Hawthornes New York Pizza & Bar

This was by far the best customer service and great food we have had since moving here to Charlotte 9 yrs ago. The wait staff is fabulous and the food is awesome, I had the pulled pork pizza and it was awesome. The General manager is very personable and checked in on us.
. First time we had ever had lunch there and we are now going to be regulars. Try there lemon pie. OMGoodness

Fantastic ambiance, perfect hand spun pizza served the way you want pizzeria pizza, great food in a fun environment.

I love this place. I’ve never had a bad experience. From the servers to the kitchen staff everybody is super friendly. I believe Dawn is the gm and she has always stopped by our table to say hi and talk with us

One of the best pizza places my family and I have been to since we moved down from NJ over the summer.
I actually had the Chicken Marsala with sate broccoli and a side salad, it was delicious!
I actually asked how they made their broccoli lol
Fun atmosphere for kids. (Kids eat free on Tuesday)
Our sever was very nice and accommodating!
We will definitely be going back

The Mussels dia-​fradiablo with spicy marina is delicious! Add some garlic knots and what an awesome dish! Has definitely become one of our spots sine moving here.

Twice in a week. :)
I love this place! Today we had calzones and pizza. Everything was delicious. My spinach calzone was a little dry but still tasty! And DANA (our server) WAS FABULOUS!!!
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I love the ambiance in this place. It’s perfect for a date night or a family dinner!!! The pizza’s are great, the garlic knots are to die for, the mozzarella sticks are awesome and the salads are delicious. :)
Popped in tonight for a quick dinner. Had a great time! Haley, thank you for taking such good care of us!!! See you next week!!!

Food is not bad but for the price its pretty good. The stromboli I had was well prepared but fell apart easily. I would give it another try.

This our go to family pizza place. Great pizza, pasta and service. The staff is very friendly and attentive and the food is always consistently prepared.
Try it, you won’t be disappointed!

Extremely upset with the restaurant tonight. While I understand it’s the night before Thanksgiving, that’s no excuse for horrible service. We were told 45 minutes for take out. We get to the restaurant and it’s another half an hour. A call would have been nice since it’s a bit of a hike. The place was so nuts we just went next door for a drink. We checked back after about 22 minutes and our food was ICE cold. Clearly sitting there for a while. Cold cheese pizza is not desirable. Especially when you just dropped over sixty bucks there. Not happy.

We are from the NEast. My wife lived in NYC for many years and I lived in NYC for a few.
We then lived in St Louis where good pizza is Dominos. Don’t get me started on that crap that they call St Louis Style pizza. It’s garbage. Fake cheese flavor. Crust that tastes like a saltine with the same texture.
Rant over.
So that being said we are very critical of pizza. My wife says it’s the Best NY style pizza in Charlotte. And I would agree. We almost always order to go and always order a ½ pepperoni ½ mushroom regular pie. And it’s the best at Hawthorne’s.
Just the right amount of sauce, cheese and toppings. Sauce tastes great. Crust is crispy and flavorful.

Large half veggie/​half pepperoni. The pizza was very big and the slices huge as well! The pizza was pretty good as well. Got the order to go and the staff seemed to be pleasant and kind. I’ll chime in on the chicken sandwich another time, the pizza has me STUFFED!

It was a half hour before close, but my husband and I had been road tripping for about 9 hours previous to our arrival. We chose Hawthorne because of their gluten free menu (which is how we have to choose most things with me). Immediately, we were welcomed. This is definitely one place on a VERY short list we have of establishments that are kind and welcoming to us in Charlotte. (I still am not completely sure why most of Charlotte has the worst personality in the country but I’ll walk through that in another review)
We both ordered beer — my husband, being an English native, was overjoyed that they have Newcastle on draft! I also was able to have a couple choices of gluten free beer for myself. Our waitress was insanely pleasant, kind, and attentive. At no point did we feel rushed for the time we were there. I wish I could recall her name because not once did she detour from kindness or sincerity. My husband had the Buffalo chix pizza and I had the Elizabeth special. We did both on gluten free crust for sharing purposes. I was in a euphoric state due to my indulgence of pizza and beer without inviting gluten to party, but my husband was shocked at how nice the gf crust was! He said he probably wouldn’t order it on his own, but he would definitely order it again if I was eating with him.
Honestly, these 2 weary and homebound travelers just wanted decent food and not be put in the corner of a restaurant. What we got was a gorgeous hello, a mouthful of awesome, and we still had money left to throw in a couple more bucks for gas.
PS. THIS PLACE WON OUR STOMACH VOTE AS WELL, STRICTLY BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE OWNER/​MANAGER TOOK THE TIME TO REPLY TO HIS Unilocal REVIEWS. That meant so much to me seeing that because I knew they cared. Thanks, dudes.

Get the garlic knots. They’re amazing.
Actually all the food is amazing, this is my third year visiting this area and my third time visiting Hawthornes. Neither had disappointed yet. The staff is fantastic, the restaurant is clean, relaxing and a fun environment. Just remember to get the garlic knots.

Their barbecue chicken pizza is the best! Have been here twice and each time have been seated right away. We ordered garlic knots which are delicious and our three large pizza dinner came out quickly too. Recommended for a good, quick, fun pizza place.

Stopped in on Mon. for dinner. Loved it. You have to try the garlic knots. They are awesome. Pizza was great as well. We had a meatball, ricotta, artichoke heart on ours.
We were greeted and seated right away. The staff was great. Looking forward to our next visit.
Oh yea, and the antipasto was very good as well!

Awesome
Sat at the bar, Erica «Jazzy» great bartender service with a smile and so friendly!
Deep Eddies grapefruit vodka tasted like fruit infused so smooth.
Guinness on draft!!! Wow
Chili cheese fries were made with waffle fries, love the difference. Chili was great!
Just missed the «by the slice» specials ending at 2:30 but the bar pie’s are a great price and size!
Meat Eaters pie was really good.
Greek Pizza so good. Not too olive tasting, had flavor and wasn’t dry.
Will return!

One of my favorite pizza places in Charlotte! I have tried several of the specialty pizzas here. I love the variety of pizzas, not just your basic options.
I love the white pizzas. I would say they are my favorites. I lean towards the ones with spinach and basil pesto.
Besides the pizza, the wings are great too! They are still crispy and very saucy!

Yum! We ordered Wings with long island sauce, a hawthornes salad and a veggie pizza. Everything was super fresh and delicious.
My finicky kids each got children’s cheese pizza and ate the whole thing. We will be back!

Best NY slices I’ve had so far in Charlotte! Hearty portions, fast and friendly service, fair prices. Open HUGE pie ovens, decent sized bar, enclosed patio, open patio with fire pit, kids video game room.
Personal favorite — Crew pizza, but there isn’t a specialty pizza I’ve tried so far I haven’t loved. Pastas and salads are fantastic.
Ask for Jackie — she’s my family’s favorite server :)

Stopped by Hawthorne’s for lunch today. We’ve been a handful of times before, and usually have better success when we go in and eat then when we order takeout (over cooked pizza twice).
Today we ordered the mozzarella sticks for an appetizer. They were very bland, but the dipping sauce was hot and flavorful and made up for it. For the pizza we ordered the Classic New Yorker with Pepperoni. We thought it tasted different, but when we asked they said they haven’t changed their sauce. It was also lacking in cheese. It was a pretty average NY Pizza. The service, however, was excellent & the restaurant environment was great. The manager was attentive and checked in to make sure everything was going well.
Overall, I would give it 3 stars on taste of the pizza and mozzarella sticks and 5 stars on the environment and staff.