Charcoal Pit Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Charcoal Pit, a beloved American burger joint located at 2600 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE. This establishment excels in crafting mouthwatering burgers, from the classic 4oz Pit Special to the indulgent 10oz Angus Home Run Burger, all served fresh on a brioche bun. Whether you're in the mood for buffalo bites or crispy wings, Charcoal Pit has something for everyone.
The casual yet classy atmosphere makes it ideal for lunch, dinner, or dessert with family and friends. Notably, the generous shake portions have garnered rave reviews, making them a must-try. The restaurant is accessible and caters to various preferences, featuring outdoor seating and dog-friendly policies.
The excellent service and nostalgic diner charm create an inviting experience. With options for takeout, catering, and on-site parking, Charcoal Pit remains a culinary institution worth visiting. Indulge in the flavors and vibe that have made it a Delaware classic!
Burgers
4oz Pit Special
4oz Burger on a seeded roll with lettuce and tomato and fries. You can add cheese or other toppings to your liking.
4 oz Deluxe Cheese Burger
4oz Burger with cheese, lettuce and tomato. You can add other toppings to your liking. This burger does not come with fries.
Bison Burger
100% Bison meat burger on a brioche bun. Topped with cheddar cheese, caramelized onions, bacon, lettuce and tomato served with fries.
Kennett Burger
8oz burger on a brioche bun topped swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms, bacon, lettuce and tomato. Served with fries.
Black&Blue Burger
8oz burger on a brioche bun topped with crumbled bleu cheese, blacken spice, bacon, lettuce and tomato. Served with fries.
8oz Pit Special
8oz burger on a brioche bun topped with lettuce and tomato. Served with fries. You can add cheese or other toppings to your choice.
8oz Deluxe Cheeseburger
8oz burger on a brioche bun topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato. You can add other toppings to your liking. This burger does not come with fries.
Smokey Mountain
8oz burger on a brioche bun topped with cheddar cheese, sauteed onion, bacon, and BBQ sauce served with fries.
Summit Burger
8oz burger on a brioche bun topped with sauteed onions & mushrooms, cheddar & american cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato. Served with fries.
Home Run Burger
10oz Angus beef burger on a brioche bun topped with choice of cheese, lettuce and tomato served with fries. You can add other toppings of your choice.
Double Cheeseburger
2 4oz burgers on a seeded burger bun with american cheese, lettuce and tomato served with fries. Add other toppings of your choice.
Turkey Burger
A grilled turkey burger on a brioche bun topped with choice of cheese, lettuce and tomato served with fries. Add other toppings of your choice.
Mozzarella Stick
Mozzarella cheese in a batter fried until gooey. Served with marinara sauce on the side.
Buffalo Bites
Breaded chicken breast meat fried until crisp then tossed in buffalo sauce. Served with side of bleu cheese and celery.
Fried Shrimp
Butterflied breaded shrimp fried to a golden brown served with cocktail sauce.
Mac & Cheese Bites
Macaroni & cheese dipped in a batter and fried to a brown crisp.
Wings
Jumbo wings cooked until crisp on the outside juicy on the inside. Tossed in sauce of your choice. Served with side of bleu cheese and celery.
Clam Strips
Clam strips breaded and fried until brown. Served with cocktail or tartar sauce.
Broccoli Bites
Chopped broccoli and cheddar cheese breaded and fried to a golden brown. Served with side of ranch.
Onion Ring Basket
More than a side of our breaded onion rings fried a to a golden brown.
Corn Dog App
Poppable mini hot dogs wrapped in cornbread and fried golden brown. Served with honey mustard for dipping.
Chicken Tender App
Slim breaded chicken breast meat fried brown served with a dipping sauce of choice.
Apps
Salads
House Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, cucumber slices and croutons. Pick your dressing and add a protein if desired.
Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, parmesan romano cheese and croutons with a caesar dressing on the side. Add a protein if you so desire.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and chopped onions topped with breaded chicken breast nuggets tossed in buffalo sauce. Served with a side of bleu cheese dressing.
Soup Of Day
Our outstanding chef makes a fresh soup everyday. Please call to see what it is before you place your order.
Crab Chowder (Wendsday)
Our chef makes a great Maryland crab chowder. With lots of crab meat and veggies.
Clam Chowder (Friday)
Try our chefs New England clam chowder. Loaded with lots of clams and potatoes.
Chili
Our homemade chili has lots of beef, red kidney beans, onions and green peppers. Not too spicy for the non spice people.
Soups
Sandwiches
Chz Steak
Ribeye beef sandwich top it with cheese if you choose, fried onions or anything you fancy. Served with fries.
Chicken Cheesesteak
Chicken finely chopped with cheese if you choose, fried onions or any topping you pick, served with fries
Char Dog
A nice plump all meat hot dog grilled to perfection. Add toppings just like at a BBQ.
Char Dog Spec
2 of our plump grilled dogs on a steak roll topped with homemade chili and american cheese served with fries
Grilled Cheese
White bread with american cheese grilled to a nice brown color. You can change the bread or cheese to your liking.
Chicken Spec
Grilled chicken breast topped with american cheese, lettuce, and tomato served with fries
Reuben
Grilled rye bread with thinly sliced grilled corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing served with fries
Pulled Pork
Our own chef hand rubs and slow roasted pork butt then pulls apart by hand then mixes with BBQ sauce served on a brioche roll with fries and a little cole slaw for topping.
Tuna Salad Sand
Albacore tuna mixed with celery and mayo and served on your choice of bread with lettuce and tomato comes with chips
Chicken Salad Sand
Chicken breast pulled apart and mixed with celery and mayo on choice of bread with lettuce and tomato comes with chips
Buffalo Chick Sand
A crispy fried chicken breast tossed in buffalo sauce and served on a brioche bun with lettuce and tomato. A side of bleu cheese dressing and fries
Crab Cake Sand
Our long going crab cake recipe fried and served on a hamburger bun with lettuce and tomato with fries and tartar sauce
Delmonico
A hand cut by our chef delmonico steak grilled to your preferred temp served with 2 sides of your choice.
Hamburger Steak
Our famous long running hamburger steak grilled to your desired temp topped with sauteed onions and served with 2 sides of your choice.
Crab Cake Entree
2 of our old recipe crab cakes fried and served with 2 sides of your choice with tartar or cocktail sauce
Half Rack Ribs
Our pork ribs are hand rubbed and slow cooked by our chef. Then slathered with BBQ sauce served with 2 sides of your choice.
Full Rack Ribs
Go for the whole rack of our pork ribs! Our chef hand rubs and slow cooks the ribs till they fall off the bone. Served slathered in BBQ sauce and 2 sides of your choice.
Grilled Chicken Entree
2 pieces of chicken breast grilled to perfection served with 2 sides of your liking.
Chicken Fingers Entree
5 of our big chicken fingers nicely breaded and fried golden served with 2 sides of your choice.
Entrees
Sides
French Fries
Medium size fries fried golden
Tater Tots
Shredded potato rounds fried golden
Onion Ring
Breaded whole onion slices fried golden brown
Cole Slaw
Our homemade cole slaw is the perfect measure of all good ingredients, can't tell you all of our secrets.
Cheese Fries
Medium cut golden fries covered in cheddar cheese sauce
Cheese Tots
Potato rounds covered in cheddar cheese sauce
Extra Cheese
Aged cheddar cheese sauce
Applesauce
Sweetened applesauce
Bacon
French Fries Well Done $
Well Done
Wiz On Side
Mushrooms & Onions Side
sauteed kennett square mushrooms and onions
Tomato Side
Mushroom on Sand
Side Cheese Whiz
Egg
1 Piece of Chicken
Broccoli
Macaroni & Cheese
Kids Chicken Tenders
3 of our chicken breast tenders with 1 side of choice and a small drink
Kids Cheeseburger
A 4oz burger topped with cheese and 1 side of choice with a small drink
Kids Hamburger
A 4oz hamburger with 1 side and a small drink
Kids Grill Cheese
A full grilled cheese sandwich with 1 side and a small drink
Kids Hot Dog
A plump grilled hot dog with 1 side and a small drink
Kids Mac&Cheese Bites
Mac & cheese dipped in batter and fried served with 1 side and a small drink
Kids Mini Corn Dogs
Little hot dogs dipped in corn bread served with 1 side and a small drink
Kids Mozzarella
mozzarella sticks with 1 side, marinara sauce and a small drink
Clown Sundae
1 scoop of ice cream with either chocolate sauce or crushed cherries on the bottom. Topped with a cone, whipped cream, whole cherry nose, M&M eyes and sprinkles
Kids Meal
Beverage
Milkshake
Hand dipped ice cream that is handspun with milk and syrup. Just like the old days!
Malt Shake
Hand dipped and handspun with milk and syrup plus added malt powder.
Triple Thick
Our hand dipped handspun milkshake extra thick. You will need a spoon for this
Special Shakes
Root Beer Float
Barq's root beer with vanilla ice cream
Ice Cream Soda
Whole milk, seltzer water, flavored syrup and ice cream topped with whipped cream
Flavored Soda
Mix a flavored syrup with a soda of choice. The possibilities are endless
Milk
Whole milk
Chocolate Milk
Whole milk with chocolate syrup
Hot Chocolate
Orange Freeze
Orange sherbert and whole milk make this one great for those that can't have ice cream
Coffee
Hot Tea
Fountain Soda
Iced Tea
Fresh brewed
Bottle Water
Monster Drink
Bottle Smart Water
Bottle Soda
Extra Paper Cup
Hot Fudge
2 scoops of ice cream of your choice topped with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry
Hot Fudge Nut
2 scoops of your choice of ice cream topped with hot fudge, wet walnuts, whipped cream and a cherry
Chocolate
2 scoops of your choice of ice cream topped with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry
Choco Nut
2 scoops of your choice of ice cream topped with chocolate syrup, wet walnuts, whipped cream and a cherry
Choco Marshmallow
2 scoops of your choice of ice cream topped with chocolate syrup, marshmallow cream, whipped cream and a cherry
Choco Marsh Nut
2 scoops of your choice of ice cream topped with chocolate syrup, marshmallow, wet walnuts, whipped cream and a cherry
Crushed Pinapple
2 scoops of your choice of ice cream topped with crushed pineapple topping, whipped cream and a cherry
Crushed Cherry
2 scoops of your choice of ice cream topped with crushed cherries, whipped cream and a cherry
Caramel
2 scoops of your choice ice cream topped with caramel sauce, whipped cream and a cherry
Butterschotch
2 scoops of your choice ice cream topped with butterscotch, whipped cream and a cherry
Butterscotch Nut
2 scoops of your choice ice cream topped with butterscotch, wet walnuts, whipped cream and a cherry
Strawberry
2 scoops of your choice ice cream topped with strawberry topping, whipped cream and a cherry
Banana Split
1 scoop each vanilla, chocolate and strawberry topped with wet walnuts, pineapple, crushed cherries, whipped cream and a cherry with a half banana on each side
Warm Brownie
A chocolate chip brownie warmed and topped with 1 scoop of your choice ice cream, hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry
Hot Fudge Cake
Sponge cake with vanilla ice cream in the middle topped with hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry
Raiders
Send in the troops to invade your tastebuds. Vanilla ice cream, strawberry topping, cake pieces, drizzles of icing, whipped cream,red sprinkles and strawberry bark. Taste like strawberry short cake.!
Sallies
We're sold on the blue and gold! Lots of monster cookie dough ice cream, cookie crumbles, and rich chocolate sauce. Topped with whipped cream, blue sprinkles, a cherry and blue and gold pom poms.
Bull Dog
You can't keep these colors caged up for long! Birthday cake ice cream with blueberry & strawberry toppings. Finished with blue cotton candy and red, white, and blue sprinkles.
Spartan
Fix your ice cream craving with a spark! This one is full of pistachio ice4 cream, drizzled caramel sauce, pistachio pieces, whipped cream, green sprinkles, and a cherry.
Highlander
Fight for the green and white! This sundae is full of monster cookie dough ice cream, oozing with hot fudge, melted marshmallow and crumbled cookies. Topped with whip cream, green sprinkles, and a cherry on a sword. Also one BIG Oreo!
Hornet
Dive into a hive of flavors with our banana ice cream, crowned with gooey marshmallow, drizzles with rich hot fudge, and topped with crunchy wet walnuts. This buzzing delight is finished with a whimsical bee lollipop, making it the sweetest sting you'll ever enjoy!
Tiger
this sundae's earned its stripes! Chocolate banana cake, banana and birthday cake ice creams with sweet caramel and chocolate sauces, topped with banana slices, whip cream, blue and yellow sprinkles, and a cherry. With a paw print lollipop.
Green Knight
This knight is green and mean! With mint ice cream, creamy hot fudge, peppermint patty pieces, whip cream, green sprinkles, and on a sword a cherry and peppermint patties.
Ram
Charge into this celebration of flavor! Complete with birthday cake ice cream, cake pieces, dripping with caramel sauce, and drizzled with icing. Topped off with whip cream, blue sprinkles and a cherry. It also includes a blue & white swirl lollipop.
Raider Invader
Charge into battle with an alumni and student created ooey gooey chocolate marshmallowey sundae! Vanilla ice cream covered with crushed cherries, hot fudge, and marshmallow sauce. Topped with whipped cream MORE marshmallows and brownie bites.