CHARLOTTE EATS

A look at Charlotte, NC restaurants from the past to the present

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Issie Pittle ***Hall of Fame Restauranteur***

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Issie Pittle passed away on December 24, 1975. In a career that spanned 40 years, he owned or ran at least 16 Charlotte restaurants. The p...

Delly Restaurant - 1974

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Nice article on the Delly Restaurant which opened on February 4th, 1974 in the Northwestern Bank building at 230 South Tryon Street. ...
Saturday, August 13, 2016

Ivey's Terrace

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Review of Ivey's Terrace that was located in the downtown Charlotte location. Review is from April 1976. Click on the image for a la...

Cafe Eugene

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Super write-up (and a pic of the sign!) of the legendary Cafe Eugene from around 1981.  (Click on the review for a larger view)
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Hardee's 1974

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Nice ad from 1974 for the Charlotte-area Hardee's. Huskee Junior!

O'Neill's 1984

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A few weeks late, but here's a super cool St Patrick's Day shirt from O'Neill's from 1984! Click here for the origina...

Burger Chef sign!

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1973 press pic of the Park N Shop area of Wilkinson Blvd --- note the Burger Chef sign! The abandoned Park N Shop building still exists,...

All American Bar & Grill

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Nice 1995 ad for All American Bar & Grill which was in Dilworth on Park Rd in the Martin Hardware building. The Wing Ranch's last...

Cafe Eugene

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Nice ad from 1982 for the legendary Cafe Eugene. 
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Ivey's Soda Shop and Harrill's Bar-B-Q

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Some great late-50's pictures of Harrill's Bar-B-Q (top 2) and the Ivey's Soda Shop (bottom picture): Click the...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

The Dining Car

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Most likely Charlotte's first food truck, "The Dining Car" was in operation in the early '80's and was owned by th...
Sunday, October 4, 2015

Business cards

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Nice set of business cards of eateries from Charlotte's past. How many do you remember?
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Sunday, August 16, 2015

White Horse on South Blvd!

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See below for a clip from a wrestling parody video where a White Horse on the corner of South Blvd and Braibend Dr is visible. This is a bl...
Monday, June 8, 2015

Summer of 1977

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A look back at some of the popular eateries in Charlotte during the summer of 1977 - how many do you remember? Click on each ad for an enla...
Friday, June 5, 2015

Happy Doughnut Day!

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In honor of Doughnut Day, here are two great shots of Krispy Kreme's from Charlotte's past. South Blvd - March 1963 ...
Friday, April 24, 2015

The Pantry House

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Not much information about this place but the vhf graphic is great! Much thanks to David over at Groceteria for finding this gem!
Friday, April 17, 2015

Greystone at Thanksgiving

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Great Thanksgiving mid-70's shot from the Greystone Restaurant on South Blvd.  Click here for the original Greystone post. Than...
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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Lantana Restaurant

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Super postcard shot of Latana's which was part of the Bradley Motel. Located at Little Rock Rd and the I-85S Service Road, Latana...
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Jerry's Drive-In

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1962 ad for Jerry's Drive-In. Eventually Athen's would occupy this site. The land is currently vacant pending expansion from CPC...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

The Shaft

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UNCC alumni will recognize this picture of The Shaft which was located on Old Concord Rd just minutes from campus. Check out that phon...
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