Charlies Hamburgers

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Charlie's Hamburgers is located in Pennsylvania. This restaurant is mildly expensive. This American restaurant is known for its hamburgers. This restaurant features lunch.

User Reviews of Charlies Hamburgers

Yelp.com Review - by Colleen B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Now I know 5 stars are hard to come by, but trust me, BEST BURGER I HAVE EVER HAD. And I am a busy carnivore !!This place was literally down the street from where I grew up and across the street from...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best black and white milkshake ever! Their burgers are amazing as well and I love how they reuse the burger roll bags as their take out bags. Limited seating inside and closed on Tuesdays.
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Visiting my uncle I wanted to find a place special to his side of town and boy oh boy did I find some place special!About a block down from this little joint is a place with a sign that says best...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lee S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Bunny made my first Charlie's burger when they were on Woodland Avenue. I would kill for another, right now.
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by John H.

4.0 of 5 stars. It has been five years since I ate there, but last night I entertained the idea of having Charlie's cater my wedding. And I'm not white trash. Really. Catering is actually not a bad idea; that way...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love Charlie's. I have not had a burger that satisfies a grease and meat craving better. And who cares if the burgers are such small little cute affairs? Get 5 of them. Best $20 on burgers you could...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Percy N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Saw the reviews and wanted to try it. Unfortunately, it was a Tuesday, which is when they are closed :-(So don't make the same mistake I did....go on any day BUT a Tuesday.
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Samantha H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hands down best burger I've ever gotten. A tiny little eatery just off of the great Macdade with a huge sign that can't be missed. Step inside and while the menu is short and the place is spare,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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Charlie's Hamburgers - Best burgers ever!

I have been going to Charlies since before the first restaurant burned down at Baltimore Pike. I was just a toddler then. Been coming back ever since. The burgers are kinda thin but there's just something...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael W.

1.0 of 5 stars. Quaint little burger shack, with not much to offer inside. The menu is limited, which usually means they have the mentality of "why do a hundred things okay when you can do one thing great?" This...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Holly H.

5.0 of 5 stars. No frills burger guys that have been doing it forever and with any luck will keep going for as long as possible. Their milk shakes are classical and delicious. Worth the trip to the 'burbs.
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael F.

5.0 of 5 stars. "Much better than 5 Guys?" Absolutely. Have people that rant and rave about Five Guys really never have a burger beyond McDs or BK before? The Five Guys phenom is more about a very good marketing...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim H.

5.0 of 5 stars. A hometown favorite! The burgers are good, but the milkshakes are phenomenal. I don't know what they put in them, but the taste is like no other. I'm so glad this place is not a franchise or...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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Best Burgers

I've been going to Charlie's for approx 40 plus yrs and I've sat with 5 generations on the stools provided. My family has been going to Charlies since it was founded. We've taken countless friends and family...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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Charlie's burgers are lousy

I heard that Charlie's was supposed to have great hamburgers and man was I disappointed. The place is a true hamburger shack which was cool, but their burgers are as small as White Castle but cost three times...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom G.

4.0 of 5 stars. So, I lived in Prospect Park for 18 years of my life. Charlies was always on the potential lunch/dinner menu. Small but delicious burgers, great shakes, and huge lines. It's been around for far...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Pretty stinkin tasty!! Went here tonite after a recommend from Marcello(thanks man!). I got the Charlie special, and a black and white. Only down side like fries, but the burgers are bangin, so who...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathryn M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Charlies has always been an esstential to my fast food favorites. Getting two greasy burgers packed with delcious cheese and ketchup and a soda will always be a past time which I'll pass down to my...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by michelle p.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm writing this review in retrospect, I don't eat meat now but, Charlie's was still a bangin' burger. They do make grilled cheese for your veggie friends who want to turn a blind eye to the fact...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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Great Burgers!

Its like they ripped this place off the boardwalk. They sell small burgers at a cheap price. . similar to white castle, but not quite so small and not at all crappy. The burgers are delicious, and I believe...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Caroline P.

4.0 of 5 stars. FAB greasy burgers and shakes.I still remember the first time I went here with my dad. What memories!! It's a little building off the road that looks like nothing special but oh so special it is. The...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nat P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Serving fatty awesome-ness, one burger at a time.The other day I was craving a burger for lunch so I stopped by Charlie's for a fix!Charlie's is a little place but this doesn't stop the masses from...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Started coming here with the ol' grandma back when I was just a little fat kid, now that I'm a slightly trimmer adult I still love it.The burgers are greasy as all get-out and the buns are warmed on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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ablase35

When i was in high school my friends and I would go to Charlie's after soccer games. Their hamburgers are sensational. The prices for everything we very reasonable. The place is very small but service is...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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Jonesing for a Charlie's

I grew up in Havertown in the 70s and would be taken by my parents to Charlie's for treats, celebrations, and quick stops on the way to the airport. But it's been a long time since I'ved lived in the Delaware...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bob H.

5.0 of 5 stars. What else can I say that hasn't been echoed by my compatriots? Real food goodness at fast-food speed. If I had a little time to relax and stay there longer than a usual visit, I'm certain I would be...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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Freshness wins it!

I've been going to Charlie's since I was a little girl. It's not meant to impress by being a large, fancy restaurant and for those of you who don't get that, maybe you are better off going to some chain...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonathan G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I concur with Marcello D. Charlie's has the best fast-food style burgers you could ever hope to put in your mouth/belly. This is old-school burgery at its best. I'd honestly say it's worth a trip...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Have been coming here since I was 5

The best burgers in the world hands down they are awesume..BYOF bring fries from mcdonalds because they only have burgers and shakes but its well worth it.
menupages.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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no-frills spot

This is a small no-frill setting w/ counter dining. Best burgers & dogs made anywhere. Service is quick & w/ a smile. Very reasonably priced. Menu is limited to only burgers, dogs, & shakes, & soda. Well worth...
menupages.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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What are people thinking???

I do NOT understand why everyone loves Charlie's so much. Maybe it's just one of those things where one person says it's a great place, then another person agrees and it's just something that becomes accepted...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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good burger

Not bad I have had better. Service was good a little long waiting for my food. I would go back though
citysearch.com - user review - 10/27/2006
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Over 50 years of Charlie's Fanatics!!!!!!!!!!!

My parents went to Charlie's before I was born, then as an incentive for me when I got my toncils out they told me as soon as I got better we could go to Charlie's! As I dated my soon to be husband and we went...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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It's all Hype

You might as well go to White Castle. At least you'll get more value for your money.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/21/2006
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As Good as it gets

I have been going there for over 50 years. The best burgers ever. Make sure you get them loaded with a black and white shake.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/09/2006
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Charlies IS Cheesburger Heaven

Without fail, everytime we visit Philly I cajole my husband who is a Springfield native to take me to Charlies. I long for a cheeseburger loaded accompanied by a black and white. The first time my husband took...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/18/2006
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Burger brainwashed...

$12 bucks for 3 of the thinnest burgers ever and 2 decent-ish milkshakes? Any diner can make a similar meal. Sorry - I was not that impressed - they must have a cult following that has never buttered & toasted...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/02/2006
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There's nothing like a Charlies hamburger!!! by Stanley P. at InsiderPages

Charlies makes, by far, the best tasting burgers I've ever had. You can stop by this joint just about anytime of day, and there's always a line. Although it may not look like much form the outside, their...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/07/2005
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Local Joint

While the Burgers and milkshakes are to die for, parking is a hassle and they aren't lying when they say burger "shack" The place looks like it's falling apart. I recommend grabbing a couple cheeseburgers and...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/08/2005
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YUM YUM YUM

I have been eating Charlie's hamburgers for over 5 years. I think they are by far the best burgers around. Unfortunately, my husband and stepson don't like them?? HUH???? of course, husband is not from around...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/22/2005
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BEST BURGER EVER

The flavor is in the grease and yet I don't feel sick after eating two and a milkshake. Just the way a burger should be.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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Mmmmm.........Charlies

The greatest cheeseburger in the history of the known universe. The gods weep at the deliciousness of Charlies.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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The Memories

My parents used to take me, my sister, and brother to Charlie's when we were little, we used to get so excited when they said we were getting Charlie's for dinner our mouth would start to water. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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Incredible Delicious

My wife turned me on to this place 18 years ago when we were first married. At the time I wasn'nt to impressed. After my next visit they began to grow on me. My wife, I, and the kids now drive 20 miles for...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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Step back in time with a Great Burger and Shake

When I want a great Burger and I'm back in my old neighborhood I head to Charlies. I too have been a customer for close to 40 years. When I was a kid we would stop by the old place in Springfield after...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/15/2005
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Worth driving from Bucks County for

It was a treat when my Dad brought home Charlie's hamburgers wrapped in their little wax paper bags, usually on a Friday night after he finished his second shift at Boeing in Morton. I'm now living in Bucks...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/16/2005
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Hamburger Heaven

Back in the 1960s, a friend took me to Charlie's and I fell in love with the place. It has moved from its off Baltimore Pike location to one now off McDade Blvd. but the murger expereince is the same. I get...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/25/2004
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CHARLIE'S ROCKS!

oh boy.. to all those people out there going to ZACKS or other crappy burger joints, get in know and GO TO CHARLIE"S!!! Its the best burger, and for those of you complaining about no fries or onion rings,...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2004
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Chuckie's Burgers

I drove 25 miles for this?! If it was my hometown I'm sure I'd be used to the food but for a $3 double cheeseburger...forget it! The burgers were thin no substance to it at all...I give the burgers a 4...but I...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/11/2004
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NO HAMBURGER IS BETTER!!!!!!!

THE BEST!! I have been buying Charlies Hamburgers for the past 36 years and have NEVER had a better burger anywhere.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2003
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NO FRIES

I don't know about the rest of these people that have reviewed this hamburger joint, but I like fries with my burgers. If you are like me, you will be very disappointed. All they've got on their menu are hot...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2003
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don't go there on tuesdays

excellent burgers, great milkshakes however charlies is closed on tuesdays.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/08/2003
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always the best

I will drive across country just to get my Charlies burger and a black and white milk shake. There is nothing like it any where else in the U.S.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/08/2003
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AWESOME

Well i work there and i have to tell you i can't get enough of those cheeseburgers! I rememberr i went there when i was little and i didn't like them they had no mayonaise i was mad but when i grew up and...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/19/2003
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Stepping back in time with my Dad.

Fridays were for the guys, in our family it was Fish or you fended for yourself. My Dad would wink and we were off to Charlies for one of the best hamburgers ever to crest the Golden Mile. Anyone from...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/13/2002
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A 50 YEAR VETERAN

I FIRST STARTED GETTING MY BURGER FIX SATISFIED AT CHARLIES WHEN IT WAS IN SPRINGFIELD IN THE EARLY 50'S. THROUGH THE YEARS THEY HAVE REMAINED CONSISTANTLY A GREAT BURGER. HAND FORMED AND COOKED JUST RIGHT....
citysearch.com - user review - 12/13/2002
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Simply the best.

I was introduced to Charlie's by my dad, who used to go there when he was a kid. Now we go out of our way on car trips to make a stop there and get a Bunny (burger with the works). The staff is friendly and...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/21/2002
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burgers burgers burgers

yum yum yum classic "burger joint" no frills, none needed...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/20/2002
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Move over Wimpie

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. This could possibly the best burgers and shakes ever. Nothing beats Charlies and their following shows.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2002
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Nifty Fifties got nutting on Charlies!!

I've been going here since I was a kid! Great burgers, even better milk shakes! Nifty Fifties may be up the street, but Charlies is better by far!!
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2002
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simply the best

charlies are the best hamburgers that i have ever had. they are just the right thickness, and are prepared to perfection by the guys who work there. you can't eat just one!
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2002
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Is't in the cheese

Ever since they were in Springfield, Del. Cnty. they are still great. When ever I am in town I just got to stop in and have a burger. Better than home made.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/30/2002
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Charlie's Rules

We have been eating at Charlie's for about five years now. When we go in, the workers know exactly what we want. The service is friendly. The best part about Charlie's is that there is never a wait for your...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/18/2002
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the best ever made on earth

for over 50 plus year's charlies hamburgers are the best on earth period. They existed before the fast chains types.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2002
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Zac's Who?

There has been a local suburbian rival between the better burger? Is it Zac's or Charlies? I f you have had either one than don'e comment. All I can say is that My goodfriend was grill man for Zac's for three...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2002
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