Mr Pete's Burgers — Restaurant in San Clemente

Updated July 10: Mr. Pete's has gone through a total refurbishment, so if you haven't visited in a while like us, be prepared for a different place! Food is pretty much the same (Still fine!) but prices are now averaging higher which I was not expecting. Still inexpensive compared to other places around town. Much cleaner, nicer, shinier. The update is nice, really. Counter order, with food is delivered to table. Their breakfast plates are a bit tastier than their breakfast burritos, not sure why. Both are filling with solid portions! Beer is available, and they offer made to order espresso drinks. Dining area is nice, open and clean with all updated decor. It is still a bit stuffy though and they could use some ventilation to take advantage of the ocean breeze!

Solid value in San Clemente! It reminds me of The Grill restaurant that is now closed.

Mr Pete's is the go-to food spot in all San Clemente! Fantastic breakfasts, sandwiches, burgers, and Mexican food. Cheap beer on tap and always great counter staff! And did I mention the prices? So reasonable you'll be kicking yourself for going elsewhere! Always tons of seating inside, although I wish they had more outside seating. Bathrooms are a little sketchy, so be prepared. Wait time is a little slow if you're expecting fast food, but know that you're getting individually prepared meals to order! If we had only one place to eat and all San Clemente, it would...

I've got to be honest this is a bag of hits and misses with 4 stars giving the benefit of the doubt over 3 stars. The new interior helps to give the eating space a clean and updated feel but does not fully succeed in hiding age of the building. The fresh squeezed juices looked very nice, my sister enjoyed her green tee late, but mom was disappointed in only having non-dary creamer for her coffee. My Pork Benedict was fine but nothing really stood out as special or great the honindase sauce was just passable. Chilli killè was also just fine. The kalula pork was the best part of those two dishes. Sister liker her fried chicken and waffle but while I agreed the chicken was quite good I felt the waffle was soggy. We split the onion rings and those were very good. I suspect that their best item is in fact the burgers. The og Mr Pete's used to be the very stereo typical "burger shack" with price prioritised over quality but not bad with good deep fried items that are easier to do on a lower price point. In its new iteration as Aloha Pete's I think its struggling to figure out exactly what it is now.

Last, if anyone from Aloha Pete's reads I would make a point to have a minimum standard for dress code fir the staff. Sweat pants is a bad look for...

OK so this isnt your typical 1 star review, I actually love this place as it has great breakfast burritos. I can no longer go to Mr. Pete's for breakfast burritos as they can never get my order right. I ordered a bacon breakfast burrito WITH pico through the drive through line and when i got home and took a bite of of my burrito i discovered there was no pico in it. No big deal right? yeah i thought the same, but it has happened multiple times before in the past( this was the 6/7th time they made the same mistake but hey things happen. So i drove back to the store and told the manager that I had asked for pico but didnt get any. I also made him aware that this has happened before multiple times. He assured me that it wouldn't happen again and remade by burrito. So i go home again and take a bite out of my burrito and to my surprise there is again no pico in my burrito. I mean not even the manager can get my order of a simple bacon breakfast burrito WITH pico correct after multiple attempts. Unfortunately Mr. Petes has now lost my business as they have showed continued incapability of getting a very simple 1 item...