Jeff's Gourmet Sausage Factory — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Consistently great service and really welcoming staff/ownership. The food is generally great (I really like the seasoned fries and BBQ Beef Sandwich). Prices are reasonable (even after the recent increase).

I generally love to support this restaurant. It's an LA staple to be sure. I do, however, really miss the old menu. While I like some of the items on the new menu (see BBQ Beef Sandwich above, which is somehow an improvement over the previous version, which was also great). I used to love Jeff's wraps (I'd average 1 BBQ Chicken Fajita Wrap a week), the old Schnitzel Sandwich, Scnitzel Wrap, the variety of sausages (turkey italian, beef italian and polish were my favorites), and the old buns they used to use. I especially miss the specials! I used to call in daily to see what they had, because they were often the best items (shout out to my favorites in no particular order: chipotle burger, ground pepper burger, the aristocrat burger (old version tasted better than the current iteration), and the Barbacoa Fries (the flavor of the BBQ Beef fries currently on the menu pales in comparison to the rich/complex flavor of the old Barbacoa Fries)). I would love if Jeff's would cycle in some of the classics as one off specials (I really miss the old schnitzel and the wraps (and the chipotle burger). They did a great job picking out some specials to become fixtures of the new menu (thank GD they still have the Tunisian Burger and Aristocrat Burger, even if the flavor isn't as elevated as it used to be).

I'm guessing the menu is more streamlined now, which makes it easier to operate the restaurant (service is always great, which is super impressive considering how busy this place is). A lot of the variety is kind of gone. I just feel like the food is one notch below where it used to be.

Also, Jeff's mastered packaging the food to go. Fries are almost always crispy even after a late doordasher. The sandwiches all travel really well too.

Overall, I still would strongly...

Jeff’s Gourmet Sausage Factory is hands down the most overrated burger joint in LA — and that’s saying something in a city obsessed with burgers. Everyone was in my ear about the Western Burger and Tunisian Burger like they were life-changing. Spoiler alert: they weren’t. I got both, took a bite of each, and immediately regretted trusting the hype. They’re not bad… but they’re aggressively mid. Like, “gas station burger with a fancy name” mid.

But let’s talk about the vibes, or rather, the complete absence of them. There’s no indoor anything. No seating, no place to walk in, nothing. It’s like they’re actively trying to make you uncomfortable. There’s a sad little table outside where you order and one table where you might eat — assuming you enjoy inhaling car fumes while fighting off LA sunstroke.

It’s like someone said, “Let’s open a restaurant, but make it feel like a DMV line with beef.”

Bottom line: the food’s meh, the setup’s a joke, and the hype is completely undeserved. Save your money, save your stomach, and go literally...

The best kosher burger in town, bar none.

Kosher burger places have come and gone in LA, and Jeff's remains at the top. They've got it figured out in a way that nobody else seems to be able to. They're not going after the crowd that needs the pretzel bun or the most picturesque food. They care about making food that is delicious.

But you have to be careful.

When I was studying for the CPA Exam a decade ago, I was really hungry, so I ordered three burgers and an order of wings to pick up. Now, I'm not a guy who generally puts away a lot of food, so I figured I'd have some leftovers for later. Nope! I ate all of it, even though I started to move in slow motion when I got to the last burger. No leftovers, and I spent the rest of the day in a food coma. I'm salivating now at the memory.

In short, if you want a kosher burger that's reliable for being high quality, Jeff's...