Carlos'n Charlie's facts for kids

Carlos'n Charlie's is a chain of fun, casual Mexican restaurants. You can find them mostly in popular tourist spots in Mexico and the Caribbean.

The name comes from its founders: Carlos Anderson and his business partner, Charlie Skipsey. Carlos Anderson started the company, called Grupo Anderson's, in 1963. Sadly, Carlos Anderson passed away in a plane crash in 1990.

Grupo Anderson's is a very big restaurant company in Mexico. They have more than 50 restaurants! Besides Carlos'n Charlie's, they also own other well-known places like Señor Frog's, Carlos O'Brians, and El Squid Roe.

In 2005, a typical Carlos'n Charlie's restaurant made about $3.6 million in sales. The average bill for a customer was about $22.50. The company's main office is in Cancun, Mexico.

Restaurant Locations

Carlos'n Charlie's has had many locations over the years. Here are some places where you could find or still find their restaurants:

In Mexico Acapulco Cancún Cozumel Cuernavaca Ensenada Playa del Carmen Saltillo San Ángel, Mexico City In the United States West Palm Beach, Florida Las Vegas, Nevada

The former Carlos'n Charlie's in Oranjestad, Aruba. Past Locations Manzanillo, Mexico Austin, Texas La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Monterrey, Mexico Oranjestad, Aruba Lake Mary, Florida Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Chihuahua, Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala New York, New York

One former location in Oranjestad, Aruba, was mentioned in the news in 2005. It was a place where a young person named Natalee Holloway was last seen before she disappeared. The restaurant in Aruba closed three years later. A new restaurant from the same company, Señor Frog's, opened nearby in Palm Beach.

See also

In Spanish: Carlos'n Charlie's para niños