Great place to hang out. Food has always been on point. It's just so weird they are closed on Sunday. Really don't understand it but we will be back. read more

Can't evaluate anything but the pizza because we just did take out. The pizza is nothing to write home about. They offer something called a cheeseburger pizza, which is to be avoided at all costs - very gross. It seemed even to have pickles on it. Not a good flavor combo. We also ordered a standard cheese pizza, which was so- so. For the price, it has to be better. When they talk about how unique they are in the marketing materials, they must not be referring to their pizza (although I guess the cheeseburger pizza was uniquely disgusting- perhaps they mean that). That being said, it looks like they have a cool beer selection and interior space, so may be worth going to eat there if the pizza itself isn't a big deal to you. read more

Great atmosphere and excellent beer! I live right around the corner and have been several times in the last couple of weeks. The staff has been very attentive each time I've been. The owner Jimmy has been there to ensure quality every single time I've visited. I've had bee sting wings, chicken cheese steak, the Eye-talian pizza, and buffalo fries to name a few. It's definitely worth a first and second trip. Pick up some fried Oreos before you leave. read more

Great food and sevice will be coming back again ... i went for lunch ... the food was good went back agian had drinks today i like there food one of my new favorite places to eat read more

The Rusty Onion - Pizza Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

The Rusty Onion is in an awesome location and has a great vibe to it. The Monday draft beer special is unbeatable also. We got the Rusty Onion appetizer and it was awesome! Wish there was more on the plate. We had pasta, salad, and pizza. Every category of food has a cool take on the traditional and also traditional choices. Overall, the food was great! The owner came by the table and she was very nice. We'll definitely be coming back, especially Mondays! read more

Delicious garlic knots. Pizza was delicious... Could taste the fresh ingredients! Service was excellent, great variety of beers on tap, and even had live music. 5 all around!!! read more

Great food, we had lasagna and a meat stromboli . Best Caesar dressing too! Jimmy and Maria are the best!

Well, I thought this would be a good go to pizza place WITH MY DOG... who I bring everywhere with me. This rusty onion place is a NO DOGS ALLOWED/NON-DOG friendly business. So no service for my dog, then no service for me nor my business. Ever. The shopping center has a multitude of restaurants nestled within it and EVERY restaurant is DOG FRIENDLY. There is a Mexican restaurant on the corner... DOG FRIENDLY. There is an awesome Chinese restaurant, DOG FRIENDLY! This pizza joint is literally 50 feet away from the others with no difference in ordinance restrictions, so it's a personal business choice, yet when I came to sit with my 7lb dog in a carrier on a chair, which no one even knew she was there, the owner, Jimmy, apparently was informed by his hostess that there was a DOG on the patio, he mosied around to try and find the dog, and had to do a search because she was so tiny, completely quiet and wasn't moving in her carrier on a seat where we were seated literally on the sidewalk next to the patio fenceing enclosure. Finally, after having to look everywhere BECAUSE she was undetectable, finally sees her after poking his head around in and around every direction, sees her and says to me "I'm sorry, no dogs allowed." I looked at him with complete surprise. He proceeded to say, well........you can sit on the OTHER patio on the other side (which isn't really a patio, it's a smoking/break section where the employees take breaks, etc next to the kitchen where no patron would sit). Sooooo....we're not good enough to sit in the regular front patio because we're with a dog, but we can sit among your employees working and taking breaks, etc, so you can still take my money of course. RUDE. This is 2019. Humans are really starting to realize how important [our] animals are, and they are family and we take them everywhere with us. You're either going to get on that train and realize that if you continue with that old school mentality that dogs aren't allowed, you're going to lose a lot of business. Charlotte has started to take notice of this and businesses are beginning to realize how important it is for us to include our dogs in our social activities and day to day lives and become dog friendly. We work our asses off all week and when we want to relax, we take our dogs with us since they're stuck at home all week waiting for that interaction. They are family. I will never recommend this place to anyone. I believe in being very fair and I give credit where credit is due in my reviews and I love to recommend a great place to dine to anyone who inquires, so when I find one, I go above and beyond to those people who don't know an area, but when I've had an experience where something such as this is completely unnecessary and such an antiquated point of view, it's the complete opposite for me. Even if there was an isolated reason/incident possibly that happened for this rule to be enacted here, why punish everyone else and also lose business as a result of it. I don't have time for this discrimination and will enjoy my time everywhere else in Pineville with my dog. How about Char Bar 7 that has a completely ENCLOSED patio with a fireplace, couches, wide screen TVs everywhere on their patio, AMAZING food and flatbread, awesome waitstaff and manager, the BEST fried pickle spears you've ever had, the BEST bartender in town and gorgeous landscaping around it to look at, and DOGS ARE WELCOMED!! THANKS Jimmy for turning me away, because I realize how much I miss when I don't go to Char Bar and/or any other patio in Pineville. Oh, and Mellow Mushroom about 3 miles down the street has amazing pizza and atmosphere too, with a patio where dogs are absolutely welcomed! There are lots of other options. Or I can go to The Great Wall of China that ALLOWS and WELCOMES DOGS next door to rusty onion (who doesn't allow dogs) WITH my dog on their patio... or possibly Cabo's amazing Mexican food that ALLOWS AND WELCOMES DOGS also next door to rusty onion (that doesn't allow dogs)! They BOTH have awesome food! read more

This place is my neighborhood bar. Can't be beat. The food is always tasty. The pizza is great. My hubby loves the BBQ chicken pizza. read more

The Rusty Onion - These taps rotate and there is a lot of local brews. And many I have never had. - Pizza Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

First time here today on a Saturday! Atmosphere was laid back & inviting. Food was excellent! We ordered wings and got both barballo & honey BBQ.. which were both excellent! Also ordered the meat lovers Stromboli which was perfect! Our server Ashtyn was very sweet & attentive! So glad we found this place as we will definitely be back! read more

Finally found this place...and glad I did!! The drink specials are a deal and the food plentiful! I also found the staff pleasant and attentive. read more

Terrible service. Saturday at 9pm. Moping floors around us, empty drinks for 10 min. No sign of management anywhere.

1st off I've been to the Rusty Onion a number of times as its close to my office. The food is good. I'm on a special diet right now which limits what I can eat (no fries onion rings ect.) I asked for a heathy side , fruit or something like that. The only item they offered was a salad at a 2.50 up charge. I asked what they charge for sides normally and was told 4.00 I was transferred 3 times finally speaking with a man who said he was the owner. I explained my diet situation and asked if in place of a side I could not eat if I could get a unsweet tea instead. ( cost to him probably a NICKLE) he went into this long story about food cost and would not accommodate a regular customer. I was pretty shock by his stance in a customer based business. I did not appreciate the treatment and did not order the 10.00 item I was planning on. So he loses a sales over a NICKLE item and LOSES a customer for now. Shame on you RUSTY ONION way to many options for this type of NON Customer Service. I'm sure they will be long gone soon. PM read more

Had a bad experience and was handled very poorly by management. What was a place I frequented, I will no long return.

This place gets 2 stars only because they have a great beer list - otherwise forget it. We ordered a pizza and salad. The food was mediocre at best. And where on this earth are you CHARGED for cheese on a pizza, as if it's a topping and not an essential part of pizza! Since all you get for the base price is dough and sauce, it gets pretty expensive pretty fast when you add toppings at $.75 -$1.25 each. The sauce had no spices whatsoever; no oregano, no basil, no pepper - just tomato sauce. Could have been canned Hunt's' tomato sauce. Really?? We got pepperoni, onions, mushrooms and fresh mozzarella (we ordered mozzarella, they chose to put the more expensive fresh mozzarella on it) - it was all BLAND! Onions had no flavor and even the pepperoni lacked punch. The mushrooms were from a CAN!! Get real folks! Ditto the salad. Lots of different greens, tomato, onion, cheese - how can you make that turn out flavorless? They just have a knack for sucking the flavor out of good food I guess. One 10" pizza, one side salad, 1 beer, 1 glass of wine - $36.53. Too pricey for me. One other thing: they have lots of TVs so if you like sports bars....however, they had ALL of them on LOUD and not all the same game. Impossible to eat inside if you want conversation. Service isn't great either. Won't go back & will caution others to stay away. Too bad because with a little tweaking and a chef with culinary skills it could be a good place. read more

I live within walking distance and have been wanting to walk over with my two dogs since they supposedly have a dog-friendly patio as it states in a post on their Facebook page back in June when they were determining the patio status. So, yesterday me with my two small dogs and a friend with his dog walked over to sit on the patio and have a few beers. Well, they are not dog-friendly on the patio to our disappointment, which is the only reason we tried the restaurant. We agreed to tether our dogs to the fence railing right outside the patio gate and sit at the table right by the gate. All was OK and we decided to try the pizza. Before finishing, the manager (I think) who allowed us to tether the dogs by the gate entry to the patio came out and said the owner was in and very upset about the dogs. Anyway, long story short... The beer selection is awesome. Our service was wonderful -- Victoria. The pizza was fairly good but too pricey for what it is. ($22.50 for a 16" specialty pizza, for example) I doubt we patronize the restaurant much more because the attractive feature for us was the dog-friendly patio. It's a shame as there are many responsible dog owners in the area who would walk over and enjoy the patio. Dec. 11, 2013: Decided to try this restaurant again. I was pleased to see they have brought the insanely high former specialty pizza prices down to a reasonable level of 10" $10, 14" $14, 18" $18...and it's nice to have three size choices now instead of only 10" and 16". It was also nice they allowed me to do a half and half pizza choice on a 14" to try two of their specialties. I would still go here far more often if they were dog-friendly on the patio. The Mexican restaurant a few doors down allows dogs on their patio so they get most of my business in the area. I got various reasons at The Rusty Onion of why they changed their dog-friendly policy with one person saying any restaurant that serves food cannot allow dogs on the patio. Completely false, as I told him. There's a plethora of restaurants in Charlotte that allow dogs with their owners -- that's good business and definitely brings in more money for the proprietor! http://www.bringfido.com/restaurant/city/charlotte_nc_us/ read more

Finally a real Italian menu....best cheese steak this side of Pat's or Gino's......they got Wiz! And the local beer selection washes it all down in style..... a new CLT landmark is born read more

First time here but won't be the last! The Greek Pizza was amazing! Service was very friendly. Clean establishment.

Ordered take out last night so this review is based strictly on the food, not the service. We ordered two calzones, one pepperoni one sausage. When we got home we were EXTREMELY disappointed when we opened the boxes. The calzones were completely flat, with barely any cheese in them at all. On my pepperoni one almost half the calzone had no cheese on it whatsoever. Also the bread was hard as a rock, it hurt to bite into the parts that had no cheese. Needless to say we will not be back... read more

I felt ignored when I walked into this place. I waited a while for someone to at least ask if I would like a drink of water or would I like a menu. When someone finally came up to me they asked me to give them a few more minutes. HELLO may I have a menu please while I wait for you to return. Finally I had enough and left. . I would suggest they provide better customer service to "ALL".. read more

So, I really want to LOVE this place. Unfortunately, I don't. My husband and I have been here twice. Once for drinks, another time dinner and beers. Let's start with the positives (and why I will be going back and giving it another try): 1. The beer selection is great. They have so many local craft brews on tap, it's wonderful! With that said, there are a few places in the area with an equally great, or better, beer selection (Duckworth's, Mellow Mushroom) and better food. 2. The decor inside is awesome. They have these really cool lampshades that are painted with the local Charlotte Brewery's logos. They are very cool. 3. The staff is very friendly, maybe a little too friendly. While nice is great, my husband, our friend and I must have been interrupted no less than 15 times during our dinner by various people asking us if everything was OK. That said, it was their second week open and I understand being overstaffed and it's your new job. If the manager tells you to go around and check on tables, that's what you do, but it was overkill. 4. The onion rings were yummy. Now the not so great: 1. As mentioned above: Too many people interrupting our meal. 2. Single bathroom. I know this may be out of the owner's control, but I hate when a bar/restaurant has just one bathroom. This means you are always, more often than not, waiting outside. Waiting outside at this place means waiting in a narrow hallway where servers are coming in and out of the kitchen, it's just awkward. 3. Our food was not good. They are a pizzeria, we had two separate servers tell us that the cheeseburger pizza tastes, "Just like a Big Mac". It didn't. It was flavorless and the crust was not fantastic. For me, the crust makes the pizza...this was blah. With all of that said, my husband and I will go back. I will try something other than their pizza. Our friend said their pasta was good. I hope to give a more positive update after our next trip! read more

Slow service with very few other patrons. Hard to make extra money when getting the first beer to the table takes more than 10 minutes. I had the boneless wings and the chicken was dry and just bland. The portion was large however. My friend had the fried chicken sandwich which was just ok. Menu was typical bar food with what looked to be good pizza. Might go back for the pie. read more

I've been twice in one week. The first time was a Monday night & it was delicious! I got the philly cheese steak with sweet potato fries & cannoli to go. It was the best meal ever! I returned later that week, on Friday, to try the rusty onion app & get another philly. I was EXTREMELY disappointed second time around. Chips for app were burnt as were my fries & sub. I asked for no peppers but they still put red peppers - even seemed to notice the mistake before I left but still gave me the wrong sandwich. I'll give them another shot because the first time was so great but I was disappointed the second visit. The staff are friendly but seem lost at times. I realize it's a new business but I feel like they need more experienced staff that want to help, not staff that keep trying to pass the buck. I sincerely hope they read & implement the reviews they receive because they could be GREAT! Perhaps they need my expertise... ;-) read more

Along with the other reviews, we also waited and waited for the ONION to open. We were hoping for good food and a fun bar to relax at close to home. Well the bar part is great, the service is wonderful, the bartenders are great. However the food really needs some help. We have been there on 3 different occasions, the food was OK one time, and really not so good the 2nd and 3rd time. My boyfriend NEVER sends anything back, sent a pizza back. They really need to work on adding flavor and being consistent. We are hoping this is just a case of growing pains and the management and kitchen will figure it out. Rusty Onion I hope you are reading your reviews, we really want to hang out there! read more

I have seen the sign for the Rusty Onion up for several months and was very excited to see that it finally opened. After reading several reviews we were a little hesitant to try it but chalked those poor reviews up to grand opening jitters. I'm glad we tried it out. I'm pretty sure the owner of the restaurant held the door open for us and welcomed us in. We were promptly seated and greeted but our super sweet waitress. We ordered a large pizza half mac & cheese and the other half Philly Cheesesteak. I really enjoyed my half of the mac & cheese. It was very flavorful and delicious. My husband enjoyed his Philly but suggested adding some A1 sauce. The music was fun, the restaurant was clean and looked really nice, and service was great. I will definitely return! read more

Ehh- Not impressed but not repulsed. Average bar with average (semi-overpriced) food. . Patio looks cool but has always been empty when we stop by. Drink specials are minimal. Last time, my sister and I ordered a Pineapple Upside Down shot. Keep in mind, this normally taste like sweet pineapple deliciousness.... ours however tasted like an odd combination of Butterscotch and ... well, just butterscotch. It was awful. We only took a tiny sip since the smell was so off in the beginning. I asked the server what in the world was in this shot because it did NOT taste right and I didn't want it. She asked what it taste like- I said Butterscotch. She went and asked the bartender what was in the shot (they had a long convo) and she finally came back and told me it had like vodka, pineapple juice, butterscotch liqueor and something else (it was random whatever it was). And then she immediately explained how they can't do anything about the shots if we don't like them, but I could order another one. Ummm, no thanks sweetie, if your bar puts butterscotch in shots like that, I don't think I will like the rest of your concoctions lol. Maybe one day down the road, when I'm tired of all the other places around me and happen to get a coupon for this place, I may go back... but only for pizza. read more

Our "neighborhood" restaurant. Dependably good. Wings are great. Pizza and salads are good. We also order delivery pizza cause it's so much better than any chain! SO worth the extra couple of bucks. Friendly service. Good place to watch the game. We go at least a couple times a month. read more

The service, ambiance and food all make a statement of what this restaurant is all about. Amazing! They of course serve "bar type food" but I would argue that it's way better than most of the chain restaurants. Point is, give it a try! read more

Great place for dining informally with friends. There are seating accommodations inside at tables, bar or high tops as well as patio seating. Bright and cheery atmosphere with variety of menu items. Pizza is exceptionally good with a lunch menu offering a slice with a salad. The food was served in a timely manner and beverages were refilled often. Prices seemed very reasonable. Wait staff was efficient and attentive. Premises including restroom were very clean and we'll stocked. read more

we ate there many time and we love the food and the people, tonight was super bowl night we went there for dinner and to watch the game, Little did we know that we had to leave a few after half time, the place was not open long enough to watch the game in full. they should have placed a sign on the door that they are closing before the game is over. read more

This place looks much better on the inside than out! Good pizza (they offer pizza by the slice at lunch) but the menu is a bit over priced. Pretty good TV coverage so it could be a decent watering hole in South Charlotte! I'll be back... read more

The food is ok. I've been a few times since it's just across the street from my job. I used to love the Calamari. It would have the tenticals included in theirs. But now it's just the rings and they taste frozen. I used to go a lot more when they had wings on special for lunch. But when they saw it get a lot popular, they took the special off for the lunch crowd. I thought this was super shady and stop going. I recently went back and had the Salmon Caesar Salad special. Their Caesar salads used to be pretty good but this salad was a D at best. The cheese was grated so thick it was hard to chew and the salmon was bland and tasted frozen & served on the side of the salad, not actually a part of the salad. The wings used to be really good but i havent had them recently. This place used to be awesome but it has Def gone downhill. I do like the waitresses tho. They are always so friendly and they get to know you the more you go. Seems they still get a pretty good lunch crowd. But I doubt I'll be giving it another go. read more

The Rusty Onion - Salmon Caesar Salad - Pizza Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Had dinner here with my family tonight. The rusty onion was delicious!! Everything was great. Service was good and friendly also. Will definitely be going back! read more