text: Short version great sightlines slow service that could be helped with some simple math good beer terrible and overpriced foodnnI was in Charlotte for work and scalped a single ticket for a BobcatsThunder game I have been to a slew of arenas over the years Time Warner gets stars because of the physical set up of the place It is a smaller arena with pretty good sight lines I wandered around the level for most of the game trying a few seats and all of them had a good view Plus nice that I was able to get in for cheap the game experience was fine goofy shooting contests for fans dancers an area for kids to shoot around all good side showadditions for a smallmid market teamnnHowever there is a lot that this place needs to learn about being a big city arena and when you have an NBA team you need to be a big city arena The food was awful I had a hot dog an arena staple and it was pulled out of a warming drawer already in package leaving the bun already in two pieces and the bag too hot to actually carry The hot dog itself was smallish thin length was ok and was just really not good taste wise Also despite being the only person in line and people behind the counter it took me minutes to order and receive a hot dog and a beer I am used to the northeast pace of things and I understand Charlotte has a slower pace but at a live event people need speed to be able to get back to the gameevent There was absolutely no hustle in any of the vendors I encountered It is also worth mentioning that most arenasstadiums I have been to round their prices off so that after tax prices end in or cents This speeds up the transaction for both the customer and the staff and no one needs to spend time missing a big shot while counting out pennies The food and beer prices also seemed high for a city of Charlottes size on par or above LABoston prices that I am used to where the food is much better The fries I got later in the game because that hot dog did not come close to filling me were rather small for the high price paid They were not as bad as the hot dog but were very mediocrennThere was a decent beer selection being from Boston I get excited anytime I can get Yuengling if you looked around a bit but the vendors also had no rush in serving it I manged to get one in right at the end of the rd quarter before alcohol sales were shut off but there was no rush among the staff to get through the line and a few people behind me were left empty handed when the th started All of the staff were super nice and friendly but there just was not any hustle to them That is fine for most places in the south but at a live event were people want to get their fooddrink and get back to the action it does not cut it I cannot imagine if they ever had a full house for a game how slow it would move Fixing things like this might not make the team better but they make the experience better for casual fans looking for something to do on a Friday night If I lived there I would know that even if I went i was not going to spend any moneytime trying to get food at the arena and I would eat beforeafter That is money out of your pockets The arena itself was nice I just wish the rest of the experience matched