# Simo's Charcoal & Grill, Riccarton

Simo's Charcoal & Grill is a takeaway at 35A Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Simo's%20Charcoal%20%26%20Grill%2C%2035A%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.facebook.com/simoscharcoalandgrill/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Simo's%20Charcoal%20%26%20Grill%2C%2035A%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 343 3344.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, route 3, route 5, route 80) is 121 m away; a shared path passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 7 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 35A Riccarton Road, Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Fast food _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 343 3344 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/simoscharcoalandgrill/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429046538512, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** KING OF CHARCOAL LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2018-01-09 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Restaurant operation _(NZBN register)_

## In its own listing

Great Mediterranean food.

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Mixed use zone _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [35A Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35a-riccarton-road), 7 reports on file

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-28533)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside ANZ, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,077 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9082947), [28 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/28-riccarton-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9078921), [4 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9069276), [74 Brockworth Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/74-brockworth-place)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9060906), [3 Darvel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3-darvel-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033620), [32 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/32-riccarton-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033597), [62 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/62-riccarton-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8992529), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8950723), [75 Brockworth Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/75-brockworth-place)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8945916), [13 Bartlett Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-bartlett-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8945462), [97 Mandeville Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/97-mandeville-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8924400), Mandeville Reserve 57 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8908222), [67 Brockworth Place, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/67-brockworth-place)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, 121 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, 127 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Mona Vale Ave near Kilmarnock St, 259 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Simo's%20Charcoal%20%26%20Grill%2C%2035A%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.52922886218535,172.60850677930847)

## Nearby

- [Café Sismo](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-sismo-riccarton), Cafés, 4 m
- [Gizmobies - Phone Repairs Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/gizmobies-phone-repairs-christchurch-riccarton), Phone shops, 4 m
- [Nando's](https://www.chch.live/business/nando-s-riccarton), Restaurants, 9 m
- [Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ancestral-asian-restaurant-cafe-riccarton), Cafés, 12 m
- [Choi's Restaurant and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/choi-s-restaurant-and-bar-riccarton), Restaurants, 22 m
- [TransNational](https://www.chch.live/business/transnational-riccarton), Translator, 26 m
- [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve), park, 177 m
- [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), park, 437 m
- [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve), park, 533 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other fast food

- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-riccarton-2), Riccarton, 36 m
- [St Pierres Sushi Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-riccarton), Riccarton, 104 m
- [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-riccarton), Riccarton, 287 m
- [KFC](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-riccarton), Riccarton, 302 m
- [Hell](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-riccarton), Riccarton, 375 m
- [Theo's Fisheries](https://www.chch.live/business/theo-s-fisheries-riccarton), Riccarton, 460 m
- [Korean Noodle Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/korean-noodle-lounge-riccarton), Riccarton, 484 m
- [China Wok](https://www.chch.live/business/china-wok-riccarton), Riccarton, 485 m
- [Every one in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-riccarton)

## Also in Riccarton

- [Fumetan Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/fumetan-ramen-riccarton), Restaurants, 35 m
- [Eden Alley Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/eden-alley-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 37 m
- [Ramen X Music Fumetan](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-x-music-fumetan-riccarton), Restaurants, 37 m
- [Great Wall Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/great-wall-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 43 m
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-riccarton), Petrol stations, 46 m
- [Uncle Seven's Claypot Rice](https://www.chch.live/business/uncle-seven-s-claypot-rice-riccarton), Restaurants, 47 m
- [Ancestral](https://www.chch.live/business/ancestral-riccarton), Restaurants, 51 m
- [Mukbang](https://www.chch.live/business/mukbang-riccarton), Restaurants, 59 m
- [Closed: Trevinos](https://www.chch.live/business/closed-trevinos-riccarton), Restaurants, 62 m
- [Dux Dine Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/dux-dine-riccarton), Restaurants, 67 m
- [Every kind of business in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52922886218535&lon=172.60850677930847)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52922886218535,172.60850677930847,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Simo's%20Charcoal%20%26%20Grill)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Simo's Charcoal & Grill?**

A takeaway in Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Simo's Charcoal & Grill?**

35A Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52922886218535,172.60850677930847,17)

**Is Simo's Charcoal & Grill still trading?**

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

**How do you contact Simo's Charcoal & Grill?**

phone [03 343 3344](tel:033433344) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/simoscharcoalandgrill/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other fast food are near Simo's Charcoal & Grill?**

[Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-riccarton-2) (36 m), [St Pierres Sushi Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-riccarton) (104 m), [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-riccarton) (287 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food).

**What’s near Simo's Charcoal & Grill?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35a-riccarton-road) holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Café Sismo](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-sismo-riccarton) (4 m); the Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St bus stop is 121 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve) (177 m).

**What stood where Simo's Charcoal & Grill is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52922886218535&lon=172.60850677930847)

## Sources

- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-19

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