We have missed the Picasso's that opened briefly in Cornelius, so we searched this one out. Â It was like a Goldilocks story. Â Some sports bars are too crowded and too noisy for a relaxing dinner for two. Â Others are too quiet, too boring. Â This one seems just right. Â They have the same good food we had enjoyed in Cornelius, a good beer selection, an attractive-enough layout, and friendly staff.
Review Source:Came here on a random Wednesday night, after spending way to much money at Ikea. I had a strange hankering for wings, and yelped this place...
I walked in, and was greeted kindly and seated quickly. Long story short, I got a dozen wings and fries. The wings I got (Honey chipotle) were above average, but not fantastic. The fries were also above average as well...
Long story short, a little bit overpriced, and average flavors. At least the service was good!
They have some great wings here (ask them to make them extra crispy). I literally have tried most of their flavors, except for the insanely hot ones. This time I tried the Pineapple Kicker Wings. I was thinking they would be a little more sweeter with the name "Pineapple" and all, instead they are more on the spicer side. The bf had Hot Garlic. They too were on the spicer side instead of really tasting the garlic. All in all the wings were still good and now you can get a basket which comes with six wings and a nice size helping of French Fries for $7.99. Before you would have had to add a side of fries. They also have really good drink specials: $2.50 draft beers and $9.00 pitchers. The appetizers of my choice is the Spinach Artichoke Dip and the Pepperoni Pizza Rolls...I wouldn't recommend the  Fried Jalapeño  b/c when I had them they were kinda mushy and I actually prefer them with cream cheese instead of a nacho cheese filling. Looking for a place with great wings and specials on drinks then head over here...also a great place for sport fan fanatics!
Review Source:Went to check out a game with some friends and was horrified at our service.
One of our party received a cold pizza roll and brought it to our server's attention.
How tacky can one be in deciding to stick one's finger in a patron's food and declare the patron wrong?
Unbelievable.
And then the manager decided to get in on the action. He made a special trip to our table to declare the server was correct in her statement and her action because she was requested to stick her finger in the food in question.
Really?
If this is any indication of how customers are treated at Picasso's, rest assured that members of my party took note and WILL spread the word.
My first and last visit.
Thank you for a great football Sunday.
Going to Picasso's was a real experience. When we walked in...we just walked in. No hostes what so ever. Everyone's been to a sports bar before, this was a little strange to me. None the less we found seats close to the big screen. It seems like there's thousands of tv's in this place! I think there were only two servers working that day. But they had it all under control. It's kind of a do as you please atmosphere. Everyone had on a jersey representing their team, it was live! I ordered the two foods their known for. Pizza. Wings. I had a medium cheese pie and the cajun garlic wing basket (or whatever it's called). The pizza, not really all that great. It was just a step up, maybe two, from frozen pizza. ( Our waitress noted that the dough is made in house dailey). Just didn't hit the spot for me. The wings on the other hand...marvelous! I don't know if I'd say the best in Charlotte, but they were pretty good! Sadly when I got to the bottom of my wing baskey ( because I ate all of them), my very last wing had a rather large feather still attached. This rendered it inedible in my book. Overall great spot. I'll be going back for sure.
Review Source:This is a great spot for local UNCC students or a nice place to go and hang out with friends or your significant other. Â It is a great place to watch whatever game you want because they have tons of TVs as well as the largest projection TV I have seen thus far in Charlotte. Â I have only tried the wings and the pizza and they are definitely on point. Â The pizza is oven baked, so it has a unique taste that only Picasso's can provide. Â I would give it five stars if the service was a little more consistent. Â Sometimes you will sit down at a table and it takes forever for someone to come over, while at other times the service is stellar. Â If you are looking for awesome pizza or wings in the University area, this is your spot.
Review Source:Ok, I admit, I am not a sports bar person. Â Heck, I am not so much of a sports person. Â But I am a huge fan of wings, and thus I sought out a place that had pretty decent ones. Â This led me to try Picasso's to see what it's all about. Â And I have got to say, they have some pretty good ones.
Thus far, I have tried three different kinds. Â The Caribbean Creepers were like eating a jerk chicken wing, but they were just a little too different for me. Â The medium garlic were pretty good, but the best I have had, by far, are the Cajun Garlic. Â They are the perfect level of spiciness, not too spicy but plenty of flavor. Â
I have tried some of their other things here too. Â Their bacon cheese fries were kind of 'meh' when I had them; they were pretty skimpy on the cheese and bacon. Â Their pizza was pretty decent. Â We had the Masterpiece, had a lot of good toppings. Â Still, I am not a huge fan of New York-style pizza (I originate from the Midwest, and am quite partial toward Chicago-style or deep dish), but it was pretty standard for pizza.
Service has been ok here. Â I have never had bad service, so that is definitely a plus. Â They do have a decent amount of seating too, and it's not overly crowded in there.
I plan to try a few more things on their menu, and that definitely includes other styles of their wings. Â Their wings are good, but I must continue on my quest for amazing wings here in Charlotte.
Overall, I would give Picasso's about 3.5 stars.
I have visited this bar several times and must say I'm a big fan of this bar. Â It is your average sports bar, with average drink prices. Â Their bar food is out of this world. Â Don't believe me? Â Try the pizza rolls, buffalo chicken rolls, or wings. Â Or all three. Â Seriously.
Stopped there in the daytime once however to pick up some of the aforementioned deliciousness, and was put off by their carpet in the morning. Â If you've had a bit to much too drink, don't stare at the carpeting while making your way to the loo. Â You might fall over. Â
Been here to watch some Phillies games before and even though the bartender was a Yankees fan, it was still a nice experience. Â I will definitely go back to this place in the future.
THE BEST WINGS IN THE QC!!! My friends ad I joke about how perfect they are...but seriously. How do they get them so perfect? EVERYTIME! Perfect amount of sauce, fried crispy, with that ranch! OMG! This is a great lunch spot, or place to watch the games if you'e into sports. Bartenders remember you and take great care of you. Love it! Dammit! I want some wings now! LOL
Review Source:I'm a huge fan of this place. Â It's an actual sports bar, in a part of town choking to death on crappy franchise restaurants. Â Expect efficient, friendly staff, seriously good pizza and wings, and good drink specials. Â It's a busy bar, so if you're looking for a sub-2 minute greet on a Friday night, go to Chili's. Â The service at Picasso's is good, but it's not A) a family restaurant, B) a frozen drink/flair/appletini bar, or C) a 'College' bar. Â It's a sports bar, so tip well, enjoy the food, and get ready for the bartenders to know your name and your drink the next time you come in.
Review Source:This is a perfectly awesome sports bar.
You can go there for any big game for any sport, and they will have it on one of their many screens WITH SOUND!! Â They even have a roll-down projection screen towards the rear of the bar that shows the big games as well.
I recently went to Picassos one week night, and ordered a beer and an order of a dozen Cajun Garlic wings w/ranch. Â This is a tasty sauce I've had many times so I knew what I was given. Â The wings were brought to me pipping hot and the ranch was thick and cold. Â There's nothing I despise more than a warm, runny ranch. Â The wings were cooked with the perfect amount of crispiness but were not overcooked by any means. Â
My only complaint with the wings is that they are not charred. Â I'm sorry to say, but if you're not throwing your wings over an open-flame and charring them at this point then you're simply behind the times. Â Plenty of establishments such as Fanz, Hickory Tavern and Mac's throw their wings over a grill before serving them.
If your looking for a chill and relaxing WEEKDAY evening to watch your favorite team, Picassos is the perfect place. Â On football Sundays, Picasso's University is nothing short of perfectly organized mayhem. Â Fans often arrived at 11am-11:30am even though their game doesn't kick-off until 1pm! Â Furthermore, you are very likely to see a skirmish or a squabble as Sunday day turns into Sunday evening and patrons start to get that liquor courage.
Before I close, I want to make an important distinction in my rating.  I give Picasso's Sports Cafe as a whole  5-stars.  The staff is always friendly, prompt and efficient.  However, I am not giving their Cajun Garlic Wings 5-stars!  Though their wings are good, there are not "5-star" worthy.  On a scale of 1-10, I'd give them a 7.
At its soul, this is a classic, American sports-bar. Â Good food, done right.
Picasso's is cool, my girlfriend used to live in the area so we frequently visit Charlotte. Picasso's is a great place with lots of TV's, seating and games. The drinks are inexpensive and the food looked good. My only complaint is that they didn't have the UFC fight on there. Had to walk to Buffalo Wild Wings
Review Source:Stopped in to catch some Monday Night Football action here after a nice dinner. Â Cowboys versus the Giants... man the crowd was insane. Â Since the place was busy our waitress was running around like crazy... but didn't seem like she was doing anything. Â It took forever for her to get the bill after my buddy and I each had a beer. Â Luckily we both had cash on us so we just left it on the table.
Service aside, we didn't eat any food so I may come back here to try that out - maybe not on a football night. Â There are plenty of screens and TVs all around the Bar and dining area so everyone had a decent view of the screens - I could see it as a fun place to go and watch games. Â I think my friends and I just wanted to check in on the score, but didn't think the bar was going to be so charged up. Â There were some die-hard Giants and Cowboys fans in there. Â We left during the half since it felt like a fight was going to break out at any second. Â I'm pretty sure nothing happened, but it was a lot of people yelling at each other - maybe we got there late that we didn't realize all those people were friends and were just making fun of each other...
If your a Charlotte 49'er fan, this is the place to be.
They have lot's of Charlotte memorabilia.
The staff is friendly, professional and knowledgable.
We went for a Saturday afternoon lunch.
The sweet tea is VERY sweet, asked for half a glass of ice water.
I had the Southwest Chicken Salad, others had the Manhattan Pizza.
My salad was fresh and flavorful. The personal pizza was excellent as well.
They also have NTN trivia if you like playing on-line.
This place probably rocks during hoops season and should be a destination once the 49'ers start their football season.
They have a hugh projection screen TV and all the requisite HD Plasamas
Hands down, the best sportsbar in CLT. They really know how to take care of their loyal patrons. If there is a particular game of interest on TV somewhere in the world, they will put it on for you, no questions asked. And, if you are a Charlotte 49ers fan, this is the place to be. So, to the guys @ the door, the waitresses, and the bartenders ... You guys make it happen and we appreciate it.
Review Source:Definitely an excellent sports bar. There are TVs everywhere you turn, and is an especially raucous place to watch a big game.
They do have live music intermittently on weekends, but it is much more a sports bar than live music venue.
My band performed there in May, during the NBA Finals. We were slated to go on at 10, after the first game but before the second game came on, which meant they would turn down the sound on the TVs. I thought we were going to get bum-rushed when some people learned what was going on.
It turned out okay in the end, but it was an interesting evening to say the least.
Food-wise, the pizza and wings are delicious! I had excessive quantities of both, as well as draft beer.
Apart from the sports crowd, it seems this place does quite a bit of late-night business, as a lot of people make it one of their last stops of the evening before heading home to sleep it off.
Overall, a good scene, and definitely worth a stop just for the pizza and wingies.
If you live in UCB, you have to drive to Picasso's otherwise known as P2. Â Simply the best place to go to watch sports in HD, especially the week after PPV boxing because they have HBO that replays the fight. Â All TVs are HD capable and one giant projection screen for primary games. Â Show up early for Sunday NFL because it gets packed and rowdy!!!
The wings are the largest in town besides Houlihans. Â Buffalo Wild Wings nearby is a joke. Â If you like spicy, try the Creepers and you'll become a fan like me. Â New flavor, Honey Chipotle (what's up with the chipotle - smoked jalepeno craze?) is more sweet and very less smoky spice. Be bold and try Lucifer's, made with habenero peppers. Â
Pepperonni rolls are the best and very popular and is customizable. Â Burgers have buns that don't fall apart. Tower of onion rings tend to be soggy. Â Pizza is handtossed and cooked in brick oven (Crust is dry) Bartenders are generous and friendly. Â No tiny rocks glass served here like Pigeon's or Smokey Bones. Â
Minor flaw is that they tend to run out of liquor towards end of month and no good SM Scotch is served, Oban or Balvanie. Â If you are a fan of domestic beers then you won't be disappointed in their specials.
There's a full size shuffleboard and video games if bored and leather couches to lounge on. Â
Days to remember: Mondays/Wednesday beer specials and Thursday/Sunday is Karokee.
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