Hobo’s

We’ve been here twice. The first time was really good we were all very satisfied with our meals. The price point for what you get is great. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. We went back a second time with my mother-​in-​law in our experience wasn’t as great. My husband and I both had burgers as we did the first time, but this time they seemed really dry overcooked and not very flavorful. My mother-​in-​law had the fish sandwich. The next day all three of us were very very sick. It was unfortunate that our two experiences were so different. Not sure if we’ll be back after our last experience.

Overall a pretty cool little joint. They were having a busy night and seemed to forget about our reservation but managed to get our large group out on the patio. That worked great until it began to rain and the staff worked quickly to get us in a covered area. The food was good, I had the adult grilled cheese which had the perfect amount of spice. They were large plates so be sure to bring your appetite!

I am so happy to see this place going strong and bring business into the downtown Fort Mill area. I finally had the chance to try HoBo’s over the Thanksgiving break. I can see why this place is always busy and packed. The food and service was great!
Their french fries were crisp and seasoned perfectly, I loved their grits and I don’t even like grits that much. They have great fried green tomatoes. The wings were awesome! Their food is very unique! They don’t ONLY have your «typical bar food.»
I ordered the cobb salad. It had egg, bacon, tomato, mixed greens, grilled chicken, avocado, candied pecans, and ranch on the side. IT WAS AMAZING AND GIANT!
We sat outside and watched footballs next to the heaters.
They have fun alcoholic dessert drinks too! Plus they carry a lot of the Charlotte craft beer.
It’s a great place to bring the family or friends.

I have never actually been here but have gotten several to go orders from here!
Pimento Fritters are banging. They are crispy on the outside and ooey and gooey on the inside. The tomato chutney pairs really well with it!
The buffalo chicken sandwich is good and huge! I got the hot flavor. Not that hot but did have a kick. I asked for onions on it and didn’t get it. The T Money wasn’t my favorite. It was very dry and not enough flavor. The fish sandwich was ok. There was more breading than the fish. I also asked to add onions on it and didn’t get it. Sunrise burger was good! The egg was cooked perfect. I asked for med and it was cooked more medium well.
I like the pasta salad but it is very inconsistent. First time-​Excellent. Perfect amount of onions and peppers and mushrooms. Sauce was delicious. Second time-​There were NO onions or peppers or mushrooms! Just pasta! Third time-​There was so much sauce/​seasoning, it was close to being black. It was so overwhelming. I had gum and mints and still couldn’t get the taste out of my mouth. Overall, the place is good. I think it improves more and more over time.

Great burgers, great local beer selection and great staff! It’s about time we finally got a great place to eat around here.

If your looking for good casual food with a great outdoor setting this is the place to go! They have the best Cobb salad ever and their specialty drinks are awesome! They serve them in mason jars for that southern feel! They have grass right next to the tables so the kiddos can play, it’s just a great atmosphere all around!

My visit to Hobo’s was the result of a spur of the moment trip to Fort Mill. After seeing the limited options of restaurants open on Sunday’s in this town, we decided to give it a try despite the mixed reviews. The staff was super friendly, we were greeted before we even walked in the door. Our waitress was sweet and very attentive. I went for the chicken and waffle sandwich. Good, but the bacon waffle just had some flakes in it, and it was lacking in the syrup department. Mom got the Mack and Mack (Carolina burger). Cooked perfectly pink in the middle. I strongly suggest the pasta salad as a side if you like flavor. They have an awesome menu, small but unique. Walk up bar on the outside, with a pretty neat patio.

This place is off the Hook! Best darn burgers in the area. However, the best item on the menu is their Chicken and Waffles! This item should be world famous! If you can only select one thing and want to have an experiance, go with the Chicken and Waffles.
Great beer selection and enjoy the outside dinning.

I went back to Hobo’s, even after having several poor experiences — but that’s sometimes the growing pains of a new business and with trying to support local places. I was dragged there Saturday night in prime time kicking and screaming by my family knowing this would be a disaster. Guess what? I WAS WRONG! It was a very enjoyable dinner. We arrived at 6:30 on Saturday and had to wait 25 minutes for a table, but the place was busy and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. The greeters were friendly and the service was very good. I still rave about the beer selection here. Lots of local and craft beers and reasonably priced. They had flyers up advertising the new Ft. Mill brewery Full Spectrum. As for the dinner, three of us got burgers. My wife got the chicken and waffle sandwich and loved it, sticky fingers from the syrup and all. Not everything was perfect. The burgers were all requested to be medium. Mine was a shade over medium, one was closer to medium rare and one had no pink at all — but then again — I was hypersensitive from my past visits. I’m not normally going «OK — show me what the burger looks like inside» during a normal meal. The table next to us also had issues though. They had a burger sent back to the kitchen.
My fries were the best they’ve been — well seasoned and hot. My daughter’s were too. My son and wife must have gotten the end of a different batch theirs were less seasoned and cooler — not cold.
It was a firm 4-​star experience. The 3 stars is for the past visits as I can’t just bump it up when 1 out of 5 times has been good — but the improvement is there, the burgers were good, the drinks were cold, the service was prompt and friendly and it was a good family night meal. I hope it continues!

First time here, been meaning to try. The service was excellent even though it was busy. The bartender Brittney was awesome and good at suggesting a burger as I was undecisive. I ordered the Islander w chips and ordered a Naked Apple cidar. It was a great eat! Try it!

Went there on a weeknight in July, had about a 20 minute wait. The hostess was very friendly. The burgers were awesome, service was fast. When I am back in FM I will probably go back. Wish they had more tables inside.

This place has a great outside deck, perfect for bar lounging and enjoying the sun or shade. There is also a smoking garden lower that’s not much more then a fenced in yard with a few ashtrays. If only they’d put something out there… roses…fire pit. This is why it’s not a 5.
Food was amazing as well as the bartender and boss man. He worked his restaurant/​bar and grill. He was quick to fix anything.
I had their Shrimp dish and ordered a side of their «Hobo» sauce. A warm to low spice ranch dip. Great on burgers, fish, heck on french fries. The shrimp was plump and seasoned wonderfully. They could have spent a little more time getting out all the veins. For me it’s not that big of a deal. But for some ladies that’s a deal breaker!
I had a glass of Guinness from a proper pour. That’s a sign of respect and care for the craft.
Expect Sunday crowd people during the day. I’ll be going back during the night with the wife. It sits facing downtown Fort Mill with a view of all the statues.
I’m sure I won’t be disappointed. Hopefully I can write another review that I can put a 5’r on it. Either way it’s worth the ride down to Fort Mill.

Hi Jill,
Yes I had beer but stuck with my usual bud light.
Really like how the bar has seating inside and outside, nice touch.
We will be back for more great food and cocktails!

Went back to HOBOs took some friends my burger was awesome I tried I think it was the Big Apple. It’s a burger with bacon an sautéed apples an I had homemade chips w ranch. That burger was so juicy with the bacon n those apples. As always I have a suggestion instead of cut of pieces of apples it would b good to core the apple an cut in rounds so it’s just like the burger. Great combination an as always we had a sweet waitress. No wait this time but it was only 430pm lol I highly recommend HOBOs

Ok. So it’s a $ 10 burger place. That being said the burgers were very good. Cooked to temperature. I asked for medium and had pink in my burger. A real plus in my book. The burgers were well topped too.
Fries were good but I felt mine came from the last of the batch. Lots of little bits as opposed to big well formed fries. The hobo sauce for the fries was great though. I asked what was in it and got a long list of some pretty odd ingredients. But it tasted great.
Server was friendly but a little over worked. It took her a while to get to us at the start. We were there with a USC football game on. So it was loud. I think if one cared about the game it would have been a fun atmosphere. But with tin ceilings and wood floors a little noise goes a long way.

I was quite happy to see a craft beer oriented place open up downtown Fort Mill. I have been there a couple of times and have had varying experiences.
The food has been inconsistent at best; I have had burgers be cooked perfectly, burgers be way overcooked, and burgers be next to raw… hard to judge a place when they are all over the board.
The service has not been much of an issue, while the servers have been slow, they have been quite friendly and apologetic for the kitchens mistakes.
The beer menu is actually quite good, and represents a wide variety of styles. The beers seem to be served at a decent temperature and not in frozen glasses (one of my pet peeves).
Overall, I think that once they iron out the inconsistencies in the kitchen and get the staff to pick up the pace a bit, this diamond in the rough could really shine…

I came here a couple of months ago, but never got around to writing a review.
Pros: Good beer on tap. Good food. Deck seating.
Cons: Slow as heck service.

Based on all the reviews, we were a little scared about trying Hobo’s, but either we hit an off night (which would be a good thing) or they’ve finally settled into things.
The fella and I got here around 5:30 on a Friday night thinking we’d beat the crowd, but we were wrong. Although there’s a nice patio outside, it was blazing hot, so everyone was inside… mostly crowded around the bar. The inside is laid out a little oddly with the bar and a few massive booths taking up a good bit of space; there are 5 or 6 tables are near the front, which can also be awkward if there’s a wait since people are literally waiting right next to your table.
We put our names on the wait list, grabbed a drink at the bar, and got called to sit right as we got our drinks. Thankfully, we got a table not near the waiting people. We both got burgers, which were pretty delicious, and our waitress was attentive and pleasant.
The fella’s already been back for lunch and had a good experience, so we’ll definitely be back for dinner and hope the good times continue!

Decided to give this burger joint a try tonight. Despite being a weeknight it was busy and we waited 15 minutes for a table. However we noticed that despite another dozen people waiting for seats, they left a nearby table for six empty until halfway through our meal. They finally seated a family of four who was already there when we signed in to wait.
Décor was pleasant but they had a lot of open floor space that could have held at least three tables for 2.
We ordered drinks and it took a long time for them to arrive. They came just before our appetizer. Service was a bit slow during the whole meal and we had to remind our waiter throughout the meal for things we had asked for.
The food was fine, but nothing to write home about. Toward the end of the meal we speculated whether or not the burger patties were handmade or bought in bulk at Charlotte’s big restaurant supply store. We suspect the latter, although only the folks who work there know for sure.
The beer on tap was cheaply priced at only $ 3 for a pint. It’s got that going for it.
I’m not sure we’ll be back, but we’re glad we tried it in order to support local non-​chain restaurants. But they need to improve some things and work out the kinks.

Great little burger joint with an outdoor patio and an breezewat walk up bar. Very nice touch. The décor is outstanding. It really captures the old Mainstream history, while maintaining modern clean lines; lots of brick on the wall, railroad bar kickstands, and railroad anchors to hang your coats on. All new from the looks of it, so no allergens. It’s beautiful.
The food is very good. We started with giant homemade tater tots that we filled with gooey cheese. I got 1.5 pieces. I was robbed. :) I’m not sure how many were there to start, but I’m sure my husband ate more than two. I would say order two baskets. They are good!
I had a black bean burger. It came with avacado and sprout people! Sprouts. It was as big as my head. Gid had a double patty with cheese and bacon he had to walk away from. He couldn’t finish it.
Everything was very good. My one complaint was my veggie burger could have been a little thinner or spicier. It was a little bland, but the consistency of my burger was good and homemade. Usually veggie burgers are a kiss of death next to the word homemade. This was not. Next time I will order it with extra avacado and some hot sauce on the side. That should do the trick for a perfect meal. 2 big thumbs up!