I don't even know where to start with this place. My first indication should have been that there was maybe 30-40 people there to watch the first game of the Stanley cup finals of the Lightning playing but hey, they have a nice outdoor patio area and it was conveniently located, so gave it a shot. If that wasn't a big enough sign, the A/C seemed to not work properly. Kind of like it worked fine, but you're in a room of 150 people so it felt warm... but there wasn't that many people! Not sure if this had an effect on the beer cooler but the beer I ordered (amberboch) was not only flat, but warm. I figured because it's not a popular beer it might be an expired keg, but bartender assured me otherwise. Switched to yeungling and was fresh though. Sat outside on the patio and were the only ones sitting outside (myself and a friend) so nobody came to serve us. So i went to the bar to order everything and aside from the bartender bringing out my food I basically acted as our own server going back and forth to the bar all night. It wasn't until the game was over and the bar was closing that a server finally came out (to clear our table). Aside from that the TV's on the patio were so loud I had to yell to talk to my friend (again only two of us sitting outside. I mean volume on full blast) and I challenge you to find a table outside that isn't so wobbly it doesn't seem like it's about to literally fall over. I tried grabbing other tables to see if they weren't super wobbly, even maybe only slightly wobbly, but no, EXTREMELY wobbly. As someone whose worked in and managed a few restaurants, I just can't wrap my head around how bad this place was. It has the potential to be great. It's a sports bar. Fried food, beers, and TV's with sports. Shouldn't be that hard! so I can only imagine the owner of this place is intentionally running it poorly. The bartender was great and super friendly, and the food was OK. I liked that the steak sandwich had spice options for the peppers. Aside from that though this place was almost intentionally bad. I feel bad for the employees because whoever runs this place obviously doesn't care about it and just wants easy money off the backs of its likely overworked employees. I've never written a review like this but damn, I can't help it. Owner should be ashamed, this place could be awesome if they gave a damn or at least put some effort into the building and the staff.
Sat outside but do to the blaring light on the outside wall (we couldn't see the game on T.V.)we moved to the patio where my partner could not smoke. (Not such a big deal) The waitress was nice but the service slow. The drinks were good & nice ambiance on the patio. But when the owner came out to wait on another table we asked for our bill & she responded with a beligerant attitude as if I inconvienced her. The philly cheese steak & chili were good. Overall I gave it 3 stars because the service was sub par.
Not sure what those Shrimp Tacos are made of but they are inedible. The shrimp tails left on were the only indication it was some type of shrimp in a fried gnarly dough-ball. The patron next to me said she had them before and didn’t care for them either. Might want to rethink those..I was charged full price for food I couldn’t eat.Lame
If you want to have a cold beer and a great sandwich this is your place... Unless you want them both at the same time. Service is hit or miss. Food depends on who's cooking at the time. I don't have time for this crap. These people live off of reputation that they no longer deserve. The original Charanns it was always packed and the service met the need. Stopped in today at 3:00 p.m. nine people in the place, never got my food, never got to ask if I wanted to second drink. I'm headed down the street to a real place to know what to do.
great sandwiches, atmosphere decent and waitress very upbeat
Love the Charann's CheeseSteak, Tampa Original. Started Going to Charann's 46 Years Ago When Located on the Causeway in Tampa. Ordering Hot ? Peppers ? Be Prepared! Beer Goes Down Fast. Young Lady Name Gabby Was So Nice and Checking Continuously on Us and Acknowledged Our 44th Anniversary....She's a Keeper! Thanks for the Memories and Us Going Back in Time When We 1st Started Dating!
This is a nice bar with great bar food. He got the Philly cheesesteak and I got the Turkey cheesesteak. We weren't disappointed. The bartender Patrick was a gem.
Down visiting family, stumbled upon this gem of A watering hole. Neal, Ty and Rick had a great time Thanks so much Bethany. Will definitely visit again. Great food, drinks, atmosphere and service.
I was visiting from out of town to watch my football teams game. The owner and staff were very accommodating, friendly and pleasant. My dad and I had a great time! We also enjoyed the food and prices! I Will definitely come back again if I am in town!
We visited for the first time last night. Our waitress was AMAZING, lovely personality and was very accommodating, She was a superstar! My husband ordered a Charann’s Cheesesteak with extra meat (which says is 4.50 on the web but 5.00 on the menu) The sandwich came out without extra meat, no super big deal someone just forgot and it was corrected but as he was eating it he said it didn't have much flavor. I ordered a mushroom swiss burger that tasted like it had no seasoning. The mushroom choice was very nice and fresh and the cheese was delightful, I found a grilled onion piece and was so excited because finally found the flavor I was looking for but there were probably 3 pieces of onion so other than the three bites with onion the sandwich left me feeling like meh but the fries were hot and delish. I am really happy that other people are so satisfied but I wasn't. Sorry......