Charlie Beiggs Restaurant, Windham, ME

From the reviews I have read, it is for good reason that the Charlie Beiggs Restaurant, in Windham, Maine, was voted in the 2009 Independent Business Awards - sponsored by Independent Publishing of the Sebago Lakes Region...

...as the "Favorite Overall Restaurant". But the accolades don't stop there.

Updated 2011... Charlie Bieggs has closed. A steakhouse is due to open in the same location sometime in April. Please check back for updates.

The Windham, Maine restaurant was also named #1 for Best Burger and Fries, and #1 for Best Happy Hour. The #1 spot for Best Seafood could have been theirs also, but with Bob's Seafood Restaurant in the competition, they had to settle for #2!

Independently owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Tony Barner and Clare Amrhein, Charlie Beiggs Restaurant and Firehouse Tavern offers...

...Early Bird specials, a Kid's menu, Lunch and Dinner menus, with a "variety of fresh seafood and hand cut steaks that are aged to their peak of tenderness", and for special occasions, a full Banquet menu.

Amidst tell tale signs of the North Windham Fire Station that once occupied this 1934 building, flame grilled Firehouse Burgers...

...such as the Three Alarm, served with jalapenos, pepper jack cheese and buffalo sauce, The Chief, creatively topped with crab meat and Swiss cheese. and the False Alarm, a vegetarian black bean burger, with lettuce and tomato...

...as well as soups, salads, sandwiches and expertly prepared meals, are served in the casual dining room, the tavern, and weather permitting, on the outside deck.

Who is Charlie? Well, as far as I know that remains a mystery. But, according to the restaurant's website...

...two other restaurants, Ronzi's Fire Barn and Horsefeathers at the Crossing, previously occupied this building. A gentleman named Brian Stevens took over Horsefeathers, giving the restaurant its current name. Rumor has it that Brian named it after someone he knew in the service - and so the legend goes.