This oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw was conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 19, 1980, at Yaw’s Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The interview was conducted as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project, a series of interviews that Johnson conducted about the history of Portland drive-ins, with a particular emphasis on Tik-Tok and Yaw's Top Notch.

In this interview, Yaw discusses her experience during high school in Portland in the 1960s, including her social life, dating, and school dress codes. She speaks at length about frequenting Yaw’s Top Notch drive-in restaurant during high school, including underage drinking, the restaurant employees, and the menu. She closes the interview by talking about working as a carhop at Yaw’s.