Do you remember when you would come home with a good report card, and go out with your family to celebrate? Maybe your grandparents would spoil you after a weekend with them and treat you to a big ice cream sundae. If you grew up in northern Delaware, chances are you’ve had many meals like that at the Charcoal Pit, Wilmington’s famous vintage diner that serves up nearly the same exact menu they did when they opened in 1956.

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What’s your favorite memory from the Charcoal Pit? Have you been in recent years? Tell us in the comments!

For more of Delaware’s most iconic restaurants, check out 9 Wildly Famous Restaurants In Delaware That Are Totally Worth The Hullabaloo.

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