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| - I awoke today, with a craving for a charbroiled Mr. K's burger - so I made the one hour drive to the Queen city.
I arrived at 11:30 AM, and there was one other diner in the building.
This time, I "went for it," and ordered a Double Mr. K burger, onion rings, and a large Coke - "whoa Momma," as Bart Simpson used to say.
The drive to CLT was definitely worth it, because nobody does charbroiled burgers like Mr. K. Also, NO ONE is as friendly as the man himself. The staff is amiable and eager to please. Two open cash registers speed order entry.
Burger? Delicious, period.
Onion rings? Ditto. Plus, the stack must have been six inches tall. Perfectly cooked and super crispy - yum.
Coke? Super strong, just like "old timey" Cokes, when the bottlers actually used cane sugar, like they still do in Mexico. The small ice nuggets made the Coke almost like a Slurpee - ice cold, and really good.
Price? $10+, but worth it. One hour drive, one way - worth it. Shoehorning my car into one of the minuscule parking places - worth it.
Negatives? A new employee rang up my order incorrectly at the register, but the lady doing the cooking caught the mistake, so it's all good - no harm, no foul.
The bathroom was clean, but it was probably 120 degrees in there. The bathrooms are outside and around back. The men's restroom was locked, but the ladies' was open. LOL.
I was impressed that there were so many regulars stopping by. I swear I wouldn't have been surprised to hear someone shout out, "NORM!" The employees knew what the regulars wanted to order, before they said anything - impressive.
Mr. K's has been in business for decades for a reason - the food is a throw back to the carhop days of the 50's and 60's, when restaurants took pride in their food.
Final thoughts: thanks for the great lunch, Mr. K. - I enjoyed my meal! Summertime is not complete without a visit to Mr. K's in Charlotte.
PS: If I lived closer to Charlotte, I would stop by here often for Mr. K's wonderful swirl ice cream cones and fantastic, thick, milkshakes. Proper!
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