Squeeze Burger — Restaurant in Roseville

Oh, what else can you say about Squeeze Burger other than fantastic? It must be the best 'build your own' burger that is cooked right there in front of you: you watch as the grill-master cooks the patty, grills the bacon, the mushrooms, the onions...... then tops it all off with what must be the biggest load of cheese possible. Then melts it under a metal lid with ice cubes to keep it fresh. If you are used to a sorry looking 'big whopper', with a single slice of processed 'American Cheese', then to eat a burger with at least an inch of cheese as a 'skirt' is likely to totally destroy your wish to eat in a large franchised establishment ever again.

This review is for the establishment in Roseville, a modest restaurant in an insignificant strip mall on the corner of Douglas and North Sunrise. There are no 30 foot tower signs, giant emblems over the doors, just a door into a clean but dated seating area and a bar style counter, behind which is the cooking area. The staff are very friendly, help you navigate a basic menu that with options, can result in well over a 100 choices.

Then you wait: And Watch. And enjoy the Pavlovian reflex of tasting the food when you watch it cook. Then either eat there and then, or take it home, trying not to eat the fries, or cheese skirt on the way.......

If you like burgers and get fed up of chain establishments, then you have to try this place. Forget any substitutes based on artificial meat made out of water, pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, cellulose from bamboo, methylcellulose, potato starch, natural flavor, maltodextrin, yeast extract, salt, sunflower oil, vegetable glycerin, dried yeast, gum arabic, .... ...........

Squeeze Burger is the very opposite. A true burger with real toppings. But be warned: put your Cardiologist on speed-dial as this can fast become a regular habit. I recommend it to any serious person who likes to eat real food, freshly cooked.

(As for Pavlovian reflex, just writing this review has made me crave and suffer the journey just to get...

Stepping into Squeeze Burger in Roseville is like taking a deliciously greasy leap back in time. The place oozes an old-school diner/burger shop charm that's both cool and slightly nostalgic, though part of me wonders if it's time for a bit of a facelift. But hey, maybe that's just part of its charm.

The menu might not be sprawling with options, but let's be real, there's only one star of the show here: the legendary Squeeze Burger with its iconic cheese skirt. This burger didn't just meet my expectations; it threw them on a grill and served them back to me with a crispy cheese crown. It's a solid diner-style burger that brings a little extra flair to the table, literally.

The fries? They're exactly what you want next to a burger like this: nice and crispy. While they might not be reinventing the wheel, they're the perfect supporting act to that cheesy main event.

Curiosity got the better of me, and I inquired about their corn dog, secretly hoping for a homemade delight. Alas, it seems this corny companion is more of a pre-boxed affair than an in-house specialty. A minor letdown in an otherwise tasty adventure.

Service here is straightforward and no-frills. You line up, place your order, and find yourself a spot to settle in until your name is called. It's a bit more fast-food in its approach than a sit-down diner, but it fits the casual vibe they've got going.

Wrapping it up, Squeeze Burger delivers a good time with its signature dish, though I can't shake the feeling that the hype train might be chugging along a tad faster than the experience warrants. Still, it's a fun spot that's definitely worth a visit for that cheese skirt spectacle alone. Would I come back? For that...

I had eaten here nearly a year ago and my wife was disappointed in the huge amount of oily cheese on her taco and I was unenthused about my cheeseburger (In-N-Out beats it by a mile). We still had a Sacramento Perks deal coupon to use so a couple of months ago we dropped by to use it before losing it (the value of the coupon), the coupon didn't have an expiration date but the manager informed us it was expired and was only worth half the value, I told the manager I didn't like the food anyway so I'd just request my money back from Sacramento Perks. Time passed, until today when I realized I still had the coupon and it should be worth the paid value and I had a hungry teenager in tow so we stopped by to place an order, well it seems they had made a note of our previous visit and the manager (Charles Rogers who calls himself the owner) refused to honor the coupon even at the reduced value. I mentioned he could honor it if he wanted to but he said no, and he thought I didn't like the food, to which I replied 'you're right I don't like your greasy food, but this is a teenager and they'll eat anything'. Needless to say I won't be back even with a teenager in tow. I took my teenager to Jim Denny's for a Megaburger which he and I thoroughly...