Best Chicken Cheesteak in the area!!! Especially the cook During the day...Woooww!!! I only add mayo and pickles- Food is a treat 4 me!!?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loretta Dewees
We used to frequent Charcoal Pit when our kids were little, but the quality of employees and food has been on the decline in recent years. Decided to try it again based on better reviews, but it's just not the same. While the server was very nice and attentive, the soda was flat, the burger was just ok, the roll was lousy, the lettuce on the burger was wilted, they only gave you a handful of fries, and I didn't get the condiments I asked for on the burger. All in all, very disappointing and probably my last attempt at recapturing what used to be so good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Alan Berg, CSP
We were driving down I-95 and hopped off looking for a place for lunch and came across the Charcoal Pit. We did takeout of a Tuna Salad sandwich and a Classic Burger. The tuna was fresh and there was enough for two sandwiches on it. My wife's burger was cooked medium rare, just as she asked (and too many places can't or won't get right) and she enjoyed it. The fries were very good and there were a lot in the bag.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Alan B.
We were driving down I-95 and hopped off looking for a place for lunch and came across the Charcoal Pit. We did takeout of a Tuna Salad sandwich and a Classic Burger. The tuna was fresh and there was enough for two sandwiches on it. My wife's burger was cooked medium rare, just as she asked (and too many places can't or won't get right) and she enjoyed it. The fries were very good and there were a lot in the bag.
Bryan M.
A great local institution that everyone should visit at least once! Also. Make sure you get a milkshake or a soda float!
P Lav
Burger was average, nothing special..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Tak Yan
Drove here to try out their classic charcoal style burgers. Beef was very fresh and cooked just right. My only thing is that I didn't really detect any smoke or grilled flavor so not sure if it's really charcoal grilled.My friend got the onion rings and I was very impressed. The onions were thick and sweet but soft. Usually places that do thick cut you take a bite and you pull out the whole onion off the batter. This bit through and let's you enjoy the onion in every bite. The batter is thick but not over seasoned. Just the right amount.The chili reminds me of my local hot dog spot Rutt's Hutt in Clifton,NJ. Simple ground beef and pinto. I got a cheese hot dog to go with it.I ordered the orange float to go. They add orange syrup to give it that extra orange taste. I enjoyed it.This was about an half hour out of the way back for us from National Harbor. It's worth checking out for the old diner atmosphere.
Charcoal burgers and crispy fries. What more could you ask for? Fresh milkshakes? Absolutely!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Cheeseburger
jhrynko “The roaming trucker”
Quaint lil place, loved the retro feel of this location. Food was good, but need to try a burger next
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Brian Blackwell
The Charcoal pit is really really bad and the people are very slow and the food is not that good and the managers don't care about their employees because they fired one of my best friends and she been there for years and they did her wrong so I will not be going back never to charcoal pit and it's is not all that they have better restaurants out there and The Manger don't care about the customers.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: French Fries, Hamburger
Stephen “Mr. Haubz” Haubenstein
Old school "burger" shop, with jukeboxes in booth ! Really good burgers and 5 star shakes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Hamburger
Dale Wyeth
Quality renovations ongoing...great burgers and shakes...service was quick and
Strawberry ? milkshake and chicken tenders. Yum!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Malted Milkshake
Great burgers,fish sandwich and shakes and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Fries, Burger, Malted Milkshake
Excellent Cheesesteak. Pleasant service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Cheese Steak
Best Chicken Cheesteak in the area!!! Especially the cook During the day...Woooww!!! I only add mayo and pickles- Food is a treat 4 me!!?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We used to frequent Charcoal Pit when our kids were little, but the quality of employees and food has been on the decline in recent years. Decided to try it again based on better reviews, but it's just not the same. While the server was very nice and attentive, the soda was flat, the burger was just ok, the roll was lousy, the lettuce on the burger was wilted, they only gave you a handful of fries, and I didn't get the condiments I asked for on the burger. All in all, very disappointing and probably my last attempt at recapturing what used to be so good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
We were driving down I-95 and hopped off looking for a place for lunch and came across the Charcoal Pit. We did takeout of a Tuna Salad sandwich and a Classic Burger. The tuna was fresh and there was enough for two sandwiches on it. My wife's burger was cooked medium rare, just as she asked (and too many places can't or won't get right) and she enjoyed it. The fries were very good and there were a lot in the bag.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
We were driving down I-95 and hopped off looking for a place for lunch and came across the Charcoal Pit. We did takeout of a Tuna Salad sandwich and a Classic Burger. The tuna was fresh and there was enough for two sandwiches on it. My wife's burger was cooked medium rare, just as she asked (and too many places can't or won't get right) and she enjoyed it. The fries were very good and there were a lot in the bag.
A great local institution that everyone should visit at least once! Also. Make sure you get a milkshake or a soda float!
Burger was average, nothing special..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Drove here to try out their classic charcoal style burgers. Beef was very fresh and cooked just right. My only thing is that I didn't really detect any smoke or grilled flavor so not sure if it's really charcoal grilled.My friend got the onion rings and I was very impressed. The onions were thick and sweet but soft. Usually places that do thick cut you take a bite and you pull out the whole onion off the batter. This bit through and let's you enjoy the onion in every bite. The batter is thick but not over seasoned. Just the right amount.The chili reminds me of my local hot dog spot Rutt's Hutt in Clifton,NJ. Simple ground beef and pinto. I got a cheese hot dog to go with it.I ordered the orange float to go. They add orange syrup to give it that extra orange taste. I enjoyed it.This was about an half hour out of the way back for us from National Harbor. It's worth checking out for the old diner atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Cheese Burger Deluxe
Restaurantji Recommends
Charcoal burgers and crispy fries. What more could you ask for? Fresh milkshakes? Absolutely!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Cheeseburger
Quaint lil place, loved the retro feel of this location. Food was good, but need to try a burger next
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
The Charcoal pit is really really bad and the people are very slow and the food is not that good and the managers don't care about their employees because they fired one of my best friends and she been there for years and they did her wrong so I will not be going back never to charcoal pit and it's is not all that they have better restaurants out there and The Manger don't care about the customers.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: French Fries, Hamburger
Old school "burger" shop, with jukeboxes in booth ! Really good burgers and 5 star shakes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Hamburger
Quality renovations ongoing...great burgers and shakes...service was quick and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5