Charlie’s Hamburgers

Well worth a stop.
When I travel for work I look for joints like this.
Burgers where good and the people were friendly.
I would certainly stop again if I am in the area.
No fries was odd but just get 2 cheese burgers and a black and white shake and your full.

Interesting little place Order as you walk in watch em cook your hamburger The staff is great friendly and fast
It is a cash only place

Wow, what a find, a lot better than nifty’s right around the corner from there, been in biz 100 years, best burger and milkshakes ive ever had

It’s definitely no Shake Shack. A small local joint in the area. I’ve been told to give it a try, this place has been in the area forever. Decided to stop in.
Just like everyone said, it’s a small place. Cash only, which i don’t have an issue with. And yes, the burgers are small. Even with it being a double cheeseburger it was small. Very fresh. Love the fact that the bun is seedless because I have allergies. It’s better than McDonald, the cheese is gooey… LOVE.
The only downfall? They don’t use gloves and literally pickup your bun and pickles with their bare hand which kinda bothered me. A little unsanitary. But I was told by my friends, that grew up in this area, that it’s the old school way of cooking and i just have to get use to it… LOL. Gotta love good friends!
We’ll be back because after we placed our order, we saw the fried onions as an option but didn’t want to be a pest. Next time =)

If you’re into an overpriced microburger, check out Charlies. For $ 3.10, you get a McDonald’s size burger for only a slight improvement on the burger. The bun is all white bread, slightly chalky, and devoid of all flavor.
The meat is OK. It’s got a nice char. But its nearly as thin as the pickles that top it. The cheese is a standard American slice. It’s enjoyable, but as with all the condiments, they fight harder for mouthfeel and flavor than the meat patty.
This place is grossly overrated. I was not satisfied. What a sad little burger.

If these aren’t the best burgers on the planet… Then I haven’t found them.
Small place. Been around 70 years.
Nuff said!
They have hot dogs, soda and milkshakes too.

Cheeseburgers were flat and not filling at all. Place was crowded and small but I didn’t mind that. I was expecting a lot more especially after all the good feedback I’ve heard about the place. I much rather have Zac’s or Nifty Fifty’s.

Hands down the best burger place I’ve ever eaten. I’ve been all over the world and love my hamburgers!
Keep in mind this place has been around for 80 years.
I’ve been coming here for over 50.
If you don’t get it that’s ok but it’s too bad. You are missing out on a Philly treasure.
I moved to Atl 20 years ago and every time I fly in or out of Philadelphia airport it’s a must stop for the whole family.
My grandparents, parents and my kids have been coming here forever.
We are so crazy about the place that 9 days after giving birth I came here with the newborn for lunch.
It’s like Penn State. You get it or you don’t.

Food: 4.5
Service: 5
Value: 4
Unbelievably good hamburgers. Unfortunately, they don’t have fries, or other locations.

The staff was very nice, but the overall experience was bad.
It’s cash only. It’s a tiny little place with everyone crammed up on each other. They don’t serve sides, it seems.
The cheeseburger tasted fine, but the portion size is not great.

Top rung burger place with delicious shakes. Simple and flavorful. Expect to order two doubles to hit the spot. Simple eats. Simple place. Great service by people that are clearly proud of the place they work.
Delicious.

4.5 stars
I’ve been in delco for over 15 years and heard about this place many times but never had the urge to try until my friends confirmed that the burgers were good.
As a newbie, I didn’t know the procedure, which ended up being, order at counter, find a seat, eat, pay, roll out.
Felt very neighborhoody, like old school delco which is welcoming. I didn’t have an idea about the meat ratio but read other reviews that you’d need more than one burger. So I got 2 cheese. The gripe I have, the meat is a bit thin… So I should’ve ordered a double.
Those on a low carb diet should go for a double meat. Do they offer a triple? I didn’t get to try the black and white which I’m sure would taste great.
The burgers with everything were good. Nice, hot, fresh off the griddle. I’d consider it a nice snack to hold you over if you’re going out drinking or going out to dinner. If you wanna make it a dinner, you will probably have to order at least 3 and a shake…

The burgers are wonderful and that’s important because that’s all the only food they have. There are a lot of options to adapt your burger.
You can get a milkshake or sodas to drink, but no there are no sides. It’s great if you want a top notch burger but sometimes the wait can be rough.

This place is seriously addicting. When my wife first told me about it, I was like «It can’t be that good. It’s a burger.» When I first looked at the burger, I said «Umm, this is like a McDonalds burger», but then when I first bit into the burger I was «WHOA! that is amazing!» The bun is crispy yet soft and the meat is greasy but yet so moist.
I haven’t eaten inside yet and only have eaten it after it’s been sitting in a bag for a little, but if it’s that good sitting in a bag, I can’t imagine how good it’ll be eating right off the grill.
Overall — Can’t wait to try it while sitting there. I’ll have to try and go on an off peak time though if I want to grab a spot to sit. This place gets packed

The definitive Delco cheese burger. I have been eating here since forever and my parents before me. It’s killer but $ 5 for a double Bunny Special seems on the high side. 2 burgers (double bunny specials) chips and a shake will set you back close to 20 bucks. But that’s life. Still a bargain !!

This is where God gets his burgers. …and his black & white milkshakes. Some people don’t «get» this place. I feel so sorry for them.
This is my shortest Unilocal review ever, because there is nothing more to say.
If you see God while you’re there, tell him I said «Hi»…

So good! The bread, oh the bread, is quite moist but yet has a nice crisp to the edges from the grill. Mmmm, mouth is drooling thinking about it. The burgers are made fresh and right in front of your face. They are small, so make sure you order yourself a few. I get it loaded with all their fixings (ketchup, tomato, pickles, onions, cheese, etc etc). Oh, and if you order to go, they use their bread bags as a to go bag. How cool is that?!? Love that this place is environmentally friendly.
Service is great. Very friendly and very fast. They know what they are doing here. They have to, or they would not be able to keep up with the crowds. I’ve only been here twice so far and each time, the lines were crazy.
Can’t wait to go back!

This place has basically one of the best burgers you’ll ever have – it’s a family recipe of perfection and the milk shakes are amazing as well. Definitely worth the trip.

I don’t get it.
Smashed buns, thin patties and overwhelming quantities of ketchup. That is the burger experience.
You need three burgers to fill you up and the total comes to much more than you would pay for one decent burger + fries at other gourmet burger chains. (They don’t sell fries here by the way.)
Must be the whole nostalgia thing that keeps this place so highly rated, because everything else is severely lacking.

Aite so after about 10 years and many visits, i’ll review this establishment on Unilocal… (i dont think Unilocal existed 6 years ago… anyways)
So i was a student at Drexel in 2005 and a few of my friends from highschool where im from in Maryland had been to philly a bunch of times for hockey matches and stuff. One day as we three were leaving from philly to drive back home, one of them says lets go to this place called Charlie’s Cheeseburgers. We were like ‘sure!’.
Now of course every Unilocal review is honest right? so in full disclosure, when we took the exit ‘420’, i was like … ‘uhhhh where are we going’ to the driver. You can imagine the confusion when we rolled up to the restaurant building. One thing is for sure, Charlies is not known for a royal façade… But I had no idea what I was in store for.
So the driver of our convoy had been to charlies and said burgers were good. Not knowing size or anything, i ordered two burgers. As i began to look around this place was the mere essentials of burger building. Small patties, buns, cheese, and condiments is all that goes into a burger, but the consummate product of those ingredients is literally mouth watering. I thought two burgers would suffice but i was wrong. I ended up buying 3 additional cheeseburgers to my first 2… I make the analogy of sashimi (sushi). These burgers are tiny and so smooth. The patties, cheese, and soft buns are melt in your mouth. Combined with a shake, and you have a seriously tasty combination.
This is one of the MUST-​GOs that i tell all my friends about on the east coast… and frankly noone has heard about charlies (besides those who ‘know’). You have to go outside the city for sure, but i make it a point that no matter the time or plans, a charlies cheeseburger needs to be on my itinerary when heading through that area. Hope this helps!