Boardwalk Billys Raw Bar & Ribs

Great place, great food. Service at the bar was so quick, I wasn’t ready to eat when food arrived. Bartenders: Clint, Stinky, Sam and Lyndsey are the best! The level of service they give can only be matched by the best places I’ve been in NY and DC. Their management better take care of them! Love this place.

What a great place in North Charlotte. Cool décor and a laid back atmosphere. Everyone working was friendly and helpful. I ordered shrimp and had them chilled. They were great. Everyone in my party enjoyed their entrees. The French Dip sandwich, coconut shrimp, salads, and burgers were all very tasty. We will go back here for sure.

This is literally your typical college bar, with a beach twist to it. They have good wings, burgers, and fries but everything is only okay.
I always get their burger, fries and wings trio and that’s enough food to hold me over for a while. Their nachos I will say are the best I have ever had! My boyfriend and I love getting them and splitting them, they’re so good.
I will say do not get their coconut shrimp. Soggy, and squishy, not very crisp and juicy like I was hoping for.
However if you’re looking for a quick lunch or dinner this is the place you’re looking for. The waitstaff is also pretty nice too.

Just to preface this, I gave it a 3 because in some aspects it’s a 2 and other it’s a 4. This place has great atmosphere and the staff is very friendly! Every time I have been here the service is nothing short of exceptional. They have a pretty decent beer selection and good drink deals. Their menu has a bit of everything from wings, burgers, sandwiches, seafood and barbecue. The table peanuts are a nice touch as well. Now for the not so good and hopefully these have only happened to my wife and I. Of the last two visits my wife was served a raw burger once and today she was served a burger with a hair in the frys. I would go here again, but might start to rethink it if we have a couple more unfortunate situations. My wife and I go here a few times a month.

Been here three times so far, first time was just for a drink, we had to get carded and pay a cover, so I thought it would be a happening spot. Unfortunately, that was not the case for a place so close to a college. Went back for lunch on a football Sunday, got seated fairly quick and the food was good and came out fast for being a busy Sunday. Just had dinner the other night and food was fast and good.
The servers are younger people, probably from the school near by, which is fine, but the one I had last time I was there seemed to want to be somewhere else. I completely understand this, and we have all been there, but at least smile!
Overall, food was good, lots of beers and drinks on the menu, lots of specials through out the week, and plenty of TVs for game day.

A great place to catch the panthers game, and cheap cheap cheap food. The environment is a friendly one and the people (not just employees) just know how to support their local team.
Be sure to show up early because the bar fills up really fast, as well as the tables around it! I was there for 4 hours and only spent $ 16! Oh and I have to mention the delicious beer. On game days you can order a personal pitcher for $ 5 which if you don’t know, its about 2 to 3 beers.
I can’t wait to go back again!

College atmosphere. Maybe that’s the goal? Load, noisy and uncomfortable. Not somewhere I would go for a sit down conversation. Oysters were ok. Probably won’t be going back.

Maybe it is because our hometown doesn’t have good seafood (or at least any I’ve found), but we found the seafood at this restaurant to be utterly delightful. It isn’t cheap but most seafood isn’t. The shrimp were spiced on point and the rest of the meal was seasoned well.
I saw that they have live music later in the evening. Looks like they do charge cover charges at times. Might want to do call ahead seating or reservations and check on their specials.

Six of us ate lunch at BB’s and it seemed like a fun place. Initially only four of us were there and we were waiting for the others to arrive. We sat at the bar to have a drink while waiting. The tattooed barmaid seemed a bit put off that she had to be working and felt as if she was doing us a favor by getting us drinks. Thank God it was only temporary to have to deal with her as the others in the group arrived not long afterwards. We were seated in the back overlooking the pond and were all surprised at how beautiful the view was. Our server was Alex and he could not been any more helpful or friendly while we were making our lunch choices. Everyone in our party enjoyed their lunch and Alex must have overheard us mention that one member in our party was celebrating a birthday that day as he brought out a cupcake with a bday candle in it. If and when we return to Charlotte, we would probably return for a meal

A glance at other reviews shows that quite a few people haven’t received good service here at Billy’s. After trying to go in one night and being stopped for ID and cover charge, I decided I would only return during the day. I have been twice, both times mid afternoon and thankfully never had an issue with service. So far I’ve only tried their burgers, fries, wings, and crab cakes. Normal bar food but it hits the spot every time.
Looking out at the water and the ducks in the lake from the patio is always a pleasant experience.

This establishment is a solid choice for a quick meal, especially if you’re interested in watching a sporting event. I’ve had the Buffalo chicken wings on a few visits. They’re very good wings for a southern establishment. (I hail from Western NY.)
I have always found the service agreeable and accommodating. Each time I’ve visited for dinner it’s been with a bigger group including small children. The atmosphere is loud, so kids blend in. On Sunday’s they tag the TVs with team logos, so you know which games are playing where – helps with the seating selection.
It’s fun place with tasty food and good drinks.

While sitting here trying to watch the SC and UNC game, my waiter approaches me and asked me where the rest of my party was… of course women are late somerimes… lol but in actuality i checked in and waited for the seat im currently in… so regardless of the eta of my guess im still a paying customer. So for my waiter to say i couldve turned another 2 tables while i sat at the bar was a serious problem with me. My drink order was placed so now my time is your time so treat me accordingly. Beyound pissed with the comment.

Ordered a drink which had hair in it. Mgr comped drinks and meal. Customer service was good though and didn’t have a problem with that at all.

Came in for lunch with coworkers, I had the blackened chicken pita. It was very delicious and the chipotle ranch alongside was yummy. My coworkers enjoyed their food as well.
As far as décor the place has a very beach feel, cute ambience, casual and not too collegiate (considering the area). The majority of the customers were also business professionals so that was nice. I may have to come back to try their drinks, they have an extensive beer list and mixed drink menu.

Wow just wanted dinner, $ 10 cover for nothing going on, yea ok live music but it’s a dude with a guitar.
Update so paying the cover was bs right, called our order in the fat, balled, tattoo bouncer said I must hold your drivers license while he are here.

Came in last night for dinner and a couple beers. Food was excellent got the burger with fries and a cold red oak. Sat at the bar & was completely ignored the whole time. No one asked if I wanted another beer while
My glass sat empty. 3 bartenders working and it was not busy. They kept walking by, looked and looked away. They all seemed in a horrible mood. Like I said the food was great but the service was super shitty.

Lost my business after two visits!
I had two really bad experiences here. First we had a bar tender on a Sunday night who didn’t pay a group of 4 people getting multiple drinks any attention. Then the next day my boyfriend noticed an extra charge for the tip on one of the bills. He called and complained and didn’t need anything out of it but a manager said to come back they’d have a gift card for him.
So two Sunday’s later we went back. Ready to give it another chance.
The manager was too nice and gave us the gift card. It was the same group of four people at the bar for drinks.
Same bar tender… Who made delicious drinks this time and was super personable and fun to be around… Until he talked to another manager. Which was really sad because he was doing a way better job than last time. Delicious drinks and way more attention. Maybe the other week had a bad day? You never know what another person is going through. But then hmm talked to a man who was another manager who told him we needed cut off after our next round of drinks.
There were 4 people. Two couples. Both bills around $ 50 and 4 people willing to continue to give our business because we were enjoying the bar, the environment/​atmosphere and the drinks.
They cut us off. With around $ 50 checks with mixed drinks that cost about $ 7 or so dollars each? That’s about 3 or 4 drinks per person. No reason to be cut off.
And from now on they have lost my business at that location.

After my last experience here, I will NEVER go to this restaurant again. The service was awful and I have never left a restaurant feeling more disrespected and offended. I won’t go into detail about what happened but just know that over the past few years I have frequented this restaurant with friends and even brought visiting guests to this place — so for me to say I will never go back is a big deal. This place obviously does not care about preserving its customer base whatsoever. The worst part is that I wish I had this experience sooner so that I could have stopped going here sooner and they wouldn’t have gotten as much of my money as they did. Hopefully they will get better management and make some serious changes at this place.

BF and I landed in Charlotte for business at 10pm on a Sunday and we were hungry once we checked into our hotel. Room service was almost closed for the night so we went down to Boardwalk Billys since they were open til 2am.
They checked our ID at the door and gave us wristbands. We figured this is a hot spot for the University students since UNCC is nearby. But it was pretty dead on Sunday when we went. Only the late night menu was available which included your typical bar food: wings, fries, nachos, and other munchies.
We went with wings, crab cakes, and fries since it was already getting late. Really liked that they had a long list of sauces to pick from for the wings. We tried the chipotle citrus, which was great with the chicken.
I’d definitely try to come back next time I’m in Charlotte to see this place crackin’ and have a few drinks with dinner. Also like that it’s right on the man-​made lake which provides a nice atmosphere.

This place is located near the University area of Charlotte. It’s kind of off the beaten path, but I think that’s a good thing. We went to another restaurant in the area, but they were only serving a lunch buffet. We say the other spot, which was located by a man-​made pond/​lake? It had paddle boats and more. The restaurant was large with plenty of seating. We elected to sit outdoors. The seating was great and plenty of shade.
The menu was vast. I had shrimp tacos, corn on the cob and mac &cheese. I liked the corn on the cob best. The mac & cheese was just ok. I also enjoyed the tacos. Everyone seemed to like their choices. The parking options were good. You have a short walk over to the restaurant and you can take a walk around the boardwalk after to burn a few calories. The bathrooms were clean, the restaurant was spacious. Our waitress was nice, she was very helpful with menu choices. I’d visit again.