char bar

every time i go to char bar, i fall more in love with it. on sunday's 12-close they serve the best fried chicken i've ever had. their chive butter biscuits are amazing.

bartender was cool but the food wasn't very good for the money. had the cheesy hush puppies and those were terrible. tasted like some type of asian duck sauce was poured on it. we also had the cbgb burger and i ate about 3/4 of it and i was done. i wouldn't recommend this place. nice atmosphere but sub par on the food.

tasty but very expensive. my first visit today for lunch. triple crown sandwich was very good ($10.00). mini pit beans were tasty but the portion is very small ($3.00). the french fries were not at all spectacular but were very expensive ($4.00). ice tea was normal ($3.00). service was good. 3 stars because $22 (before tip) for a sandwich, fries and a drink is way too much. maybe that is why the lunch crowd was so small. in spite of a good sandwich, i won't be back.

the food at char bar was pretty good overall. the atmosphere was really fun/trendy and the beer selection was better than average. it’s a shame the service here is so, so bad.

i came in with a small party to celebrate my birthday a couple of weeks ago and the first staff member we encountered ignored us to the point of awkwardness. we stood in the entrance alone for a couple of minutes wondering how the seating worked (it was our first time here). there was noone at the welcome counter, but there was a young guy walking around near where we were standing. a member of my party walked up and asked if the restaurant was open seating. he was visibly put off that we asked the question and curtly responded that no, it’s not. a second char bar employee came to the welcome desk and happily asked us how many were in our party. we told her and she asked us to follow her outside where we were seated. as we walked away i realized that the first employee’s job was to be a host. horrible first impression.

our waitress was very good. she was attentive and our order came out perfect. she had great timing on asking us if we wanted more to drink. props to her.

after eating, my party decided to play bocce ball ($5/hr i think) and have a couple more drinks. we wanted to sit by the court, but the tables in that location were covered in bottles and glasses. one glass was broken. it took us about 5 minutes to find and flag down an employee to ask that the tables be bussed. when we found one, we received a similar “why are you bothering me with this” attitude from a blond-ish guy in a black button up. someone, not the person we asked, came over and gave us more attitude while they cleared the empties that we did not leave and had been sitting there for at least 30 minutes without being bussed like we were somehow putting them out.

this holier than thou attitude continued at the outdoor bar when i tried to order a drink. i tried to ask the bartender (they had a ponytail, goatee and long, manicured nails) about a sour on tap that i hadn’t seen before. they didn’t turn around to respond and mumbled toward the taps. when i asked them to repeat what they said, they started pouring a different sour that i did not want. when i tried to stop them and point out that i was asking about a different beer, they rolled their eyes and began pouring the second beer without answering me.

probably not going back unless someone drags me here. it’s a cool concept, but the staff needs some training on how to conceal pretension and provide quality, attentive customer service.

great place to have a cocktail or 2 and hangout and enjoy the vibe, maybe even have an appetizer but as the sandwiches or meals go, i don’t think they are worth what you are paying, and it doesn’t come with side or anything just the sandwich, great place to drink and play a game or chill out...

i love some good kc bbq and char bar is a favorite of mine. their jalapeño cheesy corn bake is amazing (if you like jalapeños, corn and cheese you will love it 😉). the meat i got was a little bit dry, but i'm looking forward to going back and having more. love the atmosphere, a great place to hang out on a sunday afternoon.

this place has a really cool environment and the food is great too. it would be awesome to go there when the weather is nice because they have a cool outdoor area. we all had different items from the menu and everything was great, especially their new pie that had chocolate and was called something like bourbon barrel pie.

absolutely incredible food experience. the atmosphere was awesome and they had a menu that will make you struggle to choose only one entree. the cheesy hushpuppies were phenomenal and lasted about two seconds. the cbgb burger was labeled the best burger ever according to my brother in law. do yourself a favor and try this place.

had sunday brunch here a few days back.  i had the burnt ends benedict.  yes.  i said burnt ends benedict.  it was just amazing.  one of the best single items i have had in a while.  the burnt ends were very very good and the sauce was a great compliment.  it was our first visit here and service was very attentive and accommodating and truly friendly and helpful with menu questions.  we had several different items at our table of 5 and everyone seemed to enjoy their meals.  the sunday  chicken was on point and my wife's chicken and waffles were also very tasty.  (yeah, i sampled...)  great dining rooms and bar area plus the outside patio was just a really cool space.  they had baggo, croquet, bocce ball, and lots of other stuff for adults to do out there as well as a separate bar and lots of patio tables.  i can see this being a frequent stop.

we met some friends there before we headed to the "k". it was our first time to try this place. we ordered hush puppies that were out of this world. the main meal was completely amazing. brisket sandwich was huge and very filling. my boyfriend got the burnt ends and i would say they were the best i've ever had! we give this place an a+++++.

incredibly impressed by this place. great beer selection. i got the half chicken - it was great. the succotash was exceptional. this was my first kc barbecue and i'm definitely loving it.

went with some friends for a night out in kc. the food was amazing. we loved the experience!!!

highly recommended. we shared lots of different stuff from the menu. all of it was amazing!

one of the best brunches i've had in kc. skip the beet & the hoecakes were fabulous but the service was subpar. chicken & waffles were excellent as well. would have given a 5 if the service was what i'd expect for the price range.

this is a decent place but needs to focus on their take out menu and customer service.
pros: the bbq ribs and burnt ends are reeeeeaaaaalllly good!

the sides are pretty good. some are better then others. they have good mac n cheese especially if you get a small side of pig tail mac n cheese and stir it in. amazingly good, smoky and cheesy.
they have delicious fried pickles and fried green tomatoes. i have had an amazing pimento grilled cheese sandwich on sour dough w/ avocado for the vegans out there. delicious. i have enjoyed the jalapeño corn bread muffins and the chive butter and tobasco jelly were perfectly matched. i even used the tobasco sauce to dip my burnt ends in because it's that good.

the cons: all the wonderful and delicious things i just mentioned are hit and miss!!!!'
this place suffers from inconsistent execution of food quality. i will give them one reprieve in this critique and say that the burnt ends have been exquisite every time. but you are rolling the dice on there sides, the sandwich and especially the corn muffins. i had to return the corn muffins twice in one take out order because they were coming out cold, hard and dry. i get take out a lot because i can't always come in to eat and i have had one manager explain how much better the food is if you just come in and sit down. i think that is a ridiculous response to an insatisfied customer when they even charge you .50 cents extra per item to get it to go.
not an ignaramous and yes food is usually presented better when dining in but did my fried pickles have to come in a rows paper bag where all the breading fell off and they balled up so the grease ran out the bottom and leaked through the main bag that it was in. and remember they charged me extra for that awesome service!!!! :-/
my mac n cheese may have bread crumbs and cheddar on top of it in the to go container and sometimes it doesn't. the corn bread muffins were so moist and flaky the first time that i went on yelp and raved about them and the next time after two tries they kept over cooking them. and....um.....excuse me mr. manager. but do i have stupid written on my forehead? don't tell me these are made to order ween i sat there and waited for them and they came out cold, hard and dry again. i have been insatisfied with their food lately but that's probably my fault for going to often and expecting to much based on what they served the day before.

the food has the potential to be amazing but they are severely inconsistent in what they serve day after day.

on an ending note: i was irritated after dealing with a male manager that seemed butt hurt that i didn't like his hard corn muffins so my wife and i were going to go to jack stacks bbq in the plaza where the service is phenomenal and the sides are always consistently delicious every time. however, we haven't had their actual bbq yet. so filled with a mission to show the char bar that hey suck and i'm going to spend my money over here at js instead i ordered the burnt ends.

i have been humbled!

the jack stack burnt ends can't hold a candle to the char bar. yes, the char bars service is mediocre in comparison to js. yes, they can't seem to give you the same quality of meal, especially with their take out, like js. but, they have the best damn ribs and burnt ends i have tasted and js can't even compete with the quality and flavor. it hurts me to say it but it is true. the char bar has better bbq and it is worth spending a little more money because they are also a little higher priced but it's worth it.

this rating is all the flavor of their bbq and the lost points are due to the inconsistency with their take out food and the lack luster service.

love this place- such a fun atmosphere! they have outdoor games on a great big patio but their indoor area is also spacious. the food was great! i tried the sweet caroline - recommended, as well as their infused whiskeys. will be going back