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#2 - Fast Food - Nitro, American, Southern

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Overall Total Score
2.8 out of 5
Average | 57 reviews

Was Kenny Klein at First Turn a mag?
The ambiance was nice, from furniture to lighting to the menus to the table settings. The only two detractors: 1) The distracting noise from the casino floor 2) Obvious lack of dress code for patrons View all feedback.

What Kenny Klein dislikes about First Turn:
After my meal was delivered by someone other than my waitress, she did not check in on me until I was almost finished. I was never offered dessert, either. The restaurant's website states a dress code of business casual, but every time I've visited, including tonight, I have dressed more formally than required. Unfortunately, I noticed many diners wearing not only jeans and t-shirts but also excessively dirty ones. A... View all feedback.

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Yelp

Last update : 02.04.2024

2.6 ★ from 47 reviews
heather-f-3
02.04.2024

Visiting Charlottesville, great local place! Live music, scrumptious food, and great service! Not too pricey and very delicious. Corn fritters and honey butter were absolutely amazing! Make sure to ask for their onion ring sauce/dip!!!!

melissa-b-beach7
02.04.2024

This was our first visit to Barnyard BBQ. We were celebrating his 28 days od sobriety. We ordered the platter for 2, it had four meats, 4 sides and 4 corn fritters with butter. We opted for the collard greens, Mac n cheese, baked beans and potato salad...not bad. I really enjoyed the Brisket

steve-m-cat9-1
02.04.2024

I don't get the terrible reviews. We stopped and had a great meal. Ribs, crab cakes, cole slaw, sweet potato fries, hush puppies, green beans, and peanut butter pie. All of it was super good. We couldn't stop remarking on how good it was during the meal. We'll definitely be coming back the next time we passed through on the way to Lewisburg.

pea-p
02.04.2024

Great food! Very well priced. I ordered a burger that was prepared perfectly and so juicy. The building has a lot of old wood from antique houses, so it gives the restaurant a unique smell, much like an old barn. Not horrible, many would appreciate it. You go nose blind in minutes, so nothing that will turn you off. The wait staff was very friendly and personable. As this was my first time, I can not comment on everything, but definitely will be back to try more.

samara-b-cactus590
02.04.2024

I am giving this place 2 stars because the restaurant was clean from what I could see. And that my friends is the only good thing about it. This is a great place to take older people who can 't handle too much salt or spicy or flavor to their food. So if you have a bus load of seniors, they might love this place. The first rule about BBQ restaurants is if the BBQ isn 't the star, it 's not a good BBQ restaurant. Guess what...This isn 't the best BBQ restaurant. The menu included, chicken tenders and pizza. (What in the world?!? They also had corn fritters, fried green tomatoes and crab cakes. Seriously, crab cakes? We went for my birthday lunch with my in-laws. I ordered the brisket sandwich on texas toast (it normally comes on a roll , Mac-n-cheese and mashed potatoes and gravy. The husband ordered pulled pork on texas toast, fries and corn. My SIL ordered the pepperoni pizza. The server wrote everything down and went on her way. None of our orders came on texas toast. I got my husband 's sides on my plate. Ok. They switched the sandwiches, it happens. My SIL got a cheese pizza and in her words, It wasn 't very good pizza. The Mac-n-cheese was BLAND, but creamy(? or at least wet with white-ish sauce. The mashed potatoes were the best part of my lunch. The brisket was wet, tough and not tasty. The pulled pork was also wet. I am not sure what we sauce they use on the meat, but I don 't think it is the same sauce on the table. The husband 's fries were over cooked to the point they were hard. The buttered corn was the equivalent of school lunch corn, over cooked and no flavor. Will I be back? No. it 's not worth spending money on this place.

Restaurantji

Last update : 31.01.2024

2.4 ★ from 10 reviews
nhane-3
31.01.2024

They did not honor our reservation. We arrived at 8:18 for our 8:30 booking, and they informed us it would take a few minutes to clear a table. However, they seated several guests after us. We checked in again an hour later, and the woman at the desk snapped at us. She then warmly greeted someone she clearly knew well and seated them immediately. When we checked in a third time with a different staff member, we were told they were busy, which they clearly were not. Before leaving the casino, I inquired about not receiving any updates, and they said we had only stopped by once. Why would we need to check in multiple times? We did try, after all. This experience felt very unprofessional, and it seemed like regular customers were prioritized. If you’re not a regular, you might want to consider going during quieter times.

august93-1
31.01.2024

I had a disappointing experience at this restaurant. The service was terrible and incredibly slow. It took forever to be attended to, and the wait for our food was just as long. Given that the dishes are priced at $100 each, I expected a much higher standard. Unfortunately, I can't recommend dining here.

kenny
31.01.2024

The ambiance was nice, from furniture to lighting to the menus to the table settings. The only two detractors: 1) The distracting noise from the casino floor 2) Obvious lack of dress code for patrons

alexb
31.01.2024

We have ate there 4-5 times. Honestly have not been impressed one time. Spent 155 dollars on a meal I could have gotten at any steak house with as good or better test for a fraction of the cost. I don't mind paying extra for a good meal but can nam3 several other places I can splurge for less than 100 and a much better meal. Bread lacked flavor. Nothing special butter was average at best. Just butter. Had the filet and it was ok. No wow seasoning and a tad dry for 50 bucks. Service has always been outstanding there and the people are very nice but the meal is not worth the money.

annet
31.01.2024

The meal was good, but so over priced it left a gaping hole between . And this was a limited menu due to it being new years eve 2023-24 Our server was excellent. Friendly and very astute. She wasn't just there because she was on the schedule, she was there because that was her job and she did it well. Additionally, we were told from bartender, we could only purchase 2 drinks at a time. Multi liquor drinks counted as two so in order to even buy another long Island ice tea I had to step up to the bar and claim that i was the second party to his 2 drink max Although if you roll back security footage, you'll AT LEAST out of corner to the group of preps whom I watched carry drinks back to their table directly from the bar. Look at the footage that shows the blond with her hair in a bun, glitter jacket, carrying drinks by the fists. And yes I can pick the offenders who were held un accountable. We unfortunatelythis underwhelming inpression of the Mardi Gras Resort.

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