Charlie's Restaurant

Well it has been 5 years since my last yelp review at the Charlie's. Well nothing has changed and the garbage omelet is still my numero 1 go to choice here. Best time to stop in is right around 11am when the busy breakfast rush has left.

FYI -  The sausage links look like nice plump cigars. Order them :)

Kids and parents alike will love this place! Watching planes and copters land and take off on a beautiful sunny day while enjoying a cup of coffee? How cool is that!? Good food, friendly service. Great prices too!

A co-worker & I had breakfast here and I was very disappointed.
Yes, finding this place can be rather confusing....it's actually located at the Bolingbrook airport, not necessarily behid a strip mall.

If I gave stars based on the setting, this would be a 5 star place: love the fact that it has a great view of the Bolingbrook Airport runway, and the restaurant itself is peaceful and clean.

The food and service, however, have much to be desired.

I ordered the biscuits & gravy, the gravy was ok, but the buscuits were obviously microwaved (rubbery texture gives it away) and they were VERY small. My colleague ordered a waffle, and although decent sized, it looked like a previously frozen toaster waffle. Our waitress was very chatty about herself, a lot of uneducated T.M.I....even unknowingly (mildly) offended my colleague in the course of conversation....and she knew nothing about the airport which the cafe is located on. Her bright green nail polish made the service & food even less appetizing. Yikes.

I'm sure the locals love it, but we will not be back. Cracker Barrel is just a short drive away!