Maybe I don’t think of European beer imports from the Benelux region when I think of biker bars, but I liked it.Īngus: Another great thing about beer at Mac’s is the different size options they have available. Not Belgian-style beers, like Blue Moon, but actual beer from Belgium. Hereford: They even have one tap that looks like a dragon and has eyes that light up that is dedicated to Belgian beers. They also had many, many more selections in bottles. And best of all, there was no Big 3 on tap. They have over twenty beers on tap, including two different selections from the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery and a 90 Minute Dogfish IPA that I’m a big fan of. I didn’t remember Mac’s having such a massive beer selection. I had only been here once before, and that was several years ago. Hereford: And would we see little girls dressed up like princesses running around the tables being chased by their grandfather? And would turkey wraps even be on the menu?Īngus: There was a wait for a table when we arrived, so as we pondered these things we headed to the bar to get a beer. I don’t know, shouldn’t they have on the all-Steppenwolf channel on Pandora? For instance, on the radio they played 90’s music, including the Counting Crows. If Mac’s was anything like the dive bar in the song, I would be shaking in my Skechers.Īngus: In fact, outside of the art on the wall, most things at Mac’s don’t jive with the biker bar stereotype. I didn’t feel threatened even though I was wearing a t-shirt that referenced Bertrand Russell and featured a flowery china teapot on it. So if any hippies are praying to get out of there alive, I would be hiding in the bathroom.īut despite those lyrics, it’s not that type of place. I mean, I’m not a hippie, but I’m probably their equivalent in regards to toughness, ferocity, and overall fighting ability. Now, Angus is a former Marine and can be a tough guy, but that definitely doesn’t apply to me. Who are praying they’ll get out of here alive… On the wall, in very large print, they have a quote from David Allan Coe’s “ Longhaired Redneck” that reads: Hereford: But, even though Mac’s is as friendly and safe as your neighborhood Applebee’s, they still seem to want to cash in on that dangerous association that motorcycles have. I’m sure that customers and servers alike are happy to not have to fill out police reports on a regular basis.
It’s a restaurant that is more for the 45 year old banker who rides on the weekends than for anyone truly dangerous. Thompson’s Hell’s Angels.)Īngus: But Mac’s is more Wild Hogs than The Wild One. (Which I learned a lot about reading Hunter S. The so-called “ One Percenters” can be a rough group of people, associated with rampages, gang rapes, & murder. Partly that’s because of Hollywood and movies like The Wild One, but a lot of those associations come from real life. Now, any place that chooses motorcycles as its theme is inviting associations that other restaurants don’t have to deal with. But we’ve also heard that they make a pretty decent burger, so we decided to stop in and see for ourselves. Hereford: Mac’s is a biker bar, of sorts, that is largely known for their barbecue.
The latest stop on our quest: Mac’s Speed Shop. And we’ve also finished an article for WFAEats about “ burger mergers,” non-burger food items that are masquerading as burgers.īut on national tax day, we finally got back to our normal routine-eating and reviewing hamburgers here in Charlotte.
In the past several weeks I’ve finished my exhibition show at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte featuring burger blog artwork, which involved a lot long nights and lots of hard work. Angus: Since we haven’t posted a review in a while, it may have seemed quiet here at the Charlotte Burger Blog.
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