Iron Thunder Saloon - Hickory

The atmosphere is pleasant, and the place is both friendly and clean. I really enjoy all the motorcycle-themed decor! The drinks are great, and the beer is nice and cold. Definitely stop by and relax for a while. Grab a cold one; you won't regret it!

The bartenders are fantastic, and there are plenty of great drink options. It might be a bit tricky to locate, but it's a really welcoming bar as long as you behave.

As a first-time guest, I found this place to be a great spot for grabbing a beer and hanging out. However, the food service was a bit underwhelming. I ordered two tacos; one was fine, while the other was mostly empty. I mentioned this to our server, but unfortunately, it didn’t lead to any resolution.

McKenzie is a great waitress with a very sweet and outgoing g personality. The food was very nice served hot and delicious. We'll come back soon and bring our friends. Stop the great service!

So this place has really great food, and awesome customer service! Shyanne is an amazing waitress and took great care of us too! However, if you go there on Fridays and Saturdays do not expect to hear your conversation with the rest of your party. Kris the DJ that comes out here blast his speakers as loud as he can and has no regard for the customers trying to eat here. He blames the $hit quality of his music on the acoustics of the building which in reality it is the fact he has the subs set too high. I think it’s time to find a new DJ, Iron Thunder Edited to add: After 30 minutes I got a notification on my watch that the environment was really loud. Then another after another 30 minutes. Second Edit: Iron Thunder, you’re right. This post isn’t about the place being bad. But yes, I am disappointed in your DJ since he has no regard for the customers you’re serving. We spoke to him directly to ask if he could at the very least bring the volume down and instead he dismissed us and acted as if we didn’t know what we were talking about. My dad has run gigs since I was a little girl and made points on how he could adjust the system to make the listening experience pleasant for everyone(even with it rocking out and filling the place). At the time of writing this post initially it was so loud I couldn’t even think or comfortably order my food from the waitress, nor have a conversation with anyone without yelling “huh?” repeatedly. So I was incredibly frustrated since I was originally excited to bring my family out and have them try y’all out for the first time as I’ve eaten here before and have loved it every time before this particular experience. It would just be appreciated if Kris actually cared to try and make the appropriate adjustments to allow an enjoyable and fun listening experience for everyone, or if you guys decided to just get a new DJ altogether. I do apologize for the original rating as it was out of frustration.