text: Hickory Tavern trades out on what the Carolinas use to be and misses the mark on what Charlotte is Charlotte is a major city now It is still growing This new style this location is a move in the right direction Decor and layout are pluses but menu selection and service leave a lot to be desired Let me reemphasize the service It is not even close to being good I have been in this location three times now Only once did we have a server with a personality None of the times did the food come out in a realistic time framenWhy oh why do I see cooks in the dining room Why did it take minutes to get food on a day when they simply were not busy Oh that is right the cooks are watching TV in the dining room I guess the servers are in the back doing their nails