Burger Bar — Restaurant in San Jose

The Burger Bar/Burger Corner is a one-of-a-kind place for excellent old fashioned hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and other goodies. The hamburgers and cheeseburgers have sweet relish and mayonnaise so that might be an odd combination for some. Purchasing a bag of burgers is relatively inexpensive (as of writing $9.99 for five burgers or $12.99 for five cheeseburgers) although other additions add up a bit more.

A few small complaints: Similar to La Vic's (owned by the same family) drink refills are $0.60, which is a bit uncommon nowadays. There are no public restrooms, which is unfortunate. Additionally, (similar to La Vic's) the customer service is reasonable, and one gentleman working there is very friendly but some of the other cashiers could probably be a bit more friendly and courteous. The customer service is by no means hostile or horrible, but friendlier customer service is always appreciated and noticed.

The intersection of 1st & Keyes is quite busy, so the atmosphere is a bit loud and bustling with many cars blasting by. This section of San Jose is somewhat gritty, so I'd be cautious about your surroundings, especially if you are there at night. The Burger Bar is by no means responsible for any of these matters, but I think it is worth mentioning.

Overall, I would highly recommend the Burger Bar for their classic burgers, milkshakes, and other treats. There are improvements the business could make, but I think the food itself is worth the trip. They started in 1953, and I hope they'll continue on a whole lot longer, especially since the Burger Pit is gone now... Here's to...

Burger Bar – A Certified Hood Classic

Welcome back to another episode of Trash Dining, where we dive deep into the greasy underbelly of comfort food—and today’s feature is none other than a San Jose staple: Burger Bar.

Five burgers with cheese and relish maybe for $12. Yes, you heard that right. But a word of advice—don’t call the takeout lady and ask for “five orders of bags of burgers.” She’ll kindly correct you. Just say you want one order.

Now the burger? Imagine a Wienerschnitzel burger and a McDonald’s cheeseburger had sex and made a baby. That baby is the Burger Bar burger. (Shout out to the Pineapple Express reference—James Franco would be proud.)

The fries? Skinny, a little shoe-stringy, and can best be described as… limp. Like, “Ed couldn’t get it up” kinda limp. You get it.

But for what it is? Burger Bar is a certified hood classic. Don’t come expecting truffle aioli or wagyu anything—come for the nostalgia, the deal, and the bite of something that’s been keeping the block...

In A Nutshell:

-Burger Bar has been around since 1953. -So after all these years of driving by it whenever I'm on Keyes and 1st St, my buddy and I decided to give it a try. -I remember when the sign used to used say, "5 Burgers for $4.99", obviously it's 2018 and we live in the most expensive county in America and inflation has kicked up the price to $7.99 for 5 burgers. -The burgers were actually a normal size patty, which is a plus. -The negative is all the butter on the buns. -As a matter of fact, we tossed out all the buns and created our own 5 patty burger. -On top of that, the onion rings are LEGIT. -They are the old school big, puffy onion rings, which we added on the super burger we just created.

Overall, when you do what we did, the burger is very good. I'm sure once those brand new apartment/condos are finished building right across the street busy may spike...