Copper Penny Grill

Hickory, NC · American restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Hickory
#85
of 245 restaurants
City Percentile
41%
rating percentile
Address
Copper Penny Grill, 101 Catawba Ave, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 212-0756
Website
copperpennylakehickory.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Copper Penny Grill is a restaurant located in Hickory, NC. It is one of 245 restaurants listed in Hickory. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Hickory city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Copper Penny Grill

Locally owned and operated Restaurant & Bar

Hours

Saturday11 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Richard Payne · Feb 2026

5 stars 🌟 on food and atmosphere but only a 2 on service. My first visit here and was severely unimpressed on the service. We started off with an older waitress but minutes into our visit they changed us with a younger waitress, reason unknown! Bad choice, we had to ask for EVERYTHING, salt, pepper, ketchup, napkins spoons ect. Nothing was on our table and what's worse is she forgot everything we ask for and we had to ask numerous times. She seemed to be in a hurry, not once did she come to check on us nor once refilled our drinks in the hour and a half we were there. On one occasion I had to go into the restaurant to get something we needed and had previously asked for due to our server ghosting us, we were sitting outside. Me and my companion both were nothing but nice to everyone we ha

★★★★★ 5.0 Brandon Dillard · Nov 2025

Pretty cool little spot I've never heard about before. We got to sit on the outside deck by the docks. The sweet potatoe waffle fries were the best I've ever tasted with some apple butter sweetness for dipping. Amazing, the brisket sandwich was very good with the slaw, it was a little dry and a little light on the taste. Beers were ice cold I mean ice. Overall a 7.5 out of 10. Had some locals dropping f-bombs watching the game but apologized afterwards. I will try it again for sure

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 K B · Oct 2025

First off, I liked the story of how the establishment came to be. We were hopeful it would be a nice place to come for a steak dinner and sit by the lake. That didn't seem to work out that way for us. The waitress was great though! I wish we could say that about the food. We ordered Fillet Mignon and Prime Rib. Neither of them resembled or tasted as such. I did ask for the Fillet to be well done, but it had no moisture in it at all, and tasted like rancid liver. The Prime Rib was the consistency of a well done pork chop. Not juicy, or tender at all, and certainly wasn't like any cut of Prime Rib we've had before. And the corn on the Cobb looked very unappealing and not fresh at all! The Salad was really fresh and enjoyable. The ranch was better than the bleu cheese dressing (a little too

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Janey Wilson · Jan 2026

We have been coming to this Copper Penney for years, we live close by. One of my favorite items is Cajun Chicken Pasta until last night, Friday 1/30/26. I order it with broccoli added. When it was brought to me last night , it was brown gooey mess, not Alfredo sauce, bits of broccoli tops just the tiny ends of the broccoli. Not sure if you had a new cook, new prep person but what they served me last night was not good and not the Copper Penney standard. Please look into what went wrong but I will not be back to order that again.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Michael Moss · Feb 2026

Ok I will be honest. First the food verses cost wasnt the best. Had the house hamburger fries and chips with artichoke dip. The chips were cold and very salty the dip was also very salty.. couldn't eat it the waitress brought another dip to replace it. It was much better. Fries were also over salted the burger was ok however the lettuce was wilted and tomato was mush. Now for the atmosphere. We were set in a very bright room near the bar over looking the river outside view was ok however the windows were dirty and the frame of the window had what looked like mold growing on them. 10 ft from our table was a black trash can that had food smears all over it.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

American restaurant

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