Windsor’s most popular dining place according to the ad above from June, 1954. From the best I can tell this must have been located in the lot east of where the Twisted Apron is today, around Wyandotte and Kildare in the Jubilee Parkette.
Anyone remember this place?
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The restaurant that replaced Chuck's was the Willestead for many years, For a time Walkermole operated there. Now, the restaurant is known as the Willestead again.
Thanks guys! I completely didn't pay enough attention to the address, and was on the wrong side of the street.
Chuck's Grill was a favourite of my parents who took me there often as a kid and a teenager. Chuck Dunlop and Gordie (can't remember his last name) had been cooks in the RCN in WWII, I believe, and they could get up some great dinners. The original restaurant was the portion of the building on the left and they expanded into the right-hand side as well. This was on the site of the present Willistead Restaurant on Wyandotte St. E. Chuck would come and sit with you at your table and exchange some friendly conversation with you if you were there at a quiet time. The décor was nautical and the place was full of model warships of all different kinds. There was a counter along the west side with little stools to sit on, as well as tables and booths. They had a couple of meeting/banquet rooms in the back. One was the Skipper's Lounge and the other was the Admiral's Dining Room. I remember Chuck and Gordie well and they were most cordial and friendly. Unfortunately, the place burned down sometime in the 70's, I think. I remember their wonderful milk-fed calves liver - best in town! They were a wonderful part of the past of this city and, like the Tunnel Bar B Q, have passed on into history.