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. Â 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.
We sat outside in the warmed covered area. It was a smoking area. The beer selection and service were less than desired. We only stayed an hour because of a birthday celebration, but would otherwise have never sat down.
I understand that inside, which looked decent, is nice. We'll have try it again sometime and revisit the review.
We used to come here for breakfast all the time because their was no wait. It was always pretty good, I always got the Greek skillet. They raised the price 1 dollar which was okay with me because I loved it. But now they also don't put hardly and meat in the skillet and the portion seems small. They cut the meat down to a 1/3 of what it used to be. Not a fan anymore. Also had to wait a good 30-40 minutes for our food and the place was not full.
Review Source:This place could be a gold mine but it fails miserably. Â The size of the menu tells you not to expect anything but some frozen re heated pedestrian fare. And that is what it is. Even their french fries suck.
They have a great patio except for the fact that it's all smoking so that really bites. I would love to visit but knowing the food is poor at best and you will probably be eating while inhaling someone else's 2nd hand smoke pretty much sucks.. it is not worth it. Â They don't even serve tap beer ... Â Big negative, like they need more of those.. Â
This place need some NEW blood and an owner that is interested in the food and creating a good atmosphere.. Â Obviously this is not the case now..
Well maybe some day.. Â
 Not worth the trouble food wise,  No Beer on tap,  what's to like?  Oh we can all burn a few on the patio , that really excites me...
With it's location and great patio it could be so much more, but it's basically a dump.
Everyone goes on and on about the places past and all, Â big deal, like that is going to make my meal taste any better now...
I guess if you are into liquor, cigarettes and a has been atmosphere this might be your place... Enough Johnny Walker and anywhere might seem really cool...
I'll pass... Â more for you...
I live about a 30 second walk from Charlie Brown's, so you would think I would be a regular. There are other bars close by that I prefer for a handful of reasons.
The servers at Charlie Brown's are always nice, but they are usually pretty slow. Definitely not a place to grab a beer when you are on the way somewhere.
No beer on tap. The bottled beer selection is okay, but I am a craft beer guy. Not a ton of great options there, and I would rather have it fresh than from a bottle.
The happy hour is good. Very good actually. That is one of the reasons I go. Two for one drinks (a short list of options) for your first round.
The biggest draw for me is the giant covered patio. On a nice weather day, it is great to sit there and people watch along Grant. Your fellow patrons will likely be friendly people as well. Just watch out to make sure you don't sit by a smoker.
First of all way too much food on the menu. If they have Mexican, Italian, BBQ, seafood, Asian, and anything else you can think of then how are they going to do any of it right or keep it fresh.
The pig roast on Friday had bone or something hard in it that chipped my tooth.
Another time I went I could tell the mashed potatoes where from a box.
Service is sub par because they are all running around too busy and I don't think there is a non smoking section anywhere.
So after several attempts I will never again go, well maybe for cheap drinks. I can only imagine what's growing in the kitchen!
This place is close to my house, and its definitely a great spot to catch a drink or a bite to eat. I recommend the greek food. It has never done me wrong, I can't speak to other items on the menu yet. The drink selection is good and I enjoy the outside patio seating, plus the ambiance is great.
Review Source:Since Gabor's closed, Charlie Brown's has taken the title for the Capitol Hill bar with the best ambiance. It doesn't quite achieve the hipster cool of Gabor's, but it does have a built-in nostalgia all its own, like you might expect Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassidy to come down for a drink after a few hours of "meditating" in their hotel apartment upstairs.
Charlie Brown's does it right be keeping it simple. There beer list is small but cheap. You can definitely get a good cocktail. The menu is extensive with everything from Greek to Mexican to diner favorites. They have a nice patio. The piano bar thing is usually cool, though it can cross the line into irritating depending on who is singing.
Charlie Brown's is just cool. And in this day and age, a cool bar is a fairly impressive.
Went here for dinner the other night, because we were looking for someplace new. Â New may not be the right word, as it's clear when you walk into Charlie Brown's that there is a lot of history here. Â Apparently, even Jack Kerouac used to hang out here back in the day. Â Oh if the walls could talk!
It certainly feels like you've stepped back into time when you walk into Charlie Brown's. Â The lighting is dim, the bar is ancient and adorned with lots of antique bric-a-brac, such as model ships and ceramic Elvis figurines. Â Â The patio was a little busy, likely due to the fact that you can smoke out there, and because it was a warm and beautiful night. Â However tempting the patio was, we decide to sit in the bar near the piano. Â Here a piano player played some old standards while a few patrons sat around, some singing along. Â It really felt like we'd time traveled to the past, and I loved it.
I get a little nervous when a restaurant's menu is really big and diverse. Â I believe that with very few exceptions, a restaurant cannot make a hundred different entrees and make each one really special. Â The larger the menu options = the more generic the food. Â Charlie Brown's had a huge menu, offering several pages of salads, sandwiches, burgers, Greek, Mexican, pasta, steak and pizza, so I had low expectations. Â I had the French dip sandwich with fries; hubby had the chicken and sour cream burrito. Â The food was good, but nothing memorable, proving my theory once again. Â
Charlie Brown's seems like a fun place, and will be back for more drinks around the piano. Â But for dinner I just think they're okay, and probably won't seek them out much when there are so many better choices around downtown.
I am not sure I can give an accurate review of this place because every time I come here I am either walking from another bar or spilling out of a cab.
It always seems so dark inside, Â but always seems to have a decent crowd, and has fairly comfortable bar stools- that much I can remember.
I feel like the service when I am here is always terrible and slow, but that could be because sometimes I time travel when I  have been drinking, and things really are not taking as long as I think they are- anyone else have this problem? The ladies bathroom is outside the double doors and always seems so much farther  than it really is also, and it looks like someone barfed potpourri all over it. Either way, I enjoy this place. They even have karaoke! I can promise I will never sing Journey here again!
I like the patio, the food is pretty good, love the piano's, and the 20 dollar tab on your birthday is clutch: but one experience here has kinda disturbed me!
I was eating on the patio with a friend. We got a couple beers, and lunch. Our server provided terrible customer service. While we were waiting for out food we could see him smoking. When our food was ready he threw his cigarette on the ground and without washing his hands brought our food to us. As he  got our plates messed up (this is the best part) he yelled out: "Careful those plates are fucking hot, they're SHITTY HOT!!"
To this day I cant believe a server said that, and I cant decide if it makes him horrible or really funny. You be the judge
We sat inside this time, by the piano,and service was much better. Actually, this time, we had service! The girl worked, and worked, and worked! It was a busy Friday night, and WOW! did she work!
Food - ok, not outstanding, just ok. We had the nachos, two sliders, and two tacos, all listed on the Happy Hour menu. Â Again, ok, not outstanding. Price - couldn't beat the price. The bar/piano bar area was very busy, but once happy hour ended, people left. So, not sure what that says for the regular priced menu.
What I really enjoyed was people watching, as you could tell there were plenty of regulars. Â The woman who sat and played at the piano was good, and she started right at 6pm. Wonderful atmosphere, people rocked side to side to the music, and some sang, and it was just nice. We will be back, and will sit inside at the piano bar. It was nice.
What I'd really like to see, would be for the patio to be Non- Smoking. I wonder if the owner of the place would ever consider making the patio non-smoking. I would love to sit out there, but I DON'T want to be among all of the smoke! Â
What do you say Charlie Brown's - would you consider making your patio Non-Smoking? Â Thanks for listening.
What I like most about this place is the history. Jack Kerouac used to hang out here when he was drinking his way around Denver. That's some good stuff right there!
I really like that there is a HUGE menu. You got your wraps and burgers (including veggie burgers), pizza, salad, pork chops, pizza, breakfast food (until 4pm), soups, Greek food, Mexican food...it goes on and on. So, there's something for everyone.
When it comes to booze there is a decent selection. Happy Hour is a bit interesting because it's two for one drinks ON YOUR FIRST DRINK ONLY. But, if you're in the neighborhood and need some quick libations this is an excellent place to stop.
There is a great patio for the summer months but be weary that most people sit on the patio so they can smoke. Depending on where you sit and what the cross breeze situation is like the smoke can be intense. But also there are comfortable padded chairs on the patio so sit back in comfort! This is a great location for watching the locals walk around cuz man, there are some weirdos out there...and they all seem to walk by Charlie Brown's...hmm.
It definitely feels like an old school hotel bar when you sit inside. The high ceiling and dark lighting are awesome. Plus, you add the piano bar aspect every Tue-Sat and you're basically in a time machine to the days of yore. Sundays are karaoke night so that just adds more to the coolness factor!
Parking can be a bit rough but there are a few small parking lots to either side of this establishment. Also street parking is available but it IS Cap Hill so that can be rough. If you're walking, then this is for sure one place to stop off and enjoy!
Not sure how I feel about this place coming away from our happy hour gathering. Â Despite the dreadful parking in the surrounding neighborhood, I started off feeling pretty good about our happy hour decision upon entering and being seated. Â The interior is rather charming with a kind of old-fashioned feel to it. Â The waitress was friendly and informed me of the free wings provided come 5:30. Â
The happy hour initially was favorable until I found out that the 2 for 1 in regards to beers was on domestic drafts only. Â Sadness hour prevailed, and as the place filled, we realized we were not of the demographic that regulars this establishment. Â Older couples and groups of businessmen alike looked at us awkwardly as if we should not have ventured away from Market Street downtown. Â The tie from work still around my neck gave us some credibility of being mature enough for Charlie Brown's until my friend laughed hysterically at the waitress when she asked if we were going to put the tab all on our company card. Â This uncomfortable interaction undoubtedly pissed off our waitress and resulted in her bypassing our table time and time again the remainder of happy hour.
Overall, the experience was rather neutral. Â Yes, there were free wings but not of the best quality; Â Yes, there indeed was a happy hour but not what I'm used to at my regular joints; Â And yes, there was live music which I love, but not as much when it is a single pianist reminiscent of Dana Carvey as the church lady playing show tunes.
Seeing how this place is near cap hill it's really nice to see a bar with a mixed group of people. Have a seat for drinks next to tailored business men as well as 20 somethings having a good time. The place is laid back yet kind nice. A full menu and full bar make this joint pretty appealing to just about everyone.
I came here for a friend's birthday gathering. She wanted to pick some place that could fit the bill for a diverse group and this place did a pretty decent job at it. They do sadly have a limited menu of things that are gluten free since the birthday girl ended up only being able to eat corn chips but the $30 birthday drink tab made up for that.
The menu isn't anything super thrilling. Pretty normal/ slightly spiced up American classics like burgers, wings, and pizza. But when you;re here for happy hour the food isn't really too high on the list.
The wait staff is pretty busy running around keeping check on everyone so you best be good at flagging them down when they wiz on by you. That being said they are a good wait staff. Our guy was great about keeping up on our multiple bar and food tabs as well as getting new people that were joining us up to speed and set up.
The inclosed patio is a nice touch in Denver. As most of you know we're a smoke free town now but this little patio still lets you smoke if you want to. A small but nice touch to those who partake. And for those that don't, no worries the inside of this dim lite little place is pretty smoke free.
Over all an alright bar and grill.
God I wish LA had bars this rad. It was my girlfriends sisters birthday and we had a group of about 15 people. We sat in the patio area and it was packed but the waiter managed to push two tables together to accomidate our whole group.
The drinks are cheap, the service was great and being that it was freezing out the patio area was warm and comfortable.
Once upon a time I would have rated this four stars instead of three... guess it's gotten a little stale for me the last couple times I've been there. Service is a pretty crummy now and the crowd has become less neighborly and more rambunctious. Still, a must-go if you haven't been! Used to love singing my throat raw over a stout with Pat (piano man) and getting serenaded by delightful 60-somethings. The atmosphere winks at Cheers.
TIP: Go here on your birthday! I think they still do a $30 tab for the birthday person... won't get you incredibly far, but they have good drinks and food and will keep a cake in the fridge if you bring one in.
If you are looking for a pub like atmosphere with a piano man and patrons hovering over the piano singing then this is your place. It's a small pub with a late night menu and that is what lead us here. Charlie Brown's was near our hotel (Burnsley) We wanted to walk around and see what Capitol Hill was like so we skipped having dinner at the Burnsley to come here. Blue cheese burger is delish! We had a couple glasses of wine (I made tinto de verano's) then we hit the streets to peruse bars and such..
The crowd was mixed. There was a man rocking a long skirt and NO it was not a kilt. Super good service too!
This place probably has the worst waitstaff in Denver. Â They have a patio, which is awesome for summer, but it is way over cramped with tables. Â As you walk through it, the waitstaff nearly tramples you (and this is when they don't have food trays they're carrying). Â Even someone who looked like a manager or owner was blocking the doorway at one point and with no concern for customers. Â Our particular waiter was flat out rude to us and forgot things. Â Not to mention you wait forever for your order.
Go to another patio this summer. Â There's plenty of others that are better, and you'll get better service too.
A friend at work recommended this place for Happy Hour Friday night and for the whole roasted pig - you say WHA?
This was a little bit of a drive, but I think it was worth it. It may have been a hot F***ing day but we sat outside on the huge patio. They had the misters going so it wasn't so bad. Happy hour drinks were well poured - but only lasted one round - after that FULL PRICE! Come on Charlie Brown's get your act together, totally not fair.
If you are enjoying the happy hour you will get a set of plates and a platter of pork (from the whole pig), you can eat until its gone. And if that isn't good enough, once the pig is gone they will bring out free chicken wings. Yep - pig and wings are on the house with Happy Hour. Very nice indeed.
I see other people are commenting about the piano man - and I have not experienced that yet but would love to.
I will be back to give them another try - maybe a one drink try - LOL.
How do I not have a review for Charlie Browns???
Kinda divey, but kinda not. Â This place has character! Â Establishment is old as dirt, but consistently a solid place to go. Â Everything on the menu is pretty tasty and the drinks are solid. Â Piano bar, so you got something unique in the background. Â There main pianist is pretty good; Go check 'em out!
Let me get this out of the way first: I don't care that they have a piano.
If that makes me a cold, bitch of a woman, then so be it. I accept my label.
This place is a bar, plain and simple. Sure, the ambiance is better than many other bars in Denver. It's warm and cozy on the inside during winter and their patio rocks in the summer. The bartenders and servers are very friendly and the drinks are reasonably priced.
But that's kind of it. It's not some unbelievable stand out, blow me away bar. It's blocks from my place and a lot of my friends hang out there, so I end up going there a lot. I don't really have much more to say about good ol' CB's.
Oh, and you get a $30 bar tab on your birthday. Wish I had known that before February of this year.
Charlie Brown's has become home away from home. Recently refurbished with the entire front of the restaurant and the patio rebuilt, it is comfortable and friendly. SHOCKER OF ALL: A few of us ended up at CBs for dinner on New Year's Eve and I ordered the prime rib: seriously the best cut of rare roast beast I've had in Denver! Another diner had the medallions of filet mignon with bearnaise and raved about it. We traded bites and they were as good as I've had at Sullivans or Elway's, but a fraction of the price.
Afternoon happy hour consists of 2-4-1 ANYTHING on your first round (Grey Goose Martinis!). Fridays you receive a free plate of chicken wings and in the summer they roast a pig on Fridays and serve it free.
To the complainer who sat for 20 minutes without flagging down a server, complained about girls' cleavage, and didn't like sitting in the smoking section: don't be such a victim! Be a pro-active diner and try your best to have an excellent experience. Your review sounds very much like a nightmare customer: sour, old and apt to complain.
I like this place alright for what it is, but I don't get the people who loooooove this place. Â The beer list is okay. Â The prices are okay. Â The food is maybe....a tad below okay, but edible. Â
On the plus side, the patio is pretty nice in the summer (although I'd never dream of venturing out onto in the winter when it's enclosed). Â They give you a $30 bar tab for your birthday (which the boyfriend attempted to conquer and FAILED last night). Â The servers are awesome. Â I've been here on a few occasions, all different servers and all very impressive with remembering things.
The vibe is very dark and old-fashioned with a piano player in the background and I think that's why people dig it. Â It's a Denver institution. Â It's not my favorite but not a bad place to go.
My family's not big on Christmas so I spent the better part of it curled up on my bed staring into space waiting for my roommate to get back from his family Christmas so I could have a partner in crime for the sad orphaned Christmas trek to find a decent meal and maybe have a couple "i hate the holidays" whiskey cokes.
After calling around and scourging my G1 for open restaurants I remembered how awesome Charlie Brown's was and how it was attached to a hotel. I rang, an upbeat woman answered. We got in my car and drove the 2 blocks to salvation. When we got there the place was packed. Dinner special was pasta in a marinara sauce with scallops, mussels, shrimp, and a side of 4 pieces of garlic bread and clam chowder for $14. Thank. You.
As always, the waitresses do not eff around. They do their jobs right. There's no dilly daddlin' by the mens battin' some lashes, they are fierce, friendly, food industry servicewomen. I was never out of anything. The food was so great, the drinks mixed perfectly, and there is nothing to complain about.
Logan got the jalapeno poppers which are DERRRIICCIOUS with cream cheese and red peppers. I stole some. We had whiskeys and gins and tonics and went to Tooey's.
Thanks for saving Christmas, Charlie Brown's!
Charlie Brown's is cool with me. Laid back neighborhood bar with that Cheers feel. All the old neighborhood dudes checking out the young ladies.
Charlie Brown's is like a hot Betty, but older, like Betty Paige, or Betty Boop, even Betty Rubble, just not BETTY (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hellobetty.com%2F&s=f7fe4129a674ad1b6c517ef83f2c79663bc89118715d0a6b6b73dfb5f685a6af" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobetty.co…</a>). The interior is dark wood and has a heavy feel like old hotels (which is reasonable considering it's attached to an old Denver hotel). It's traditional and I'm sure used to be classy.
The HH is not my favorite. 2-4-1 on your first round. So, basically "1 free drink for all my friends". There is no HH food. No snacks...wha? Well, alright. The full menu is traditional bar fare, sandwiches, app's and such, and apparently they have good pizza. I didn't smell anything good coming from the kitchen, so I'll have to take the word of my friends.
Our waiter was professsional and cool and seemed super busy. This is a great place for groups of friends. It has intimate nooks and crannies but more than ample seating. It was all good in the hood at Charlie Browns.
Note if you have an aversion to smoke - do not sit on the "enclosed patio".
Charlie Brown's is so much more than a bar in Capitol Hill. It's a perfectly preserved time-capsule; a portal to another time.
The voice - soft at first - came from the direction of the piano. I looked over and saw a woman wearing a purple jacket and a fabulous hat sitting across from the piano player singing along to an old George M. Cohan song, "Mary's A Grand Old Name." I decided that this woman looked like a "Mary" and that she was about 76. Our eyes locked for several moments and, once she saw that she had a captive audience, she began singing a whole lot louder. Man, oh, man - what a voice!
There was an older gent sitting alone at the table next to us; a regular, I assumed. Quietly eating his dinner and sipping his drink, he was clearly getting a kick out of my getting a kick out of Mary.
I leaned over and told my husband that by the end of the night, Mary and I were going to be best friends. Just then, a table opened up right by the piano, so we gathered our drinks and coats and settled in for the show.
Our neighbor, the older guy, tapped me on the shoulder and said, "I don't know who she is, but she's in here all the time. She's been in the business, I can tell. She always wears that hat - sometimes with a big feather sticking out of it."
He then went on to tell us that he was in the business - that's how he could tell she had been, too. Of course I wanted to know more, but he got kind of shy. It was cute - he's genuinely modest and I could tell he felt uncomfortable talking about it. I got it out of him anyway.
John is 71. He played the trombone for Sonny and Cher in their heyday, Barry Manilow "during the whole Copacabana period," and just about every other disco star from the 70s you could possibly name. He's a Denver native and has taught music at Cherry Creek, Metro State, and other schools here in Colorado; in fact, the guy playing piano during our conversation, Patrick, was once a student of his.
He quit playing the trombone professionally about a year and a half ago and he's been coming to Charlie Brown's for about 10 years - said the place hadn't changed much. "See that guy behind the bar? I remember when he was just bussing tables, now he's running the bar." We chatted for a bit before he said it was time for him to head on home.
Now, back to Mary.
I picked up my drink and took a seat next to her at the piano. She was a tougher nut to crack than John, but I did find out that her name is Mary (I know weird, right?) and that she's 78 (she volunteered that on her own).
She's got golden pipes - I'm not even kidding. I can pretty much bet you've never heard a 78 year-old sing like Mary; that's worth a trip to Charlie Brown's all by itself. Mary had to scoot out at 9:30 and get to her gig at The Brown Palace. You go, girl.
With Mary gone, it was up to us hacks to try and fill the gap and it was painful for the rest of the patrons I'm sure. But we had fun and I can't wait to go back in time again.
It's nine oclock on a Saturday / The regular crowd shuffles in / There's an old man sitting next to me / Makin' love to his tonic and gin ... If you don't end up singing this song while you are there, you will be thinking about it at some point as it eerily describes the well loved bar. Great for groups and especially birthday celebrations as the birthday boy or girl drinks for free!
Keep it simple. Don't order foofy drinks with fancy names, it's not that kind of bar. The food isn't bad, but mostly there to keep you drinking. Do try the fried zucchini though, it's easily the best I've ever had - cut the long way, fried ever so lovingly and served with ranch. If you've ever read any Bukowski and wanted a drink after, I think you'd like Charlie Brown's.
Sing me a song you're the piano man....or maybe just a random elderly lady that the piano man let sing along. Either way, I'm enjoying it and that's why I enjoy Charlie Brown's. Well that and the 2 for 1 happy hour. Downside is that it's only for your first round.
Charlie Brown's has a dim interior and a lovely enclosed patio - it's like the best of both worlds really. Their food is mostly so-so, with the pizzas being a major exception to the rule here. Those, my friends are delish.
I like how many different types of people come here and how they can all mingle with one another comfortable. I like the tinkling of the piano keys in the background and how it feels like you've stepped back into time when you step through the doors. So I guess I'm checking the "yes" box on Charlie Brown's "Do you like me?" note.
I pledge allegiance to Charlie Brown's...
Every friday, during the summer (After memorial day) they roast a pig on their spacious patio, then, when the pig is all prime and fine fitted to be eaten, it's shaved into freedom for all.
Freedom for all Charlie Brown patrons during a really happy, satisfying hour that includes 2 for 1 drinks on domestics and wells; also, if that doesn't make you wanna bleed red and white and blue, then perhaps the free chicken wings will show you the light of democracy . Good ones, juicy ones.
...and to think at one time i was actually silly enough to be a vegetarian.
Don't tread on my freedom.
Charlie Browns holds a special place in my black and shriveled heart. I have taken on some of biggest drunken benders of my life here, used it as a fall-back place for when I cant decide what to eat, and spent many a hung over summer morning basking on the sunlit patio.
The menu offers pretty much anything you could want, but you're best sticking with burgers or greek items. Mexican choices are just ok. The nachos are gross and come on little teeny chips that blow my fucking mind with their uselessness. For brunch, there are $2 mimosas, but you should stay the hell away from the bloody marys because they are so watery its as if you were drinking the blood serum of a late stage alcoholic. Salty too. Blah! No draft beers either, which sucks.
There are a lot of broken souls and fallen soldiers of life that frequent Charlie Browns, and I believe that this is due to the low income housing that is now the part of the building that used to be the hotel. There are some real gems and you can watch them chain smoking and nursing beers on the patio. Im one of them so I should know.
For nights, the best part about this place is the piano. Its like that part in the Shining when all the old timey ghosts appear and start partying with Jack Nicholson - its a party, but there is an undercurrent of evil and desperation. This is a good thing. Once I actually saw a ninety year old woman IN A GIANT VELVET FEATHERED HAT leaning into her gin an tonic, singing. The piano guy (I dont know if he's there anymore) looks like a turtle and is about four hundred years old. Hes the cutest thing I've ever seen and needs to be immortalized in an oil painting on their wall.
My favorite dishes are the buffalo burger, the greek chef salad, and the gyro breakfast sandwich.
I love Charlie Browns. Â But that's just me.
If you don't enjoy a bunch of folks sitting around a piano and singing along to old classics, then Charlie Brown's might not be for you.
In fact, if you're the type of tool bag that makes fun of those type of people, do us all a favor and stick to your cock farm douche bag clubs, tough guy. Â Your disrupting the enjoyment of the higher tax bracket citizens. Â (do you get the sense that a couple of those types found their way in there the last time I was there? Â Very perceptive of you, if so...)
This bar has always had a special place in my heart (and liver!).
The drinks are strong, the crowd is diverse and the patio rocks.
I was there religiously when I lived in Cap Hill but ever since I moved south, I don't get to visit that much. Â Since they made the smoking ban in Denver, this place has gotten SO much better. Â It used to be covered in smoke inside despite the ceiling fan fixtures that filtered some smoke out. Â The patio is ALWAYS the place to be.
During the summer, between Memorial Day and Labor Day, they roast a pig on Fridays  and serve it for free for happy hour.  Mmmm....free pig.  They also server free wings but they are somewhat mediocre....free though. Â
I didn't give this gem 5 stars for 2 reasons...
1) Â Happy hour is 2-for-1 but only on the first round
2) Â Even though the patio has flaps, and heating lamps, it isn't always open during the winter. Â that bugs me.
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