Its Burger Time Grand Forks — Restaurant in Grand Forks

Well, it finally happened. After decades of loyal cheating my diet, that is Burger Time in Grand Forks has officially betrayed me. I’ve been coming here since parachute pants were fashionable and “cheat meals” were just called Tuesdays. Hundreds of visits, countless chicken sandwiches, and enough fries at the bottom of the bag to build a potato monument. But that era, like Blockbuster and good gas station coffee, is gone.

Let’s start with the fries if you can call them that. What once was a glorious cascade of golden shoestring fries is now a sad, burnt offering dumped into a cup like they owed someone money. The longest one was about two inches, and most were roughly the size of a toddler’s thumbnail. If fries were currency, these were pennies… scorched, shriveled pennies.

Then came the chicken sandwich. Once my hot, juicy comfort food companion it now arrives lukewarm, dry, and so uninspired it needed to be buried under a landslide of mayo and tomato just to be edible. I know this is their second version of the sandwich, and while the first was better, even that one’s probably rolling in its foil wrapper grave right now. I stuck through the downgrade for years, like a loyal friend ignoring red flags. But today was the final one.

And don’t even get me started on the prairie dogs. The once-thriving population in the outdoor eating area gone. Eradicated. They used to come right up and beg for a fry with those hopeful little eyes. Now it's just empty benches and broken dreams.

So long, Burger Time. It was a good run. But this was my last meal with you. And fittingly, it tasted...

Burger Time has me in a pickle. On one hand, I wish there were more than one location in town but on the other I'm glad they don't. The novelty of driving all the way across town to this lone soldier in an otherwise crowded town of restaurants to order a Bigger Burger Combo never, ever, ever wears thin. Its like "Hey guys, over here. Its me...the little guy with the great burgers." And you're like, "yeah I see you, bro and h*ll yeah I want your hamburger."-careening across multiple lanes of traffic like an action flick to get there. You roll up to pick up your order and the window is 900ft in the air above your car, but it doesn't matter. They're more than happy to reach down and make sure the handoff goes smoothly. Sadly I feel like because I never really see advertisements for BT, that I easily forget about BT -but- when I'm hungry for a Burger Time burger there's nothing short of a hurricane that'll stop me from getting one. Seriously, BT you have delicious food. Its simple. Its affordable. Its fresh. Its well seasoned. And there's fries aplenty. I'll end my review with this: Every time I bring back BT to a friend's or family member's house they stare at me...I suspect jealously. Kind of like if you were to eat in front of a wildly ravenous person that's fasting. Its like that. Big ups,...

Just moved to Grand Forks and have been on the quest to find the best burger in Grand Forks. I have a coworker who literally gets a burger from here 2-4 times a week. He loves them. Came here to read reviews and see everyone saying they are the best burgers in town or that the quality is comparable to other more well known chains.

I finally tried them this weekend. The service was friendly and the wait time was reasonable. I got the first burger on the menu which is a more traditional burger and my gf got the one with chipotle. Both were alright. The portion size was very good for the burgers, fries, and drinks relative to the price.

Sadly, the food was not very memorable. The burgers were dry and rather insipid. The ingredients just didn’t seem to come together, almost as if they didn’t integrate well.

Not sure what it is about a Grand Forks, but all of the reviews I’ve read on Google and Yelp for multiple business being praised and overhyped have fallen short upon trying them. Not just for Burger Time, but just about every restaurant I’ve had the chance to...