Thanks for stopping to look at this food blog, mmm-yoso!!!. Cathy is writing today; Kirk is taking a break.
I wrote about Charley's in 2006 and again in 2013. This 45 year old (yes, since 1973) mainstay in Lemon Grove has been consistent and pretty much unchanged (other than for inflation and, as you can see, new signage) in all this time.
People seem to use the drive thru as much as the walk up window to order at the small kitchen area.
There are six 'specialty shakes' on the menu( caramel, apple turnover, banana, cookies and cream, peanut butter and black raspberry), as well as five 'traditional' shakes (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, cherry and root beer) . Even though the apple turnover shake is made with two fried pies, and I enjoy the ice cream with pieces of crust, I seem to revert to my (comfort food) banana shake ($3.25) lately when ordering here.
Well, that and a double kabob sandwich. While the burgers are very good here, the unique kabob meat, served on pita is a particular craving for me.
Two pieces of the lightly seasoned ground beef with shredded lettuce, tomato. onion AND chopped green peppers with sliced radishes served on pita bread with mayonnaise. The flavor and crunch of the green bell peppers as well as the crisp, refreshing radish makes this a refreshing and very tasty sandwich.
Charley's Famous Burgers (kabobs and shakes) 8213 Broadway, Lemon Grove 91945 (619)460-2690 Open 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
I need to try that double kabob sandwich. Do they still have that small covered seating area?
The kabob sandwich looks good!
There’s only one picnic bench in the covered area now, cc. The cement tiled tables out front (between the street parking and drive thru) are what people use. You could try a single kabob (one piece of the seasoned meat) if you aren’t too hungry…I don’t care for cheese or bacon, so that’s why the double kabob.
It really is a favorite of mine, Soo. A different type of sandwich/burger and quite unique.