Angry Elk Brewing Co — Restaurant in North Carolina

Seriously, the worst experience I've ever had, anywhere, ever. The bartender completely ignored us while she flirted with a guy sitting at the bar. Then after finally acknowledging us, she was completely clueless. We asked if they served flights or half pours and she seemed like she had no idea what we were talking about. She then walked away and left us waiting again. After finally returning, we ordered two beers. A kolsch and a lager. The glasses looked dirty but we sucked it up anyways because we drove 30 minutes to check out this brewery. The lager was awful and the kolsch tasted like an IPA. She could have poured the wrong beer, who knows. It must have been her first day. The entire interaction was honestly painful. We said we were just going to close out and she took our card and continued to flirt with the guy at the bar while she took her sweet, sweet time running our card. After we paid, we saw some gentleman come behind the bar and he started "hand washing" the pint glasses in the sink. I almost immediately threw up. He quickly dipped the glass into the soapy water, quickly dipped it in the fresh water and then quickly dipped it into the sanitizer for half a second. I've worked in restaurants, bars and breweries before. This is not proper hand washing for glassware. Absolutely disgusting. Between the rude, clueless, distracted bartender, the terrible beer and witnessing how they washed their pint glasses, I can't even wrap my head around how they are still in business, let alone have good reviews online! After we paid and tipped, we ended up leaving our FULL beers and walking out. Worst experience of my life. What a joke this brewery is. So disappointing we drove an hour round trip for this "brewery". And for the record, this review was written...

I've been a sometimes patron of Angry Elk Brewery for a few months now starting in April of '25. The first time I visited the place they had had a hiccup with their brewing license and did not have their beer on tap nor did they have food available regularly and thus only had guest brewery beers on tap and a guest food truck. Despite this the bartender went above and beyond to make the experience as pleasant as possible. Upon my second trip to the area their brewing permit had been restored and I was first introduced to their signature delicious Copperhead IPA. During this visit they boasted about their soon to open on site permanent kitchen truck. I was able to return soon after the grand opening of their magnificent little kitchen. The menu is simple but the owner takes pride in making sure things are done right. A delicious take on bar nachos, with a beef and bean chili as a base. Chicken wings dry brined for 24hrs and flash fried to perfection and served with your choice of delectable sauce. Beautiful smash burgers and more!! The bartenders Angel and Spencer are attentive and know how to make good drinks. The owner Paul(and his awesome pup Star) frequently hang out in the bar posing as a regular patrons and furthermore really care about and emerse themselves in the experience of their guests. I highly recommend stopping in for a...

Bartender had a great Peru and churned out your order quickly despite being the only one there. Roomy as far as table spacing and very easy access off of 74 on 441 northbound towards Cherokee. It was Sangeia Saturday so that was our intention but they forgot to make it … ????…Strawberry cider was delicious and took some home but draft I ordered with blueberries infused was not palatable. My fault. Should’ve asked for a sample. Unsure if they offer that. Please know they don’t have any food and rely on food trucks, although one was there that day, we’ve passed the place multiple times since then and there aren’t consistently food trucks there. You may need to BYOF if you plan to...