much about CPK (confession: I’ve maybe been here once in my entire life). Pizza is usually worth all the pain gluten and dairy do to me. I can honestly say, this time, totally not worth it.
Service: service was decent. Lady was nice enough. I laughed when she carded me but not the guys who looked much younger.
TVs and music were not really jivin together but whatevs.
I’ve tried a few different spots in this airport; I will say I won’t be trying this one again.