Charlie Graingers

"My new favorite restaurant in all of North Carolina. Right off 127 in Hickory, a modest building hids an amazing restaurant with some of the best fried shrimp I have ever tasted that happens to also be gluten free. Plus the hush puppies are also gluten free! I had the trifecta of Fried Shrimp, hush puppies and great tartar sauce for the first time in over 15 years since I had to go gluten free. This is no accident, the chef herself is gluten free and expertly crafts the seasoned breading by hand. She also made a killer pumpkin cheesecake with gluten free graham cracker crumbs and makes several other GF cakes that I hope to sample soon. Also the soups are GF and amazing like everything we tried! I would give this place six stars if I could. We just loved this place for the food, the great customer service and down home atmosphere! Well done!"

"First time here. Don’t know why I haven’t been here until today!? Outstanding! The menu automatically draws you in. Very creative! I got the trailhead dog. Very good. Hush puppies. very good. Everything was very good. Broccoli salad,, amazing. Service was just as good. Inside was super clean as well. I can’t wait to go back and try new stuff!! I highly recommend this place!"

"I was passing through Hickory and spotted this place. Staff was very friendly and welcoming and offered good suggestions. Obviously, I chose the 2 dog combo. Food was quick and delicious. Toppings on the dogs were generous without being overbearing. I’m not usually a crinkle cut fry person, but these were well-seasoned and the secret sauce dip they brought out was a nice mix of tangy and sweet. I would definitely come back next time I’m in the area."

"I wanted to like this place so much, I love hotdogs. first off I want to say the people were very nice! The service was fast! They tried so hard but the food just wasn't that good. We got all the way hotdogs the slaw had very little flavor and the chili could have been from an industrial sized can. I also had a chili and pimento cheese hotdog, the pimento cheese was very weird. My wife had the loaded bbq nachos which were good, the pulled pork itself was very tasty. The problem with the nachos was the cheese sauce had a sweetness and the bbq sauce had a sweetness too so it became to sweet in the end. I would try them again for other things besides the hotdogs (the bbq or brisket) they also had good sounding sandwhiches. I'm sure there's things on they're menu that would be rated a 5/5."

"We were so excited to find a new place that offers GF options for our family. They take it seriously - changing gloves, separate prep area and 2 dedicated fryers. The customer service was great and they were all so friendly."