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Pinky’s Westside Grill Has Football Fuel
Greg Auten with Pinky’s Westside Grill is back in the Positively Charlotte studio! For this visit, he brought Liza and Alicia fuel for football season.
– QC News, qcnews.com | September 2024
Positively Charlotte with Pinky’s Westside Grill
Pinky’s owner, Greg Auten is back in the Positively Charlotte studio with some fan favorites including pimento cheese dip, gluten free burgers, and their award winning banana pudding!
– QC News, qcnews.com | August 2024
Grandmother Nannie’s Banana Pudding
When Greg Auten, Pinky’s chef and co-owner, first recreated his Grandma Nannie’s Banana Pudding for his first Charlotte restaurant called The Penguin Drive-In in 2001, he had no idea just how popular it would become
– Dole, Dole.com | July 2024
Burger Week with Pinky’s Westside Grill
Chef Greg Auten joins Alicia and Liza in the studio to make the ultimate burger.
– Positively Charlotte, QC News | July 2024
How did four ’80s kids emerge from a town of ‘lintheads’ to become Charlotte tastemakers?
Was there something about their Cabarrus County rearing that put each of them on a path to creating local institutions with such distinctive character, or was it just a coincidence?
– Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer | March 2024
Best Lunch In Charlotte #6
Eating the White Trash Burger is fun for kids and adults alike. The delicious beef, pickles, and onion straws make for a superb fusion of flavors. Covered in the exquisite Provolone cheese and ranch sauce, the burger is food for the soul.
– Arthur Hayes, Family Destination Guide | June 2023
One Of The Best Corndogs In The US
The Viking Corn Dog is just a fantastic concession, with Nathan’s beef links sizzled on the grill before plunging headfirst into cornmeal and then the fryer. The real star of the show though is the Corn Dog Shrimp: Plump prawns, battered and fried in an identically crisp coating, give popcorn shrimp a texture boost you’ve been begging for all your life.
– Brianna Persons, Mashed.com | July 2023
26 best sandwiches in Charlotte
Kinda Fried Turkey — You normally go to Pinky’s for the burgers, but you’ve got to mix it up. Sandwich ingredients: Herb coated turkey breast on a big bun, topped with melted provolone, bacon, basil, tomato & garlic-parmesan spread.
– Ted Williams, Charlotte Agenda | September 18, 2018
21 Best Restaurants Charlotte
The restaurant is fun, rollicking, and just right for “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives”—indeed, it’s been featured twice.