{"id":1126,"date":"2026-06-03T12:36:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:36:54","slug":"this-charlotte-restaurant-is-a-time-machine-serving-hungry-diners-since-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=1126","title":{"rendered":"This Charlotte restaurant is a time machine, serving hungry diners since 1957"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n As new restaurants open every day in Charlotte, it\u2019s easy to forget about the old standbys, the places that have grown up alongside the Queen City. Our Charlotte\u2019s Classic Eats series highlights the places that you have frequented for years, reminding us why they have stood the test of time.\n <\/p>\n

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At Shuffletown Grill,<\/a> stepping through the doors takes you back in time to an earlier iteration of Charlotte, when car racing dominated local sports \u2014 long before the Hornets and Panthers existed.<\/p>\n

The drive-in-turned-diner has been serving up hearty comfort food to Charlotteans looking for a filling meal since 1957, working its way into a firm hold among Charlotte\u2019s oldest restaurants.<\/p>\n

Inside, memorabilia covers the walls, highlighting drag racers of yesteryear, while incorporating portraits of Marilyn Monroe and kitchy signs that say things like \u201cMind your own biscuits & your life will be gravy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diners chat up the staff \u2014 and each other \u2014 as they dive in to platters and sandwiches paired with sweet tea or hot coffee.<\/p>\n

Even if you\u2019re new here, you won\u2019t be a stranger for long.<\/p>\n

The restaurant opened as an ode to the Shuffletown Dragway<\/a>, a nearby drag-racing strip that got its start in the 1950s and closed in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Now, the Shuffletown community<\/a> that stretches back to the pre-Civil War era has become what we know as the Mountain Island Lake neighborhood, situated north of I-485 in Charlotte between Mt. Holly and Huntersville. Lore has it that Shuffletown Grill\u2019s building<\/a> was constructed by the Rozzelle family, who settled in the area in the 1780s and operated the ferry that Rozzelle\u2019s Ferry Road was named after.<\/p>\n

Shuffletown Grill opens every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, except Sundays, when the restaurant closes at 2 p.m. Diners will find an enormous menu of family-friendly options to choose from, from French toast and eggs in the morning to fried pickles and chicken tenders at night.<\/p>\n

Customer Helen Jones estimates she\u2019s been eating at Shuffletown for at least 15 years. Breakfast is her favorite, but she orders something different off the menu all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe breakfast is superb,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A few minutes later, Jones bowed her head in prayer over a club sandwich while Bruno Mars\u2019 \u201cRisk it All\u201d played in the background.<\/p>\n

On weekdays, owner Jose Maruri heads in at 2 p.m., right after the lunch rush, to prepare for dinner. He took over the restaurant about a year ago from longtime owner Andy Zavalis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A \u201cmassive\u201d amount of regulars keep the racing-themed restaurant in business, Maruri told CharlotteFive.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe still got some drivers that come in and say, \u2018Hey, that\u2019s me in the picture,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He spent a few years in the kitchen before taking over, so he\u2019s familiar with feeding the crowd. Even on a late weekday afternoon, customers keep rolling in and finding themselves a seat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe build up relationships with people, and it\u2019s just like everybody knows everybody know each other,\u201d Maruri said.<\/p>\n

Lyda and Phillip Edwards are fairly new to Charlotte, but the couple first came to Shuffletown Grill on the recommendation of friends about a month ago.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re not disappointed,\u201d Lyda Edwards said on their repeat visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said they had the best burgers,\u201d Phillip Edwards added, as his wife interjected: \u201cThey are!\u201d<\/p>\n

Maruri said those burgers are among the restaurant\u2019s most popular items, along with cheesesteaks, fried fish and spaghetti. The old time classics like chicken livers and gizzards are still flowing out of the kitchen with frequency, too.<\/p>\n

Meals here are still affordable \u2014 with the most expensive things on the menu reaching $17.95: the rib-eye steak breakfast platter, or 12 jumbo shrimp, Cajun pasta or penne chicken and broccoli in a white wine cream sauce for lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n

At breakfast time, home fries \u2014 something new that Maruri brought to the table \u2014 have been a big hit. Stacks of pancakes and with sausage, bacon or livermush are also top sellers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my God, livermush. We sell a lot of livermush,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gets very crowded Saturday mornings, Sunday mornings, now that we extended the hours. People come out to church and then meet here.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsually, we have a line out the door,\u201d Maruri said. \u201cYou know, a lot of people like that because they see that they know everything is fresh. We try to do it the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Location: 10220 Rozzelles Ferry Road, Charlotte, NC 28214<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuisine: American<\/p>\n

Instagram: @shuffletowngrill<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published June 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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