Another great road trip find! What a great small space. Delicious food- we had the pierogis, the lobster bisque and a burger with kettle chips- all were yum! The staff -Amanda- was so helpful, welcoming and friendly. Worth pulling off the highway for. read more

Great food, personable staff, with good service. We started with the Seafood Dip and Jumbo Wings, both of which were excellent. We then ordered Surf & Turf Gnocchi and the Slow Cooked Brisket, again both were excellent. We would definitely recommend this restaurant! This is a Coca-Cola restaurant (my favorite). read more

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Alright Springfield! We were in town visiting at the hospital and decided to get a bite to eat here. Nice choice! Great beer selection and food is smack yo momma good! The blue cheese dip is fire with the homemade chips. Burger and grilled cheese are standouts also. Great wait staff also. Definitely will be back. read more

Cute place with many options for lunch. I had the burger and sweet potato fries. Both were good, but the fries were a hit at the table. read more

Charlos - Inside - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

We stopped in before going ice skating! We were greeted as soon as we walked in and asked if we were dining in. We got seated right away and our server was fantastic--really nice, efficient and observant! We ordered some sandwiches and the daily special Nashville hot chicken sandwich. The building is modern and open--well lit and has soft music playing. We started with the baked bleu cheese dip. The dip was great--didn't have an overwhelming bleu cheese taste so my daughter who hates bleu cheese actually enjoyed it too--she just avoided the bleu cheese curds. Their homemade chips (which also come with each sandwich) were nice--they come with I think Parmesan sprinkled on them but I would throw some salt on them too. The chicken salad sandwich and the Springfield bacon sandwich were OK at best. We had avocado added to both but the bread as you can see was VERY bland. Definitely could use some butter, grilling or toasting at least. The local burger was very good, cooked perfectly per request and juicy! The Nashville hot chicken sandwich was also just OK. The sauce was not great nor was it hot at all. Unfortunately the sandwich was bland too. Our server also noticed the chips on that plate seemed to come from the bottom of the "bucket" so she brought us fresh chips which was great. I would eat here again so I can try more items but 50% of our food wasn't really worth it. There were several items on the menu that looked interesting enough to return and try though. read more

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Food was good, service was okay. Was not offered dessert, they were getting busy and they seemed to want us out. Also forgot my knife for my steak; I sawed through it with a butter knife. This was all after they sat us at a table that rocked extremely bad to start the night. I'd give it another shot for the food and the servers were nice, just not very good. read more

You have to try the dip appetizer. Came in late but served quick. Nice menu with a some great twists

Had dinner at Charlo's with my boyfriend on a Thursday night. We both had brisket grilled cheeses with house potato chips with lots of parmesean, and sweet potato fries! Very yummy! Sweet potato fries were perfect! Service was friendly. Will definitely be back. read more

Charlos - Brisket grilled cheese, chips, sweet potato fries - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

Very fresh and delicious. Staff was courteous and helpful. Definitely coming back. Recommend the fried green tomatoes, Mac n cheese and the Springfield Bacon Sandwich with applewood bacon! read more

So many different things to choose from! Dining area is understated and comfortable! Everything on the menu is amazing!!!

Stopped in here one afternoon after visiting FLW's Wescott House (worth the visit). I had a smash burger and Wifey had a fried chicken sandwich. I thought both were great as were the sweet potato fries and homemade potato chips. The waitress was very pleasant and helpful. The interior was done up in an old warehouse style which was well executed. A good stop in my book. read more

Great lunch spot! Had their chicken salad sandwich and it was filling and delicious. Highly recommended. Fun music and atmosphere too.

Laid back atmosphere with good food and good beer! If we were local we would frequent this place! We will be back when we are traveling through! read more

I was looking for vegetarian options and decided to have the roasted portobello mushroom with house made ratatouille and a garden salad. The mushroom was soooooooooo good!! I didn't know what to expect but when Charlene (hope that's spelled correctly) delivered my meal it looked like a beautiful French entree. Hats off to the Chef! Presentation was exceptional and it melted in my mouth. I can't say enough how nice the staff , food and how modern the restaurant was. It was so good I regret not taking a photo. My husband had the Shrimp Poboy and he was very happy with his meal too. The shrimp were jumbo and juicy . Will return next time I'm in town! Au Revoir read more

I've been in Springfield, OH for a week now...finally a good restaurant!! In fact it's excellent! Great/friendly service, great decor and the food was delicious! Great price too! Highly recommend it! read more

Simply amazing and delicious. Food and service were excellent. Stopped in on a Monday night staying downtown and not a lot of options to choose from. read more

Charlos - Simply delicious and amazing. Great food and service! - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

Was looking for a different place to try for dinner on a Monday...we had been to Charlos for lunch a few months ago and decided why not especially with half price wine on Monday ‍‍....we had the strip steak with Au gratin potatoes and it was delicious! Fried green tomato appetizer was very nice as well! Extra crispy panko green tomato with pimento cheese!...the fried chicken was also excellent especially the peppercorn gravy !! read more

Charlos - Strip steak and fried chicken entrees - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

Ate here on Friday night. One of the best meals I have ever eaten. I had the tri colored pasta dish. It was very good. I am hoping to take it back to my golf course so they can serve it. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

We had the best server and the food was absolutely delish! The tortellini was the best we ever had!

I don't know what it is but Charlos has it. The food was great! I've been coming to Springfield for 20 years and this is the best food I've ever had here (even beating out the family cooking). There's no draft beer but I'm finding out that Ohio is not lacking for quality beer and Charlos has beers from several local(ish) breweries. The kitchen has their stuff together, man. The presentation and flavors were top notch. The plating was basic but matched the decor of the interior. I tried a little bit of everything and nothing was a miss. I know I'll be running clean up on whatever my kids order so I just got the Nashville chicken tenders as a main plate and I quite enjoyed them. I appreciate that my server indicated that some people think that they're hot and get the sauce on the side but I'm a big boy and I can handle the sauce directly on the tenders. Everything tasted great! I'm here for ya, Springfield. If you build it, I'll spend my money when I visit. read more

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Our service was great and for a small menu, we had so many options!! We tried a lot and loved it all!! Highly recommend

These egg rolls were amazing!!! Had the chicken salad as well and my son had a delicious burger!! A great place to try!!! read more

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We had a wonderful meal here tonight. We started with the fried green tomatoes. They were very good, mainly because of the tasty pimento cheese & red pepper sauce. For my entree, I had the fried catfish. It was very good as well. It was served with more of the red pepper sauce, cheddar grits & steamed broccoli. For my husband's entree, he had the brisket served on a bed of macaroni & cheese. It was excellent. The restaurant had a very good vibe. Very trendy & also classy. read more

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Hidden gem. So glad we stumbled upon it. God was great, particularly the Korean chicken.

The prices were very inexpensive but the portions are small. I got the buttermilk chicken sandwich and it was more like a slider. The chicken was not very big and i was as surprised. I would rather pay more for heartier portions. The home made chips were really good. Service was slow but very friendly. I would return but choose different options or get appetizer. read more

Was excited to stop by for lunch after seeing their billboard advertisement and they did not disappoint. They serve great, fresh food that is thoughtfully prepared. The portobello mushrooms were amazing and enough for two lunches. The catfish po' boy was equally tasty and generous. The bread was soft, vegetables fresh and catfish was fried perfect. Can't wait for my friends and I to meet there for dinner next month. Great job, Charlos!! read more

I met with some of my friends here - I'm from Columbus and they are from Cincy so we decided to meet somewhere in the middle. We had no idea about this location and since we met at a night time, we could see much in this area. There are plenty of street parking but most of them are 2 hour parking (until 6pm). The restaurant looks casual, clean and comfortable. The appetizer ranges from $10 to $15, the main (including sandwiches and salads) ranges from $12 to $28ish. Although I didn't take a picture, we shared chips with blue cheese dip. The dip has cut up bacon and green onion on top, I definitely tasted the blue cheese but not too strong. I really enjoyed my salad (it had black beans, corn, salsa, tomatoes and avocado mixed in the greens) with nice large pieces of shrimp. The service was fast and the server was friendly, though they forgot a few things and they also broke some of the Christmas decorations then they stepped right on the seat with their shoes to fix it. We were sitting right next to the seats I wish they would either wait to fix or wipe down the seats. Again, the server was nice and friendly but they kept on coming to check on us almost every 5 minutes (this was during the time we were still eating) which was a bit overwhelming. read more

Charlos - Blackened Shrimp Salad - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

Was in town for a show and yelped out this gem. We all got something different, and most everything was amazing. I had a burger and sweet potato fries. Burger was great, 9/10. Fries were average, 6/10. Paired it with a Blake's cider, can't ever go wrong with a cider. Boyfriend got the catfish po'boy, added the Nashville hot sauce to it. Devoured it, rated it a 10/10. Friends got the brisket egg rolls, 10/10. Nashville chicken, 8/10. Mac and cheese, don't waste your time. And pierogis, 9/10. Even though the restaurant was super small, and limited seating, food still took a minute to come out, but was definitely worth the wait. Service was fantastic. Would definitely return! read more

Charlos - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

quaint little spot downtown. we started our meal with the blue cheese dip which was pretty delicious. my wife had a cobb salad which looked amazing but the chicken was over cooked and extremely dry. i had the catfish with succotash and grits. the catfish was cooked great. it wasn't greasy or overcooked. the other components of the dish however were not as good. those grits were a sham and the succotash needed seasoning. the service was ok but felt the food came out slow for us being the only ones in there. and there were one two many flying insects that were quite bothersome while trying to enjoy our meal. if i wanted that problem i could have ate outside. read more

My dad's family is from Springfield, and I grew up visiting the China Buffet and Duffs whenever I'm in town. I've been happy to watch the downtown revival happening over recent years, including this new (2022) restaurant. We were prepping for an upcoming trip and Yelp pointed us to Charlo's. We arrived on a Friday around 7:30 and the place was busy, but not too full. We were seated quickly. A good selection of canned craft beers and wine were available and waitstaff kept our glasses full. There was plenty on the menu to choose from, and I had a difficult time deciding while we enjoyed the Baked Bleu Cheese dip appetizer with fresh, homemade chips. I eventually landed on the Shrimp & Grits which did not disappoint, and had a good amount of seasoning and heat. Others at my table tried the burger, Angry chicken tenders, and grilled cheese, and all were great - no leftovers! Service was attentive and friendly, and the staff all seemed to be working together to provide the best possible guest experience. The dining room and restrooms were spacious and clean. We'll be back when in town again. This isn't just "Springfield 5-stars" good, it's anywhere 5-stars good! read more

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The pierogis and Bbq brisket egg rolls were delicious. The service was great. My husband enjoyed his burger.

LOVE this place! We ate here for a late lunch and weren't expecting much but we were pleasantly surprised! Brisket roll appetizer was fantastic...shrimp salad was perfect and just the right size...HIGHLY recommend this restaurant! read more

Great food and service. The chicken salad club is fantastic as well as the salad with blackened shrimp. Good selection of beer and wine, including a decent selection of local IPAs. Great place in downtown Springfield to grab lunch or dinner. read more

We were on a road trip and stopped in Springfield OH. The area is nice to walk with beautiful wall murals to enjoy. Dinner here was delicious! House made chips always my go-to and they did not disappoint. The appetizer portobello mushrooms were amazing. The service was warm and welcoming. read more

While visiting my son at Cedarville University, I wanted to take him off campus for non cafeteria food for dinner. The short drive from campus to Springfield was worth it. Charlos is a clean restaurant that has a local feel. I was concerned about time since we had somewhere to be after dinner, but our server was attentive and prompt! We had the brisket and Mac and cheese and it was delicious! I would definitely recommend coming here. I look forward to coming back next time I visit my son. read more

Charlos - Brisket and Mac and cheese. - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

We went during the slow time of day. Service was fine, server was helpful. The food was good and the atmosphere was ok, nothing to brag about. I hate standing at a cashier station waiting for a cashier. We will probably try again at another time. read more

We ordered blue cheese dip, the egg rolls, broccoli cheddar soup, a hamburger, and two grilled cheeses. The blue cheese dip and egg rolls were phenomenal. My husband enjoyed his burger. My mom and I were not fans of our grilled cheeses at all. They were extremely basic and honestly I could make a better one at home for a small fraction of the price. The other food we had though was great. The blue cheese dip was especially amazing for me - so creamy and delicious. We might go back but will definitely avoid the grilled cheese if we do. Service was good and good vibes here. read more

Charlos - Blue cheese dip - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

Tried this place for the first time tonight. They were out of the pierogis and fried green tomatoes. Then we ordered chicken fried chicken. It's supposed to come with cheddar cheese grits and bourbon bacon glazed green beans. The grits were a cold congealed heap, no cheese flavor whatsoever, the green beans were just unseasoned fresh green beans. The chicken was delicious, that's the two stars. The grilled cheese was a greasy piece of bread. Everything needed a good dose of salt and pepper! Needless to say, we will not go back. read more

It was actually a bit of poor fortune that brought us to Charlo's in Springfield; my wife's mother was in at Springfield Regional for some recovery following a heart issue, so after a brief visit with her, we elected to find some dinner before heading home. And, really? From 20 years ago when I was a Wittenberg student? Downtown Springfield has really started to come alive. And Charlo's is yet another sparkling droplet along Fountain Ave. We were seated almost immediately; our server was friendly and personable, who seemed genuinely happy to see us. For a weekday, the restaurant was about half full, though more tables started filling around the 7pm hour. The food, though? A true winner. The chicken-fried-chicken was moist, with a crunchy crust/breading, but the gravy is really what made it sing. The white cheddar grits might have used a touch more cheese, but were still phenomenal. And the green beans? Exactly the way I never got them as a child: flavorful, crisp, delicious. My plate was *cleaned* by the end. My wife's steak was cooked exactly to her specification, though she really appreciated their roasted brussels sprouts and potatoes even more. And, our daughter outright gorged herself on an upscale mac and cheese that had me drooling. I know we'll be back to Charlo's. It's well worth your time and money! read more

Wanted to try something new and we were not disappointed! We had Mac and cheese and brisket, the brisket grilled cheese and Blue Cheese dip! We will be back!! Ty (waitress) was wonderful. Prompt, informative and sweet!! read more

Charlos - Brisket grilled cheese and Mac and cheese and brisket! - Barbeque Near Me - Springfield, Ohio

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