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| - You know how occasionally you find a great restaurant, and you feel obligated to tell everyone you know about it?
Well, I've been doing that for the entirety of this place's existence. My friends surely think I have a relative working there, but I definitely don't. I just happen to appreciate a good thing when I find it. For years, I had been searching for something on this side of Charlotte that had that "just grilled" taste that I'd come to love so much with lifelong visits to Mr. K's.
Well, it doesn't get any fresher grilled than Char-Grill. It's always a lively joint, with great 50's and 60's music playing over the loudspeaker. My favorite is the slightly-spicy "Carolina Red" hot dogs. You can search every grocery store in Charlotte, you'll never find a hot dog as good as these. I love them!
The only real change I would encourage would be to get rid of the soft serve ice cream shakes, because they are just not meant to be drunk. You'll suck your brain right out. I understand it's faster that way, but people would greatly appreciate a Steak 'N Shake style *MILK*shake over a Wendy's Frosty, which is what this is. Only the nearby Tenders restaurant is serving a drinkable milkshake, so it's kind of a missed opportunity.
Davidson doesn't have a great restaurant selection - the locals have come to begrudgingly eat at the four other supposedly homey restaurants in town, because they think that there are no other options (and also because it's important to them to sit on the sidewalk next to a line of 40 stopped cars gawking at them); however I often drive out of my way to eat at Char-Grill, because I've had the rest, and CG is clearly the best. Parking is easy, unlike at other places in Davidson, thanks to the large Harris Teeter parking lot it shares.
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