CHARLOTTE EATS

From October 1969 comes this article about a planned restaurant chain involving Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke. Not sure if it ever hap...

Three exciting interior shots of the original S&W Cafeteria that was on West Trade St. Click here for the original S&W...

In the 1970's, Pizza Hut was a dominant force in the Charlotte restaurant landscape. These three great ads from 1973 a...

Great breakfast menu from the Greystone from 1983. Still a tradition for breakfast today - one of the best livermush choices in the...

From 1950, comes this nice peak into the then-popular Ivey's Soda Shop in downtown Charlotte. We have visited this eatery before (se...

The legendary neon Wad's sign Wad's was located in Dilworth at 1608 East Blvd. The legendary soda, sundries, and small groce...

From the archives of Mike Richardson comes this amazing Stork Restaurants credit card from 1956. Mike's grandfather worked for Iv...

Nice look from May 2004 at the top 10 lunch spots in Charlotte. Some still are around and thriving, others are just distant memories. ...

Some nice ads (including a menu peek) of the early days of the Cajun Queen from 1985.

Early '90's ad 1983 ad 1989 interior shot 1992 ad 1994 interior shot Hard to believe the Vill...

Great shot of the lunch counter inside Clark's at the Amity Gardens Shopping Center. Clark's was a grocery, drug, sundries, and...

The Hoot Mon was located on the corner of E. 4th and Torrence St. It gets the distinction of being Charlotte's first Scottish re...

  Great menu for Shakey's from the 1970's. This particular menu came from their Independence Blvd location. Much thanks to K...

Johnny's Grill was located at 4025 Monroe Rd and ran from the late 1940's through the early 1960's. It was an early...

First night (December 4th) - windows are covered and remodeling is happening inside Second night (December 5th) - owners out f...

From 1980 comes this nice look at the then-popular House of Hunan restaurant on Woodlawn Rd. Open until about ten years ago, it would al...

Mid 1990's shots from the original location (building since torn down) Leo's Deli opened in 1942 at 1503 Elizabeth...

January 1987 The Avondale Pharmacy was in Dilworth on Park Rd. It opened in 1947 (when the road was called Avondale Ave) and closed ...

From 1974 comes this great article focusing on finding the perfect cheesecake in Charlotte. Where did you go for cheesecake in...

1981 menu Standing Room Only Pub & Deli opened in March 1980 in the Westpark Mall on Tyvola Rd. Besides grea...