The Stand - American Classics Redefined — Restaurant in Whittier

I had never heard of this restaurant until yesterday but apparently they've been around since 2003.

The venue is large and they have indoor seating, bar area seating and semi-outdoor seating with heat lamps all around. Lots of large TVs surrounding the bar with a couple of TVs in the semi-outdoor area. It's like a cross between The Habit burger and Lazy Dog for the atmosphere.

The venue shares a parking lot with 5+ other businesses in a small/medium-ish size lot so expect to wait or park along the street. Some of the businesses sharing that lot: Jersey Mike's, Starbucks, another restaurant directly next door to them. It can be busy depending on what time of day you arrive.

There were a lot of options on the menu and primarily American food with burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, etc. My girlfriend and I tried their ABC Burger, Southwest Chicken Salad, french fries and onion rings. The food was good. None of those items wowed us but they were decent. The fries tasted a little overcooked while the onion rings definitely tasted undercooked, as they were soft upon first bite and not as crunchy as they looked. We also had their watermelon agua fresca drink which was good. They offered a blueberry version of that as well.

Where this place shines is their service. You order the food from an employee at a register once you arrive and they give you a number. Wherever you choose to sit they will bring your food and ask if there's anything else needed. They promote to leave your trays and trash on the table once you're finished so they can buss the table. Those same bussers come around and also ask how the food was and if there are any other condiments, napkins, to-go boxes or anything needed, which is great.

Overall, a decent spot for families, friends, sports game meet ups if you're looking for a good time with...

My husband and I decided to try The Stand for lunch. I ordered the tuna on a pretzel bun with a side of sweet potato fries. My husband ordered the brisket on a pretzel bun. He loved his sandwich, said the meat was moist, cooked properly, the bun tasted fresh and was soft. When my order arrived it was a turkey sandwich and it wasn't on a pretzel bun. The server said he could take it back, but I was hungry and the restaurant was busy being lunch. Once I started eating it my mouth started to tingle and I knew immediately it had peppers of some sort in it and I flagged down our server and told him what happened. He felt bad, and knew that it wasn't what I ordered, so he went right to the kitchen and had the kitchen make what I originally ordered. Ten minutes later I had my fish sandwich and it was delicious. My mouth stopped tingling and the rest of the lunch went off without a hitch. I just wonder why so many dishes, including like the turkey sandwich I got served, have to have nightshade peppers placed into the mix? Anyway, the gal who took over the situation was extremely helpful and she made sure I was okay and that the fish sandwich was...

There was no line to order when I came in the early afternoon. I ordered the Stand Burger medium with regular french fries and a drink. They had a bar inside and many tables but I decided to eat outside on their patio. After ordering, they give you a number stick and they will bring out your food to your table. This was very nice and I haven't had this happen before at a burger place.

The food took about 10 minutes and the employee who brought our food was very friendly. They went back inside to bring out the popular sauces for the fries. I really liked the sweet chili aioli. It went well with their fries. As for the burger, it was pretty good but not anything super special. It was a good size though and I felt full 3/4 into eating it. But their fries were good! They were fried well but the portion is a bit small. Their blueberry lemonade was amazing though! I haven't tried other lemonades before but theirs was really addicting. It wasn't too sweet or sour and tasted subtly of blueberries.

The Stand is a pretty good burger place to go if you want higher quality burgers that are filling. I would...