Charlie Brown's Bar & Grill

This place is a little confusing. Inside it looks like a nice restaurant from the 50s that never got remodeled. Then you go to the patio and it seems like any other sports bar. Though this place still allows smoking, which I didn't know before we got there. Since we were going for a birthday celebration, we couldn't show up and just leave. Plus, we already smelled like smoke at that point.

I didn't order any food, but from what I saw on other people's plates it looked like bad diner food that would not be worth the price.

The waiter was nice, but overall I don't think I'd come back unless I sat inside. Though with the people streaming through to get to the patio, it doesn't seem like a very relaxing place to dine.

The food is gross. They have this ridiculously big menu and pretty much everything I tried was bad.
The patio is filled with smokers and the smoke usually drifts inside. It seems like the staff (even the manager) stands around the whole time smoking.  It wouldn't bother me so much except for the fact that when they take an occasional break from smoking, they don't even bother to wash their hands. They literally put their cigg down and then walk over to drop something off at your table... Ummm. Nasty. Isn't that violating a health code or 2?

"Not responsible for lost or stolen items" is actually printed on the menu. That should set the tone for this ok, but somewhat sketchy dive. Breakfast is so-so if you're getting the usual eggs and bacon, but I had a burger here once for dinner that made me almost never come back. Pretty much everything you want in a burger -- fresh bun, firm but tender patty alongside crispy on the outside fries -- was missing. Also, the kitchen is extremely slow. Both of the two times I ate here my food took 20 minutes or more to come out and we're not talking about rissotto here, just breakfast and a burger.

The whole place has the feel of a restaurant that was intended to be a classy old-school steakhouse in 1958, but still kind of missed the mark. It's very easy to imagine Steve Martin serving you one of Idaho's finest ripples while Rolf the Dog muses with a Billy Joel song on the piano (yes, there is a piano).

The patio allows smoking and if smoke bothers you, then you will be upset because there is really nowhere you can get away from the fumes drifting in through the doors.

So far a pretty negative review, but here's the reasons you might want to go here anyway:
1. If you're a smoker, you can smoke on the patio
2. If you're coming to eat wings and watch the game, you probably aren't going to notice the bad food anyway.
3. Despite the horrible food and questionable security, the service is actually very friendly and attentive. You do feel that you're among friends right away.
3. The kitschy atmosphere might actually be perfect for you if you're a subterranian poet living just on alcohol, caffienne and nicotine anyway.
4. It's 2 am, the bars have closed, you're drunk off your ass and you're probably going to vomit later anyway.

The verdict: This place less than 100 yards outside my front door and I walk right past it pretty much every time I go out to eat.