Charlie's Kitchen
| Industry | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Genre | Casual dining |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | American cuisine |
| Parent | Tomolly Inc. |
| Website | CharliesKitchen.com |
Charlie's Kitchen ("The Double Cheeseburger King") is a restaurant serving American fare with New England specialties in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. “Charlie’s” houses bars on two separate floors; additionally, a front patio and backyard beer garden are open seasonally. The Boston Phoenix named it one of the best dive bars in Boston in 2009.[1]
History
[edit]Opened by Charlie Lambrose in 1951,[2] Charlie's Kitchen is considered to be one of the last vestiges of "old" Harvard Square.[3] It is located at 10 Eliot Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Waitress Helen Metros has waited tables at Charlie's for over 50 years.
Green Initiatives
[edit]Despite the grungy exterior, Charlie's Kitchen's management has undertaken several eco-friendly initiatives. Solar panels on the roof heat water for kitchen-use and the restaurant composts all of its food waste and recycles.[4] Some plastics, including the beer garden cups, are also compostable. Three vehicles run on the restaurant's waste fry oil.[5]
Awards
[edit]Charlie's Kitchen's jukebox has won the Boston Phoenix’s reader-polled "Best of Boston Award for Best Jukebox" for the past five years, most recently in 2010.[6] It also won The Improper Bostonian's Boston's Best Bar for the Harvard Square Neighborhood in 2010[7] and the Weekly Dig's Dig This Award for Best Outdoor dining in 2009.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Miliard, Mike, High Dives, ""High dives - Lifestyle Features - Boston Phoenix". Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.", August 31, 2009
- ↑ Cambridge Historical Society, Culinary Cambridge: Charlie's Kitchen, ""Culinary Cambridge: Charlie's Kitchen". Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.", Accessed 2010-11-09
- ↑ Ury, Logan R., For Class of '57, A Different Square, "", June 01, 2007
- ↑ Smith, Ken, Energy Independence at Charlies Kitchen, ""Energy Independence at Charlies Kitchen | Build Baby Build". Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2010.", June 29, 2009
- ↑ CharliesKitchen.com, "", Accessed 2010-11-09
- ↑ The Boston Phoenix, The Phoenix Best 2010, ""Welcome - Boston Best Readers Poll 2010". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.", Accessed 2010-11-09
- ↑ The Improper Bostonian, Boston's Best 2010, "", Accessed 2010-11-09
- ↑ The Weekly Dig, Dig This Awards 2009, "", Accessed 2010-11-09
External links
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Media related to Charlie's Kitchen at Wikimedia Commons
