Char Bar No 7

A very good place for lunch. They have huge sandwiches. I had chicken and my friend had a steak sandwich. Both were very good. Nice atmosphere and a friendly staff.

Please don’t bother eating here. Mediocre food and service and their «Billionaire Margarita» consists of Jose Cuervo tequila? Too bad as it is a local spot… I will NOT be going back. Don’t waste your $$$. Queen City Q is much better and just across the street.

Football Sunday and there’s not much of a crowd. Good news for me when I get pick of the tables to watch all 5 million of their TVs and ALL the games! We got half order of nachos, which would have been very yummy but those chips were so over salted they were hard to eat. i made a mention of it to our server, but our table was STARVING and did not want to wait for another batch to be made. Our table had a steak (I’m not a huge fan of red meat, but he enjoyed it and I took a bite — it was well cooked), the Charleston burger with pilaf, and another burger.
it’s apparent the cooks are not tasting their our dishes because if the nachos were beyond over salted, the pilaf had zero flavor. The pilaf I actually sent back for the tater tots I should have gotten in the first place. Overall, it was a good experience, decent bar food, plenty of football games and relatively close enough to my home that I would come back.

Parking lot is pretty hectic so it might be hard to find a space. We were sat within 5 mins. Décor and restaurant was nice and updated. We got the blackened chicken nachos (half order) and they were huge! More than enough for 2 people. The queso was good and cheesy. It had black beans and pico with cut up pieces of chicken. I got hot wings as my meal. Flavor was good and spicy. Not buttery flavor which I like! Wings were medium sized. Ranch was good. My fiancé got the leap year burger. It was on an English muffin (larger than a regular one). It had beef, cheese, fried egg, bacon and lettuce and tomato. Egg was a little runny. Yolk was already dripping on the burger and it seeped on the bottom of the bun making it soggy. He liked that the English muffin was used but said it was almost not big enough to hold everything up. His burger kept breaking apart. I saw a manager stop by each table asking how everything is. Little gestures like that show you care about your customers. Tracy was our server and she was awesome and very informative about the menu! Only flaw I noticed was the bathroom. There were paper towels all over the floor as if it wasn’t checked for a while. Other than that I would definitely go again!

Surprisingly, this was a great dinner experience! Went on a Sunday night — not too busy. There’s giant flat screen tv’s everywhere so no need to fret about missing the game :) my boyfriend and I went with a GroupOn and was able to get A TON of food. We ordered the full rack of ribs, mushroom risotto, Brussels sprouts, tilapia fish tacos, and tater tots. Everything was so good! The only two things that weren’t my absolute favorite were the risotto (a little underdone for my taste) and the Brussels sprouts (cooked whole, wish they would cut them in half to make them a little more tender). Overall, a great casual bar food experience :)

Service needs major improvement but the food is decent to say the least. We decided to grab lunch after working out at the YMCA.
I stepped into this place first holding my infant son and my teenage daughter was not to far behind as well as my girlfriend. This was my second visit and I normally give places multiple chances before writing review and this place was no different.
This second visit was the same if not worst than the first visit. The service was terrible from the hostess to the waitress. The hostess was so uninterested in welcoming us and God forbid seating us with enthusiasm.
The 3 stars is from my first visit food mixed with the food we had at the second visit.
Our first visit we had multiple appetizers in which we shared. They included a budget with a egg on it and fries and some chicken quesadillas. The second time I had salad, both times I had my baby with me and the hostess was pretty blow off-​ish with me. There where plenty of tables available and when we entered the hostess provided blank stares both times and THE ONLY reason I went back the second time is because my friend wanted to go see her friend from college who was the executive chef at the time only to find out that he was no longer there (waste of a 2^nd visit to this location).
Overall, if I were to try this place again it would be the other location in hopes that the host or hostess is not rude and unwelcoming.

Great burgers, tots, ribs
Good selection of local beers
Kid firendly

I friggin love this place for dinners with my family and a drink at the bar. The burgers are excellent as are the onion rings and other items. They have several different types of burgers that are delicious. They have a nice beer selection, local crafts and national ones. The bartenders and wait staff are all really nice as well.

Had a really great dinner last night at CB7! I would give 5 stars for the food, 5 stars on service, but 3 for atmosphere. I got the leap year burger with sweet tots, and would totally get it again. The buffalo chicken dip app. was great too. I just found it a bit loud and crowded, the tables maybe just a little two close together. Definitely not a romantic dinner kinda of place.

They have tots! Gotta love a good tot-​they have the regular white potato and sweet potato with a honey butter that is to die for.
Another point in their favor is any burger you want is served on a Gluten-​free bun if you need that. Generous salads, big full bar area, and my favorite Palmetto Cheese appetizer. Pimento cheese, guacamole, and salsa-​trio with chips
They have this huge outdoor patio area with a fireplace. It is covered and has heat lamps so it is even nice in the frigid Charlotte winters!

Best steaks and bloody Mary’s around we go every week and we love it. The staff there is extremely nice. Ask for Donnie he is awesome. Alan the bartender makes a killer Bloody Mary.
Thank guys for all the good times.

This was our first time here. And I was extremely pleased. We started with the buffalo dip app which was good. I ordered the brisket burger medium and it has to be one of the best burgers I have ever had. My wife ordered a salad and she said she loved it. Our server was amazing. She was very friendly and helpful when ordering. She was fairly new to the restaurant but was knowledgeable. We can’t wait to go back and eat dinner here again. I can’t recommend this place enough. It will be our new go to spot in Matthews.

This used to be our family go to dinner spot on Friday nights. The service was friendly and the food was good. They lost us as customers tonight. Our family of four walked in, with no one else waiting and were told we needed to sit on the patio or wait 15 minutes for a table. Looking around there was a booth and at least one 6 top table open in the restaurant. When we asked about the booth we were told it was for a reservation arriving in 15 minutes. When we asked about the 6 top we were told that the dinner rush was about to start and they couldn’t sit us there. At that point we walked out and went to Queen City Q. The hostess was apparently a high school girl with too much authority and not enough training on customer service.

Burgers here were really great. We have the CB7 as well as the smokehouse burger and it was tough for us to really judge which one was better. The onion rings are to die for their hand breaded and they come with the special sauce that really was good. They have drink specials every night, and the waitstaff has been exceptionally friendly.

Enter here yesterday for lunch, service was ok. Was a little slow for there to be so little people. The name and advertisements are misleading. Burger King has better char grilled burgers than this place. Food is average, completely lacks flavor. Perhaps people like this place due to the location, tvs, and beer. That would be it. Save yourself time and money and go somewhere else

Stopped by today, Sunday, the people were friendly, and our waiter was excellent. However, the whole point in coming here was for the burgers and they HAVE NO TASTE. The meat is very bland but for $ 11.00 you would expect a burger that had a great «char» taste… like their name but it didn’t. The tomatoes, onions etc is all you taste… because the meat is so bland. I’m giving two stars out of five for shockingly bland taste of the meat. Places like five guys, cookout or DD peckers have burgers that taste amazing. Char 7 you need to step up!

They are open on Sunday’s.
Our waiter was great.
But the burgers were only mediocre, and definitely not $ 10-​$ 12 burgers. The meat hadn’t flavor.

We’ve been to Char Bar a few times and have always had an exceptional experience. We combine it with weekly grocery shopping at Publix next door.
They have excellent drink specials every day and the menu offers some jazzed-​up traditional pub items at reasonable prices. For instance, there are about 10 different salads you can choose from, and if none of those work for you, you can build your own. There are even more burger options.
We usually order a sandwich/​burger. They offer MUCH more than just your typical burger with cheese, lettuce, and tomato. Last night, I ordered the CB7 Burger, which was blue cheese cole slaw, apple wood smoked bacon, swiss cheese, and their CB7 sauce on a pretzel roll. YUM! You also get a few different options as a side (tater tots, please!). All for about $ 10. The burgers are always so big and flavorful, too.
We usually sit indoors at a high-​top near the bar, but we have ventured outdoors once. They have a nice, good-​sized outdoor patio on the side of the restaurant that offers a great atmosphere and plenty of fresh air.

CharBar 7s (there are a few now) appear to be trying to overtake The Hickory Tavern’s local pub model. They have similar, upscale sportsbar & grill atmospheres. The menus could very easily be copy/​pasted from each other. The service is average, as is the experience overall. The one big differentiator I’ve noticed between the two places so far is, CharBar7 usually has a nice loungey, outdoor/​patio type area that is pretty nice to chill in.
Bottom line for me though is that the food just underdelivers. It’s just okay pub food. Reading the menu, you’re like — ‘oh yea, that could be hella good’, but then when it arrives, inevitably you wind up a bit dissapointed.
I too would echo my other Unilocalers on the service as well, unfortunately. It’s just not justifiable to be that inept, slow, and generally stand-​off-​ish. You literally have an opportunity to make this THE local pub for about 500 homes within a 2 mile radius. The way to do that? have a decent venue (check) and KILL IT with service. With remarkable service, people wouldn’t notice the high price tags or average food.

I was invited to Char Bar No 7 to help a friend celebrate her birthday. I headed out from Plaza-​Midwood and drove and drove some more. I was beginning to think that I was out in the country and that Char Bar must be some little fruit stand by the road. But, I happened across a shopping center and there it was.
I was fortunate to be able to sample their jalapeño pimento spread. Scrumptious! For my entrée, I chose the large house salad with no bacon and blue cheese dressing. There was a design your own salad section, but I am so indecisive I would have been there long after my friends had left, trying to design my meal. So many choices!
So, next time that I feel like a jaunt into the country, I may motor Char Bar way. A delightful experience that bears repeating.