2025 Centurion Award winner
Char-Grill
Best Burger in Raleigh · Raleigh, NC
Best Burger in Raleigh · Raleigh, NC
Char-Grill has flame-grilled burgers over open charcoal since 1959, and the original Hillsborough Street location still runs the way it always has: you scribble your order on a pad and slide it through a slot to the cooks visible behind glass. The burgers come charred, the fries hand-cut, the milkshakes thick.
A midcentury Raleigh landmark with its distinctive A-frame and neon, Char-Grill is the hometown burger stand that generations of North Carolinians grew up ordering by paper slip.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Char-Grill (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.