North Hollywood, CA – Jack’s Classic Hamburgers

Underneath “Hamburgers” the sign says “Old Fashioned”. So I am not sure if it is Jack’s Classic Old Fashioned Hamburgers? Or? And I wasn’t able to ascertain what was old fashioned about the burgers, and didn’t get a chance to ask Jack, even tho he stopped by to see how well his burger slave was… Continue reading North Hollywood, CA – Jack’s Classic Hamburgers

Ukiah, CA – Be Bops Diner

It was late, we were circling downtown Ukiah, CA, in search of a burger, and were about to give up, started heading out of town, and found Be Bops on neighborhood corner, screaming out to us in the darkness. A replica of an old-fashioned hamburger drive in, Be Bops dazzling neon and brightly lit interior… Continue reading Ukiah, CA – Be Bops Diner

California – The Habit Review

Your typical American story – 16 year old works for burger place in Santa Barbara, saves his tips, buys the joint four years later, ropes his brother into coming in on the deal, thirty odd years later, they have one location for each year they have been in business – spanning the length and width… Continue reading California – The Habit Review

Culver City, CA – Howards Big Burger

This place has been around as long as I can remember, at least going back 25 years. A nondescript window in an equally nondescript strip mall, Howard’s once screamed attention from its brightly colored sign, which has faded with time. (OK, just glanced at take-out menu and it says “since 1971”, Same Owners, Same Good… Continue reading Culver City, CA – Howards Big Burger