Food and service are excellent. Fresh wraps and moist brisket. Many side options and nice space to enjoy your meal. read more

Definitely one of my staples working downtown. So why only 3 stars? I am glad you asked. Its the inconsistency for both breakfast and lunch. When the food is on point its really delicious and satisfying when its off its not bad but its not great either think eh. I would recommend trying the lunch over the breakfast if you were nearby and wanted to give it a try. Of course I am usually sitting right next door so stop and say hi :) read more

This review starts with a meme: When you hate the tunnel system but find one place with many things. "That's when you, go there all the time." "Go there all time." "Go there all the time." "That... is... when... you... go there all the time!" "Gooo there all the TIIIME!" Woo hoo hoo woo hoo hoo woo hoo hoo! (You go there all the time.) (Finally a great place for an Eddie Murphy song reference. ) Okay. The review. The BBQ here is meh. The BBQ sauce here is meh. And the burgers here are meh meh. So what isn't meh? The fish on Wednesday's and Friday is very good. (Uh...they don't have Tabasco sauce. (Fail) The Gyro is pretty tasty. (Yeah Gyro at a BBQ place. Nice) The baked potato with chopped beef. Very, very good. (Yummy) They have multiple build your own wrap options. (Cool if you're into that.) Oh and the staff is friendly and courteous in a passive kind of way. So why the 3 stars? Because its a freaking BBQ spot with meh Q. (So when you start with a meme, you got to end with a meme.) When your off menu food is better than your main dish: 3 STARS!!! Don't Meh and Prosper! read more

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One of the better places to eat downtown for a work lunch. They consistently have decent food for breakfast and lunch. Their salad bar is one of the best in town. Things on the menu I would recommend? Burgers, fries, chicken sandwich, baked potato, breakfast sandwich with fried egg and salad bar. Overall the bbq is just ok, but they make up for it with a variety of other things on the menu. read more

One of the best tunnel staples- Charlie's! Though I highly suspect the Indian owner's name is not Charlie.... No matter if you're ordering their breakfast, BBQ, or wannabe Salata salad, you can't go wrong. I've never been disappointed with the food and they're typically very fast with service too. And even if it isn't on the menu, usually they'll customize whatever you want as long as they have the ingredients. So you can think of Charlie as your personal chef ;) read more

Breakfast here is the best it gets, amazing. I've tried many breakfast places and it just can't compare to what I get at Charlie's. My go to is the 3 meat omelette. read more

Ah Charlies, how I love your food! And your signs... I especially like the fruit salad for 2.75 and oranges for .092 cents. I would just round up to .10 cents, but you have be cool and charge that extra .002 cents :) Okay, so the food -- I've had breakfast and lunch here -- breakfast is pretty good.. kinda hard to screw up omelets and breakfast taco's. I love the BBQ meat you put in the Western -- yummo! As for lunch, I *love* your baked potato "all the way" with BBQ sauce on the side. The sauce is good -- and warm! I know all that butter, sour cream and carbs from the potato aren't good for me, but I don't care! Its delicious, fresh, hot and that BBQ meat is so delicious. Grab your order to go -- there are TWO small tables in the place. So, craving BBQ? come to Charlies in the tunnels. Any good tunnel dweller knows to be in the tunnels when its pouring cats and dogs and mice and men outside, plus its airconditioned :) read more

This was my first visit and all I got was the salad, my coworker raves about the salad and the fruit. I carefully chose a fresh salad with egg, grilled chicken, and feta cheese. I got the balsamic vinaigrette. Salad was fresh, tomatoes a little green but otherwise what I would expect from a BBQ joint with salads. Everything was great until I opened the dressing container. There was a black hair inside! I have blonde hair so I know it wasn't mine. I finished the salad without dressing :( read more

The salad bar which is similar to salata is where it's at. Very cheap and large portions - they do not skimp on the toppings

This place is pretty good. It's not great, but it's definitely not terrible. Today is my 3rd time having Charlie's for lunch and well, it never really got any better than "Meh, not bad". By the other reviews on Yelp, I was really expecting something great, but have always been met with mediocrity. I've had the Brisket, Mild Sausage, Hot Sausage, Smoked Turkey, Chicken Leg, Pork Rib and Smoked Ham, so admittedly, I've only gone here when I'm craving BBQ, but c'mon it's in the name. The sausages were pretty tasty and both the smoked turkey and ham were very good, but the pork rib and chicken leg were fairly lack-luster. The biggest disappointment to me was the brisket. The brisket! The pinnacle of any great BBQ joint (in my opinion) and it was absolutely bland. It really saddens me when brisket (or any BBQ) requires a post-cook lathering of sauce to be flavorful, especially when that sauce is quite awful. Ok, ok, I'm going off on a tangent here and I honestly don't mean to, sorry. Where was I? Oh right, the brisket, c'mon! Alright, I'm not going to review any of the side dishes because I really haven't found any that I like. So...with all my negativity, why am giving Charlie's a 3 star rating? The answer to that is simply because the sausages, the smoked turkey and the smoked ham are worth it. I don't hate Charlie's, it definitely works in a pinch, but I won't be raving about it anytime soon. read more

This place in the tunnels downtown is closed right now for renovations which made me realize how much I miss and love this place. I try to avoid writing reviews for meat-dominant places since I don't think my vegetarian opinion should count, but I am writing about their amazing breakfast tacos. Everything is already prepared, they just scoop the eggs, potatoes, and cheese out of containers, slap them in a taco and you're good to go. But it works and it's delicious. The eggs are fluffy and more importantly, the potatoes are crispy and seasoned well. I love to have the green salsa they serve you to go with it. Pretty cheap, the way breakfast tacos should be. It is right under my office building so a lot of my coworkers eat here. One person loves her Swiss and mushroom omelet, which she calls ahead and custom orders to have more mushrooms and to be prepared with less butter. The pancakes and bacon are also supposed to be good. A lot of people will order the loaded baked potato fairly regularly, and it smells really good. Doesn't matter to me, I could just eat the breakfast tacos all day, every day. Prices are reasonable and the counter service is fast and friendly enough. I have never seen anyone sit down and eat, but they do have a few tables in there. It's a staple in my office, and I can't wait for it to be back. read more

For downtown tunnel BBQ this place is good. For real world BBQ this place is eh. I've eaten a couple combos. Their egg, bacon, chz breakfast tacos though are AWESOME. I put some homemade sauce on it and bam! I'm actually happy to be awake so early. The bacon they use is a good thickness and they cook it crispy. I've also had their chorizo, which tastes how almost all other chorizo tacos taste. read more

Decided to try this out for lunch over Boaz Dumplings....glad I did, now I know that if I want dry chicken and dry brisket to stop here. The smoked turkey was pretty decent...though not good enough to make me want to come back for more. Throw enough barbecue sauce on it and you can't tell how dry it is. The people here were friendly and adjacent to them is a wrap station which looks like they are basically the same place, but there is a wrap center you can take pieces of the different types of meat from the BBQ place and put it in your wrap. I think I will try that place next time. read more

Love the chopped beef! Whether it be on a baked potato or a sandwich, you gotta try it. read more

Charlie's BBQ & Salads - Chopped baker. - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love Charlie's! Where else can you can chopped beef breakfast croissant???!!! It is so good. They also have a salad bar that is comparable to Salata's. read more

Only if you're hard up for Q. Little to no smoke flavor. Brisket was dry on a level seldom reached by anyone who would dare try to sell it. So dry in fact the chicken breast was more moist than the Brisket. Let that sink in... read more

Charlie's BBQ & Salads - Don't bother with the Brisket. - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

Overall Rating: 4 Food Selection (BBQ): 4 Food Price (Cheap vs expensive): 5 Atmosphere: 3 (Just a hole in the wall) Staff: 5 - Great people Charlies is my favorite BBQ place to go in the Fannin area. They are SUPER friendly and offer a great spread. They have the best omelets in the morning as well! I like to get an egg white with biscuits and they do it right. read more

I went back for that stuffed potato..man, that was Yummy. This place deserves the five stars not only for the food, but the effort and the location. Small corner in downtown shops and they seriously pull it off!! read more

I had the two meat combo, brisket and sausage with Charlie's beans and potato salad. The brisket was pretty good but not blow you away good. The sausage had a lot of flavor. The potato salad could use a little less mayonaise. The Charlie's beans are delicious. All in all it was good but not a stand out. My only problem with the place is they give you 2 pieces of bread and if you want more you pay. The counter help was not exactly nice about it either. read more

Okay bbq but even Pappas is better. I got drawn in by the look of the brisket but it ended up being very dry. The grilled chicken breast was actually pretty good. Green beans weren't bad and the steam broccoli was standard. It's not any cheaper than your normal bbq and sadly it's pretty much the only option for those who work in the tunnels. I definitely wouldn't go out of my way to eat here. read more

Had chopped beef baked potato for lunch and was sick the entire evening/night and next day. Called and spoke with manager and he kept denying it was his fault but that's all I had that day!! Their food is NOT fresh!!!! FOOD POISONING!!!!! Stay away!!!!!! read more

I went here on 9/21/2017 & tried the breakfast taco. The bacon and light egg was average but the reason for the one star is the Misson Tortilla........................................It tasted like paste. You guys should reconsider switching the tortillas. Maybe its just me but I will not buy it again. read more

I love barbecue. I love barbecue. I love barbecue. This place is good. I will return again. Brisket was good. Pulled pork was good. Not much else to say. Can't wait to go back read more

One of my favorite places to go for lunch downtown. I usually get a salad wrap. Friendly staff

I love this place!!! i stop by here just about every morning for a breakfast taco. The sliced beef sandwiches are really good also!

Quick place to grab a bite to eat. They have many of the same BBQ selections daily.

Charlie's Old Fashioned BBQ used to be really good. It has been at least 3 years since I visited. Customer service was mediocre. They were friendly, but not too helpful. I felt rushed in placing my order. The BBQ isn't what it used to be. The meat had a nice flavor but it was a bit dry. The french fries were room temperature. They do not serve sweet tea, just regular tea. There are other BBQ places near by with better food, customer service, and better value. read more

Got a philly cheese steak today. Great. Consistently the best food in the tunnels. I haven't had a bad thing on the menu yet. read more

I go for lunch, the turkey breast is good, so is the jalapeño sausage. Do not get the turkey burger. It's like a frozen floppy patty. Not what you would expect, it's not ground turkey. It's gross. Call ahead if you want something not on the line. Fairly expensive. read more

Ate at charlies and enjoyed the smokey goodnes of all the meats! Guess that is why i enjoy Texas BBQ So much. Oh Yea and a cold cold Beer helps too. read more

I used to really like this place for their salads rather than their BBQ, which as others have mentioned is not very good.. In fact I used to visit three times weekly. The workers there are great, it's just the Manager/Owner that is a rude person and the reason why I will not return and will spend my money elsewhere. here's the deal, I ordered small salads which were about $8 as opposed to the large salad. My reason being that I like less lettuce and more ingredients on my salad, and for $8 bucks, seriously, it's a pretty steep price for a salad. Well the Owner Manager got an attitude with me telling me to order a large. I said no, as I don't need more lettuce. he continued to be a jerk to me in front of a line of people. I have not been back since that time and it has been a year. It's a shame as I really enjoyed getting a salad close to my office. read more

All the places I have been this place killed it! It was soo good! 10/10. Better than yoyos and m&m grill easily. You need to try the baked potato and the 2 meat plate! read more

Love this place! The food is customized to what you order, they have a huge menu, and the service is great. I order the grilled chicken sandwich, and love the lamb gyro. Off the menu they will hook you up with a lamb burger, or anything else you ask for really. The burgers have just the right combo of mustard and other ingredients. read more

I've only really had their salads, which I love! They make this amazing dressing- cilantro ranch. Get it and you won't regret it. I've tried their BBQ a few times but I can't recall what I thought of it so it must not be that memorable. It's not horrible though read more

Charlie's is a great place to eat breakfast or lunch, I have tried almost everything on their menu. Great place to eat, I recommend it to anyone. I love this place. read more