Most tourists and locals check out the Mexican cuisine when they venture to San Diego, forgetting that this city is home to true American cuisine: burgers and fries. The locals will point the way to the finest burgers to ever grace your taste buds. Read further to discover the top three burger joints in San Diego:
Hodad’s
Ocean Beach Strip
(619)224-4623
Wanna try one of San Diego’s most acclaimed burgers? Head down to Ocean Beach and order a delicious burger, gourmet onions rings, and a chocolate shake! Hodad’s is right on the strip of Ocean Beach and offers an array of delicious burgers and fries that will complement a day on the beach. Most patrons will tell you that the servings are huge so don’t go ordering a double cheeseburger unless you haven;t eaten for weeks. A mini-burger and fries will definitely fill the appetite and leave room for a malted shake.
The atmosphere is airy, free-spirited, and full of hippies that just want to play at the beach, eat burgers and have a fun conversation. It is important to know that Hodad’s is always busy, but most will tell you that the wait is well worth the bursting flavors of the burgers.
Burger Lounge
Little Italy
www.burgerlounge.com
The Burger Lounge prides itself in serving grass-fed beef on delicious buttered buns, and loaded with wholesome ingredients to top it off. With more than three locations in San Diego, there is always a line and the burgers are always pipingly fresh! The Burger Lounge boasts that a burger ,”should not only taste great, it should also utilize healthy ingredients produced in a sustainable environment.” This California ideal lives up to the standards in this eatery.
In addition to the grass-fed beef, Burger Lounge offers vegetarian and red-meatless options that will appease all smiley faces. The prices are cheap. The menu is simple. And the food is pure. The Burger Lounge is great for crowds, dates and anything in between. Plus, the fries and salads are just as great as the burgers.
Nicky Rotten’s
Downtown
www.nickyrottens.com
Nicky Rotten’s is a base away from Petco Park, which makes it a smart pregame or post game meal during baseball season. And according to its patrons it is worth the downtown traffic throughout the rest of the year. The burgers at Nicky Rotten’s are juicy, delectable and not too hard on the wallet. Plus, the servers know how to pair the perfect burger with a perfect beer.
The restaurant offers that sports bar atmosphere with bustling crowds, good looking people, and delightful Americana fare. Some of the most popular menu items are homemade chili cheese fries, the Maui Wowi Burger, and the Homewrecker Hot Dog. The names on the menu are unique, as are the pairings of toppings on these jumbo sized hamburgers.
Burgers are high on the list of American favorites and should not be looked over when treading through the streets of San Diego. Whether you are downtown, by the beach, or somewhere in between a great All American Burger joint will be flipping home fed burgers tasty enough to satisfy the most stubborn of taste buds.
