We decided to try takeout tonight and chose Charlie's since it's very GF friendly (which is a dietary requirement for my son). At first glance the menu looked great. Not too large, quality locally sourced ingredients, and every item either already was or could be made gluten free. The staff I spoke to over the phone and in person was friendly. The restaurant itself was charming and appeared clean. At first glance, this place really checked all of the boxes.
Once we actually got our food home and sat down to eat however, things took a turn. First of all, I ordered the Charlie Burger, medium well with no mayo and no onion. I not only got a hefty serving a mayo and large piece of onion, but my burger was practically raw. I still tried to eat it and the patty was extremely tough. Being that it was extremely undercooked it should've at least been tender and juicy. The only reason that seems to account for the tough, underdone patty was that it must not have been fresh, but frozen instead. Disappointing to say the least. We ordered the kids fish for my son and it was ok. Bland, only one piece of perch and tons of fries. The fries had good flavor but we wished they'd been crispier. Personal preference so I won't ding them for that. My husband got the fish fry since he loves perch and was sorely disappointed by the three tiny pieces (especially for the price). We paid $36 for our meal which didn't include any drinks. For the quality of the product we received it was definitely not worth it. It's a shame too since there aren't many places with such a GF friendly menu.