Charlie Bob’s Restaurant

This was a treat! Sunday Breakfast with NO Lines! The fare is as you would expect from an authentic diner. Great Omelets, perfect easy over eggs, yummy bacon and sausage and Large portions. The prices are crazy low. The ladies who served us where very kind and appreciative of positive feedback. This is now my official go to place for a great breakfast.

Come here for good, cheap, filling food, and nothing more. If you want fast service and nice staff, go elsewhere.
There were at least three or four tables, and there was one waitress. She seemed to be in a hurry. Our food took over 35 minutes! Crazy! The staff didn’t acknowledge us for at least 10 minutes.
The plus side is that the food is very good tasting, and filling. I ordered one waffle after reading a couple reviews about this being a filling restaurant, and it surely filled me up.
If I had to come back, it’d be for the food.

What a let down. I used to be a regular here, and now I’ll never come back. The food has become a disaster. The meatloaf tastes like it is leftover. The meat on the club sandwich is slimy and sour. Honestly I was afariad to take another bite. That’s just some of it. To wait 45 min for old cold food is not my idea of a good diner.
Also the staff used to be top notch. The girls at night were fantastic and now the crew in there is rude and they really don’t seem like they care to be there. This place has really gone down hill in the last few months.

Breakfast was so so good. May have been a weekday when I went, there wasn’t a soul in the place other than the employees. Very quick, greasy spoon type diner. I will definitely be back. I hear Taco Tuesday’s is pretty spectacular but can’t say I’ve tried them yet.

what a great dive diner! came in for a quick no frills breakfast. staff was welcoming. place was not the cleanest, but was exactly what we wanted. quick, cheap, filling. i want to come by and try dinner!

Waited 40 minutes for cold, greasy food. Service was non-​existent. One and done.

Place is fantastic. Wait staff is great and prices are reasonable. Lot’s of character and a quaint ambiance. Would definitely recommend to other humans.

Food is good and people are great but does it have to take so damn long to get the food???
Seriously, let’s figure it out. 30 mins for a burger or a milkshake is ridiculous. I can go to 10 other places that have food just as good or better and it doesn’t take half that time to get food. Without the regulars going here this place would close. You are not bringing in new customers by making them wait.

I had the unfortunate visit today. I waited over 30 minutes to get lunch and it still never came. The waitress never came over to explain that the kitchen was behind nor did she ever come over to apologize. Upon leaving I expressed my unhappiness and again was not given any apologies just excuses and made to feel that it was my fault that I could not qait. Poor service and lack of organization and communication. I have gone to social media already to let everyone know. Unless the staff changes their attitude I will not be back!!!

Full bar. patio. Cornhole. Breakfast all day. Backyard with picnic tables and fire pit. Foosball. Darts. TVs. Breakfast all day.

A year ago I gave this place 4 stars. In the last few months this place has gone down the toilet. Don’t go there. It took me a couple visits to admit that one of my regular breakfast joints had turned to garbage, but at this point I don’t think there’s any coming back. It’s not the place described in the reviews from 2014 and before.

I am glad the Nashville biscuit house was too crowded this morning because I finally got to Charlie Bob’s. The exterior and name were off putting but I had a feeling it was worth a try. Glad the Unilocalers gave it a thumbs up.
The chicken and waffle was a treat because they use chicken tenders so there’s no work pulling apart wings and separating out the yucky parts (veins). The tenders tasted fresh battered. The waffle would have been delicious with no butter or syrup. I like a waffle batter that has flavor all by itself. I also tasted a biscuit and it was pretty good.
The waitress was good, and the atmosphere was casual and family friendly. I will be back very soon because I want my own order of the home fries (carboholic!); a nibble has me hooked. My companions had the breakfast special and loaded hash browns. The friend eating the latter was very quiet, busy eating, not talking.
Now I have a closer alternative to Wendell Smith’s.

Stopped by for breakfast. Chicken and waffles were good. Had a bite of a cheese burger and it was really good. Pancakes were a ³⁄₅ not too bad but not too great.

Solid, quiet. Better than the Biscuit House for sure.
The first few times I went, I was not in love, but I kinda am now. The breakfast is cheap and tasty. The burger is enormous and cheap and tasty. The staff are friendly and accommodating, and they’ll let me hang out and eat a cheese burger and read for a while, but I only do that when it isn’t busy.
Fun fact: they now have a full bar featuring several local craft brews on draught that are also cheap. And tasty.
And I never have to wait for a table and the windows look original.

Stopped in for breakfast, they seem to have a decent variety of menu items from breakfast to dinner. This place seems to be an old style diner, they had plenty of staff that seemed friendly for the most part. Coffee was good, but not the typical «Drews brews» or other special roast… just good old drinkable coffee.
I decided to try biscuits & gravy — it was not bad, though I have had much better. They do make it the old fashioned way but should really let the flour cook a bit more before adding the liquid. The table next to me had an omelet that looked pretty good.
I will put it down for another try. Health inspection score posted was a 94 (reinspect).
Since I am new to the area, I am still getting the feel for how accurate the local health inspections are (some areas are a joke) — normally I avoid any place under a 95.

Price, convenience, selection, service, comfort… This place meets every expectation when you step inside. I have been there for both dinner and breakfast, both of which were amazing.
If you are looking for a cost-​conscious food joint that is simple and to the point, this is it… hungover on a sunday, go here, not in the mood to cook, go here…
Nothing flashy, just good ol’ cooking.
Chicken and Dressing is ridiculously good.
Pancakes are on another level.

Just had another awesome meal at Charlie Bob’s. BF had delicious chicken & dressing and I had the best French toast I’ve ever had plus delicious hash browns and bacon. Yummy goodness in a comfortable atmosphere (seriously mixed crowd — everyone welcome) and a great price! Also love #breakfastanytime :). Definitely worth a stop in Nashville!

Great diner. Seriously. Excellent breakfast, simple, well made, delicious. This is what all diners should be.
Also, it’s insanely cheap. You can get a good breakfast for 5 $.

Had dinner at Charlie Bob’s a couple weeks ago. The name and location both scared me a bit, but I had friends who swore they had the most delicious pancakes known to man :-). Looked up some of the feedback of my fellow Unilocalers and decided to give it a go.
The stale old smoke smell is a bit in your face, I won’t deny, but I’m guessing that resorts back to the days where smoking and eating were hand in hand. The service also was slightly lacking.
I was nervous that being seated in front of the live band would limit our dinner conversation, but actually we scored by finding Forlorn Strangers, a new to Nashville bluegrass quartet.
Anyway back to the food… I ordered a burger and onion rings, but lets be honest … It was average at best. However, I also ordered a pancake and some eggs for my one year old and DANG!!! Those pancakes! Poor baby girl got lots of egg and a little pancake bc momma stole it ;-). I’ve been craving ever since! My friends ordered their sweet potato fries and those things were also dang Delish.
Hopefully this weekend ill be at Charlie Bob’s eating their killer (and cheap!) pancakes. Come fight me for the syrup ;-).

Psssst… This is not a dive.
This is a little diner that is in very good condition and probably been here for decades. It’s not smelly, not dirty, the upholstery is not worn, neither are the floors. So calling it a dive is not a true statement.
This is a little well established diner on Dickerson Pike, in the industrial area. Well known to locals, the place fills up very quickly at mealtime.
Being a BIG fan of the TV show, «Nashville,» I really wanted to know where it was that Deacon and Coleman sat around discussing stuff in a booth with bright windows. The place looked quaint. So I was on the hunt to find this place.
After questioning people, I was directed to Charlie Bob’s on Dickerson Pike, right outside of downtown Nashville.
When I walked in, there were a few people in there, very quiet, TV on the wall was silent, chalkboard menu listed tons of items including «milkshakes.»
I grabbed a booth, looked at the menu, ordered the BIG ASS Thumper burger, sans the bun, lots of lettuce, pickle, mayo, and raw onion. plus a side of sweet potato fries.
Within minutes, cars drove up, parked and in walked suits, laborers, couples, Vandy suited people and the next thing you know, it’s filled to capacity. Just like that!
I sat and read my phone, and within minutes, my meal came.
Waitress got so bogged down, I never saw her again. I didn’t get my pickles, mayo, or onions. or lettuce. I never got a refill on my coffee or water. I’m not going to penalize her for this. It became so crowded so quickly, she never got a chance to check to see if I needed anything. Sweet potato fries were hot and crunchy! Very good!
After finishing my meal, I asked the cashier when a better time to come back would be, and she started telling me about all the things Charlie Bob does at night. I mean, she talked about chips and salsa, queso, open jam, all the fish you can eat, you name it, she was listing all the things that happen at this place.
I will come back one Wednesday evening and check out the open mike, try another dish, and hopefully get better service. I do not want to condemn this place for bad service, yet.
It needs another chance.
Food was adequate.
Service was subpar.
But as I said, the place was clean as a whistle. No dive. Just an ordinary family owned diner in an industrial area.
Did I mention covered parking? YES!
(I have posted photographs)