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Charlotte, NC

The Penguin Drive-In

Hot Dogs, American, Diner

1531 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA

1531 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA

Hours
  • Mon11 AM – 9 PM
  • Tue11 AM – 9 PM
  • Wed11 AM – 9 PM
  • Thu · Today11 AM – 9 PM
  • Fri11 AM – 10 PM
  • Sat11 AM – 10 PM
  • Sun11 AM – 8 PM

From the local food press

Editor’s picks from published local guides
  • Patios

    A Charlotte name since 1954, dark for eight years and reopened at 1531 East Boulevard in Dilworth, next to Freedom Park. The retro drive-in menu came back with it, chili dogs and burgers and a patio, and the original Commonwealth Avenue building is gone for good, so this is the one that counts.

    Picks from Charlotte Magazine, Axios Charlotte, and Unpretentious Palate

  • Cheap Eats

    A Charlotte name since 1954, dark for eight years and reopened at 1531 East Boulevard in Dilworth, next to Freedom Park. The retro drive-in menu came back with it, chili dogs and burgers and a patio, and the original Commonwealth Avenue building is gone for good, so this is the one that counts.

    Picks from Charlotte Magazine, Axios Charlotte, and Unpretentious Palate

  • Hot Dogs

    A Charlotte name since 1954, dark for eight years and reopened at 1531 East Boulevard in Dilworth, next to Freedom Park. The retro drive-in menu came back with it, chili dogs and burgers and a patio, and the original Commonwealth Avenue building is gone for good, so this is the one that counts.

    Picks from Charlotte Magazine, Axios Charlotte, and Unpretentious Palate

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