Brea’s Best Burgers — Restaurant in Brea

If you're a fan of nostalgic childhood memories and melted cheese dreams, you might be as disappointed as I am with the new management at Brea's Best. This once beloved burger joint has sadly lost its sizzle. From the first bite of their signature burger to the tantalizing pastrami, it's evident that something has gone awry. It's a shame to also see the walls of the history of Brea fall under the new management to a regular 50 style hamburger joint.

The pastrami, once a mouthwatering delight, now leaves me feeling hungry for something more. The meat lacks that perfect balance of tenderness and smoky goodness that it used to have. It's as if the pastrami took a vacation and sent its mediocre cousin to stand in its place.

But wait, it gets worse. Even the beloved onion rings, once a crispy, golden delight, have fallen from grace. The batter lacks the crunch and the onions themselves seem to have lost their flavorful punch. It's a sad day when even the side dishes can't bring back the glory of yesteryears.

Now, let's address the elephant in the room - the credit card charge. Seriously, Brea's Best? Charging customers for the convenience of using their credit cards? That's like charging a fee for breathing air inside the restaurant. It's a bold move, but one that leaves a sour taste in my mouth, and not the good kind.

Brea's Best is a shadow of its former self. It's a heartbreaking realization to witness your favorite restaurant lose its magic. The melted cheese lacks flavor, the pastrami is a distant memory, and even the once magnificent onion rings have lost their spark. And let's not forget the audacity of charging customers for using their credit cards. It's a tragic tale of a once-great burger joint that has lost its way. Brea's Best may have lost its crown, but there are plenty of other burger joints out there waiting to reignite your taste buds. So you should just change your name to Brea's Burger because you're...

We've been stopping here for food for years. Used to be one of our favorite burger spots. I can't give them 5 stars anymore after eating here yesterday. It has REALLY gone downhill. The first thing you notice when you enter is how filthy dirty the floor is. It looks like they haven't cleaned it in days or weeks. Trash is piled up near the entrance (inside left), and the soda machine looks (and is) scary dirty. We ordered, and I added a customary tip to the total. Big mistake. The girl/woman who took our order was not pleasant or friendly. I'd say she was borderline rude. Would it kill you to be nice? Honestly, I wrote this review mostly based on her service, but the other things I mentioned are also things that jumped out at me, so I'm mentioning them as well. The food was different from previous visits. The burgers were cold. They didn't taste fresh. When we asked for sauce or napkins (because the table napkin holder was empty), the employees weren't nice. In fact, the 2 women behind the counter were too busy gossiping to care about the customers in front of them. We felt unwelcome here. We'd never been made to feel that way before. I seriously regret giving them a tip and admonish you to not tip here (or anywhere) until after eating to see if they deserved it! After eating what we could, my daughter went to use the restroom (they have only 1 restroom for men and women) but came back to the table immediately, wide-eyed. There were feces smeared all over the restroom, used gloves in the sink with feces on them, and a hypodermic drug needle. I thought dirty floors and tables were a problem, but this was TOO MUCH! I'd avoid eating at this restaurant unless your tetanus shot is up to date. We certainly will not be going back. So bad for so many reasons. What a shame they've let...

(thumb down) i'm kind of surprised to see this place has an overall rating of 4.4, even though i rate them a 4 star, but had to really think it through to give them 4 stars, maybe it might really be 2 star or 3 star. this is what you would seriously call a dive. half painted walls outside unpainted steel posts 1 single bathroom for all customers food is edible, but not spectacular prices kind of high i posted a photo of my receipt $26 ++ dollars for a coffee (very watery / low quality), 1 burrito, 1 side of hash browns (really small), 1 bacon breakfast = $26 nowadays, paper plates, no napkins, have to ask, salsa is low quality, and there was egg shell in my burrito and a big chunk of egg shell, i had to crunch on, really ruined my experience. Even though I have eaten here dozens of times under the old owner it was MUCH better, the current owner, must be struggling, you can see at times the parking lots is empty - another time i had a burger, since BURGERS is in the name you would expect a real FLAGSHIP burger, but it was low quality, crumbly bun, thin meat, over done on the lettuce, no real flavory sauce, not even sure if it was thousand island, or some sloppy sauce, pickles have a low quality taste, not like a good kosher dill, there were just like salt pickles, no crunch, not crisp - honestly for $26 i cringe to say worth it - eat at your own risk-not a tourist attraction...