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Friday, February 27, 2009

Charlie Brown's in Devon closes

Good grief. Even moderate-priced restaurants are feeling the pinch.

The Charlie Brown's Steakhouse on Swedesford Road in Devon (Tredyffrin Township) has closed after a little more than five years, its manager confirms. Other locations, including Springfield (Delco) and Langhorne, remain.
Posted by Michael Klein @ 2:30 PM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | 7 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:44 PM, 02/27/2009
    If I'm not mistaken, that was the former Al-E-Gator's site. Ever since the Valley Forge Music Fair shut down, there has been no reason to stop between King of Prussia and West Chester. Certainly, a Charley Brown's was no reason to do so.
    — Palestra Jon
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:50 AM, 02/28/2009
    The chain doesn't provide a quality product...that probably has more to do with the closure than the economy...the economy likely just put it out of it's misery.
    — phillybob
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:08 AM, 02/28/2009
    Been going to the Charlie Browns in Langhorne for the past 2 yrs. Last 3 meals were terrible, dry, tasteless sliders and steak so stringy I could have flossed with it. No more....no loss.
    — leebest
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:09 PM, 02/28/2009
    I have been at the Langhorne rest. as recetly as last month. Never any problems other than having to wait in line. Salad bar is high on my list
    — lonniesg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:37 PM, 03/05/2009
    My girlfriend lives in Valley Forge and CB's had become a convenient favorite for us. The quality of the food was good (I never got steaks, though)and they had a diverse menu. The trouble was you would always be full after the salad bar, which was pretty darn good. It was a very cozy, sort of romantic atmosphere, at least on the side opposite the bar. There were never many people there, though. You never had to wait for a table. The person above is right. It's a dead location now.
    — roadrunner


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Michael Klein, the editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the local restaurant scene in his Inquirer column "Table Talk." Have a question? Email it! See his Inquirer work here.
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