Dirty South Bar & Grill

Hickory, NC · Restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Hickory
#86
of 245 restaurants
City Percentile
41%
rating percentile
Address
Dirty South Bar & Grill, 534 U.S. Hwy 70 SW A, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 569-1092
Status
Closed · Opens 12 PM

Dirty South Bar & 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.

Hours

Saturday12 PM–2 AM
Sunday12 PM–9 PM
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday4 PM–10 PM
Thursday4 PM–10 PM
Friday12 PM–2 AM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Cameron R Higdon · Feb 2026

Has a bad (old) reputation, but give the new Patriotic blue collar family oriented owners a chance! Only open a few months, come check ot out; ill be back. Just up from my church, had lunch. Loved the food. BLT with Pimento cheese, yes sir! The eggroll trio is amazing. See pics. Front porch=Firefly + lemonade try it!!! Veterans 1st responders, etc welcome!

★★★★★ 5.0 Stacey Morgan · Jan 2026

Great mix of amazing, specialty Southern food with a rooted, down-home honky tonk, sports bar and grill atmosphere! Pool tables, jukebox, live music, tvs, line dancing, etc. I ordered the hamburger steak, cheesy grits cake with bacon marmalade type jam on top, homemade baked mac-n-cheese and cornbread. The portions were large and every bite was some of the best food I've ever had!! The bartender was very friendly and the owners were present and engaging the guests. I'd like to go back on a night when they have the line dancing. I'm definitely going back for seconds on all of the food! Highly recommend!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Charcie Mitcham · Nov 2025

The fried pickles were good. You get 4 spears for 8 dollars. The dinners were not very good or what was expected. My husband said his Mac was dry and didnt taste like it had cheese in it. My chicken said fried or grilled, I selected fried and it was not battered, so this may be just their take on it. My green beans were cold, I didnt send them back. The cornbread was so dry it crumbled like sand. My Brussel sprouts were good, nice seasoning. When we arrived there were 3 guests at the bar and one other table. It took a hour for dinner to come out. I wish this place the best in the future.

★★★★★ 5.0 Anita Frye · Dec 2025

What a great surprise! Service was attentive and friendly. The drinks were so good and our food was fantastic. The burger was huge!!

★★★★★ 5.0 candice sanchez · Jan 2026

Love this place so much, the food is always amazing. They have an incredibly clean kitchen(I saw it with my own eyes) and a 99.5 sanitation score from the health department! Every one is always so welcome and friendly. Couldn’t recommend enough.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Identifies As Indigenous Owned ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Fast Service ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Alcohol ✓ Beer ✓ Comfort Food ✓ Catering

Services

RestaurantBarBar & grillChicken wings restaurantFamily restaurantHamburger restaurantPool hallSandwich shopSouthern restaurant (US)

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