Quick stop for dinner the place was moderately busy and we decided to eat inside. This is great is your looking for a salad bar . I ordered the rotisserie chicken with vegetables and au gratin potatoes. I'd say it's more fried chicken than rotisserie. Hmmm . The potatoes were the best thing on the plate . My family enjoyed there meals And my daughter had the shrimp Alfredo had but it only had 3 shrimp in total for $28 ? We'll be back read more

Charlie's Up North - Fun fishing theme - American Near Me - Walker, Minnesota

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First time here. Great service but truly mediocre food. The ribs were tough, sirloin was overcooked. Salad bar was nothing impressive. The waitress seemed like she regretted us coming in. read more

We stopped for lunch they had a two piece roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and corn for a lunch special. It was very good(didn't get a picture was starving and ate it up!) I had the turtle cheesecake for desert and my husband had pineapple whip cheesecake. They were both delicous. Would definitely recommend Charlie's never let down when we eat here!! read more

Charlie's Up North - Turtle cheesecake - American Near Me - Walker, Minnesota

We spent a week in Walker trying to catch fish following the mayfly hatch. We ate out three nights. One of those we had dessert here Ugly Cheesecake. The cookie dough cheesecake is delicious! We went back for dinner the next night. My husband had walleye dinner special. A huge fillet. It was good. I had the broaster chicken with au gratin potatoes. Best meal I had in Walker! I bought an extra piece of chicken and ate it for breakfast in the car. Can't wait to go back. The only thing that would have made it better would have been Florida winning the Stanley Cup in 6 games. Great place! Delicious food and wonderful service. read more

Wine was definitely open for weeks, expensive 3 ounce glass of Kendal Jackson! Waiter remarks was, "just had a change in bartenders"! At least try to make it right with the customers! Food was not good and service was slow! read more

Great drinks and delicious food. Had the bang bang shrimp: perfect spicy and sweet balance. Waitress super nice! Service was kind of slow, but everywhere seems to be right now. Ordered Trash Cans: although bartender didn't know how to make it, she looked it up and it tasted nice and smooth. Definitely coming again. Might come back tomorrow Edit: came back the next day with my fam For food Got the mushroom and Swiss burger, Philly cheese sandwich, and the popcorn shrimp platter: all food was great! Tip: dip the burger in the au jus sauce from the Philly. Great service again. Same bartender (was also our waitress) FYI you can also buy the cups read more

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Just ate the walleye was amazing and the Service was awesome. She made me Sriracha Mayo for the Waffle Fries. Highly recommended when passing through Walker Minnesota read more

Service was quick & friendly, food was far above average. My steak was tender, well-seasoned and cooked perfectly. If I'm ever in the area again, I will make sure to stop back in at Charlie's! read more

I've never had a good meal here and in desperation we tried it again. Saw this and walked away. You won't get another chance. What crappy ownership! Maybe you should try paying your staff a decent, livable wage? read more

Charlie's Up North - Pathetic excuse for why people won't work there - American Near Me - Walker, Minnesota

We almost did not stop here because no one was in the parking lot but we are glad that we did. They have two areas to sit at either casual dining or bar area. Both areas looked nice but we were traveling with my son so picked the dining table. Service was perfect and waitress was very attentive to all of our needs and even brought out a bucket of candy for my son to pick an item when we were done. The food here is so delicious!!! If you go with the burger or club You better be hungry because they do not skimp at all! Burger was cooked to perfection and the club was piled high with very tasty ingredients. Left with to go bags and happy full tummies. Even the left overs the next day tasted delicious!! read more

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First time here. The service was great as was the food. We had the chicken dummies which were amazing Like little pieces of actual fried chicken. The salad bar was good, not a lot of variety, but it was good enough. Husband ordered the club sandwich, which was literally big enough for 2 people. I should have taken a picture, it was huge!! Fries were excellent as well. We will definitely go back! read more

The staff was great as usual and the food was excellent. One thing that was not counted on was the waitress asked if we would like butter or sour cream on our two baked potatoes. We ordered two butters and a sour cream. We got the bill at the end of the meal and there was a $1.50 charge added. We found out it was a .50 cent per condiment charge that was never mentioned by the waitress. We still would have ordered the condiments, but two things-#1 It would have been nice if the waitress had mentioned there would be an additional charge, and #2 It's usually just kind of expected and normal to get butter (at least) included with the baked potato. Overall a decent experience. read more

Stopped in with the whole family, 7 of us about 3:00 on a Saturday afternoon. Service was good. They obviously weren't very busy. We ordered 2 kids meals (chicken strips), an italian sandwich, a clubhouse, and 3 burgers. Kids meals were good, italian and clubhouse also good, great bread. The 3 burgers were WAY overdone and dried out. The waitress had actually asked us how we wanted them prepared, we all said medium rare. One was medium well, the other 2 were well done. We don't go out too often, and chose this place in Walker over others because we thought the food had a chance of being better. Very disappointed. read more

Great food, generous portions, attentive service! I would definitely dine in this restaurant again.

Very fresh salad bar. Very clean. Veronica our server was excellent...recommended the Reuben which was huge and perfect. My partner had pulled pork. Sauce was great and very moist. Will recommend and return. Great size portions you will not be disappointed. read more

Sad outdated menu. The menu needs to scaled down to a few local favorites. Salal bar= . Mediocre and over priced. read more

Charlie's Up North - American Near Me - Walker, Minnesota

Food was AWSOME and the staff was so friendly and informative ! Will be going back ASAP! read more

Took a hour to get our food.Two orders were wrong and the steaks were over cooked. The waitress didn't ask how our food was until we were about done. read more

Great family restaurant! Best broasted chicken in the area We come here often and always have great personnel service as well Broasted Chicken read more

Chicken was good. Ribs were like jerkey and not worth the money. When bill came there were undisclosed surcharges and they refused to take them off. Won't be back. read more

It's very sad when you walk into a restaurant and order a meal, then everyone who walks in after you gets served before you! Top that off with... you finally get you food and it's COLD! Paid for our $$$ beer and left. read more

The food was alright. My husband liked his walleye dinner. I had the Fried Mahi Mahi and it was just OK. The garlic mashed potatoes were the star of the meal; they were creamy and delicious. They are also one of the only restaurants in town open on Sunday evening. I only went once but, this is one place I will likely never go back to especially for in-door dining. It's been days and I'm still stunned at the lack of safety practices followed. It bothers me and concerns me. They have signs that masks are required but I watched 5 different people walk in and throughout the restaurant without wearing masks - at all. My husband asked one customer about wearing a mask and he refused citing "No, I'm good". The staff took no action and ignored It. One staff member wore her mask below her chin with her face completely exposed for about an hour while talking to customers and walking around the restaurant. Another staff member removed her mask entirely while cleaning tables inside while we and several customers were still in the restaurant. I would be less concerned and assume it would have been a better experience if the weather permitted eating on the patio. read more

My usual go to place.... I take other couples as a treat. Two of us had the 1/2 rack of ribs. Yum. My wife and I had the 1/2 rack and chicken combo for a couple bucks more. We didn't get a 1/2 rack.... 3 bones on one, 4 bones on the other. They split one 1/2 rack between the TWO of us. So disappointed. Guess I will find another go to spot. read more

I've drove by this place hundreds of times on my way to and from work, but I decided to finally give this hole-in-the-wall a shot. Initially after looking at the menu, I was ready to walk out. Everything seemed extremely over-priced, especially with the bar-atmosphere. However, I had 2 hAngry children who were desperate for some good eats. And that is exactly what they got! The food was top notch! My husband had the Cheeseburger, which was prepared just as ordered -medium rare. He claims the burger was in his "Top 5" best burgers that he's ever had. My daughters had the popcorn shrimp and macaroni and cheese, which they were raving about. I chose the all you can eat salad bar, which I had my fill of. The soup was included with salad bar and it was outstanding! To top it off, our waitress was as polite as can be. Despite being overpriced for the area of town and the bar atmosphere, we had a great experience here. Give it a try! read more

We were lucky to find a place open after 8pm in the Walker area. We got immediate seating and fast friendly service. I had the walleye sandwich and my husband had the French dip. The walleye was perfectly flaky and moist. The French dip was equally as delicious. The owner was extremely welcoming too! Highly recommend a stop! read more

Service was nice and friendly. Food arrived timely!! It was a large portion, hot and very tasty!! Wishing it was summer so we could enjoy the outside bar! Great place read more

Charlie's Up North - Service was great, food was served quickly! It was hot, nice portion and tasty! - American Near Me - Walker, Minnesota

On the way to Walker, shortly after you pass Nisswa, you'll start seeing the signs for Charlie's. Once you arrive in Walker and take a left, start looking on your left, don't go to fast or you'll pass it. We had lunch here. I got a philly sandwich that was delicious. I sampled some waffle fries. Believe it or not, I'm not the french fry type. These are perfection and next time I will always order them. A good size restaurant that has a bar area division. Service was very good as well. read more

Saw the outdoor bar and thought it looked like a nice place. My wife and I just bought property in the area and frequently have family staying with us. Thought it would be a nice little place to hang out. Unfortunately they have decided to take a political stance and post political signs all over the property, as well as bashing our governor. No thanks. Will go elsewhere. read more

We ate on a weeknight while on vacation in the area. We ordered ribs & chicken. The salad dressings (blue cheese & French - very yummy) were the high point of the meal. It went rapidly downhill. The ribs were cold (they were reheated, stone cold in the center). The broasted chicken was greasy. We complained; we decided to let the kitchen take a 2nd try. The replacement was a little better, but we waited about 20 minutes. Our server was not helpful; ill-equipped for her duties. We decided to eat the food and move on. I spoke with the manager who apologized & took care of the meal. There's plenty of room for improvement in food & service based on this experience. read more

Ribs where good but not excellent and service was friendly but slow. I got the impression it was because it was a pretty busy night but they ran out of food. We waited almost 35-40 minutes for our food after we had or soup with not much of an explanation read more

Charlie's Up North - BBQ ribs - American Near Me - Walker, Minnesota

Have eaten burgers there a couple times of late and the food / service has been very good.

By far the strangest experience. We all ordered food upwards of $25+ a plate and it all came cold. When we told the waitress she scraped the mashed potatoes off of our plates and brought it back and then microwaved them but didn't keep track who's was who's. So we ate each other's potatoes. Weird. Who does that? We were also out of water the whole time and they never gave us more. 10/10 would NOT recommend read more

Great food! Awesome waitress! Have vacationed in walker for 10 years and have never eaten here, but will definitely stop again!

Great Food! Extremely nice people and very clean. I had the chicken cordon bleu sandwich it was amazing!

If you're looking for healthy, low-caloric options, don't go here! Their options are pretty much limited to fat, fried, and carbo....unless you want to pay $10 for a salad, which is probably still in the 500+ calorie range. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich for $10 and was given an option for french fries, waffle fries, or soup (2 choices: navy bean and ham or chili....both high caloric). I wasn't happy. Why couldn't they add a few options like a side salad or vegetables??? Not going back. read more

We had 5 in our group. Service was good. Only reason there's a 3 is due to 2 reasons. 1) the walleye selection had a lot of bones and it was probably northern pike. It happens. 2) the front room we sat in was very warm. The staff were sweating and visiably uncomfortable. Portion sizes are very generous. read more

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Go here alllllllll the time when I'm at the cabin, and my parents are personal friends of Charlie himself. They run a pretty good establishment... nice place, great food and great prices. Casual, family-friendly and cozy atmosphere. The walls are adorned with animal skins, fish, deer heads, you name it. Darts and shuffleboard for the kids. Summer is great when they open the boat bar. Sometimes they'll have a DJ and Karaoke. We've had some fun times there. If you're staying in the area you really can't leave without visiting Charlie's. It's the best spot in Walker for a good time, and super convenient if you're planning to hop over to the casino after a good meal!! I recommend the buffalo wings, the ribs, the steaks, the chicken cordon bleu sandwich, and the breakfast buffet! Yum! read more

Quick stop here on our way up to Zipples Bay. I had the BLT and it was huge and so good! Husband had the steak and it was also huge and cooked to perfection. Overall huge portions and very good food. Fast service as well! read more

I was in the area visiting my sister and it was one of few open on a Sunday. I walked into a ghost town town of a eatery; I walked into the bar area and found the staff all gathered in the back of the bar. As soon as I asked if they were open, one of the staff replied, "yes they are open". I got my menu and was told to seat anywhere. The waitress came and chatted with me. I put my order in for a blt with no mayo. I usually substitute avocado for mayo, but they didn't have avocado. So a blt with no mayo it was. It did come with fries or for a $1 more you could get soup instead of fries. A few minutes later the waitress came out with my food. I got my food within 5 minutes. It was a good sized sandwich and delicious fries. A few minutes later I got my bill. And I was done. Overall very friendly staff, food(bacon, bread, and fries,) were only Luke warm like they just threw it in the microwave for a minute. Bread wasn't toasted. I wasn't asked about how I wanted it done. Floppy blt. Food was bleh, but friendly staff. read more

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The outside is understated enough that we almost didn't go in. However, we decided to be adventurous and entered. To our delight, the entire interior had been remodeled and looked lovely. More importantly, the menu was diverse and the food was fantastic. We highly recommend Charlie's Up North for anyone looking for some great cooking with a full bar. We had the broasted chicken dinner and the mushroom-swiss cheese burger. Both were outstanding. read more