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A year after Letty’s on Shamrock owner Letty Ketner shuttered the beloved restaurant in Charlotte’s Plaza Shamrock neighborhood, new life is coming to the iconic space.

Letty’s on Shamrock was open for 12 years, offering a cozy third space for regular diners, serving up honey pecan chicken, burgers, hummus nachos, epic brownies and more.

But Charlotte longtimers will remember that even before Letty’s, another iconic restaurant got its start at the building on Shamrock Drive.

Pike’s Soda Shop’s original location

Pike’s Pharmacy pharmacist Jesse Pike opened Pike’s Soda Shop adjacent to the pharmacy in November 1994. It sold cherry sodas, malted milk shakes, hot dogs, grilled cheese sandwiches and more. “Everybody seems to have great memories of the old days when their parents took them to the drugstore,” Pike told The Charlotte Observer when he opened the shop.

“What makes small drugstores unique are the memories. We can’t compete on price with the Goliaths of the world. They’ll blast us out the water. We’re hoping our soda shop will bring back those memories,” Pike said.

A 1994 photograph of a man and woman smiling behind the counter of a retro-themed ice cream parlor. The man wears a striped button-down shirt and glasses, while the woman wears a blue denim jumper. They are standing behind a long, polished stainless steel soda fountain counter equipped with vintage-style syrup pumps and ice cream containers.
On Nov. 18, 1994, owner of the then-new Pike’s Drug Store and Soda Shop Jessie Pike and wife Elizabeth Pike posed in their new soda shop with the “old drug look”. Diedra Laird Charlotte Observer archives

Pike’s Pharmacy remains next door. The Soda Shop expanded to a second location in South End in 1997, then it closed on Shamrock Drive and opened another location at Birkdale Village in 2005, according to The Charlotte Observer archives. Those locations have also since closed.

From 2007-2012, the Shamrock Drive building was the home of a restaurant named Foskoskies on Shamrock.

A 2007 photograph of two men—one in a blue checkered button-down and another in a white chef’s coat—smiling behind a dark wooden restaurant counter. In the foreground, a white plate is presented with a gourmet meal of crab cakes, white rice, and fresh asparagus. The background features warm yellow walls decorated with framed vintage French posters (”Lustucru” and “Savora”), dark wood trim, and a classic ceiling fan.
Owner Walter Rushton, seated and Executive Chef Caine Ayres sit in the dining area of Foskoskies on Shamrock with an order of crab cake on Sept. 18, 2007. David T. Foster III Charlotte Observer archives

In October 2012, it became the home of Letty’s on Shamrock, before closing on Dec. 31, 2024.

A 2024 portrait-style photograph of a smiling woman with short, strawberry-blonde hair and glasses resting on top of her head. She is wearing a vibrant blue crewneck sweatshirt and is leaning against a dark wood bar counter. The background features a softly blurred restaurant interior with wooden cabinetry, rows of glassware, and a small toy dinosaur sitting near a stack of community brochures on the bar.
Letty Ketner, owner of Letty’s on Shamrock, shown here on Dec. 14, 2024. Ketner announced her retirement and the closing of the restaurant on December 31, 2024. After 12 years of serving the Plaza Midwood and East Charlotte community, she decided to step back to embrace retirement and her next chapter, she told CharlotteFive at the time. Alex Cason CharlotteFive

Coming soon: PostScript Restaurant

Now, PostScript Restaurant will open in its space, according to a filing with the city of Charlotte.

PostScript’s owner confirmed the opening to CharlotteFive on Friday morning, Dec. 19, and said a full renovation is happening in the space.

More details will be available soon, including an opening date. I know I’m not the only one eagerly awaiting!

A 1994 high-angle photograph of a woman with short hair smiling as she pulls a chrome soda fountain tap behind a long, polished counter. The interior belongs to “Pike’s Old Fashioned Soda Shop,” visible through the reverse lettering on the large front window. The shop features wooden stools, vintage glass cake domes, and warm wooden cabinetry, all illuminated by bright natural light coming through the storefront.
Brenda Russell makes a soda fountain Coke, using syrup, at Pike’s Old Fashioned Soda Shop on Shamrock Drive in east Charlotte on Nov. 18, 1994, ahead of its opening. Diedra Laird Charlotte Observer archives

Location: 2121 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205

Instagram: @postscriptrestaurant

Letty’s on Shamrock is on Shamrock Drive.
Letty’s on Shamrock is on Shamrock Drive. Alex Cason CharlotteFive

Desiree Mathurin contributed reporting.

This story was originally published December 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM.

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