Sardi’s Den

The food is good but «service» well it would work better as self service we have been twice now tonight it was practically empty when we arrived yet I am pretty sure the brisket was smoked for us. The Swiss cheese on my burger had turned translucent and was resetting. There are enough places to go we will most likely not be back.

Went here for lunch on a Sunday. We were seated right away and our server was very attentive. He had a ton of knowledge about the menu items and was able to help us decide on what to get. The pimento cheese burger is amazing. pimento cheese is made in house and has some jalapeños in it. The fried zucchini appetizer is really good as well. almost like zucchini fries. The food did take a bit to come out, but it was all made perfectly. I will definately go here again! Full bar also.

Friday night and the two main courses I tried to order they were OUT of!!! Poor planning! After dinner we went to the bar for a Fireball shot and guess what they were OUT of!!! Yep! The manager here needs to wake up!

As much as I try to write a positive review, there’s little positivity I can say about this place. Yes, I read some of the other negative reviews about this place, but they were on par. Here are the facts about my recent experience.
Positive: we walked in and got a table with no wait.
Negative: we were not greeted for 10 minutes. We had to flag down another server to get noticed. We ordered an entrée salad and a wrap sandwich with baked potato side. Also asked for no cheese and no tomatoes on the wrap sandwich.
Negative: we waited 40 minutes for our entrée salad and wrap sandwich. When it finally came to the table the wrap sandwich included the tomatoes and cheese. No baked potato because they conveniently ran out.
We received no manager table visit for our long wait time nor for the incorrect order.
It’s an okay atmosphere, but the long wait times for simple items is truly not acceptable. The waitress apologized, but it would have been nice for her to get management involved. Poor training???

We ordered take-​out for dinner from this place last week and the result was not great.
The order:
Ribs
Shaved Ribeye Sub w/​fries
Caesar Salad
Ribs: I gather this is their pride and joy. My stepdad seemed to enjoy them. Fair enough. I tried some and here’s my take.
No rub, no smoke, no flavor profile. Game over. I can live with a GREAT sauce lifting them up, but the bourbon sauce wasn’t it. Reminded me of Montgomery Inn ribs in Cincy. Local favorite, never understood the love.
Shaved Ribeye: At 16.95, one would think, now this is something special. So I open the styrofoam container. WTH! This dinky little sub roll… this is the vehicle for my scrumptious 17 dollar steak sub? I split the roll to peek inside. Jeez, Sardis??? Wait for it … ‘where’s the beef??’. Oh man, what a downer.
I was splitting this with my mom and I think it was gone in four bites. Tasted okay to me, but now just a fleeting memory. My mother didn’t care for it at all.
Caesar: Romaine had lots of brown on its cut edges. Croutons and Parmesan tasteless. Very good dressing, but picking through the lettuce killed it. Really no excuse for that. My mother wouldn’t even try it, and she loves Caesar salads.
Service: We arrived on time for pickup and I sat idling in my car for 10 – 15 minutes while the stepdad was in getting the food.
Let’s wrap it up shall we — it’s Xmas, the season of giving. Consider my order to you as my Xmas gift Sardis, but don’t expect (even) a card next year.
2 stars — the stepdad liked the ribs, and good Caesar dressing.

4^th time here. So slow people leave without even ordering. Food is good, server nice, but what are they (not) doing in the kitchen?

Great food and service for a fair price. The ribs are great with their sauce. They’re never packed so it’s nice to have no wait time.

Husband picked up take out for us last night on the way home. You can say its not 100% fair to evaluate a restaurants performance based on your first visit not even being inside the establishment, but for me a big tell as to whether you actually take pride in your work is your ability to translate what I say into food production.
I didn’t see it with my own eyes, but hubby says it looked like a pretty decent place. Quiet on the inside and some great outdoor seating.
We ordered 2 burgers (me: bacon and cheddar and I added jalapeños, him: Sardi’s classic – burger with cheese, and he chose swiss) and I ordered a bowl (their larger portion) of the soup of the day, potato chowder, for the following day’s lunch.
I was very specific to tell the guy taking my order: no lettuce or tomato on either of our burgers. I would take the pickle spear with mine, and my husband would not even need that. I used the words, «just burger and swiss on one and just bacon, cheddar, and jalapeños on the other». I ordered both with chips and requested a side of their ranch for dipping sauce.
When my husband got home, I opened my burger and my first thought was whose is this? He didn’t check it before he left, (maybe that’s his fault?) but who screws up that much plain-​ness? Mine was absolutely slathered in BBQ sauce. I went back to the menu – they don’t even list a standard bacon, cheddar, BBQ burger. What the heck? There were also what appeared to be tiny carrot shavings all over the burger, an item that is not listed on ANY of their burgers. I assume carrots because they were orange and didn’t melt with the cheese, who knows, honestly. The jalapeños were also not on my burger, but in a cup on the side, which is something that typically would annoy me, (if I have to assemble my own food, I’ll cook it myself!) but at least that prevented another medium for BBQ sauce to stick to. I wasted 5 paper towels soaking all of the sauce off my burger and still was only able to eat it once I drenched it in sriracha to hide the taste – I am really not a BBQ sauce fan u less it’s smoked into ribs.
Of course, both of us had tomato and onion (that wasn’t even listed!!) on our burgers. I had no lettuce, but hubby did – so that makes our order a teeny bit correct? We also both had pickles.
The next thing that struck me and what my husband was seriously peeved about was that their burgers are machine cut, and so obviously frozen prior to serving. The menu specifically says hand-​pattied. There’s no way. They are creepily round with square corners like fast food sludge burgers. That is terrible quality and unacceptable for a $ 10 burger.
Let’s be honest, I’m not very helpful in the flavor department as I was just trying to tolerate the BBQ soaked patty. I think I would have thrown it away, but I was starving, and going elsewhere/​cooking just wasn’t something I was up for. My husband on the other hand, got the full impact of their «special seasonings». They are so special they do not seem to exist! His exact words were «it was alright» followed by an annoyed look. That is code for: it was terrible, but I’m not wasting 10 bucks. Apparently, it had no flavor.
Last, the potato soup. When I pulled it out of the bag I thought the bowl was a little small for a $ 4 serving of soup. Then, I realized the bowl was barely half full. Taste-​wise it was OK. The soup itself had no seasoning, you can tell they were relying exclusively on the bacon and cheese for flavor. Obviously, it goes without saying this absolutely did not make a meal for me, but it did make a nice side to a couple chicken strips I picked up elsewhere.
All in all, they royally screwed up my burger, somewhat screwed up my husband’s, the quality is awful, the taste is subpar, and the value is atrocious. We will NOT be returning.

Delicious ribs and crab legs and wings. The wait staff was so attentive and very good with our kids. Great family place – something to please everyone!

The staff was great; the food was very tasty and the portions were huge. We will be back!

My wife and I visited Sardi’s Den for the first time the other day to check it out. We ordered a couple of drinks and they took quite a while to be delivered to the table. When the waitress came over to take our order we asked how long she thought it would take for us to get our food. She was honest with us, saying «Well, to be truthful, things are moving very slowly tonight, the kitchen staff doesn’t have their act together. It could take quite a while.» I thought the fact that she told us was great, and because of her I made this review 3 stars instead of 1 or 2. We may try again some day because I’ve heard good things about the restaurant from other people, and will be glad to revise this review when we have a better experience.

This is my first and LAST time at this restaurant. Service was sooooo slow, our waitress never came back to our table to check on us, nor was she friendly. It wasn’t a busy night at all. Appetizer took 30 mins to come out and we only ordered the chicken quesadilla. Entrée too even longer, Pepsi taste like water. I’m so glad I purchased a groupon to cover some of the cost of this meal. Finally asked for the check and she took extremely long to bring back my card. All they way around I give TWO THUMBS DOWN.

Food: 3.5
Service: 4
Ambience: 2.5
Date/​Time: 10/​31/​2015 8pm
This restaurant is a typical sports bar set up with TVs on all walls and nothing to absorb sound so it’s very noisy.
The Jack Daniela Beef Brisket hoagie was tasty but a bit more fat in the meat than some places. The red BBQ sauce tasted best of the 4 offered. The pulled chicken plate was good with a flavor cooked into the chicken that went good with the red sauce.
Service was quick and friendly with a knowledgable server (Tiffany) who offered up taste samples of the sauces.
Overall I’d rate it 3 to 3.5 due to the noise and fatty beef. I’d recommend it for the chicken, and maybe the beef if you can see what you’re eating to avoid the fat.

Cosmo made with orange stolis was awesome! Prime rib sandwich was amazing! And omg the ‘homemade’ pumpkin cheesecake was beyond delicious. We are ordering a whole cake next week. Awesome place!

The service was excellent. On a busy Saturday night, the kitchen was backed up and somehow the food arrived warm, but not hot. Even so, the ribs were fall off the bone tender and probably some of the best we’ve had. The onion rings were crispy and lightly coated, really good. The oreo cheesecake was dense and yummy. Note this restaurant is noisy when it’s busy, so if you’re looking for a quiet dinner, Saturday night here may not be your first choice.

The food is great. The service, less so. It took 2 hours for our family of 4 (2 kids) to eat dinner here tonight — and all we had was entrees — no salad, apps or dessert. The kitchen was slow, and ran out of potatoes for the baked potato my husband ordered. They compensated with extra sides, which was nice, but I do wish they hadn’t taken over 50 minutes from the time we sat down to bring out our entrees.
It then took another 20 minutes for us to get our check, when it arrived it was wrong, and then it took another 10 for it to come back.
Our server was clearly not on her game tonight, but I also fault the management. It was very clear the server was running all over the dining room and even outside, as they don’t seat servers in sections. In addition to our table, she had a 7-​top, 2 other 4-​tops on the other side of the restaurant wall, and 3 2-​tops outside. Finally, I’m not sure what she was having to do in the kitchen, but she would disappear back there for 10 – 15 minutes at a time all night. They were busy, but there was no good reason for our server having so many tables or being so harried running from table to table.
I really hope this restaurant gets their act together, because the food was quite good, and the prices are reasonable. It’s a family friendly place and they offer good drink specials.

Paul Koehler on Lift-​Weighting? Yes it IS Definitely a Sports Bar! Defiantly a Clemson Themed Sports Bar! TV count = 8 Screens in Dinning Room! Zero in Boys Room! What I thought this was a Sports Bar? It still IS!!!
Ribs and Zucchini Fries I’m on the next bus, glad the return trip was fast!
Service was Very Good and the Dinning Room looks Nice! Fantastik Patio!
My Unilocal star rating is ONLY for the Food! Rated in order from the Food I liked more to the more disappointing!
Ribs
I have had worse, though I have had Much Much better at a similar Price! Too Fatty! Though they seemed they were cooked to perfection and they were Meaty, only the Flavor and Fat pulls the rating down to three stars
Pork BBQ
Seemed Lean and that is a plus, seemed to be cooked just right though the Flavor was just ok, maybe A-​OK, maybe?
Onion Rings
These were just OK ! 2 ½ Unilocal stars
Zucchini Fries
2 Unilocal stars! Breaded and Fried! I’m Spoiled when it comes to Fried Zucchini [If I were writing a Note to the Owner I would say (in Secret) [visit Leroy Fox in Charlotte and check out Fried Zucchini (way more like Football Food)] What they served us was Typical Breaded fried Zucchini, so if you enjoy that then you will probably like these!
Sauces
Big Losers
Vinegar Sauce 1 ½ stars I have seen a few places mess this Sauce up though I thought it was hard to do! I tasted it on Onion Rings, BBQ, Ribs and the Fried Zucchini I even Drank it to be sure of how bad it was! Pretty Bad! Though better than the other three!
Red Sauce 1 star ! It was a Joke though still better than the next two!
Mustard Sauce less than 1 Unilocal star, it did taste like Mustard and I LOVE Great Mustard Sauce, this one was the Worst though it did taste like Cheap Mustard yet it was way better than the Jack Daniel BBQ Sauce
Jack Daniel Sauce UNrated it was that pitiful! It is like someone trying to give olé Jack a BAD Name! Next note to the Owners PLEASE Fix this Sauce!
Overall ALL the Food was Disappointing! Probably closer to a two star review overall though the meats were the Best Part so the rating gets moved to 3 Unilocal stars, because the Meats were 3 Unilocal stars… My Rating takes the «Main» Food into consideration for the star rating!
I will be back for a Burger and Fries and hopefully bring my Unilocal stars up for this place since I’ll know what NOT to order!

I loved this place! Awesome ribs and BBQ! Great prices and amazing service. Everyone was so friendly and it was our first time, definitely a great first impression.
If you like good ribs, this is the place to go!
Also ask the servers their preferences, they’re well versed on the food and our server was a great help for tough choices!

Got takeout here the other day… Burger was good and ribs a little more than average.
Inside is spacious with some outdoor dining space as well. Bar seating is available with many tv’s.
Menu has a little of everything and at decent prices. Overall a nice spot for some southern food.

Holy Smokes… I’ve died and gone to little piggy rib heaven. Sardi’s Den-​Raleigh (the original is in Clemson, SC) has finally opened in the old Oliver Twist spot in Brennan Station on Creedmoor Road and this Baby Back Rib Connoisseur is mighty pleased.
Pros:
Baby Back Ribs are excellent. Flavorful, tender, meaty with an excellent barbeque sauce. With ½, whole and 1 ½ racks available there is a size for every appetite.
Peel and Eat Shrimp. Quarter and Half Pound servings. Shrimp were fantastic, would like to have had a little more jolt in the cocktail sauce. Will ask for more horseradish/​hot sauce next time.
Chicken wings were good sized with 10 different sauces available. Had Sardi’s Red Sauce and it’s a spicy winner. Cooks need to learn what EXTRA crispy means.
Attentive wait staff and our bartender Billy was spot on. Extensive menu. House specialties available in cocktails and desserts.
Cons:
Parking sux. Surrounded by Brigs, BottleMixx, the Gym, Dollar Tree and Margauxs you can expect a hike to the front door.
Sunlight through the front windows can be annoying.
Atmosphere is a little industrial but I’m sure they will pick up a personality.
I think Sardi’s Den is going to be a winner, if only for the ribs. A solid 4 stars, 5 for the ribs.