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    Burger 21 - Albuquerque

    3.5 (215 reviews)
    ModerateBurgers, American
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    #69 Southern Fried Pickle
    Jake T.

    Came for lunch during a rain storm and was pretty impressed. The staff was very friendly and gave good recommendations. The food was cooked well and my burger was really good. A bit pricey in my opinion for portion size but overall really good experience. I'll come back for sure.

    #3 #2 Cheesy
    Elizabeth W.

    Fast friendly service. Burger was cooked a perfect medium. Restaurant was clean and bright.

    Burger patty on a salad and grilled chicken tenders
    Cintia S.

    I was in town for a soccer tournament and looked up for a burger place that had gluten free options. We were starving and had a good experience here! Food was delicious. The lady who took our order was patient with me and super nice as I was asking for gf dressing options! Food tasted really good! I would visit again!

    ##3 Bacon Cheesy
    Simone S.

    Super basic burgers and fries for crazy prices. $10 for a burger alone and $16 for a combo? Unfortunately the burger did not stand out for me. I had a #3 bacon cheesy and added avocado. While it was very fresh and cooked well, it lacked flavor and was comparable to a fast food burger. The shake machine wasn't working which was also disappointing. I don't recommend.

    Sam G.

    Great burger! Freshly made, lots of sauce options, the lady behind the counter was working so hard and she was so sweet! I hope next time I'm in town for work I will see her again! :)

    Fried Pickle Burger
    Devin H.

    I used to love coming here all the time before the pandemic happened because of their amazingly swift staff and great burgers. I also can't forget to mention all of their sauce options! We came here for dinner and there were a couple of people ahead of us in line and it didn't take too long for them to get to us. I usually order the Cinco, which is one of the best burgers I've had. This time I got their special, Fried Pickle Burger, and I have to say I was pretty disappointed. I asked for avocado slices, medium-well temp burger, and no cheese and I only got one of those things. The burger was burned and charred and their was no avocado. We shared a basket of half and half fries and they were a little overdone and cold by the time we got them. The sauces are great still and helped save the day, but I don't know if that's enough to come back here again. Lastly, the place was just dirty. The bathrooms could use a deep clean and the trash area was gross and looked like it hadn't been cleaned in days. They were pretty slowed and it looked like they had plenty of workers so it doesn't seem like a staffing issue, which would've been more understandable. All in all, decent burger and fries with amazing seances.

    I got the #5 cinco burger with Onion Strings Side.
    Eunice C.

    The food was good, not great. Especially for the price that was paid.. I've had better burgers for less. There were CHUNKS of jalapeños in my burger that were not fully sliced. I had to pull apart the "sliced" jalapeño and spread them out through my burger myself.. the onion strings tasted burnt and salty :/ As soon as I walked in I noticed the many many dirty tables and the little bits of trash and food all over the floor. The lady at the register was short and dry. I felt rushed to place my order and being that it was my first time being here, it was uncomfortable honestly. Overall it was okay, mediocre at best.

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    Amazing food and amazing service. We stop everytime we come to town. All the food taste fresh and well seasoned

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    I was traveling across the country and had a stay in Albuquerque and was lucky enough to be staying…read moreat a hotel right around the corner from Sixty Six Acres. First on service - I ordered carry out, and the woman who took my order over the phone was extremely kind. She also was the one who helped me once I arrived to pick up my food, and she was just as kind in person. It truly seemed like the entire staff was very customer centric. Food - holy cow it was great! I had the sixty six burger with the hatch chilis, and it was a phenomenal burger. Highly recommend upgrading to the truffle fries, worth the extra two bucks!! If I lived here I know I would be a regular and ensure I tried out the entire menu!

    We went in on a Friday evening right at 5 to avoid any dinner rush. We were seated immediately and…read morebrought water right away. We planned to split some small app's and one entree. We went with the Korean Chicken bites, the Margarita Flatbread, & the green chilli cheeseburger. The Chicken bites were terrible. Taste wasn't great at all, they were very very fried, but not in a good way. I love some good crunchy fried chicken but these just were not it! The flavor, the texture, none of it was right. The Margarita Flatbread was med. Taste was pretty good, but it was soggy and didn't hold up well at all. That said it was the best of the 3 things we did get. Unfortunately, that's not saying much..... The burger was okay also. Not bad by any means, but nothing special at all either....considering there's a burger place next door I thought the burger would be able to compete with the neighbor, but trust me if you want a burger, go next door! They don't put sauce on it at all, no nothing. Just straight up patty, cheese and bun. Only my 6 year old cousin eats like that.....I did add some mayo and ketchup, which helped, but still not a great burger.... The bun didn't add much for us either, even though it was baked in house with green chilli....A simple brioche would be better imo... The fries with the burger were actually the best single item of the experience. Their fries are really good! So good that I was going to eat every single one of them but instead my waiter just came and took my plate before I had finished the last 10 or so. No are you finished yet, or anything, just grabbed it, turned and left. I was so shocked I didn't even have time to say I'm not done with that. He left the crummy chicken bites we weren't eating though..... LOL Seriously don't touch my plate unless it's empty, or you ask first! Since it was a small amount I let it slide and didn't reduce his tip because the rest of the service was actually pretty good overall..... I definitely 100% will not be back here though, there's much better food in the area.

    Burger 21 - Albuquerque - burgers - Updated May 2026

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