Papa Mak's Burgers — Restaurant in San Francisco

I must be in a good mood because this is the fourth perfect review I've had to give out in as many weeks. In reality, my experience actually wasn't perfect but that was mostly my fault. Okay, all my fault.

Let me start by saying that they're serious when they say half pound patties. Normally, people that start with half pound patties generally burn enough fat out of them to roughly make them 2/3 of their original size. Papa Make is an exception. In fact, when A half pound patty goes in, a half pound patty comes out.

With that in mind, I made the mistake of ordering a double, which meant I ended up with a hamburger that was 1 lb of meat. When I say I made a bunch of mistakes, this was one of them. Ultimately, I simply had too much meat on my burger to enjoy the way it should be enjoyed.

As an authentic burger joint, they weren't afraid to prepare my burger medium. That can't be said for every burger place. It came with all the fixings that you would expect, but it did come dry, something I didn't notice until I'd already taken a bite. Yeah, another food review mistake.

I turned around from the counter to see the items I was looking for, including ketchup, mustard, and mayo. I took the opportunity to start my experience over, this time with all the fixings.

After correcting my mistakes, the hamburger was everything you would want it to be, juicy, tender, and perfectly complimented by fresh garnishes.

I will note, I was a little bit disappointed that the ketchup did come in packets instead of being in some kind of squirtable container. The only other part that slightly disappointed me was the fries. I'm always hypocritical about fries, which you know if you've read some of my other reviews. Overall, I still have to give it five stars. It's in a great location, the food is spectacular, and the drink selections great....

Ohmygawwwd, where do I start!? I was searching around Google looking for some place delicious and cheap (under $15 a person) and narrowed my choices down to a couple Chinese restaurants, a taqueria, and Papa Mak's. Based on Google user's photos I picked Papa Mak's.

Best. Decision. Ever.

The staff was polite and friendly, greeted us right as we walked in. The scents from the grill and fryer had us drooling before we even glanced at the menu. We were quite surprised when the guy taking our order said the patties are a half pound of Angus beef because a burger with fries or green salad was only $11-$13 bucks. We decided to both order the Blue Burger which is a patty stuffed with blue cheese and topped with caramelized onions. What a delicious treat! The blue cheese was extremely smooth and full of flavor - not the pungent moldy taste of cheap blue cheese, but melty blue perfection.

He ordered for the salad with his burger while I got fries. The sweet vinegarette on his greens was great, and the fries perfectly crispy and seasoned. We also ordered a side of the handmade, made to order onion rings. The batter was thick and full of flavor.

I'm not sure what else to say but go eat at Papa Mak's,...

Took a drive out to Papa Mak's burgers to try to cool off with the nice heat that we've been having. When I arrived there was a open parking spot right in front of the building as well as other parking spots along the street. I parked and went in and ordered a Papa Burger which comes with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, cheese and bacon are extra. Got a bacon cheeseburger with their garlic truffle aioli fries wow they were good. The fries had a nice crispiness and taste accompanied by the parmesan cheese that was on top of the fries. The burger itself was juicy and good cooked medium unless otherwise specified. It had all the right traits a good burger should have fresh ground beef juicy nice fives too. Good location near Ocean Beach. Nice cool weather tables inside and outside. We chose to sit outside. Such a beautiful day. They have homemade chocolate chip cookies too. You definitely would want to try one as well as a Mitchell ice cream Milkshake. When in the area I definitely will venture out to Papa Mak's again and have a good burger fries and milkshake. Keep up...