The Gateway Pub And Grill

Won't be drinking from any taps.
https://www.ncdps.gov/news/press-releases/2024/05/31/abc-permits-suspended-after-shooting-hickory-night-club

The philly Chesssteak is pretty good .. service is hit and miss. The crowd is kinda dangerous.... Check the News. Then avoid. ,

I love this place. The new renovations are absolutely great! The food is good. I love the chicken and waffles. In California we have chicken and waffles all the time so it is a a well-known combination. I would recommend this place to anyone visiting Hickory. I gave it a thumbs up.

Charlotte
California girl

We came in here after hearing Bar Rescue was revitalizing the bar to see the new setup. The new renovations look decent, but are mostly focused on the dining area (so bathrooms exactly the same).

The cocktails we ordered were also both delicious, so things were mixed correctly there. That's unfortunately where my compliments end.

The chicken and waffles were horrendous. The thigh I was given had about 3 bites of rough meat on it, the rest was bone, which is an odd combination on top of a waffle (see how Dame's does it). The waffles were Eggo waffles I'm pretty sure and that cost me $13.

The sliders were slightly better, but nothing I'd recommend. The hashbrowns were good, and the meal mostly consisted of me eating off my wife's hashbrowns since I was still starving after finishing my $13 meal.

Service was also not great. We had taken a booth, but waitress only came for orders and food. I had to go up to the bar to get silverware for my chicken and waffles and it took 5 minutes to get acknowledged.

This place is fine if you're stopping in for a drink at your local watering hole, but the food needs a complete overhaul again since I think that chicken/waffles was the worst meal I've had this year.