Don & Charlie's

Out for a nice dinner with my husband for our first time in Scottsdale and chose this restaurant! Right away loved all the sports memorabilia! It was busy, but still had a short wait (the place was surprisingly large). The service was not great, the person bussing the table seemed way more concerned with us than our server. Two tables next to us seemed to be the most of the concern for the staff (must have been an owner or some one of importance). Our steak was OK, fairly overpriced for what it was. The chicken strips were very good. My steak was cooked decently but seemed to be not great quality. It was an interesting place to check out, wish we had maybe better service and better steak for the cost.

Out for a nice dinner with my husband for our first time in Scottsdale and chose this restaurant! Right away loved all the sports memorabilia! It was busy, but still had a short wait (the place was surprisingly large). The service was not great, the person bussing the table seemed way more concerned with us than our server. Two tables next to us seemed to be the most of the concern for the staff (must have been an owner or some one of importance). Our steak was OK, fairly overpriced for what it was. The chicken strips were very good. My steak was cooked decently but seemed to be not great quality. It was an interesting place to check out, wish we had maybe better service and better steak for the cost.

Don & Charlie's is a must stop for anyone in Scottsdale for an awesome meal and great service. The restaurant is covered in signed and rare sporting memorabilia which is really cool to see and explore. The food was amazing. I had the ribeye and two types of coleslaw with a twice baked potato. It was all perfect. It is a bit pricey but if your going here you already know that. I was on a work trip so I sat at the bar. The bartender was Amy she was very nice , attentive, and gave great recommendations as well as mad a nice Moscow Mule. I hope to return again and try more of the food, especially the ribs done the 'owners way'

Don & Charlie's is a must stop for anyone in Scottsdale for an awesome meal and great service. The restaurant is covered in signed and rare sporting memorabilia which is really cool to see and explore. The food was amazing. I had the ribeye and two types of coleslaw with a twice baked potato. It was all perfect. It is a bit pricey but if your going here you already know that. I was on a work trip so I sat at the bar. The bartender was Amy she was very nice , attentive, and gave great recommendations as well as mad a nice Moscow Mule. I hope to return again and try more of the food, especially the ribs done the 'owners way'

Will start with the negative first: none exist. Positive stuff. Everything. My best friends from out of town stopped in for my birthday and chose this restaurant because it sounded “tasty”. Boy were they right! Everything from the first bite of my salad down to the last bite of my Parmesan crusted steak was cooked by angels. The ambiance was really neat as well. Dining surrounded by sports memorabilia is something that isn’t alien to me, but D&C blows everyone out of the water. Not sure how someone can collect so much stuff, but damn is it impressive.

Will start with the negative first: none exist. Positive stuff. Everything. My best friends from out of town stopped in for my birthday and chose this restaurant because it sounded “tasty”. Boy were they right! Everything from the first bite of my salad down to the last bite of my Parmesan crusted steak was cooked by angels. The ambiance was really neat as well. Dining surrounded by sports memorabilia is something that isn’t alien to me, but D&C blows everyone out of the water. Not sure how someone can collect so much stuff, but damn is it impressive.

It may sound melodramatic or overly sensitive to say that Scottsdale lost a treasured dining institution when Don & Charlie's closed last week. I had been going there for the last 29 years, several times a year. I met my first wife there in college during a group dinner for a friend's birthday. I took my friends and family from Chicago to D & C's whenever they were in town for a little taste of Chicago in the desert. A few years ago my current wife and I were there for dinner on a weeknight during the off season. We gave our order to the waitress and waited for a short time before she returned and told us there would be a delay in getting our meals and that one of our entree choices was unavailable for the evening due to a private event at the restaurant consuming said choice. She asked us if we had another entree choice in mind and my wife, who was my then girlfriend, said she would pass on anything else. I had ordered the baby back ribs and was still willing to wait for them....lol. Along comes Don himself a few moments later apologizing for the delay and offering us a drink. He then sat down with us and my girlfriend listened as Don and I recounted memories of Miller's Steakhouse in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. We ended up chatting for quite some time before the waitress returned with my ribs and the shrimp dejonghe, which Don had convinced my girlfriend to try. At the end of the night Don Carson comped the bill as well. He is a class act. His restaurant IS iconic. They will both be sorely missed by this mid western transplant.

It may sound melodramatic or overly sensitive to say that Scottsdale lost a treasured dining institution when Don & Charlie's closed last week. I had been going there for the last 29 years, several times a year. I met my first wife there in college during a group dinner for a friend's birthday. I took my friends and family from Chicago to D & C's whenever they were in town for a little taste of Chicago in the desert. A few years ago my current wife and I were there for dinner on a weeknight during the off season. We gave our order to the waitress and waited for a short time before she returned and told us there would be a delay in getting our meals and that one of our entree choices was unavailable for the evening due to a private event at the restaurant consuming said choice. She asked us if we had another entree choice in mind and my wife, who was my then girlfriend, said she would pass on anything else. I had ordered the baby back ribs and was still willing to wait for them....lol. Along comes Don himself a few moments later apologizing for the delay and offering us a drink. He then sat down with us and my girlfriend listened as Don and I recounted memories of Miller's Steakhouse in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. We ended up chatting for quite some time before the waitress returned with my ribs and the shrimp dejonghe, which Don had convinced my girlfriend to try. At the end of the night Don Carson comped the bill as well. He is a class act. His restaurant IS iconic. They will both be sorely missed by this mid western transplant.

Great atmosphere and really cool baseball memorabilia. The waiters are top notch, not to mention the steak was INCREDIBLE! I would highly recommend this place to anyone with a great steak appetite

Great atmosphere and really cool baseball memorabilia. The waiters are top notch, not to mention the steak was INCREDIBLE! I would highly recommend this place to anyone with a great steak appetite

We are from out of state and were looking for a steakhouse to have dinner at. We researched several spots and decided to try Dan and Charlies because of its rating. We wanted a more low key atmosphere, which we got. Classic look and feel, casual not too casual. We had a great wait staff and were seated promptly. Overall we loved our night. The food was good and piping hot. Great ribeye but the star of the night was the prime rib. One of the best we've had and we're from a cattle friendly state. The only downside was the shrimp cocktail. It was so-so. They were big but tasted a little fishy and the atomic sauce was too much. I wish wed been told it was that hot, I wouldn't have spent the money for it. Overall, we would come again if we're in the area and we had a nice dinner.

We are from out of state and were looking for a steakhouse to have dinner at. We researched several spots and decided to try Dan and Charlies because of its rating. We wanted a more low key atmosphere, which we got. Classic look and feel, casual not too casual. We had a great wait staff and were seated promptly. Overall we loved our night. The food was good and piping hot. Great ribeye but the star of the night was the prime rib. One of the best we've had and we're from a cattle friendly state. The only downside was the shrimp cocktail. It was so-so. They were big but tasted a little fishy and the atomic sauce was too much. I wish wed been told it was that hot, I wouldn't have spent the money for it. Overall, we would come again if we're in the area and we had a nice dinner.

Great spot for baseball fans, all kinds of memorabilia and really interesting to look at.. the food is simply amazing! I had the short rib and it was fantastic, large and on the bone, melt in your mouth goodness. Great service too! I definitely recommend this place.

Great spot for baseball fans, all kinds of memorabilia and really interesting to look at.. the food is simply amazing! I had the short rib and it was fantastic, large and on the bone, melt in your mouth goodness. Great service too! I definitely recommend this place.

Food and service was excellent! Only complaint would be the noise level....being a sports bar atmosphere, it was difficult to carry on a conversation at the table. Perhaps it was just a busy night but I got the feeling every night was busy. Ironically my husband and I realized, after making reservations, that the restaurant could have been named after each of our dads. Tons of great sports memorabilia too.

Food and service was excellent! Only complaint would be the noise level....being a sports bar atmosphere, it was difficult to carry on a conversation at the table. Perhaps it was just a busy night but I got the feeling every night was busy. Ironically my husband and I realized, after making reservations, that the restaurant could have been named after each of our dads. Tons of great sports memorabilia too.