The Habit Burger Grill — Restaurant in Hemet

As a vegetarian foodie, and since 2018 at the UC Riverside location, when The Habit has emailed me a coupon for my birthday for a free Charburger, I've always appreciated being able to take advantage of their gift by replacing with the veggie patty. Although I am not fond of their veggie burger, I was always grateful for a vegetarian option.

2020 this Hemet location arrived in time to be a convenient takeout option during COVID-19 👏 In 2021 hubs & I were thrilled when The Habit's Impossible burgers arrived! Jan 2023 we tried the Limited-time Pretzel Pub Char, of course subbing the Impossible patty and it was delicious 😋 May 2025 we subbed our last Impossible patties, when the cashier advised they would be discontinuing the Impossible Burger patty by the middle of May, and it appears that has applied to its restaurants nationwide. The Impossible was their tastier vegetarian option, as the vegan veggie patty they have retained tastes more like Gardenburger.

I didn't use my birthday coupon for a free Charburger in 2023, as it appeared The Habit was limiting the vegetarian option to the veggie patty rather than allowing the Impossible upgrade. However for 2024 the system allowed the cashier to ring up a Charburger, charge me the upgrade to Impossible patty and discount the cost of the Charburger. For my 2025 birthday I will once again have to pass on the veggie patty.

May 2025 we also last enjoyed their colorful garden salad 🍅, without onions + added avocado 🥑, as it appears this has been replaced with the Garden Ranch salad, replacing the healthy carrots with aged white cheddar 🧀🤔 We also missed trying their limited-time tempura avocado wedges and with the new menu it's hard to say if they'll ever be back.

The Hemet Habit has a nice-looking patio with strings of lights at night. However I was advised they don't have misters for the summer, because no one ever goes out there. A missed opportunity for patio ambience!

We had better luck with vegetarian requests at The Habit's UCR location, probably because a vegetarian diet is more common on a university campus, but since covid I've continued to avoid crowds, lines, and indoor seating, and the UCR location is always packed. The menu changes have given us no reason to return to either location.

Sept 2022 at this location I ordered the Basil Pesto Chicken Sandwich, SUB Impossible Patty. I enjoyed this option so much I ordered it again a week later. Only this time when I got home, I had chicken on my sandwich instead of Impossible 😞 This was disturbing as I paid $0.89 extra to make it vegetarian, and of course I hate to see meat go to waste! The Habit did not respond to my emails about this, even when I offered to send photos. I was surprised not to hear back, as they emailed me coupons in the past when they forgot to put the avocado on my Impossible burger; a tastier and healthier option than adding cheese but just as creamy as if I've...

2/19/24 Placed online order, arrived at the location and a sign informed me "Drive Thru Only". So, I was forced to wait behind 6 other vehicles while my food was already made. I asked them to remake my soupy shakes and they refused because they just cleaned the machine. Fries are limp and soggy. I'm good on this garbage. I eat out once in awhile and get ripped off every time.

Previous review from year before: Pulled up to curbside and notified them I was at the designated area through the app. Watched as 2 other cars parked in the same area but they proceeded to go inside. One of the patrons I see rifling through an order bag and yet it was not hers because she sat back down. To my dismay, it was my order. I was heated to say the least. I notified them and they send me some free burgers and said they spoke with the district manager and spoke with the team. Ok great, I think to myself. So I go the other day to use the coupons and ordered a fair amount of food. Get home and they failed to give me my compete order. They stole $3 by not giving me fries. So what am I supposed to do? Spend $4 in gas to get my $3 back? Ok no thanks. Forget eating out anymore. I'm tired of getting ripped off for my hard earned money. Everyone says they are sorry but I'm beginning to think that no one knows what that word means. Dropped this burger place...

I did not have a chance to order from this particular menu at this time. But my son did he enjoyed his hamburger that he ordered french fries onion rings and the strawberry shake. I did not like the fact that it's not have a military discount. Because of these prices I would think that there should be some discount for military veterans. It's just my opinion and a military retiree town there should be something for the veterans. Always But it was not their fault for what really made me upset about the whole entire thing it is not reflecting the stars that I've given but to have people who have a disability parking in handicap spots so they can easily get to their hamburgers and then sit outside the car and smoke and taking up spots from people that are truly handicap is a truly offensive practice. In this town...