Charcoal Grill

Pit Beef
Charcoal Grill
8535 Old Harford Road (At Putty Hill Ave) Baltimore, MD 21234

A small shack in the vast asphalt sea that is the parking of the Liquor Pump, Charcoal Grill has no seating. They ask you not to eat in the parking lot, but a some people do. I advise you not to check out the people chowing down in their cars, it's like a Parkville version of the Ghost of Christmas Future. Charcoal Grill smells great, and you can look through the dim windows and see the meat cooking over the open pit. Orange flames lick up and around, charring the outside of the beef. You can go regular or colossal. Regular is pretty fucking big. I had mine with horseradish, lettuce and tomato. I know lettuce and tomato is unorthodox, but I appreciate that they have it. I found my beef a bit over done, no pink or red to be seen. A bit dry. Perhaps if I specifically asked for rare, it would be a different story. The sear and char on the edge of the beef is great. The fries are good, greasy enough to show through the paper sack, but not dripping. They have self-serve vinegar and Old Bay if you are really hardcore. Service is super fast and friendly.
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