PAID TO
PARTY
WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON THE CHARLOTTE PARTY SCENE.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 06, 2007
McCoy's loves
Harleys
I’ve been riding motorcycles for 10 years, but
biker-bar-hopping the last couple of weeks made me feel
like a real biker.
I was at Cans' Tuesday night Bike Night a few ago, but last
week I hit two straight-up biker bars: Mac’s and McCoy’s.
Thursday, I joined dozens of other bikers celebrating Mac’s
Speed Shop’s two-year anniversary. Simplified, a local band
that is steadily improving, performed. Bikers and FOBs
(Friends of Bikers) streamed outside the popular restaurant
and bar.
If you’ve been to Mac’s, you know their food is ridiculous.
They cook their chicken wings and other meats in a smoker.
They also have a huge selection of craft brews, which is
what first drew me to the place. And don't forget the
deviled eggs.
Mac’s is my favorite yuppie biker bar, but McCoy’s -- which
is around the corner from Mac's, at Woodlawn and Old
Pineville Road -- is the place to go when I’m feeling like
a roughneck.
Ryan Register, who managed the Men’s Club, followed his
dream and opened the bar with his father Namon and brother
Jimmy about six months ago. Register named it after his
grandfather. Relatives say Register reminds them of his
grandfather.
McCoy’s has a rougher vibe, a smaller selection of beer,
and slammin’ food. They also smoke all of their meats.
Their chicken wings were delicious, pulled pork melted on
my fork, and they even had good macaroni and cheese (I
rarely like mac 'n' cheese unless it comes from a soul-food
restaurant.)
Most of his patrons last Friday were Harley-Davidson
riders. When I pulled into the lot, the doorman directed me
to put my Honda Shadow in the far parking lot. I wasn’t
allowed to park my bike next to all the Harleys out front.
I screamed segregation. Register assured me that it wasn’t
the bike, but the lack of available parking. (I still don’t
believe you!)
When I walked in, several patrons looked me up and down,
but the staff was friendly. By the end of the night, I
exchanged goodbyes with a few patrons.
If you go, Register typically hires a Dyno machine or a
burnout bike to set up in the parking lot on Fridays. The
noise makes it difficult to hold a conversation on the
patio, but both are fun to watch.
POSTED
BY TONYA JAMESON