BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
Having had Phillys IN Philidelphia and elsewhere, I was excited to find a specialty place here in Camarillo.
I drove ten minutes to the outlet mall, drove around for several minutes to find parking, then navigated to the food court, waited in line to order, then waited 5 minutes for my combo.
I was absolutely stunned when I received my order.
There was only a miniscule amount of beef and even fewer peppers, mushrooms and onions, plopped inside a vast amount of air-bread in the shape of a hoagie.
I am rarely a complainer at restaurants. This time, though I actually figured there must have been some kind of mistake and perhaps they were in hurry. So I showed them the paltry amount of ingredients and asked if they could possibly add at least a little bit more.
"NO!" came the immediate response. Just "no"--Not even a "sorry you're disappointed."
It wasn't even very good. It was bland, almost completely flavourless.
It just so happens that for the first time ever, I had tried A 6 inch Philly at the local Subway just two days previously. I'm not normally a fan of Subway, unless I'm in a hurry, but their small Philly was twice as generous with ingredients. In fact, the beef portion was so generous, it oozed out of both ends of the bun. And it was less expensive.
It seems that Charley's policy is extreme portion control to minimize expense and maximize profits. Not a good value for the money.
Oh. The fries were okay-almost as good as McDonald's.
I was looking forward to writing a positive review.
Sadly, I am unable to recommend this Charley's.