I love how the new ownership is trying to flag bad reviews for removal. What's the point of a review site if people can't share their honest opinion?
The Penguin is NOT what it used to be. It completely lacks the original atmosphere, and the food quality has slipped as well. This place used to serve the best burger in Charlotte and we would take friends there just for the burgers- but the one I had on my first (and last!) visit since it reopened was a complete let-down: dry and overcooked. We ordered fries to split, but the portion was smaller than before and came out cold. Worse yet, no hush puppies! I'm one of those people that identifies an establishment by the one thing they do best, be it breakfast, pasta, chicken, whatever- thinking about the Penguin always made me hungry for a Block Burger with hush puppies.
We will not be going back. Time to find a new "best burger." :(