MOUTHOFTHECOLUMBIA
THERE’S THE BEEF
Charlie’s Chop
House is quirky
and delicious
BY RYAN HUME
uring my fi rst visit to
review Charlie’s Chop
House I had to make a
quick beeline to the ATM as
their credit card system was
down because no one could
locate the password. Turns
out, my server told me, it had
been “cash only” for four or
fi ve days.
The problem had been
fi xed by my next visit, and
while it is just a minor incon-
venience to walk a few
blocks to grab some dough, I
bring this up because judging
from the number of empty
tables on that fi rst busy Fri-
day night, it seems like it
was an inconvenience that
many other diners were not
willing to make, which is
too bad because the food at
Charlie’s is spot on.
Ironically, the menu —
centered on steaks, chops
and seafood — harkens
back to a time when peo-
ple always paid cash. And
while decidedly old school,
there have been many culi-
nary updates to these tra-
ditional dishes courtesy of
D
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The Charlie Burger from Charlie’s Chop House in Astoria.
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