Charlie Brown's Steakhouse

Charlie Brown's is what it is, not fine food by any means.  Stick with the basics and it is fine.  Prime rib served rare as ordered.  Service needs some improvement, but solid cheap eats, just don't try anything fancy!

WOW some really long winded reviews for just a chain restaurant!
Its all about your expectations. Its a chain! I really am not a fan of cookie cutter corporate restaurants but Charlie Browns is not so bad. If you keep your expectations in check. The salad bar is a deal - no need to order an appetizer. The best part is the chop liver, love it. Last time here we got the special  that was sliced filet over green beans and I think mashed potatoes, came with the salad bar for $15. the steak was cooked perfectly. Place was clean, service was ok. I'd go back

Charlies Brown's as a whole for years has started to slip the slippery slope of sliding downhill. This location is no different. Years ago the food was top-rate. It was a good steak at a good price. Now as they try to keep up with the changing times and to keep an varying menu, they have sacrificed quality in hope of maintaining some small foothold in the dining world. Alas, it hasn't work. We've eaten here a few times as its one of the few 'decent' restaurants in the area near my grandmother so it's not like its a main destination for us. The service has typically been slow and the food is adequate at best.

This weekend we went in for a special occasion and were all equally excited to notice their current Octoberfest menu on every table. Sadly though it started on the wrong foot. I ordered one of their two advertised Octoberfest beers (as shown on the specially printed menu at the table) and was told they don't have it, so I asked for the other and they didn't have that either. Very odd as it was a special item they were pushing. I was then told that they don't get those beers in for another week or two. Strange as every other restaurant I've been to since the beginning of August has had their Octoberfest beers on tap in an effort to push through summer and move on to the next season. Not the worst thing in the world, but then why advertise it? We ordered a variety of plates and I must say their German Sausage platter (another part of the special menu) was good. My dad's burger (supposed to be cooked well done) came out barely medium and bright pink on the inside (how you can under cook something meant to be way over cooked is beyond me). My wife opted for the salad bar and was sadly disappointed she had as it was incredibly weak and lacking any good options. Odd at lunch time on a day when every table in the place was taken.

Like I said, it's not a place to go out of your way for but its a chain so you know what you're getting and can be assured of at least a palatable meal.