Earl's Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Winston-Salem

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Location & Hours Map 121 W 9th St

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Mon

4:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tue

4:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Wed

4:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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4:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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4:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Closed now Sat

11:00 AM - 11:00 PM

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11:00 AM - 11:00 PM

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No Reservations Accepts Credit Cards Many Vegetarian Options

About the Business Business owner information Herbie G.

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Earl's is a great spot for Winston Salem food and drinks. Earl's restaurant and whiskey bar features southern cooking and live music. Our house specialty is Joyce Farms fried chicken. Earl's bar is well stocked with over 100 whiskeys. We serve up good cold beers and whimsical cocktails. You can fin…

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Search within reviews Yelp Sort Chris T. Elite '2021

Winston-Salem, NC 10619 3/12/2021 2 photos I almost wrote this review in ALL CAPS because I couldn't think of another way to express my new love of this place. But I'll try with words.

I went here last night with my dad as we are trying different chicken "sandwiches" around Winston. I'm glad we came here last - it was my favorite! We started off with drinks (already a fan since they serve PBR tall boys) and got the Totchos appetizer (see pic) that looked amazing but tasted even better.

I got the Winston Hot Chicken and my dad got the Hot Honey Chicken (pics of those, too). Both sandwiches were delicious. My only nitpick (and I really had to think to find one) is that my chicken/bun combination was a little dry. There are several versions of chicken sandwiches so I guess that means I'm coming back again and again for more!

All in all, a great experience and our server (who was excellent) told us they have live music and karaoke throughout the week - def worth me checking out! I've now etched this place in my top 4 favorite WS restaurants. So glad we have a "Nashville-style" hot...

I'm only giving this place a 5 star because Google won't let me give it a 10. I was in town and called a local friend and wanted dinner. He was out of town and told me to come here. I wanted Thai so I almost didn't go when he descibed it as Country Americana. I was thinking Cracker Barrel knockoff, boy was I wrong.

I was told to sit at the bar and ask for Houston, the bartender. He suggested an Old Fashion after I told him my "favorite spirit", best one I ever had. It also paired nicely with my dinner. I asked for help on the menu with three entrees. He said "hands down all day, the meatloaf". It was next level. I couldn't even tell it was meatloaf. It was prepared beautifully and after the first bite I was hooked on this place. The depth of flavor, I had to sit and savor the first bite.

Now the place is a new favorite. I also met Mark the manager. He told me the dessert list and I chose the apple cobbler. And of course it came with ice cream. Wow! Not grandma"s either. Served in an iron skillet, the apples were "ribbon cut". They weren't dried out and there was no "crumble" like I was expecting and I didn't miss it.

They have great drink specials every night or you can try the house "party juice". I think Houston made about 30 "lemon drops" while I was there, the drink special of the night. He never slowed down and was just as personable and friendly.

Outside the bathroom is a cool funky art dispenser. It's an old cigarette dispenser turned into an art store. I haven't seen one of these since I was in Chandler, AZ over 10 years ago. Pop in $5 and choose your art. I got an upcycled computer byte pendant.

The vibe is support cool. Its a little dark in side after the sun goes down and I had to use the light on my phone to read the menu. But the vibe with the old tin marquee letters over the bar, the hundreds of photos framed on the wall and buildings beam support covered with stickers. And lighted tree made this place perfect for an out of town traveler in shorts to a beautiful dressed couple for date night for dinner. I'm coming back for my birthday...

Myself and two of my friends decided to go here Sunday afternoon for an early dinner. When we first got there, we enjoyed the decor and immediately were seated. It seemed the service was good after being helped initially; however, it went downhill wholly from the moment we ordered our appetizers. It appeared once our order was in, the server seemed uninterested in assisting. I have to ask for silverware and condiments (which took her 10mins to give); I also had consistently request water refills which I never received even after asking. When we received our spinach dip, she brought them without the chips it came with the appetizer. When we asked her for the pita chips, she stated, “ I’m not sure why they weren’t on there; if you want them, I can ask the kitchen to make them.” I’m not sure why it didn’t come with the appetizer, to begin with, if it’s made/ comes with the order. After waiting 30mins, she finally brought the chips, and at that time, we told her we no longer wanted to appetizer due to the food being cold. I gave her the benefit of the doubt because it seemed she was only one of two servers (though they were not busy). We ordered drinks which she stated were delayed or just made incorrectly because the bartender did not want to make the orders, and it became a whole ordeal between the staff as to why customers weren’t receiving drinks. After waiting for her to come back so we could receive our check, which took 45mins after requested, once we received them, we told her she could take our payment before walking away, and she LEFT. The checks were not only incorrect (charging us for the incorrect drinks the bartender made that we did not drink) but also for the food we sent back UNTOUCHED. The food itself was good; it’s a shame the service was so poor. At the end of this, we sat there for over 2 hours, not being helped, acknowledged, or even respected. The manager finally addressed us once he saw her walk away and not return when we tried to pay. Too little too late! I will not return even with the “free entire coupons” we received...