The Habit always grabs your attention from any parking lot. That sweet smell of char just lured me in! The Santa Barbara Charburger is easily one of my favorites. So delicious with the toasted sourdough bread, juicy burger patties, and fresh veggies. This location was fast and convenient! Friendly service too. [this review was made in connection with a Toast promotion, the Habit did not ask me to leave this review] read more

Went to the habit on Golden lantern in Dana point today. I was so impressed with the customer service. Previously I quit coming because of ambivalent management. Ambivalent to customer service and didn't provide a good environment. That has certainly changed. Management has really learned a lesson here taking the bull by the horns and changed the direction of this restaurant. The food was always good and it still is, but there's good food in a lot of places. What made the difference today was how I was treated and how I witnessed others being treated. As luck would have it one of the corporate individuals just happen to be at this store. His commitment to not only this store, but the company as a whole was very evident. The GM of the store and everybody I saw were on the same trail. That of a first class place that you were glad you went to and look forward to coming back. Thanks Nick for taking the time with me and hearing my comments. read more

Service under prior management for years was slow with a happy face behind the counter rarely to be seen. Food was good, but when prices went up, we stopped coming here. Looks like this location has since had a change in management and also offer new competitively priced "Gotta Habit" meal deals. Food is still pretty good and hits the spot. The new manager, Alfredo, is a rockstar!!! You can tell his team feeds off of his constant positivity and high energy. He's going 100 miles per hour and leading a newly motivated (and happy) staff to crank out order after order! Managers can learn a lot by training at this location and watching how Alfredo operates. Good call on the management change, food quality, and introducing the new meal deals! We'll be back soon. read more

Things have really started to find their stride at this location as the service and food have gotten much better with the new crew including Alfredo. Alfredo takes a lot of pride and has great customer service. Hats off to the team and hoping that this location continues to do better. read more

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Had to wait 25 minutes for two burgers! Place was not even busy. Very poor service. Love the food but not the service.

Although I appreciate their effort to position this spot as fast food with a drive-thru, it's not exactly quick, which is fine since you know everything is made fresh to order. I probably would have given fewer stars if I had been last in line. I ordered a burger and halfsies onion rings and sweet potato fries, and it took about 7 minutes to get my food. Imagine everyone else behind me... there were four cars, so the last car could have waited up to 30 minutes! Ultimately, I've come to the conclusion that Habit just doesn't hit the spot for me. I get the hype around their house-made ranch, but honestly, it's so-so. read more

Habit Burger & Grill - mehh - Burgers Near Me - Dana Point, California

Went in today 4/2/2026 ordered a grilled chicken sandwich on ciabatta and got it on wheat instead staff always messes up my ordered at this location. read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Burgers Near Me - Dana Point, California

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Quality of food is mediocre. Every time I drive through it takes forever. Decided to Doordash and one of the sandwiches didn't make it in the bag. The other burgers look as if they were run over with a car. Called and was told to contact door dash to go back and pick up the missing sandwich. Really?? Maybe get it in the bag in the first place. Won't be ordering from this store again. Not worth it. read more

got one of their new take out meal boxes - 4 double char burgers, 2 onion rings, 1 green beans and 1 fries with 4 ranch dressings for $40 is a pretty good deal ! Food was hot and fresh and each patty had that flame grilled taste . Staff was incredibly hard working and efficient . I did not see any of the 3 team members on a Sunday at 4pm slacking in ANY way. They were all working hard and I really appreciate them for their great service ! Will definitely be back and recommend this location The inside of the restaurant is clean and neat, no messy tables or things lying around . Again, kudos to the staff for keeping it clean ! read more

They offer a family meal for $35, which comes with four classic cheeseburgers, 4 fries and 4 dips (avocado, spicy, and 2 of ranch)- you get four but can choose any flavor. This meal used to come with a salad, but, you know, inflation - so no longer included. The bun is very soft. Comes with grilled onions. No raw onion. Fries are good. Not as salty as In-N-Out but not the same as In-N-Out. Decent deal. Food does not come out super speedy but decent. Free parking. Drive thru available. Self serve soda fountain, condiments and peppers. Sit down area and restrooms available. You can self order on kiosk but requires your personal information. read more

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We went there this Friday and everything was great! Food really fresh and tasty. Alfredo, the manager , is great! He gave is excellent service despite the restaurant being super busy! We would definitely go back again! read more

Honestly, the staff here is what keeps me coming back. Everyone's just so friendly and on top of things, and you can tell they actually like working there. The service is awesome every single time, no matter how busy it gets. Such a great spot.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ read more

Probably the worst burger experience ever!! Ordered takeout, a double char and onion rings. Picked up and came home to find the onion rings at the bottom with the napkins I had requested crumpled on top of the rings and then the burger smashing everything down. Looked completely unappetizing. I'm never going back here. Terrible service. read more

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A good burger. Really like the fried green beans and the cucumber limeade. Great service and a special shout out to Alfredo!

Seventy-five percent of the time our drive-through order is either missing items or incorrect. We end up having to drive back to get what was forgotten, and the staff doesn't seem to care. Today we went inside the restaurant to avoid any issues. Unfortunately, the order was still wrong. We were given French fries instead of tempura green beans. When we pointed it out, the employee appeared irritated but replaced them. Then we asked for teriyaki sauce that was supposed to be in our ahi, which had also been forgotten. She again seemed put out and tried to charge us 65 cents for the sauce. This employee should not be in a customer service role. We are extremely disappointed, as this establishment continues to get orders wrong time after time. read more

Awesome location, Alfredo is the best. Always super nice, friendly with the kids, and patient with the customers.

Cheese burger and fries and onion ring was excellent. The manger gave us excellent service. Alferado was great and I will dine in again.

This place I would avoid. Customer service is awful, not on just one occasion but several. The quality of food was horrible, soggy Char burger, cold fries, and charging for ranch dressing. Really guys? The manager is equally horrible. I will never give these people any business anymore. 3 Strikes, im out! Good luck, avoid! The comments/surveys do nothing as no one responds, nor does management. Avoid. read more

We started going back to this Habit after a great experience with the new management under Alfredo. They are kind, patient, uplifting. The food has been great each time. We're always greeted with a friendly hello. Would definitely recommend this location. read more

Place was clean, food was fast and Alfredo provided the best service I've had in a Habit Restaurant!

My first time trying The Habit Burger Grill and despite the low rating the char burger was delicious and it did not disappoint. Very soft and tasty, fast and efficient service. read more

Ordered a chicken club. Waited 8 minutes at the drive thru window. I was the only one in line! They handed me the bag sideways, and I laid it the same way on my front seat for the 2 short 2 minute ride home. I carried the bag inside to find the lid popped off and ALL ingredients at the bottom of the bag. After trying to salvage some assemblage of a sandwich, I checked the box the sandwich came in. The lid had no way to secure to the bottom portion of the container! Just a none fitting lid laid on top!! What a joke!! read more

My family and I come to the Habit on Friday nights after football games. Alfredo is awesome! Always welcoming and very attentive. Great food and great service! read more

Alfredo was the most pleasant worker i've ever met , along with the whole habit staff actually, not only is the food amazing but the service is even more incredible, I come here every single day now !! read more

Ok I love this place, ben eating here for ever. I love just about everything in the menu. I love it so much I even asked a friend to buy stocks in the company as I saw it grow a lot. I love the fact that it is made on order and ingredients are fresh always always always... But to the Dana Point crew... I know it may not be super motivating to work there, I get it I get that sometimes you get a rush, I stand with you by guys 100% But for crying out loud hurry the €%#¥* up ??? And I am not blaming the workers !!!I'm talking to management ! As a leaders all managers in Dana Point are failing terribly, I ordered a shake today... it took me over 20 minutes with two cars in front of me... when I pulled up, shake was nowhere to be found... So leadership in Dana Point, get on it ! It's actually shameful... read more

The shop was clean, the service was okay, but I got the chicken sandwich and it was just terrible, on a awful ciabatta bun, almost unedible, if I had any experience there I would have asked them to put the chicken on a regular bun it might have been palatable at least but anyways bad first experience, I have never tried their burgers so I never give final judgment of a place based upon one experience..... read more

The salad was totally wrong. There was avocado instead of guacamole, there was parmesan cheese instead of blue cheese, the lettuce was the wrong kind. This person had clearly never heard of a cobb salad before. I would have asked for a refund, but I was already home. read more

This is only for door dash orders. Do not order from here, I have ordered three times and each time they forget my ketchup. This time I did not want to go wait in line at in and out so door dashes from the habit instead and I remember now why I dont like to order from the habit. I asked for ketchup as a side with all 4 things we ordered and guess what I got zero ketchup. How hard is it to Throw in ketchup. I know seems silly but when you pay for your food and you're the type that can't eat without a sauce it's kind of a big deal. Never again! read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Seee .... I wanted ketchup and got none. - Burgers Near Me - Dana Point, California

I hope the owners are aware of how poor the customer experience is here. I usually frequent the Mission Viejo location but this one is closer to where I live. The young male cashier working the drive through on 5/20 at noon, You are a great human. I hope Kayla the manager doesn't speak to you the same way she speaks to customers. Would not reccomend this location. read more

I got a hamburger on 1/4/25 around 9:00 pm and got bad food poisoning last night. I'm still trying to recover from the stomach pains. Pretty disappointed as I used to love this place, but after this experience, I'm pretty sure I won't be eating a hamburger for a very long time. Do something to protect your customers! read more

In the past I've ordered the veggie burger which I thought was good quality and came back for more. Then yesterday 3/7/2025, I had a veggie burger and the quality went way down. The bun had gotten way smaller and flat compared to a regular bun, and the burger was over fried. The lettuce was subpar, and the grilled onions on the burger were mushy. I will not go back again. read more

Consistently great. Santa Barbara char is great. The Lettuce wrap Club is also very tasty. The salads also are excellent. They are BIG. Highly recommend a stop to the Habit. Service is also great. Very friendly. read more

This location was always my favorite but it has gotten horrible. Service is slow at drive through with one car ahead of me and it took twenty minutes. Food was not hot and the tempura beans were mushy. Employees are rude and Don't seem to know what they're doing. Never busy anymore which for them is a bad sign. New management? read more

Waited 30 mins for a bog of really bad overpriced food. Huge waste of time and money. Burger was smaller than a McDonalds 99 cent basic burger. read more

I highly recommend this location. I love the service and friendly atmosphere. The manager was really helpful and polite. I was enjoying talking to himself during my time at the restaurant. The quality of food was really great. It was clean. I would like to come back all the time at this location. read more

I don't much care for fast food these days. It tends to be cheap, empty, manufactured flavor that leaves me feeling deep regret about some of my life decisions. For those of you that like fast food, I am sorry... No, I'm not. It's garbage. I met up with a buddy for drinks and we chatted until around 9. Around here everything closes at that time so your options are typically reduced to nothing more than fast food. I decided to stop by the Habit on my way home because Taco Bell was really the only other option, but I don't hate myself enough to do that. I should have just gone home. 1. Pulled up to the drive through - youthful male voice came on the speaker with ZERO welcome/greeting - "Whenever you're ready" was all I got. 2. I made a selection and heard some garbled mumbling and just assumed he wanted me to pull forward? So I pulled forward. 3. I then waited in line for about 10 or so minutes before even moving again. There were 4 vehicles in front. 4. After about 15min I pulled up to the window but only because the car in front of me just left without stopping. Likely upset with the speed of service as well. 5. I sat at the window for 10 or so minutes. No one ever walked over to take money or even greet me. There were at least 4 people in the kitchen and at one point I made direct eye contact with the manager and still... Nothing. The kid that took my order was preparing food and seemed to be the only person in the place actively preparing food. I eventually just pulled away and went home. I will never visit this place again. The quality of customer service would be the only redeeming factor for a fast food restaurant since the food is so awful... I couldn't even get service and I also got no food, fail and fail! read more

I worked by the habit in Oceanside and would go have lunch there a few times a week . So I know what the burger looks like . I came in this place today ordered the double char combo my number got called and I thought it was the wrong order . I ordered a double char what happened did they shrink . The guy says that's how they come now . Smaller buns , smaller Pattie's . I left still hungry even the fries are in a smaller trey . $16 for a combo but it's not enough to fill you up now . And they want a tip . read more

This is my third review and I give up. Won't take out from here again. Old bun, small thin salty hard patty, sparse lettuce & cheese. Fries soft & loopy. Onion rings under cooked, not crispy enough. Bye. read more

The food at this location seems stable along with the well serviced employees who make sure you feel welcomed upon arrival. It is super calm in this establishment not too much chaos going on and this was during lunch they have a few kiosks you can use to self order. Overall this location is a very nice one I highly recommend getting the Santa Barbara Char and sweet potato fries. They also have a delicious strawberry lime & hibiscus drink. read more

I ordered a sandwich, and it was good. I also had a strawberry milkshake. The service was okay, but it worked out.