Burgertown USA — Restaurant in Redlands

I visited Burger Town some months ago, and forgot to write my review, it still stands out rather starkly in my mind, however.

My first impressions are stuck in the incongruities. Note the faded and ravaged ketchup bottle, a little greasy, a little unpleasant, along with the crispness provided by a styrofoam cup.

I placed my order and sat in a small booth, or a smaller booth rather, the whole place is quite cramped, but that’s just the nature of the downtown I suppose. To my left is an older man decked out in Trump-Vance regalia. At the door enters a gruff man with biker braids. “Uh oh”, I realize, “I’m in Redlands.”

But my fears are preempted, the biker man congratulations the old on his “Sick hat!” and I am reminded that this isn’t Redlands, it Burgertown USA, and we don’t have to live in fear anymore.

But on to the food. The burger itself is something I affectionately call the “Sysco Special”. You’ve had it somewhere before, maybe lots of places, it’s nothing terribly special, but it does scratch an itch. The platonic ideal of a cheeseburger perhaps. Likewise, the fries are crispy if not thrilling, and while the greasy ketchup bottle is a little off putting, I do prefer it to the little paper cups that get pumped out of a subterranean plastic bag.

Rather anticlimactically, the high light for me at Burger Town is the styrofoam cup. Just really does it for me.

All and all, solid budget burger, that doesn’t pretend that it isn’t. God bless you, God bless us all, and God bless...

This place didn't look all that great pulling in after dark, but looks can be deceiving. This place had pretty good burgers, just be forewarned, prices are for burger only and the burgers are on the thin side.

We ordered a California Burger and a Bacon Burger. The Bacon Burger had normal fixings like lettuce, tomatoes, and pickle. It was good; the bacon was nice and crispy, however because the patty was thin it was a little dry. The California Burger was very similar in that it had bacon, but also had cheese and avocado. These extras did a lot to add to the overall taste and the patty on this burger did not seem dry.

For sides we tried the fries and onion rings. The fries were very inconsistent with some being limp and some being crispy. The fries were nice and hot and lightly seasoned with salt. The onion rings were more like onion strings. They were very good, but I don't think much effort was taken to make sure a good amount of them came out as rings. They came with two containers of ranch and that seemed to be a decent amount for dipping. We definitely would order the onion rings again.

The burgers were quite filling and although my husband ate his all in one sitting, I was able to make two meals out of mine and found the California Burger to be good microwaved as well as fresh.

Overall this is a good place to stop if you want a quick burger fix. Staff were friendly and we found the restaurant to...

Girls were nice but seemed preoccupied and a bit irritated when we had a few questions about the food, seeing as it was our first time there. Fried zucchini was good as far as the size and breading but no need to add salt (6 out of 10)..... My husband liked the chili cheese fries, they had a bit of a spice and different flavor, it was super meaty and just enough cheese (8 out of 10). He also liked his Ortega burger but because they put a lot of the chilies (7 out of 10). I had the Avocado burger which was ok (4 out of 10). I probably would have given 6 out of 10 but there were some issues. First, the burger was plain and thin (it seemed like a freezer burger) my husband did mention the same thing. Second, they put shredded iceberg lettuce on the burger. I hate when places do that, just put a leaf of romaine. And I was missing the avocado. They did give it to me on the side when I said something but they asked to see the burger first. The cashier said, "They (the cooks) always ask to see it first." Which is interesting, suggesting this might happen frequently.....? All and all, if I could I would give a 3.5 stars for price point and the sides we got that were good but the burgers were underwhelming and just not what we were expecting. We'll try it again but there are other places we've come across for a bit more money that are extremely delicious and worth...