Bob's Big Boy
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: (818) 843-9334
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Family-Friendly Dining 2007, Family-Friendly Dining 2005
- Hours:
- Daily 24 hours
Editorial Review for Bob's Big Boy – by Stephanie L. Smith
The Scene
The jaunty orange-and-white umbrellas, flashy neon, flat roof and vaulting sign have been beckoning L.A.'s hungry masses for more than 50 years. It is the oldest surviving member of the Bob's chain (the original was in Glendale), and is now a national landmark. Nab a counter seat and listen to locals recount Big Boy stories from their youth or squeeze into a comfortable booth.
The Food
The Big Boy combo is a piece of Americana--a salad and a drink accompany a juicy double-deck burger served on a soft sesame roll with thinly shaved lettuce, cheddar cheese, mayo and ketchup relish. Pappy Parker's succulent fried chicken and the deliciously depraved chili spaghetti are also sure bets. For dessert, convince a friend to split the ooey-gooey hot fudge cake.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoOrder dinner salads "heavy on the blue" (dressing on the salad and on the side) perfect for carrying on the Bob's tradition of dipping fries into it.
The ExtrasThe drive thru is open Monday-Thursday from 11am to 10pm.
When to GoA classic car show is held every Friday night, 5pm-10pm, in the back parking lot. Saturdays and Sundays, 5pm-10pm, Bob's hosts carhop service.
User Reviews for Bob's Big Boy
11/22/2008 Posted by bbMont
I just finished telling my mother-in-law about Bob's Big Boy on Riverside Drive and raving about their delicious burgers when the unexpected just seems to happen on the worst of times. Right in the middle of consuming my favorite bacon cheese burger my 5 year old daughter grabs our immediate attention saying, "There's something moving on the purple vegetable (purple onions)!" After looking at it more closely it was a tiny little worm with green rings around it. It wasn't your slow to re-act sluggish kind, but it was a worm that advances speedily. Let me be clear, this burger was served to my sister with an active, alive worm creeping and crawling all about in her burger unknowingly. We concluded that the worm came from the burger lettuce and good thing she took it out before eating her burger. Now for the unfortunate disappointment: We informed our waitress immediately and she witnessed the worm still moving alive on a plate and so she calls for her manager and here we were hoping that this disgusting incident may be pacified with at least some comforting and humble words but instead Patty the manager diminished the whole incident like as if it wasn't a "biggy." I don't know about you, but how often do you eat your meals with moving creatures in it? My whole family could no longer continue eating the food in front of us. Our appetite was completely ruined. And all the manager could do was pick up the worm, confirm it was a worm and just squash it front of us and flick it to the ground and say “what else can I get for you in replace of the burger?” As if anyone can eat food from their kitchen after that incident. We were thankful that she deducted from our bill the one burger that had the worms but how can we be so sure that it wasn’t on mine or my mother-in- laws as well? There was no effort at all on the manager’s part on trying to appease our ruined dinner.
11/22/2008 Posted by imperfectbless
I honestly love Bob's big Boy and always enjoy the Bacon-Cheeseburger. This time my experience wasn't all that great. Lets just say I'm so happy that I took out my lettuce. I always take out my lettuce and tomatoes out of my burger because its to big. This time when i did my niece saw something moving on the onion and saw that it was a green worm from the lettuce. Immediately we informed the waitress, who was of good service, and she called the manager Patty. Unfortunately, all the manager did was take out my order even though all of us had either a burger or salad. She handled it so poorly. When she saw the worm all she did was pick it off the plate and then squished it in her hands and flicked to the floor..oh yes in my direction too! She was acting like it was a piece of hair or nothing serious (which im sure it wasnt but the thought...) as if she just didnt care. food? delicious...Disgusting? yes...management? sad... When we finally got our check, the waitress felt so bad and also added her discount to our check.
Pros: burgers
Cons: lettuce
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