Saeed’s Bar & Deli

My friends and I stopped by on a Saturday night. Cheap drinks, nice crowd, and karaōke was definitely a nice touch. In the other room there were pool tables, a nice chimney, and I believe it was cool if you smoked. I did only see two bartenders working which kind of delayed the drink orders. Whenever I want to stay local, this will definitely be my to go spot.

It’s probably the #1 spot for karaōke in the area hands down. Hooowweevverrr!!! The drinks are over priced. And YOU WILL leave smelling like a 3 year old ash tray. (just a heads up). The place is definitely a local secret that is fun agin place to hang. Try to make it a last stop after you go elsewhere for drinks lol

This is a hole in the wall behind a gas station. Enough said.
But believe it or not, they have the best karaōke system, hands down over any place in the Greater Charlotte area. And they offer karaōke 7 days a week.
The place looks like a cross between an old school lounge (think a little seedy, with lounge chairs around and a few tables, a little dark) and grandma’s living room. There is a small outdoor patio invaded by smokers as expected. The room in between inside and outside is like a bad case of 70s addition, where they set up the pool tables. While it’s covered, I have been here before where people smoked while they played pool. Again, don’t expect much from a borderline dive bar.
Think twice before opening a tab, you may be better off paying cash as you go because I have heard Saeed’s math can be a little… OFF.
Now that I got all the questionable things out of the way. This is a great hang out, people in general are friendly, most of them are regulars. I only come here when it’s a big group of us in the mood of singing our socks off. The sign up system is computerized on the wall (hi-​tech stuff!). They have very new songs you can search by title or artist. And the audio system is great.
So come here, sign your heart out, I may come join you!

Wow I moved here from Raleigh this is the first dive bar I’ve been too since I moved out here. Def a place to let loose and get wild. Karaōke night was fun also great music selections will be going back again.

Perfect for solid cheap drinks.

Saeed’s is one of our go-​to places a few times a month, mainly for the people watching and the Karaōke. Located behind a gas station, a gravel parking lot with a giant tree in the middle, this place never-​ever-​ever disappoints.
Saeed’s is very dark inside, probably for good reason, but it has many comfy chairs, bar stools and fun games to play. Pool, wii, and arcade games out back… you name it. There is an indoor/​outdoor smoking area attached to the back of the building with a lot of extra seating as well. As you enter Saeed’s you will see a nice wooden deck he had built off the side if you want to sit outside and smoke.
Drink specials are always available and Saeed himself is always there working the bar. He is a very friendly man who seems to enjoy his business.
My friends and I love to sing karaōke and they have a great sound system with tons of songs to choose from. I’m pretty sure there is karaōke there at least 5 or 6 days a week.
The best part about Saeed’s is the people watching. There are a lot of regulars but always something new and exciting is going on at Saeed’s. It seems as if everyone is wasted already when you walk through the door and you just can park yourself and watch all the fun. If you want to join in the drunken festivities the bar go-​ers are always ready to get others to party with them.
Saeed’s is not somewhere you go to have a nice quiet drink to wind down after a long work week… you go to Saeed’s to have FUN and listen to some fun renditions of your favorite songs.
Last week a guy sang «Don’t Stop Believing» and was jumping up on all the chairs and acting like he was the star of Glee… it was awesome!

This is an interesting place to say the least. It is definately the biggest dive bar in the lake. It is set behind a gas station outside of your typical lake area but with a good group of friends it is a pretty good time. They do have karaōke every night and can be down right horrible sometimes. They have a good selection of beer and they pour stiff coctails at a reasonable price. It is a dive so I can not really say I recommend it but I would try it at least once if you have never been. As you can see in the other reviews it truly is hit or miss. You may walk in one night and have the time of your life and the next you may walk right out the door.

Quite the interesting establishment. You pull into the gas station, thinking you’re about to fill’er up. But then you walk around the back of the gas station into Saeed’s, a not so divey bar? Not really sure how to classify it. But, they have Karaōke, 1 mic, 1 teleprompter, and a big projection screen. The locals really dig the karaōke. Lots of Gaga bellowing the night I was there.
Overall, a fun little bar. In the main area, a pool table situated relatively close to the bathroom. Talk about easy access. Downstairs, there are more pool tables but most of the people stayed away from that area.
And if Saeed was my man manning the bar, I’d slap him on his ass and tell him good game. He was quick, helpful and friendly. I was expecting some LOST type character with a shotgun in tow. At least they did a modern version of line dancing.
The crowd is a mix of cougars, locals, tourists (us), and boatsmen. «Where ‘yall from?»
Oh, and be sure to keep an eye out for the sexually confused gentleman singing the hight pitched songs. He killed it with Bad Romance.

Wow, what to say about Saeed’s. I’ve had a good time here before, and I’ve also walked in the door and walked right out. It really is a hit or miss type of place for me.
For one, the bar is located on the back side of a service station/​beer store. That alone brings out the sketch factor.
The interior isn’t very big, but does have a pool table, small wrap around bar and a few lounge chairs.
I have been fortunate enough to visit on karaōke night a couple of times, and it seems to have a very good following here. Like with everywhere else, there are a few people that can sing, but more that can’t. But they appear to enjoy it.
The crowd ranges from older people to lake yuppies to 20-​somethings making their last stop of the evening.
And that is what Saeed’s seems to be, in my opinion: a decent place to make as your last stop of the evening, just to make sure you aren’t missing anything. You probably aren’t, but you just never know…

Saeeds is definitely my favorite bar. Not a club but just a chillaxed bar. If we go out we usually end up here for last call. I like that it’s a local dive bar behind a gas station. The couches are a great touch and it’s usually pretty clean.

I’m giving Saeed’s two stars ONLY because it truly is somewhere that everyone should experience at least once.
Positives:
–It usually isn’t too crowded which means fast service, a seat at the bar, and available pool tables for those that want to play.
–Karaōke
Negatives:
–Saeed’s method of keeping up with tabs is archaic. He literally lays everyone’s credit cards around on a table behind the bar and manually tracks the drinks with a little sheet of paper that the card lays on. My tab is ALWAYS wrong and always higher than it should be. Saeed will not argue with you and will not change your tab– he is always right and that’s that. If you go to this bar, make sure you take plenty of cash and pay for each drink as you get it.
–No drink specials
Overall, this is a typical dive bar… it’s fun for a couple of drinks but in no way is how I would want to spend my Friday or Saturday night.