Service from Chloe was impeccable. Food was on point and came out quick and fresh. Their Buffalo sauce is like crack, along with the island reds. The music vibes were superb too. read more

Islands is my family's ''go to'' restaurant, with burgers for everyone and never-ending tortilla soup for me! I always order a second (and third) bowl and take home the leftover soup in a container. There's usually no waiting and the service staff is friendly. read more

Came to watch Laker game, all their TV's are apparently broken? Idk how's that's possible, but prob should get that fixed asap.

Tuna burger with onion rings. I will warn you, it's big. It's messy, it's yummy. Onion rings were the best I have had since high school, I'm 83 years old! Good service at the bar, I had an old fashioned with makers mark. read more

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Stopped by islands for an early dinner with my son. His car was at Toyota of orange for service and I was on my way to Santa ana for an appointment. He ordered a burger, he suffers from celiac disease so he needs a gluten free bun which islands provides. I wasn't very hungry so I settled on the chicken tortilla soup. Our meals were delivered quickly, served hot, and tasted good. Typical fast casual atmosphere, table service by a friendly waitress named Chloe. She checked on us several times and offered to give us refills in a to go cup for our drinks. I will return. read more

Islands Restaurant - Cheese burger on a gluten free bun - Burgers Near Me - Orange, California

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My son loved his Big wave and I did too. Great food specials and happy hour looked fun. Service was quick. Place is spacious. The interior could use a good deep cleaning but based on my meal the burger was cooked nicely. read more

Islands Restaurant - Big Wave - Burgers Near Me - Orange, California

Fun atmosphere. Beach vibe. Great food choices. Service was slow yet it wasn't busy. Bar included. I will say it's disappointing to ask which side you want to- suggest options and when you get your check there is an additional charge for substituting a side. Please be upfront if there are additional charges and state what is included. read more

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Check your tip amount manually! Our total was $78.86 and the 15% suggested tip stated $15.77. Thought that amount was high so I double checked that math and found that I was right. It should have been $11.87 for 15%. The service was extremely mediocre where I usually tip 18% without hesitation or checking, but will be now checking when we come to this location. read more

The food and the drinks were amazing. But even more, our server George was great! He suggested amazing drinks and made sure we were taken care of! The food came fast and he always checked back with us and made sure we were comfortable. Had a few great convos with him. Very personable! The place was comfortable and clean. Thank you George! read more

Islands Restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Orange, California

What a disappointment. We were there for an early dinner on Sunday, April 19, 2026. We arrived around 3:15pm and waited for quite a while before a "hostess" appeared. We waited a few more minutes before being seated. Then we waited and waited for our server. We were about to leave when she showed up. We placed our food order and waited and waited. The server showed up to tell us she was going off duty. Again, we were about to leave and hit a drive through when the food arrived. Very disappointing...a "pink" burger was charred and the fries were hard and cold. We were in a time pinch now and ate what we were served. We were completely ignored by all servers and staff. Not once did anyone come by to see how we were doing, if we needed water refills, etc. We were waiting and waiting for our bill...finally we walked to the hostess station to ask for our bill. When the hostess arrived, she said she would let our server know... I was so tempted to just walk out and not pay but we waited and finally met our replacement server to pay the bill for non quality food and absolutely horrible service with a suggested gratuity! Will not be a returning customer, read more

Burger was solid. Islands is a favorite. Service was quick and great. Great location cool staff! read more

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Flies everywhere!! Love this place but every time I'm sitting at the bar all I see are flies flying everywhere. Even the bartender has to shoo them away. They need one of those insect buzzers. Check it out. Guarantee you I'm not kidding. Otherwise, the staff and food are amazing! read more

Islands in Orange is fantastic! I arrived with a friend after 8pm, they close at 9. We struggle to make it to a place to eat after 8pm on a weeknight. Our server was George and he is just the best! He helped us with our orders and chatted us up. He has worked at the same Islands for 22 years. That just never happens. It tells me that they treat him right! The Dodger game was on, which also made me happy. Their fries are the best! I will definitely go back and let people know that even after 8 on a weeknight, they were happy for us to be there. It really felt like lots of people were enjoying the game and having a fun meal instead of rushing to be done by 9. read more

Very friendly people and the food is great. My favorite is the bleunami! The fries are great and my favorite drink is the passion fruit iced tea. read more

I'm going around eating veggie burgers at different locations in my city which is Orange California, and i've started to put my rankings on yelp, even though I already had them written down on a piece of paper. I came to Islands some months back. The patty at Islands was not spectacular however what comes with the patty - overall burger was exceptional, so I rank it 8 -9. I've always liked island's. The fries at Islands are also very good and the drinks are always good. When I used to come here when I ate meat, I used to really enjoy the big wave. I always had it well done. But I stopped eating meat about 2018. read more

Every once in a while comfort food just hits the spot. But then I got distracted with the latest menu changes...enter the burger bowl. It was good, but the patty was WELL done and it needed onions. Stole some fries from husband, but didn't eat too many they were burnt crispy ends. Things that remind me why I don't visit Islands more often. read more

Islands Restaurant - Islands Burger Bowl - Burgers Near Me - Orange, California

We have been coming here for literally decades. Came here as OHS HS Students & now continuing as an alumni. Jorge is our go-to server. He's amazing, personable. Loves & takes care of his customers. The food is delicious! Everything we've tried is mouth watering. Love the tropical theme all around, how many can you spot? read more

First time visiting this location. (Manhattan Beach is our normal location). However being a huge Islands customer, we definitely appreciated the traditional aesthetic of the restaurant and for tiki lovers you will appreciate a certain tiki mask they have on the wall. The female bartender was excellent and very friendly and attentive. Food was great, came for happy hour. (However spinach dip is the same price and half the amount, not very cool Islands). Just an overall good Islands and will definitely be back! Visited on 8/24/25. read more

Love islands for all the different food and even though we live closer to a different location this one was very good and between our lovely server Kealia and the cooks working last night they not only got every order correct but was served with care and cooked perfectly to everyone's order and we had a party of 10 so Kealia thank you very much for your professionalism and accuracy. We will definitely be stopping here again should we be in the area. Great job everyone!! read more

We gave Island's another try tonight! Friday night was pretty packed with families. Our server was was attentive and checked in on us although it was quite busy. The restaurant seemed exceptionally loud tonight, but again it was likely the families and kids all around. Personally I feel that Island's quality of food has gone downhill over the years.. I tried the Kilauea burger, it was overly salted and didn't have much flavor. The crispy onions were also lacking, flimsy and underwhelming. Their fries are also lacking, though the onion rings were great. Their desserts are delicious we've tried both the hula pie and chocolate lava cake and both are delicious. Personally I think California's most popular fast food burger chain is a better option if you are craving a burger and fries, but I will let you decide for yourself! Stop in and give them a try. read more

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Music is way too loud during evening hours. I couldn't even hear what the people at our small table were saying. Food was good and served fairly quickly given how busy they were. read more

I am always extremely satisfied and content whenever I come to islands. This time specifically was outstanding. The manager Tara was super friendly and helpful and made an effort to connect with guests. Ellie who brought my food out made sure that I had everything I needed and made sure I was taken care of. My server was quick and was also extremely helpful and made sure I was taken care of. The food is always well made, I highly recommend the long boarder with grilled onions! read more

I used to love coming here. I came on a Saturday afternoon, not very busy and we had to ask for them to take our order, to bring us refills. They never once checked up on us after the order came read more

Customer service could use improvement. Went in around 3 pm on a Monday, not too many customers in at this time. We saw our food ready and sitting for a few minutes before we got it. Burger over cooked, hair in fries, had to remind waitress for ranch twice. We had had 4 orders of fries at our table, most were crumbs. Definitely will not return to this location. Worst experience I've had at an Islands. read more

Islands Restaurant - Kilauea burger (medium)?? - Burgers Near Me - Orange, California

The New Kilauea bowl, has so much pepper it is almost uneatable. I like the idea of the bowls, ask for well done and I know the pepper jalapeños burger bowl does have black pepper however the 'black pepper' is over the top and overwhelming on the burger barely tolerable. read more

Burgers may be good at Islands, but have you ever tried their cheddar fries? SO GOOD! It's been my family's go to appetizer since my daughter was in 2nd grade (she is now a junior in high school lol). We absolutely love Island's. Since as long as I can remember, it's been my daughter's celebratory spot for so many of her birthday's, accomplishments, etc. Cheddar fries are a must. Daughter and I usually order cheddar fries, split a burger, and end up bringing the burger leftovers home. Just last night, we came to Islands. We decided to skip our on burgers and shared a milkshake with cheddar fries instead. Cheddar fries always on point. Their milkshake was also so good! We personalized by making it an Oreo shake (ask them and you shall receive). It had all the right flavors without being so thick you have to fight to take a sip. We were originally planning to share a butter cake as well, but got so full from our fries. Islands will always be a staple family favorite restaurant, as it holds so many childhood memories of my daughter growing up. This particular Islands wait has been a little off lately to be honest, but our server was very nice. Will definitely be back sooner than later read more

Islands Restaurant - Island Shakes - Burgers Near Me - Orange, California

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I'm a fan of Island's. It's one of the few chain burger places I enjoy. The tiki surfer theme isn't really my aesthetic or type of ambiance, but I stay for the food. For this particular location, they're very short staffed, so I usually go on the weekdays so I can be seated. Busy hours and times can give you long wait times. Do plan accordingly and exercise patience. During lockdown, we ordered delivery at this location all the time. Food was always fresh and our order was always correct. My go to is usually the Hula burger - they make a badass mushroom / Swiss burger. For this particular location, the burgers tend to be larger in portion than other islands that I have gone to. The fries are the best - very crispy and have a nice kick of seasoning! read more

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So, I came here after my shift to just relax and get something good to eat. They asked for my ID which is fine, ( even tho they were rude about it ) the manager check my ID TWICE and I even asked him to just have a police here if he doesn't believe it if it's not my Real ID. I was confirmed to be AT THE AGE OF THE ALCOHOLIC DRINK, I wasn't recoding his face but just the conversation and he took that up the rear and decided to deny me. He Checked my ID TWICE, and he confirmed for it to be at the age. I think he just likes the taste of power cause I've never had this issue this bad at this restaurant read more

There burgers are really good. The platinum margaritas are even better! Service is always good here.

I wanted to provide an update for this restaurant. The manager got in touch with me and was super professional. I went back in last week and everything was fine. Seating and service were efficient and food as usual was great. Thank you to the management team for replying to message. read more

I haven't been to Islands in forever but man am I glad I came back! Dropped in the other day and sat at the bar. It was Monday night football with a pretty decent crowd and just one bartender. Kelly was her name and she was crushing it! Not only did she handle drinks and food for the people at the bar but she was taking care of the tables around us as well. I used to work in restaurants so her work ethic really shined in my eyes. I got some wings, the spicy Kilauea, and a very refreshing mojito. Food was great, drinks were awesome, and service was even better. Thank you Kelly for making islands a great experience, I will definitely be back. read more

The food is good, the children were happy with their meal, the service was just perfect. read more

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It has been a little while since I've eaten at Islands and I just wanted to give a shoutout to Jorge for his attentiveness, fun personality, and excellent service! Thank you for being such a wonderful server and making tonight a fun experience! read more

I want to give a shout out to Kaelia, she was so awesome and kind , and very nice smile. It was quite busy when we got there but she made it possible in less than 10min. Definitely coming back ! read more

My cousin and I had gone in this past Friday and it was her first time. She really enjoyed it there said she loved the food and atmosphere. I'm glad. BUT our server, George was his name. He was amazing. I kid you not. As today is Monday and I still had to make sure to write this review. He was very personable and attentive to our dining needs. He'd make sure we had all we needed and would come back to ask if our meal was going well and ask if we wanted refills without us having to wait around to have them refilled. He was very nice and his personality was so positive. Which we loved. It makes one's dining experience much more Enjoyable when you are waited on with a person such as George. Oh and even more so, as we were leaving, we heard him yelling out to us and he came running out of restaurant with my phone in his hand! Lol. That's me. Forgetting things all the time Thank you for all you did George. Appreciated it. read more

This was my first time at Islands, the salad was yummy and the onion rings! The drinks were good too! Had the best service by George. Can't wait to go back! read more

Islands has been my favorite hamburger location for over 35 years. I have always received excellent, 5 star service at this location. Our server, Jorge (who goes by George), was such a standout that I had to write a review. He is super friendly and sincere, not fake. He took great care of us and is so warm and likable that Islands is lucky to have such a wonderful asset. Thank you for everything George! read more

During my visit, there was an error on my bill that the manager helped correct. I had ordered from the happy hour menu and had both visual and verbal confirmation that the waitress, Nikki, knew this, but one of my items was initially charged at the regular price instead of the happy hour price. From the beginning, the interaction felt awkward and dismissive; instead of acknowledging the mistake and offering to help, Nikki repeatedly seemed defensive. At the table, she said she 'just put it in the system and that's what it came out,' and I still had to walk back to show the pricing mistake before receiving the revised receipt. If it had been just a few dollars, I wouldn't have cared, but the overcharge was substantial, about 25% higher than expected. I appreciate the manager stepping in to resolve the issue, and I hope this feedback helps improve staff training and customer service in the future. read more

Place was a bit busy, our server Angela was amazing. Although she had her hands full always come back with a smile and was very attentive. Food was on point, place was clean, tv had the games going. What else could we ask for. Thank you Angela for your Great service we will be back soon. read more

I ordered the Beach Bowl with fish. But there wasn't any edamame, and all vegetables weren't cooked. Does this bowl come without cooking vegetables? There was a sweetener bag inside my iced tea. I asked them to change. While we were eating, they never came to ask how the food. And no iced tea refill until we requested. It was terrible food and service. read more