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    Carl's Place

    4.3 (28 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    CARL'S PLACE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    6 months ago

    Been going for years. Nothing fancy, just a local cafe. Food is good, neighborhood place. Always feel welcomed

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    4 years ago

    Mine and my kids favorite! Breakfast served all day is a plus. Hot plates.... everything is good.

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    3 years ago

    Excellent food at a fair price. This is like grandmas cooking. The marks burger and the Mabel burger were excellent.

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    5 years ago

    Decent good ole American food, however horrible service unless you have the same color skin.

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    5 years ago

    Who doesn't love Carl's Place, their menu and their friendly staff? Thank you for feeding Penhook during Covid and long before!

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    4 years ago

    As local as you can get. Good food great service Good specials every day Desserts homemade

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    7 years ago

    Great family restaurant!! Always eat there when we come up to the lake!! Great breakfast and awesome burgers!!

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    13 years ago

    Nothing fancy, just good home style diner food. The ribs at lunch on Mondays are really excellent. Breakfast is also really good.

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    It wouldn't be a complete trip to the lake for my family without going to Carl's at least once.

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    Me's burgers & brews - The Hughes-Hurston

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    4.4(206 reviews)
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    An adorable place for a good burger!…read more I got the Virginia Woolf and wowza the black bean patty was 10/10! I love a homemade black bean burger that doesn't have corn. The fries were a 11/10 - perfectly hot, perfectly seasoned. The restaurant itself was small but plenty of outdoor and dog-friendly seating. The servers were all very attentive and it was the perfect spot for us to grab a lunch. Would've taken photos but I couldn't help but dig in when it came out!

    The venue is great. The location is perfect. The burgers are yuck…read more We had dinner here as a family of four on an early Friday night (tonight). There was no wait. We sat outside and enjoyed the scenery. It is a beautiful location right next to the River District. There's a lovely park, splash pad, and playground right along the Dan River. We were so stoked to eat right there. The interior of the restaurant was so fun. We loved the decorations. Books everywhere! The server was ok at first. But when we were done, I did not like how she presented me the check. She just quickly flashed me an amount on a screen, and then hid the screen. I asked if I could pay cash and she accepted it but did not bring me a check even then. We ordered 3 burgers that sounded really good. Such a disappointment. The burger meat in each was shaped perfectly and was as hard as a hockey puck. They appeared to be cooked medium but the meat was tough and gristly. I have no idea how they got all the burgers the exact, uniform hockey puck shape. They must be like those frozen ones you can get at Costco. But $17.95 for a frozen hockey puck? At one point, while my kids were telling me how gross the patties were, while my husband and I told them they had to eat them to go play on the playground, I flagged the server down and asked what type of meat it was. She said beef. However, it did not taste like beef. Thank goodness for all the toppings because if they were plain burgers, they would have been inedible. We were so hungry though so we ate what we could. Notably, the buns also tasted cheap like they had just come out of a stale grocery store deli bag. The seasoned fries, sweet potato fries, the homemade ranch and ketchup, and salad with homemade vinaigrette were ok. After we left, I added up what we ordered again and realized she must have charged me an extra $12 to swap out a veggie patty for a beef patty. I was not told there would be an upcharge so felt a little swindled, especially with how she presented the check. I wish I had kept the veggie patty though, because it probably would have been better. Also my kid who had said the burgers were so gross puked right after we left and immediately felt much better and enjoyed 2 hours on the playground. My other kid was jealous of the other one puking. Like you can't make this kind of stuff up. This spot has so much potential. I would honestly hope to visit again just to chill outside but would not ever eat the burgers.

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