Burger - Santa Cruz

I would expected a bit more from a place called 'burger. ' The menu choices were amazing. So many options to choose from. I went with the basic burger and added smoked cheddar. I wanted to taste the burger without too much burger block from the toppings. The food arrive quickly. Which was amazing since it was the middle of the lunch hour. Presentation was great! Burgers and side dish are served in a bread pan. Super cool. The bun, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onions were good. Nice and fresh. The burger patty is what needed improvement. It was cooked to medium-well, which is not a problem. It wasn 't rubbery or chewy. It was just dry. It was as if there was not enough fat to meat or it was sitting around for a while. Couldn 't tell which it was. Another person in my group got the turkey burger. It was juicy. Fries and onion rings were fantastic. Some of the best fries i have had in a while. The lemonade is great. Get the lemonade.

We usually order a take out from here and have been satisfied with every order. For the vegetarian burger option, I prefer MikeD with some substitutions. Shoestring fries are long, thin and usually crispy. Curly fries are thicker and seasoned. I prefer shoestring fries. Garlic fries are weirdly overly smelling and I didn't like their taste either. 1 burger+fries (on side) order is heavy portion in itself. Love its strawberry chocolate shake as well!

Have stayed in Santa Cruz for about 4 years. But it is my first time to try Burger. Tasted good and really came with huge amount. Will be good to come back and try other choices.

1st impression I was hesitant. Seemed like everyone's first night. But the lead bartender stepped up and displayed some good, quality customer service. In whole, probably a 7 in C.S. FOOD, was excellent. Quicker than shi@, the bun was crisped to( not kidding) prefect- shon! Ingredients were solid for the price and tots an bf tots and tots. Also, tried a beer from Reno. Apricot milkshake sour something or other. Sippable,chuggable, and didn't finish it. Overall grade from me me my...... B+ with huge potential!!!!

Idk why i did this but I bought the phatty which is two grilled cheese with a burger inside. My wife was judging me and I am still trying to burn off the cals. Anyway, classic Santa Cruz spot with modest selection of craft brew.