I knew when I came to look at reviews they would be low. I've been eating at Charlie's since the 1990s on the west coast. Always a favorite mall food. By far this one is the WORST. I've been eating here 4 years and each visit it's further downhill. Today was my last. Attitudinal employees. No ketchup at a place known for its fries and when I asked "how can you be out of ketchup?" I get the full attitude "I just work here I ain't dealing with no customers complaining" No pepper either. And I asked for salt but she didn't give it to me. I had to go back to the counter AVOID!! Whoever owns it is never visible so it just continues downhill read more

I order from Charleys pretty often because it is convenient, and I always pay online to save time. Somehow today that was too complicated. I showed up to pick up my already paid order and was told I still owed money. I explained multiple times that I paid through their own website. Instead of actually checking, the staff just kept insisting I had not. Apparently their system working correctly was less believable than me trying to get a free sandwich. The highlight was overhearing an employee tell the cashier not to call the manager because it would be a waste of time. Good to know resolving a simple payment issue is not worth management's time. Mistakes happen, but the complete lack of effort, accountability, and basic customer service is what stood out. If verifying an order is too much to ask, maybe online ordering should not be an option at this location. read more

I don't know who this women is but she is very rude & ANGRY ! I asked a simple question and she snapped her neck with a attitude mind you im only 12 , I asked if I could change my drink out because it was uncut peaches in the bottom of my drink and she DECLINED my request with another disrespectful attitude , I kindly told her I don't understand why people work in a food establishment if they're gonna be rude , & the food wasn't even all that good. read more

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Charley's is always a good place to eat. This location isn't the best though. It is always busy being inside the mall so okay. My concern is why no one there wears hair nets? This girls long braids were flying everywhere and the man with dreads and facial hair....come on read more

This business is inside the food court of Columbiana Centre/mall. There are a fair amount of choices in this area. I wanted to try something don't normally eat and I'm glad I did. The price $6.29 I kind of expect for something in the mall; the time between order and wait was less than 5 minutes. When I opened the order I was disappointed at the size until I ate a bite. It was sooo good, hot cheesy deliciousness. The Buffalo sauce was only in taste not spicy, despite this the cheesesteak was very good. read more

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I brought my daughters out for daughters Daddy day. This is my second time eating from this restaurant the customer service was nice but this time it was terrible everyone behind the counter had an attitude as if they didn't want to be there. I am upset because I made a request and the lady got real nasty saying she couldn't do it. Extra toasting bread I thought would not be a problem. I made a comment stating prices are going up she automatically responded rudely saying I could go somewhere else I didn't have to eat there just flat out nasty read more

Terrible service. These folks are all fun and games. All should be replaced. After 25 min wait with 10 people in line. Food was good if you still have an appetite. read more

This is one of the worst Charley's to go to. Always a long wait regardless of how many people are behind the counter not working. Don't actually open when they're supposed to either. Says 11am on website then when asked to place my order they said they don't have anyone who can operate the register yet. They let me wait for 10mins until someone else came and asked what was taking so long just for them to say they don't open till 12pm. They stood behind their kitchen door and just kept peeping out to see if I was still waitin read more

Charleys Cheesesteaks - Sandwiches Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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This Charleys Cheesesteaks location at Columbiana Centre in Columbia is a great place to go for delicious cheesesteaks and fries. I really like the location and how they make everything here. Good experience every time I have been here. read more

Charleys Cheesesteaks - Charleys Cheesesteaks - Sandwiches Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Idiot run this place How do you mix up chicken finger for a steak philly The lady at the register was being a bitch when I asked where the napkins were because they were not where you get the food read more

We are Charley's regulars at Harbison Mall. It's Kelsay's favorite cheesesteak... almost from anywhere. The way they season the meat is just perfect! Me personally, I like the chicken teriyaki philly, and you gotta get extra teriyaki sauce on top! This probably isn't the most authentic philly you can get, and it can definitely be hit or miss. There are times we've eaten here and have been blown away at how good it was, and over times we wish we would've eaten elsewhere. With that being said, we frequent Charley's so often it would be weird for us to give them a horrible rating. It's definitely nothing to go out of your way to have, but it sure is one good philly (or chicken teriyaki) if it's done right! read more

I have major concerns about the cleanliness of this place, but since I frequent Waffle Houses across the state it seems like a weird thing to worry about. The grill has what should be a clear guard in front so you can see your food being made, except it is so caked in grease and oil that it has turned brown and is barley opaque anymore. The grill was covered in burned on food and there were crumbs all over the counters and in areas they probably should not have been. The food is really good, and the staff is pretty friendly overall. The sandwiches are made to order, but it's a bit odd that after you order they pull your fries out and set them to the side as your sandwich is being made, so by the time your sandwich is done the fries are cold. I also do not understand the point of telling the cashier what I want on my sandwich when I also have to tell someone else down the line as they put the sandwich together. Overall, not a bad spot to hit up in the food court. read more

Love this place but walked up at 7:50 and they said they were closed and already cleaning. It was a Friday night and they don't close till 8. Can't give a better rating when someone won't serve you when your are still open. read more

These employees need to work on their nasty attitude. Only one person was cooking and it took 40 MINUTES!!! That is an insane amount of time for a mall food court. Needless to say, they will probably not be receiving business from me in the future, which breaks my heart because I normally LOVE this chain. smh this hurts me read more

The grill was absolutely disgusting, and the worker seemed to have no qualms throwing the chicken on the beef on the nasty. Fries were lukewarm at best, and they were out of key toppings. Honestly, the fact that I didn't get sick was the biggest shock of the night. It's sad, really, because I used to love this food stall (in another state, not this particular one). read more

I would not make a special trip but if in the mall it is a good food court pick. I got the Philly cheesesteak and chili cheese fries. They were pretty good. Service was fast an friendly. read more

Charleys Cheesesteaks - Sandwiches Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Painful experience. If you're looking for a review of the food, do not read on. We never actually received food after waiting in line for 30 min. The line wasn't that long, roughly 10 people in front of us. However if you would like to hear about my assumptions on why this place doesn't work efficiently, read on. First off I love philly cheesesteaks, pretty much in any variety. So it's fairly easy to make me happy in this capacity. However if I wait in line for 30 minutes (not an exaggeration, because my wife was insistent we not visit this restaurant again, it does take a little more time than other places, clocked from 3:07 - 3:37 by the time I gave up) and still don't get to eat, in a mall food court of all things, then I would say this place has some serious work to do. I don't like to judge on the first time anywhere, I usually give places a 2nd and 3rd try. This is my 3rd try with this place. Coming from over a decade in a variety of food service venues (Arby's, Pizza delivery, casual dining, bartending, Fine dining, etc) I have some idea of how a good restaurant runs and what a poorly run one looks like. I've worked at both. 1. It's blatantly clear the staff are not trained well and not managed well. I watched no less than 3 people come from the front and visit the back performing no work involved with making food for the line of roughly 20-25 people. These other employees were, I assume, either on break, taking inventory, or avoiding work altogether. This creates a huge amount of problems because this type of restaurant should have no less than 4 people working the front at all times, due to the nature of philly cheesesteak creation. One person to take orders, another to work fryers and make drinks, another to work the grilltop, another to complete orders (fill sandwiches, cut bread, add condiments, etc). To have 1 person work the grilltop, cut bread, add mayo, lettuce, pickles, run to the back to get more mayo, or to-go boxes, and also be the only person to perform managerial tasks (such as the refund I asked for after not seeing our food started after 35 minutes) on the cash register while the other two employees stood there watching, and the other 3 employees come out from the back, do nothing, then return to the back, is the most god-awful, depressing, soul-sucking, morale-crushing way to run a restaurant that only operates well slathered in efficiency. If the staff had a good attitude when they started, the way this place is setup smashed their morale to dust, probably in a week. This is the crux of most of my problem with this place. What we experienced is simply poor planning and execution. If there are literally thousands of hungry people walking in front of this place throughout a week and you can't serve 25 of them within an hour, close your business for a month, retrain everyone and start over. 2. The systems this restaurant has are painfully inefficient. Let's take for example To-Go Versus Eat here: After I ordered and said "For here." the woman at the register attempts to hand me a dirty tray that is covered in old straws and ketchup. I pass on the tray and will take my chances with my hands and forearms. The front line is clearly dirty. There is hardened cheese crusting the dispenser for the fries. I can see plenty of some type of red and blue goo spilling over top of a container (for special lemonades I presume). The glass in front of the grill top is no longer clear in any way. In short, it needs desperate cleaning. I had a gross illustration about how dirty it is, but I'm sure you get it. Make a philly at home or order it in a real restaurant. Until this place does a total overhaul, I'll be stuck with Chic-Fil-A at the Columbiana Mall. Funny (sad) side note: While I was waiting for my refund, my wife left the line to get us lunch at Chic-Fil-A. I kid you not, we had our food from Chic-Fil-A before the refund at Charley's was complete. Meanwhile, everyone who still had a glimmer of hope of getting a philly at Charley's glared at me because the same person running the grilltop, had to issue my refund, which stopped the entire operation for no less than 6 minutes. Full stop. read more

How do you serve fries and run out of ketchup on a Saturday in a mall??? Actually glad you have more than 2 people behind the line today but would be more impressed if you could get the orders correct and not burn the bacon. read more

Charlie's is OK. In a mall where you have a lot of other choices this is not my first choice. Unfortunately Charlie's has small portions. That is my main gripe with this place. The young workers are very sweet, they obviously work hard, but the food is just not up to par with other places that are nearby. Increase the sandwich size and you might have something. You gotta keep up with everyone else who is offering $5 foot longs and tons of toppings. read more

Tried to order a sub & no one would come to the front for about twenty mins then the lady closed it early. Will not try to eat here again !