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    Chef Charles'

    4.3 (84 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza
    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Tanner H.

    Amazing pizza and even better service! Loaded up on toppings with the Meat Galore. They were very busy and the pizza only took about 10 minutes to come out of the oven!

    Cheese

    We got take out and pizza's were made quick and were super hot! It smelled so good inside but only got take out since we had our pups with us.

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    Nick E.

    I was driving through Elk Rapids on a Sunday afternoon and this was the only restaurant open. There was a line to order food and it moved pretty slow. While I was waiting I noticed that they had a bunch of articles on the wall from local publications about how good their pizza is. This set my expectations fairly high. They have pizza by the slice so I got a slice of pepperoni and a slice of 7 cheese. The pepperoni was your standard pepperoni pizza, nothing special about it. The 7 cheese was good and they definitely don't skimp on loading the cheese on. The crust on both pizza was thick but kind of bland. I was left wishing I had something to dip the crust in. Overall it was a good local pizza place. But I won't be dreaming about the pizza I had or going out of my way to go back.

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    7 months ago

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    1 year ago

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    7 months ago

    Best pizza ANYWHERE! We drive from Florida for this. Classic, 5 cheese, veggie or Chef Charles' Special. Three generations love it.

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    10 months ago

    Absolutely love the pizza here it made my trip to Michigan worth it! Thank you Chef Charles!

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    11 months ago

    Great pizza. Friendly staff and service. Take out is always on time and hot and fresh.

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    2 years ago

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    2 years ago

    A great place for good pizza. Friendly staff and quick service. We've eaten in a few times, mostly

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    2 years ago

    Get the meat galore. It's amazing galore. I planned to eat two pieces and could only make it through 1.5 it was so hearty.

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    2 years ago

    The pizza was pretty good but it was way too overpriced, which seems to be a theme in Elk Rapids. Two large pizzas cost me $58.

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    3 years ago

    They do put the Pizzaz in Pizza. All hand crafted with unique taste. Better than your average pizza place

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    5 years ago

    Great pizza! Ordered two pizzas ahead, one special order and a Bayou Boy, both were ready when promised and delicious.

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    6 years ago

    Simply Delicious!! Try the mustard bbq based pizza. WOW!! Everything we had was great and fresh.

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    4 years ago

    Best pizza in Elk Rapids, so happy they have reopened for business! We eat here once a week and will continue to do so.

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    4 years ago

    Chef Charles has re-opened under a new owner but they are still doing an amazing job. Pizza is as good as it ever was.

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    4 years ago

    Miss this place very much. So sorry to lose chef Charles.:(. He was a hard worker and so very dedicated. Rip.

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