“ This establishment is directly across the street from McDonald's. It's a trendy and clean restaurant. Their Vegan menu is limited. The cashiers were friendy and efficient. ”

“ Glad I made the trek here final, I've been immensely curious about this place since they opened and when I read about their concept. No utensils and no ketchup station. Kinda wish I ordered the meal as a to-go just to get to see the red take-out box up close, but that would be silly. Pretty pricy! It was $45 for one frowny meal and two a la carte burgers, considering the shape and size of the burgers. When I realized in the first order I made that both burgers were vegan chicken, it was necessary to order a vegan cheese beef burger to try it out. Personally speaking, the vegan chicken tasted much better than the beef. Not to upset anyone but the Impossible Beef brand works because it wiggled itself inside my working memory, tastes better, and I do buy it from the grocery store even and cook with it. Satisfied my curiosity. It's across the street from McDonald's which made the location stand out more. ”

“ If I'm craving a fast food burger, this is one of the places I love to go to! Great vegan replica of Mc Donald's (and dare I say, better!) great advertising and consistent/comparable Mc Donald's flavors. Food: if it's your first time, grab a frowny meal bc it comes with everything (burger, nuggets, and fries). They also have great sauce options! Sadly, no honey mustard or accessible salt and pepper packets :( also prices are more expensive bc it's vegan. Service: self service ordering or in person at the register. It may be slower to get your food (~10 minutes). Depending on the worker, they're super funny (they will troll you) or super helpful (one worker brought a to go bag to my table). Ambiance: small location, fits around 20-30 people indoors. Cute seating and signage! (You can choose to eat inside a frowny meal box!) the seating inside the boxes are awkwardly spaced so you'll have to sit at the edge of your seat to eat. Parking: it's downtown SF so it can be tricky to find street parking. Garage parking is worth it if you're spending the whole day, if not, I recommend taking public transit ”

“ Bold, BOLD statement to open up directly across the street from McDonald's. I love that vaguely reckless energy and have wanted to stop in from the minute it opened. Finally, the stars aligned. Seems like the initial hype has died down because it was pretty quiet for prime dinner time, which felt even more ominous given how busy the competition. Regardless, it was nice to walk right in, get my food quickly, and have plenty of places to sit. Breakfast is served all day which is absolutely clutch. I went simple with the Mr. Muffin: An English muffin, vegan folded egg, and cheese. That's it. Am I annoyed that this assembly work of prepared food cost $6.50 with tax, before tip? Yes. Am I also pissed by how perfectly it hit the spot? Yes, furious. Look, they can't compete on price, but you're here because you're an ethical or environmental vegan who wants to scratch that comfort food itch. You know what you're getting and they absolutely deliver. The sandwich was hot, the egg was fluffy, and the cheese was super gooey. I left completely satisfied, and would do it again. ”

“ I saw this place on instagram and decided to give it a try. There's street parking but the earlier you go the better. We walked in as soon as it open. I'm not going to lie this place is so cute and great for pictures. They have giant happy meals for seating. You walk up to the kiosk and you place your own order. It was a bit pricey that's the only reason I gave it a four stars. When your order is up you take your happy meal box they give you a drink from five options they have. The food itself is very good my son didn't even know it was vegan. Overall definitely worth trying! ”

“ I FINALLY GOT TO TRY MR CHARLIES AND IT WAS AMAZING I ordered the Royal with Cheese frowny meal which came with fries and nuggets. The meal was super filling and absolutely great. The Royal, made with Impossible, slapped. The staff said it was bigger and had a sesame bun, but otherwise I couldn't tell how it was different than their regular cheeseburger. That's ok, there was more than enough food in the meal, and ordering the Royale felt serendipitous having just watched Pulp Fiction. Fries were great, the nuggets were good and an extra protein boost, and I loved that they offered a low sugar soda--the blueberry soda has 8g--that was really good without being punishingly sweet. Most of all, I loved the whole statement. I had to get a frowny meal and I couldn't stop laughing at the box. The booth seating is really clever, and the whole decor is quite a scene. Especially being across the street from a MacDonalds. The white sauce was a dud--too sweet, which is odd for somebody who has a sweet tooth. But the staff generously gave me a click sauce that is like a thousand island and I loved. My only improvement is i would love to see them grow into the dessert game. Maybe some soft serve or at least warm chocolate chips? People complain about the price, but that's only because they are comparing it to McDonalds. I paid $23 for a giant meal that was excellent, and they literally have $6 burgers on the menu so c'mon folks. Looking forward to seeing this take over McDonalds...turn that frown upside down! ”

“ I stopped by here while I was in the area. The store was almost empty and I ordered on one of the screen kiosks, I got the "not a hamburger" because for the cheeseburgers, they only offer plant based cheese. It took around 5 mins to be ready, which was a bit longer than I expected for fast food given there didn't appear to be customers waiting ahead. One of the workers came out to hand the burger to me. Overall I find the burger is a little empty/flat as it has few ingredients, but in that sense it is comparable to the McDonalds most basic hamburgers which it is riffing off of. It's not enough to be a meal but is fine for a snack or something to tide you over. The plant based meat was pretty good though, passable enough. Overall it was a decent burger, but I wish it was more filling or that they had options with more ingredients. There is some seating inside, and satirical red and yellow themed decor, including a cow statue toward the front with a sign saying "stop looking at me like I'm a piece of meat." ”

“ Finally had the chance to check it out! It's ironic that it's located across from the big corp they're trying to parody. Walked in and it had very nice trendy vibes with neon signs, posters of some daily deals (we went on Monday- regret not reading the Monday deal before ordering), and have these booths shaped like their to-go box. This place was designed in a creative way to utilize the small interior they had while making it aesthetic. Service was okay. We ordered through a kiosk, so no interaction with the staff. The food took about 10-15 minutes wait time. Not bad! We ordered the No. 2 Not a Cheeseburger meal as our first meal to try. Not a Cheeseburger: The non-meat burger was the best non-meat burger I've ever tasted! It tasted almost like the real burger patty. I think that's my favorite out of the whole meal. Not Chicken Nuggets: I was not a fan of them. It tasted weird to me. I don't know how to describe it, but I would never order them. Fries: The fries were very seasoned (with salt). It has the iconic big corp's shape and length of the fries. It had a slight flavor of peanut oil. It's pretty decent. Soda glass: The drink provided was a glass soda. They have a bottle cap opener near the garbage can- very smart placement as when you use the bottle cap opener, the cap falls straight into the garbage can. I'd come back if I'm around the area! ”

“ I live for the fact that Mr. Charlie's is located right across the street from McDonald's. You can't deny it's hilarious but hey, a lot of fast food places use the red-yellow color scheme to make you hungry and it works. The fully vegan burger shop hits on nostalgia especially for people like me that no longer eat meat. The shop was cooky but fun with a few tables inside these large Mr. Frownie boxes. They use impossible patties for their meat and offer a similar menu to the golden arches. Being breakfast time, I decided on the Mr.Muffin that used Justegg and an impossible breakfast patty. The food reminded me so hard of the old McD days that I have to give them their flowers. I also got to try their fries and while it didn't quite hit the same, they were still very good. Although it's meant to parody McDonald's, the prices are steeper. But you are also getting better food with higher quality. Strangely, we arrived at 9 when they opened for breakfast and their cashier hadn't arrived, so we were asked to order for pickup on Ubereats (which have higher pricing). A bit of a let down but we were already there and wanted to try their food. Definitely come maybe closer to 10 or later. ”