I live not terribly far from this location and have passed by hundreds of times in 28+ years. I had no idea this existed. We talked with the original owner and her sons today while eating and found they have been in business 35 years! What a gem this place is. My wife and I shared a DELICIOUS, huge cheese steak with fries to spare. This has to be the best steak sandwich I am aware of in the Lehigh Valley. Ketchup dispensers are in the beverage cooler. Didn't see that until I was done. Can't wait to try other items in the menu. McD's is a stones throw from this place and there is no comparison between the two. Located across the street from the large Thrift store just north of Sears in Whitehall. The only criticism I might have is, the tables are a bit of a squeeze ... read more

So disappointed when I got home and opened my hoagie. It was ALL bread. I took the meat and cheese from the other half and added it to this. I was hoping to have the other half for lunch the following day but it was too sad I didn't even want it read more

Charles Pizza & Restaurant - So disappointed when I got home and opened my hoagie. It was ALL bread. - Pizza Near Me - Whitehall, Pennsylvania

Me and my wife are regular customers and we usually stop there once a month to eat dinner, the staff are great and they make good food and the portions are big, you never leave hungry, we are never disappointed, the place is always clean and they welcome you with a big smile and a hello how are you, I would definitely recommend it! read more

I only had there slices but it was very good. reminded me of the Italian pizzerias in Brooklyn.

Nice portions . Good cheesesteaks , both beef and chicken. Large selection of food. Fast service.

My favorite pizza in the Lehigh Valley. Delicious crust and flavorful sauce and toppings. The same people always seem to be working and seem like they have been there forever so the recipes never change. There are a few tables but I would recommend Charles more for pickup. Parking can be tough when it's busy but I've always gotten a spot. read more

I had pizza there on Saturday and it was over cooked. I called to complain and the lady at the counter was very rude to me on the phone. I definitely won't be returning because the pizza is the worst in all of Allentown. Friendlier customer service Goes a long way!!! And the lady that owns this place has no customer service skills!!!! The place is very Dirty and looks like they have not updated it in 50 years !!! read more

A standard grab and go New York styled pizza joint that has been operating in the same location for years. Great cheese steaks and za.

Very good pizza...however they are making it ..its very similar to pizza shops in New York. Very surprising...since I've looked for a very long time in the Lehigh Valley..I hope its stays the same recipe read more

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Very friendly and very good food definitely going back. I got lost on my way back to hotel and I'm happy I did or I wouldn't have discovered this jewel. read more

Great basic Italian takeout. It's where the locals go for pizzas and subs and it's been around FOREVER and with good reason!

Excellent cheesesteaks and wings, just as we remembered when we lived in Fullerton Also way more for your money!

I called at 10 pm (tonight, a Friday) to order a pizza and cold sub. They told me pizza only, kitchen is closed. Well your menu says you are open until 11 pm! No where does it say you stop making other food after a certain time. If it had then I wouldn't be so ticked off right now. I asked for a cold sub, some bread and meat, but you couldn't make that at 10 pm? Really?? I've been coming here for a few weeks now, at least once a week because this is the only place in the area where the marinara sauce for sandwiches doesn't have tomato peels in it (even though your pizza is full of them, but I don't eat the pizza my fiance does). But now I need to find another place because if you can't even make me a cold sub why should I bother coming here again? Also your cash only policy is ridiculous. It's 2015 and you should realize not taking credit cards is going to hurt your business. I doubt you care though, since again you couldn't even make a sandwich at 10 pm. read more

Wow. Blown away. New fav joint. Love to support local Italians that make me feel welcome and not a burden. Cuz u already know im the person with the "special or complicated order" they didn't make me feel any type of way for ordering exactly what I wanted. Less be said, they deserve all the buisness Pizza Hut gets and more read more

Charles Pizza & Restaurant - a woman eating a slice of pizza - Pizza Near Me - Whitehall, Pennsylvania

Two slices, fries, two small drinks = $10.00 Order at the counter and they bring it out to your table. Crispy, thin crust, acidic sauce, cheesy (yum). Add your spices as you wish, oregano, red hot peppers, etc. Loud TV Community ketchup and mustard is kept in with cold drinks in the dining area. Pleasant staff. read more

I'm not sure what makes this little hole in the wall joint so good, but it is. Some of the best pizza I've had in Allentown.

Every few months, the lady and I pile all our bags (and occasionally some cats) into my car and make the epic drive from Boston to Whitehall to see her family. It's a nice time -- walk along the rail trail, go to the casino, watch a Zephyrs game, you know, all good things. But the real reason we come down? Lehigh Valley cheese steaks from Charles. For those of you who enjoy a Philadelphia-style sandwich, I respect your opinion but must politely disagree: putting a tomato-based sauce on a roll with shaved beef and cheese is the most fantastic idea since slicing the roll in the first place. It adds a sort of tang that plays well off the mellow flavors of any mushrooms or onions or peppers you might (read: probably should) put on your sandwich. I don't know exactly how the idea for this sauce came about (perhaps it's worth swallowing bites of cheese steak and pausing long enough to ask?), but oh man, Charlie's (as the lady's family refers to it), and I suppose the Lehigh Valley as a whole, you guys are on point. Also -- they're friggin' HUGE. Road-tripping here is a great idea: I usually end up with half a sandwich for lunch, and the other half for the next day in the car, wondering why I'm driving away from a place where people cook things like this. Also worth noting: the pizza's fantastic. Good, crispy-on-the-bottom, perfectly-cheesy-on-top, just-the-right-amount-of-bubbling-in-the-crust pies are hard to come by, and I'm pretty sure there's some law of nature that states that the first pizza a child eats becomes their ultimate definition of good pizza for life, but twenty-odd years after my first bite of another slice, I think Charlie's might have wrecked the curve on this one. Overall, definitely worth the U-turn on MacArthur Road. Like others have said, cash-only, so bring some bills, even though you can order up a food coma for two with a side of fried mushrooms for under about twenty bucks -- and any place where you can do that is a good place in my book. Now, if we can get delivery to Boston going, that'd be pretty excellent. read more

Never ate here before, I call to order some food for delivery. And they say they don't deliver or take credit cards. What pizzeria in this world doesn't deliver. This is the first time I have ever seen a pizzeria that doesn't deliver. And there isn't many places that doesn't take credit cards. Well guess they don't realize they lose out on money not delivering or accepting credit cards. Because they will not get my business. read more

one slice = $2.12 a little too much crust space between cheese/sauce and edge. it was ok in a pinch read more

We have been buying from Charlie's for 30 years but yesterday was the worst and will never go back. The lady who answered the phone was so rude she took my order we order steak sandwiches with everything. When we got there they had 2 large supreme pizza. We told them those are not ours and she flipped out screaming at us how we have to take them and everything. Completely rude service now a days. I miss the old man and wife they use to be so nice but now the lady there gotta go she is com pletly rude.... read more

If you decide to come here get a cheesesteak or chicken cheesesteak. You won't be disappointed.

Excellent pizza and cheesesteaks. Arguably the best in the Whitehall and surrounding area. It's hard to find cash only places anymore but this is certainly worth using the ATM for. I order pizza well done for the crispy edges and it comes out perfect every time. read more

Tried one slice took a bite spit it out will never go back there again i dont know what that was but it wasn't pizza

Still the best pizza around. Authentic NY style pizza. Serious toppings, sauce is delicious and not too sweet.

This place is great. Me and my fiance eat here a few times a month. My family has been eating here for years. Great people, great food, great prices, what else is there to ask for at a pizza joint like this?! Seriously though. And the menu has much more than pizza. Great cheese steaks and dinner platters too. If you haven't tried Charles Pizza yet, plz do! You've got nothing to lose. read more

Ever since Sal took over, this place is back to being great again! Great job Sal on accepting credit cards, offering a larger delicious menu, and bringing Charles Pizza back to greatness! I've been eating here since 1983 when it opened and I'm happy to know it will be here for decades more! read more

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First time to charles and had a slice if pizza that was recooked. Overall the food was not up to the price.

I am very picky about my pizza. I despise sweet tomato sauce, like at Papa Johns. Pizza should not taste like candy! Charlie's sauce is tangy and delicious, just as it should be. The sauce is a fantastic addition to their cheese steaks, though Philly purists will disagree. Their cash-only policy is a bit inconvenient, but the pizza is worth the extra ten seconds it takes to check your wallet for some bills. read more

A cash only pizza parlor with rude employees and limited food choices. Every time I communicated with the employees there they were dismissive and annoyed. read more

The last two times I've ordered from Charles their garlic knots were completely raw in the middle. I'm talking stretchy wet dough. The first occasion they tasted like they'd been made with dirty dish water. We called three times after our last order and no one answered the phone. Ever since this place was taken over by a different "family member" it has been horrible. They are rude if you order food in the last hour they are open. They literally are staring out the window waiting for you to arrive. We never arrive later than 30 minutes to close, but it's still the same treatment, like you're inconveniencing them for being a patron. The food used to be wonderful. There was the sweetest guy who would answer the phone and ring us up. He promptly disappeared after the change in ownership. The pizza crust had also been getting thinner and thinner. As if your long term customers wouldn't notice. It was nice that they started taking cards for payment, but they also aren't open on Mondays anymore, a trade-off I'm not thrilled with. Bottom line...this greedy irresponsible owner is going to make someone sick with raw dough. I'm currently reaching out to the state to report food safety concerns. Please do yourself a favor, call Pies On in Catasauqua. They are closed Mondays too, but they deliver and I've never had a complaint about their food. Here's their number: (610) 264-7000. read more

Been going here for years. They have the best cheese steaks. Their hoagies are great. They have really good pizza and their Italian dinners are pretty good too. read more

got very sick after buying their food on a sunday,pukeing bad and major sinus drainage.I was perfectly fine before i ate their california cheeseburgers.THIS place has new workers and guys that were there before were great,these new people wouldnt even give me a california cheeseburger that i paid for but wouldnt give it too me,said there's nothing they can do about that.How about that for customer service.24 HOURS AFTER eating their califonia cheeseburgers i am still very sick,avoid this place,if you don't want to puke up the food you bought,avoid this place dont get sick as a dog like i am. read more