Any place that serves fried pickles at least gets three stars from me. The Penquin is a small resturant on the north side of Charlotte. The key word there is small my girlfriend and I waited to eat for 55 minutes if not longer (I stopped counting)... So was it worth the wait... Well since I don't live in Charlotte it wouldn't have been worth a trip just to eat here. However if your in Charlotte the food is cheap and very good... Another reason it wouldn't be worth the trip is if you live any where in the united states then chances are you have a burger shop just as good as The Penquin in your town. So I'm not going to go crazy and claim that The Penquin is anything other then a great little resturant with a ton of character. The true test of how good a place is if you'll comeback as for me all I can say is maybe.