It’s the vinyl booths, slippery cheeseburgers, and cracked-glass charm that gives CHARLIE’S KITCHEN yet another mention in the Best Readers’ Poll winner’s circle. This is a burgers-and-fries (and lobster rolls) joint, to be sure, but it earns points for all of the veggie options for non cow-killers, like the Veggie Burger Reuben that would make your Jewish grandfather hora in his grave.

CHARLIE’S KITCHEN | 10 Eliot Street, Cambridge | 617.492.9646