text: Have you ever really wanted to eat in a sit down restaurant but all that was anywhere near your house was one lousy place that was always over crowded and the food was always pretty terrible If you have been missing out on this experience then I invite you to check out the Hickory Tavern in Wesley Chapel nnTonight my girlfriend just got back from a conference in Vegas and I am in the middle of a semester in college whilst working full time We are both overworked and tired and just wanted some decent food without having to cook Unfortunately all there is around here in the way of an American style sit down restaurant is Hickory Tavern Although we have consistently been disappointed with the HTs some are more tolerable than others nnThe service is always slow the places are always too crowded and the parking just sucks all day long This one takes home the prize for all of those categories and also adds bad food to the list Tonight we all ordered burgers with different sides and different sauces for them but I guess the staff elected to go with fries all around and no sauces at all ordered or not I like getting burgers at places because they are generally a safe bet because how the HELL do you screw up a burger nnYou might start out by putting it on a soggy bun and pairing it with soggy fries We could have maybe dipped the burger or the fries in the honey mustard or mexi ranch we ordered with our meals but I guess they were out The soggy fry thing should not have been an issue at all for my girlfriend because she ordered chips with her burger but like I said I guess they were out nnI skipped the salad I ordered because the burger looked good and I did not want to wait but looks can be deceiving with Hickory Tavern food All in all I think that was our last attempt with HT We do not like eating pizza or Chinese every time we want local food but that is all that is decent around here We will probably become loyal patrons of literally anything that moves into the shopping center besides HT If any of either the parking service crowd or food quality are better then it is bound to be better than Hickory Tavern at Wesley ChapelnnAs for the bar experience I have not had it at this place yet but judging by the crowd if you are more than a one drink an hour person you may just want to go to a Chilis or somewhere else I am not saying they are all this bad but yes they are all pretty lousy as a whole and the odds are that if there is any other restaurant you can go to nearby an HT it will turn out better Unfortunately that is not the case around my house but hopefully you all have more options