char bar

bartender was cool but thefoodwasn'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.

thefoodat 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.

this place has a really cool environment and thefoodis 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 incrediblefoodexperience. 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.

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

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

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 offoodquality. 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 thefoodis 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 yesfoodis 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 theirfoodlately but that's probably my fault for going to often and expecting to much based on what they served the day before.

thefoodhas 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 outfoodand 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. thefoodwas great! i tried the sweet caroline - recommended, as well as their infused whiskeys. will be going back

this is the old beaumont club in westport. we sat where the dance floor was. i would have preferred sitting closer to all the activities going on outside. thefoodwas outstanding. the pickles were homemade and the beans reminded me more like chili. ribs were good. kind of pricey, but average for westport restaurant's.

i had very high hopes for this restaurant as i am a former chef within their organization and know how high they value service. sadly, i cannot review this experience because it lasted almost 10 minutes.... with not a single word from a server. they where below half capacity and multiple servers walked by us. hopefully thefoodis better than their service, for their sale but we couldn't wait around forever and had to walk out ( which i have never done in my life of working and eating in this industry)

southern inspired.. we visited the char bar for the first time last week. thefoodwas good. i was immediately drawn to the pimento and cheese sandwich with fried green tomato. it was spot on. the bread was perfect the pimento and cheese was creamy espically since i'm positive they can't possibly use duke's mayo. my only regret is i didn't throw a fried egg on it. my boyfriend had the portabello sandwich, i tried it and didn't care for it. i found the greens over powering. my boyfriend liked it but agreed sammy was better. being a southern girl up here in the midwest i had to try the "hush puppies". at 7 bucks i was expecting a huge bucket o puppies.. when the server brought out four puppies i was surprised. char bar's version of hush puppies are fancy deep fried grits and cheese with a corn meal coating. the sauce was a perfect compliment to the fritter. i could even taste the beer in the sauce. i still think four is a little chinsey but whatever i get it. we finished the meal with their butterscotch creme brullee. i loved it.. i later noticed they have jo jos which is a gas station fav back home. our server courtney was also very sweet and attentive. i can't wait to go back especially since now they are serving brunch!

montana love. that's some damn good sweet tea just like my momma made it. we loved the atmosphere and ourfoodwas amazing everything i would expect in kc.

absolutely stunning bbq.... we've been twice in the last two weeks. the first time with the family; great with the munchkin, had the holy trinity tray, pickled pig sandwich, hand cut fries, cheesy hushpuppies and smoked turkey for the boy. fantastic!!! easily in my top 3 for burnt ends and all the smoked meats were spot on.

next stop was on boy's night because their beer and tap selection is stellar. all the gents were flat out impressed with theirfoodand immediately put it on our short list of returns.

here's the deal... get to char bar sooner rather than later. if you're a bbq afficionado then it's a must stop.