Johnny's Burgers is my favorite burger spot in Riverside. There's so much to love! The location is great, with nice outdoor seating and close proximity to the movie theatre right across the street, other great food and dessert spots next door in case a friend wants something else. I'm often here on Tuesday nights before a discount movie across the way. This meal is my go-to. A cheeseburger combo, but change the fries for the fried zucchini. In my opinion, this is the best fried zucchini around. I know no one can seem to agree on this, but I really don't know how anyone could disagree. They come out HOTTT, juicy, perfectly salty, and with a massive cup of ranch for dipping (and cooling!). The burger itself is like most other mom and pop burger stands around (George's, Lucky Greek, Niko's Burgers), but I'd still say this one is consistently better. It's always my favorite with the perfect ratio of meat, cheese, veggies, and sauce. They still trust you enough to have the soda fountain self service which is also a plus. More and more places are putting it behind the counter. Lastly I'll add that I love the 50's vibe inside and well working A/C! It's a little small inside, but like I mentioned above the outside seating at Riverside Plaza is already so great. read more

Johnny's Burgers - Cheeseburger combo with a drink, and substitute fries for fried zucchini - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

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Disgusting. My daughters burger patties was like cardboard. Burned, thin and very chewy. Tasted old. My onion rings where basically crisp. I been to this location many times but the last few times the burgers are not good. I'll soare the pics. Food was a waste and in the trash. read more

Pretty good burgers. I got the riverside burger and the spicyness level was on point. Good flavor on the burger, very well prepared read more

Johnny's Burgers - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

We've ordered Johnny's burgers on DD many times and their food is always fresh and consistently delicious. The only downside is when you order on DD, there is some confusion with the toppings you want on your burger. For example, I have an onion allergy. On the cheeseburger combo it gives you the option of, "I do not want: onion," and then it charges you .50 more for NOT wanting that topping. It's also weird because onion is a standard burger topping and you shouldn't be charged anything extra for getting it, and especially NOT if don't want it. You cannot add any special requests message so please fix this Johnny's! Last time I ordered, I got the Ortega Swiss burger since it doesn't come with any onions, and it was really good. read more

Johnny's Burgers - Ortega Burger with Swiss - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

Weird staff and poor service. I asked for a burger combo and paid extra to add chili but to put it on the side or in a smaller cup and they made that request difficult, dispite my acknowledging the $2.00 add chili sign would likely be much smaller than the $4+ bowl of chili. The cashier agreed to my request then then but disregarded it after i had paid and then tried to explain that they wouldn't honor my request after i checked the bag. Will not be going back. It was a simple request that they could have handled or at the very least not have lied to my face just to appease me. Also the drink machine is very dirty and very visibly over calcified. read more

We wanted mom and pop type of place. The service was friendly. I ordered the Jr bacon cheeseburger combo with American cheese (I can't finish big burgers) and hubby ordered the bacon Avocado burger with Swiss cheese. The burgers were delicious and the fries were fresh and crispy, no soggy fries here. We waited very little for our food and this place was popping on a Saturday for lunch. The cooks have a good system going because food was constantly flowing efficiently and it was fast and hot! I heard them taking phone orders as well. We enjoyed the food! Highly recommend. read more

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I love Johnnys and appreciate they had this option during my fast. I will get again. Good flavor read more

Johnny's Burgers - Black Bean Burger 2026 Delicious flavorful - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

Come on Johnny's $6.49 for some onion rings a third were burnt and crispy. I know you guys can do better. read more

Johnny's Burgers - Burn beyond recognition - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

Always a solid choice for a hang out spot before or after a movie, shopping or just passing by. Flame broiled burgers have that cookout style. Soda fountain or bottled beverages. Indoor or outdoor seating available. Lovely ambiance in the evenings with stringed lighting. The interior diner feel is always so comforting. Juicy burgers and luv the zucchini! Service is always welcoming and friendly. A great place for breakfast lunch or dinner. read more

Johnny's Burgers - Ortega Burger with Swiss - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

I went there once and Cici, working at the kitchen, helped me out a lot. She was so kind that she gave an extra pickles on my sandwich. She is always smiling and very attentive with everyone else!! Overall a great experience in this restaurant. I would recommend!!! read more

Johnny's Burgers - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

I was surprised at how amazing the food was I wanted to stop somewhere to get a quick bite saw this on my maps the service was nice and I like the outdoor seating Will be coming here again! read more

It was alright. We got a double burger and a bacon burger and though the meals were decent portions and the burgers themselves quite big, the taste left me wanting something more flavorful. The inside was kinda dirty but we were gonna take our food to go either way. Staff was cool though. If you want a big burger then I don't think you'll be disappointed but if you want a tasty burger I'm not sure this is the spot. read more

Hands down favorite charbroiled burgers around!! I've been eating here for over 20 years. Cool place to sit down and eat breakfast or lunch. Breakfast burritos are good and salsa is killer. But if you want a bad ass burger and fries. This is the spot. Love this place!! Service is always great ! read more

The burger was smashing. The service is right. The zucchini and ranch were great. Would recommend if you're in the area. Just beware of limited parking but that's not in their control. read more

Ordered a pastrami sandwich, fried zucchini and a drink. Order comes out wrong. Pastrami sandwich and fries were presented. Notified the server at pick up that the order was not correct. No apology no offer to correct the order. His response " I didn't charge you " "i didn't hear you" The charge was not the issue. The order being incorrect was the issue. Felt like he responded with a shoulder shrug and eat what we gave you with no real concern for customer satisfaction. So, we ate what we were given and left with a bad feeling. Really too bad as we have been customers for years. read more

The burger and fries were decent. I added chili, cheese and bacon to my burger. There was an older gentleman and a young guy preparing the food, and there was a young lady ringing up customers and packing up the to-go bags. My food was placed on a tray, but the lady wasn't able to tend to it, because she was assisting customers. My burger sat on the tray for about 5 minutes. Considering my burger had chili on it, every second counts between preparation and consumption. I ate my burger in the car, as I didn't want to allow anymore time to pass and the bottom half of it was a soggy mess that I wound up throwing in the trash. Maybe they should consider having additional staff during peak hours. I went right after lunch hour around 1pm, and the staff would've benefited from having at least one more person. read more

Johnny's Burgers - Chili cheese bacon burger with fries - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

I tried Johnny's again earlier this year and I've been consistently going back since then. The quality has improved a lot and is way more consistent. I'm glad it's gotten better! The onion rings do come out a burned, charred mess if you order during a busy time or too close to closing. I try to only go when it's not busy (during the week, before 5pm) and it's consistently delicious. read more

This place has the worst onion rings and the worst french fries I've had in a hamburger stand. We used to love this place, but they have new owners now and the food is not very good since the first french fries Back thought it was just Wilton second french fries came in hot and wilted also. read more

Great food, value and service! Had the cheese burger special with bacon and included fries and drink. $13.91. Everything way better than a national corporate fast food joint. Fries are cooked perfect, crispy on outside and fluffy inside. Burger taste great. The menu selection is great and reasonable priced. I'll be back read more

Johnny's Burgers - 2. Cheeseburger Special with bacon added - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

This was my first time having Johnnys in a long time since I moved out of state. When I got there, it was a nice and welcoming space. It was nice and clean and you could tell they want their customers to have a positive and welcoming environment. When I went to take my daughter and I's orders, the cashiers there were both very friendly. I even asked one for their names, and he said it was Jacob and the other cashier's name was Lily. After I got my food, it was nice and warm how I like it and I got a burger and my daughter got the kids meal. We enjoyed the service and will be coming back again. I usally don't use yelp but I was very fond of the food service. read more

Good customer service and clean restaurant but has limited indoor seating. I ordered a double cheeseburger special combo and an additional hamburger for my mom. We were both pleased to see the size of the burgers. We enjoyed the fire grilled quality of the burgers. The French fries tasted good. read more

Burgers are good. Unfortunately, cleanliness is a problem. I mostly get my food to go because the counter and the tables are not cleaned regularly. Service is hit or miss, sometimes you get a smile and a thank you, and other times you are greeted with a stone face at the register read more

My Grandson & I Was Greeted with a warm welcome & a smile coming in this establishment by a Wonderful clerk name Hanna who promptly took our order. She even suggested the combo and explained why it was a better deal She Is Fantastic! My grandson loves the burger & fries. Hanna make sure we had all the condiments needed. Hanna was very helpful with assisting this army vet with the tap payment method! Love her patience with the customers & yet she moved the line quickly and accurately!! Thanks Hanna for making our outing a very pleasant one The atmosphere is pleasant & clean. Like the tv's and the music choices. read more

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This place is actually worse than most fast food places, you are better off just going to Carl's Jr to be honest. Burger is just average and the fries are horrible, just plain bad. I thought I give this place a try because I was in the area but boy do I regret my decision. read more

Great menu, affordable, and delicious food! My family loves this local burger spot. It's not eazy being in the same center as Jack in the Box, Islands, and Wendys. Gotta hold your weight. read more

Johnny's Burgers - Double Cheeseburger - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

Idc what anyone says! THIS JOHNNY'S is better than the other one on Indiana. Their burgers taste better with their fries, I love their Ranch as well. They have a fountain drink of your choice or if not they have separate beverages sold separately. There shakes are amazing. Honestly I've been coming here for years and everything here is just made with love and amazing flavor. The customer service is great. Only thing is if you decide to eat outside. You have to come back and check if your food is ready. They do NOT have a announcer to call your order. read more

Burgers and fries were amazing ! The cashiers were helpful and nice . The service was fast and the location was very clean. The only issue I had was with the front door I am currently pregnant and struggled so much opening the door . It was so heavy and saw as other customers that were eating outside also had the same issue as they were trying to get out the door with their food . Other than that everything else was amazing . Will definitely be back and recommending to everyone! read more

I order a pastrami sandwich and it had about maybe a 1/4 layer of pastrami. It taste good, but it needs more meat. Go to The Hat and order a pastrami sandwich and do the same it very simple. read more

This place is dirty, poorly run, and zero pride of ownership. My fries were extremely salty and burger lacked flavor. The young blonde lady that took my order had an attitude. Seating is very limited and poorly laid out. Don't bother coming here and go to the habit instead. At least that place is a little better than here. read more

The staff were not focused on their work while customers were waiting for their food and were in a hurry to leave.

Decided to try this burger joint based on the overall glowing reviews. We arrived on a Friday morning around 1135. All the inside tables, of which there are not many, were all filled. The only available seating was outside: luckily, we were able to sit at a table with an umbrella that provided shade for only 1/4 of the table. It was already approaching 90° so this un-sheltered seating/eating area was a big negative for me. Also there were only two tables w/umbrellas, the rest offer no shading from the sun. We placed our order: Calif. Burger x1 @$7.39 Double Cheeseburger x1 @$10.99 French Fries x1 @$2.899 Large Soda x1 @2.19 The double cheeseburger comes with fries and a large soda. Pre-tip total: $25.51 After a short wait, I could see our order was being bagged inside from our table outside. There is no outdoor PA system to hear your order number being called out either. Underwhelmed was my immediate reaction to seeing my double cheeseburger with the old Wendy's commercial tag line of : "Where's the beef"? Granted, the $10.99 pricing includes fries and a large soda, but I would rather have a burger that contains a patty or two that gives the semblance of the type of burger one normally sees in a non-chain hamburger business. The fries were the typical, institutional bulk frozen fries that I call batter style fries. The type of fries that seem to be molded or extruded from a potato batter: fries similar in nature as what are served at Red Robins. Service overall was very pleasant and friendly. The food here unfortunately did not correlate with all the hype of other reviews. read more

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Turkey burger has been delicious for years customer is very good owner is a great person

Ordered a Pastrami and it was rather small and they somehow gave me burnt left overs in the pot. None of the pastrami was in tact of full strips. It seemed like small burnt pieces. It smelled burnt as soon as I opened it. Can't believe they served this crap instead of asking me if I wanted something else. read more

First off they don't welcome or greet you anytime I go in there. But let's get to The young man with glasses that takes the orders is incredibly rude. So I arrive to a short line no big deal I wait about ten minutes the person who's about to get helped apparently she had been there a while before I got there. The walks away never coming back to the register more people coming in still not greeting anyone. Starts cleaning then bagging orders they look a little behind so I'm being patient the lady in front of me it's getting a little upset because she's being ignored so I step in go to the register ask the young man " hello? Are you guys a little backed up?" He looks at his co workers and starts laughing. Then turns and says "yall need to chill" then continues to ignore us and clean. We wait a few more mins then the women in front of me who was waiting a long time asks "can I please order now I'm in a little bit of a hurry. He comes up to the register with a huge attitude. "What can I get you?" She says "I just an order of fries" she had a son with autism who was crying inside where the husband had to take him outside. Because he only like to get fries. He hands her the fries in a bag. As soon as she walks out I said " can I order now?" I told him I apologize if I interrupted him if he was backed up or busy. He continued with the attitude and said " if I was taking so long then doing all this talking is taking up more time" then he said while I was talking. "What can I get you?" What can I get you?" I said "you know what good bye.. him and his coworkers started laughing. Mind you the restaurant was filled with customers. This is not the first time he has acted like this with customers he's always rude. And if he's this comfortable being like this with us he's doing it to everyone. He has horrible customer service skills. He shouldn't be working the register. There should be a more friendly person working the register a better face for the company. It really puts a bad taste in peoples mouth. I've watched many people walk out after that happened, I've been there before in the past where people have walked out. They don't know how to greet people and welcome people. Johnny's burgers have always got a good name, especially the original one on Madison. This one is giving it a bad name. I hope whoever runs this place finds this review and is in charge and disciplines this person. It's not OK. I will not be returning to this location. I will continue to go to the original location on Madison read more

Food is good but Poor customer service cashier Luis and cooks very unprofessional handling customers

Always a good spot to eat for an affordable price. The staff are always laid back and helpful. Theres always some good music in the background and the spot is always clean. You cant argue with the Big monster burgers fully loaded. read more

I brought my kids here the other night and was helped by a young girl named Lilly. She was super nice and patient with my 11year old. I've had other experiences here where the service was not the best but this time was awesome and I don't hate the idea of coming back again read more

Is this literally the best you guys can do for a lettuce wrapped burger ? It's just lettuce and yet they are skimping . read more

Johnny's Burgers - Sorry excuse for a lettuce wrapped double cheeseburger - Burgers Near Me - Riverside, California

They should really update there hours. Online says they close at 9pm, got there at 8 on the dot and the cashier told us they were closed.

Burgers and sides 7/10 meh Soda 2/10 owner is stingy with the soda syrup. Even after the machine changed, the soda is bland since they can tweak how much syrup comes into our sodas. read more