Choplin's Restaurant

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Charlotte1 review

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   My wife and I enjoyed our meals very much!The service was great but unfortunately I cannot remember our server or the hostess ‘ name that seated us but both were very personable! I thought it was a bit over priced but overall it was good experience.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Charlotte3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 3 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was excellent. We had a misunderstanding with our initial order which was resolved quickly to our satisfaction. I highly recommend the salmon and the flat stake. Will definitely be back .
   

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   Tammy

   Washington DC4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Grouper on bed of tomato collards and corn was DELICIOUS!
   

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   lisa

   Cleveland1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   No one waited on us for 35 mins. Had to stop a waiter and ask for service. Didn't even bring us water. Drinks took another 20 mins. We went through 3 different waiter/waitress. Finally ordered. My husband who likes his steak minium rare actually sent his steak back because it was still moo'ing only to have the same steak returned well done. He has never in 35 years complained until today. My market price seabass consisted of rice-a-roni rice pilof topped with i think was the lobster bisque soup. Presentation was poor. We took guests here for dinner. Was embarrassed with the over all experience. The only thing they did was a free round of drinks...drinks that we had to send back because they were either not what we ordered or they were made wrong. A $300 meal that took over 2 hours and no manager to apologize. The hostess came over and said, sorry hope you come back. So disappointing Have gone here for years. Not the same quality or service.
   

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   Gail

   Charlotte1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our group agreed that everything was exceptional! Thank you for a lovely evening
   

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   Emanuel VIP

   New York City1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   I like Choplin's, was just 'ok' on our last visit. We waited outside about 30 min after reservation to get table (several folks had same issue). Wife ordered French onion soup, was brought to her pretty quickly... except it was meant for another table. So they picked it up right as she was about to bite in and moved to the other table. Forgivable, but I wouldn't have wanted to be that other table with other guests breathing and talking all over my food. Newer dish in the NC Crab Casserole is a remix of their Blue crab dip with a bit of a funky aftertaste. Mother Earth salad is a little pedestrian for a nice restaurant. Cheesecake dessert was good, no complaints there. 3 stars, I'm still rooting for them. Was a little mediocre this time though.
   

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   LeClair VIP

   Charleston19 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   This was our second and last time eating at this restaurant. We arrived a few minutes before our reservation only to be told they didn’t have a table available. I said “wow, that’s interesting since we made a reservation online”. Magically, we were seated at a 4 top right after that conversation…..as we should have been. It’s not our problem that you are over seating your restaurant just to make more money. Our waitress was just meh….zero personality and seriously acted like we were bothering her by being there. We ordered drinks and looked over the menu. I started with the Mother Earth salad and my husband had the ceasar salad. Both salads were simply pathetic. Slabs of romaine with the root still on it, minimal ingredients and little to no dressing. We barely touched them….not worth $2 much less $11 each! I ordered the filet and it came with scalloped potatoes and some sort of green beans. The filet was a decent size and cooked to my liking, but it lacked flavor. I’ll save my steak dinners for Epic as they know how to cook a steak that will melt in your mouth! The sides were gross, box grade scalloped potatoes and soggy over seasoned green beans. My husband got the salmon and it was a decent piece of fish. He said it tasted fine, not mind blowing. The turmeric rice was box grade as well. Neither one of us fished our meals. The bill was $200 and wasn’t worth $50. Not only was the food and service just plain bad, no one seems to know what is going on in there. We had 3 different meals brought to our table that we didn’t order! There are way to many stellar restaurants in and around LKN towns, so this one never be reserved again.
   

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   Basil

   Charlotte1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 19 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We met family for dinner and from the moment we walked into Choplin’s we knew we were in for a treat! We were celebrating a birthday and they went over and beyond to make it special! Our server Jackson made us feel at home and took such good care of us! BEST meal we’ve had out! We can’t wait to be back!!!!
   

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   Julie VIP

   Charlotte8 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   I will not be coming back EVER again. My family has been coming to Choplin’s for several years, and the two times we’ve been in the last year, have BOTH been horrible experiences. Reservation times seem to be merely a suggestion (especially if made on OpenTable), they’ve overpacked the place to the point it’s probably a code violation, and the management is incredibly rude and doesn’t like to be questioned. Last night, we waited in the rain just to check in, only to have people cut in line and get checked in before us (because the hostess disappeared), and to find out that the wait was still 30-40 minutes. On Mother’s Day last year, we made a reservation and they did not specify indoor and outdoor seating (because they don’t usually have outdoor as an option), and when we arrived, they wanted to seat us outside….and it was extremely hot that day. I explained how that wasn’t what I made a reservation for, and the hostess was incensed over me questioning her, and very rude. She said that if we wanted inside that we would have to wait over an hour because they were fully booked inside. We had no other choice, so we stayed. Our table and seating were plastic. PLASTIC. And, we were packed in there like sardines, because that front area was not meant to be for seating. I won’t go into the multitude of code violations that were happening out there that day…in the parking lot, but it was clear they didn’t care. Needless to say, I felt like I was at a family picnic with 40 (yes, that many) total strangers. No privacy or personal space at all. It was no where close to fine dining. As a long time customer, I am very disappointed at how they are now running this place. It seems like all they care about is getting as many people in as they can, at any cost. Forget customer service and ambience.
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco1 review

    2.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2

    We had reservations for Valentine’s weekend and was our first time dining here. We were met at the door with a declaration of a “Special Menu” at $90/pp. There was no indication of this on the website, no phone call, and nothing on the website. We were extremely disappointed that this pricing did not include courses with wine or beverage. Very disappointed….was not an enjoyable evening. Seating was uncomfortable and ambience affected by this. I was looking forward to this dinner and ended up only eating a small salad and crab dip for $70.
    

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