Welcome to Charlie's

We Specialize In Real Home Cooking! Escondido's favorite restaurant for over 47 years

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Our Story

Charlie Mitich has been in the restaurant business in Escondido for 47 years. He along with his daughter Susie have been at this location since 1992. Charlie’s Family Restaurant is a family-owned and operated business. We know the importance of delicious food at affordable prices.

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Good Eats. Better Times!

Specials

Local Favorites!

With eggs, hasbrowns, fresh country gravy, and your choice of sides!

$9.95

/ person

$7.75

/ person

$8.85

/ person

Small Dinner Salad
.............. $3.85

Choice of dressing.

Hot Turkey Sandwich
........................ $9.15

Succulent Turkey topped with homemade gravy

Cold Ham Sandwich
...................... $7.25

Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.

Club House Sandwich
.................... $9.45

Triple decker sandwich, crispy bacon

Hamburger
............................$6.35

Served on a sesame bun. Served with cheese

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Charlie's Family Restaurant is a family-owned and operated business. We know the importance of delicious food at affordable prices.

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Testimonials

  •   We had lunch today around 2pm.  

    The staff was super, attentive and efficient.  We (party of four) were seated immediately with menus and a small whiteboard with the specials of the day.  And drinks were ordered and brought very promptly.

    I ordered the fried tempura cod meal which was on their special Friday menu.  It came with fries, slaw and soup or salad.  The salad was very fresh and crunchy.  The fries were good but not as crispy as I prefer them.  I didn’t eat the slaw, a bit too savory/salty for my taste but I know slaw flavor is a personal choice.  Just won’t order it next time.  But the tempura cod was *PERFECTION*!!  I wish I could have just ordered a plate full of those.  It was perfectly cooked, the crust was light, crispy and the cod inside was soft and succulent.  I am definitely heading back again on a Friday and ordering that!  It should be on their everyday menu.   There is an excellent cook on staff!

    My husband gave kudos to the Navy bean soup and my adult son very much liked the whole steak ‘Special Steak Sandwich’.  My mom had the tempura cod as well and enjoyed it.

    We have now been twice in the last few weeks and will be going a lot more to try out their other menu items.

    thumb B H.
    4/07/2023

      This is the friendliest restaurant I’ve been to in years. The comfort food is affordable and the service is impeccable. They have a specials board each day and John had the pot roast and I had the chicken caesar salad with vegetable soup. The wait staff are so friendly, you’d think you were back in 1959. The ambiance is that of a traditional family diner.

    thumb Lee M.
    9/25/2023

      We work across the street from them and have gone more times than can remember.  Today we were craving comfort type food with the rain.  Luckily todays menu included Chicken and Dumplings..  OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS !!!!  DELISIOUS.  Please give them a try.

    Thank you as always Frank and Jorge.

    thumb Service A.
    3/29/2023
  •   Food and service is amazing here. My wife has dairy and gluten allergies and they have plenty of options for her. Everything was wonderful.

    thumb Chad B.
    12/25/2023

      Very nice, the atmosphere was like being home with family. More than enough food I had to take half of my meal home. A hidden gem.

    thumb Terrie C.
    2/05/2023

      Charlie’s family restaurant is great on all levels!
    From my first phone call, the Customer Service was excellent.  Very polite and very informative. Once I got there to pick up my food, the service was great. The atmosphere was great ! good vibes all around. A lovely mom and Pop diner, which is hard to find these days. I was greeted with kindness and felt very welcomed. I wish I could’ve stayed to eat my food but I was on my lunch break from work. I will definitely be back with my family. (It’s too good to keep to myself) I ordered the Reuben sandwich french fries And iced Dr Pepper. The Reuben sandwich was amazing best I’ve had in a long time I could only eat half of it though because the sandwich was big with a lot of meat which is great. They have the big fries they were fresh and hot and perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside the Dr Pepper was great. It actually taste like Dr Pepper and not the soda water. Also, it is very affordable. The serving size is great, so you definitely get what you pay for. This was my first time here and it will definitely not be my last.

    thumb Crystal W.
    12/18/2023

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