One of the best burgers I've ever had and cheap. Highly recommend the Heavy Weight #4 Combo with Bacon and an Egg.

The workers and "Guess Owner"...blonde hair guy .... Will ignore you when you walk in to order. And actually just keep walking past you ...... and may take awhile to actually take your order while standing there but we LOVE their food and just put up with it. Food is so perfectly "beach". A favorite of ours. read more

Knockout Burger - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Second Worst Burger I've Ever Had - Only the Fries Saved It I don't write many negative reviews, but this one earned it. This was easily the second worst burger I've had anywhere, only slightly behind one I had years ago in New Zealand. The burger itself was just bad across the board--dry, overcooked, and completely lacking flavor, like a frozen patty that had been left on the grill too long. I made it about a third of the way through before giving up and throwing the rest away. What made it worse was the setup. There was one person running the entire place--taking orders, handling cash, and cooking everything. Even with only one person ahead of me, it still took a while. They're also cash only, which is surprising for a spot in downtown Carlsbad and just adds friction to the whole experience. In hindsight, the fact that there was no line at all should have been the warning sign, especially compared to nearby places that were busy. I skipped a 30-person pizza line next door for this--lesson learned. The only redeeming part of the meal was the fries--they were actually pretty good. Overall, this feels less like a bad day and more like a fundamental execution problem. Between the food quality, slow service, and limited payment options, this isn't a place I'd return to or recommend. read more

Knockout Burger - Good fries - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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We visited Knockout Burger last night, and the service was excellent. The staff member who took our order was friendly, welcoming, and explained the ordering process well.The space has a cool vibe, but cleanliness could use some improvement. The drink options were also a bit unexpected--only canned drinks from a cooler and no fountain options. Offering fountain drinks or cups for canned beverages could be a nice upgrade. The drinks can be accessed by anyone and you never know if somebody's touched the cans before you get an opportunity to drink from it. We waited about 45 minutes to an hour for our food despite only one group of 3 ahead of us, so better communication around wait times would help. The fries were SUPER soggy and oily, and while the burgers were okay, they weren't especially memorable. My burger was made wrong. I usually don't leave reviews like this, but I say it because I enjoy Knockout Pizza and want to see Knockout Burger succeed. With improvements to cleanliness, food consistency, and wait times, this place has a lot of potential. read more

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The quality has changed. Not sure if the short fat guy is the owner or manager, but he is super rude. He is the reason for the 1 star review. read more

Pricing: 10/10 Fries: 10/10 salty and crispy to the bite Burger: 5/10 the patty was charred All together the combo was $9 to include a 1/4 lb. Cheeseburger, fries, and a Coke. No one was at the register when we walked in and the wait to place an order with someone was about 5 minutes. Got the food to go to sit on the beach. read more

Knockout Burger - Combo #3 - Middleweight - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Knockout burger is delicious. My boyfriend and I stop by here almost every time we are heading to a Padre game. The burgers do not disappoint. I highly recommend the knockout sauce as well. Service is always attentive and welcoming. read more

Knockout Burger - Medium The Middleweight- Pattys special - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

I'm increasing the stars to two because the food they make is great, it's just the service that's terrible. I don't know why they're in DoorDash, they can't seem to figure it out. Twice we have waited over an hour for the food to be ready with multiple drivers canceling. I finally asked the assigned driver what was taking so long, was the restaurant super busy? He said the restaurant was empty there was just two people working and it was unclear what they were doing and weren't nice when the driver asked about it. Then the meal finally comes, and it's missing items. Every single time we've ordered from them in DoorDash it takes forever and there's something wrong with the order. read more

Decent food when I've ordered here, but... Absolute garbage customer service. DoorDash order went through though they closed early. I called next day, got nothing but defensive, sarcastic attitude. No attempt to accommodate or help. Never, ever going back. read more

Classic Southern California surf joint with fresh ingredients. Can't beat the price. $9 for a single patty burger combo (with cheese and drink) and I couldn't even finish the fries. read more

Knockout Burger - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

BEWARE IF PAYING WITH A CARD..Came here again- food was good! Cant beat a combo for $9!!! It's made to order which is great! Soda machine is non-functional tho- small somewhat loud place (only bc kitchen is right there) with a few tables, Now the reasoning for my low score- they decided to add $5 more as a tip to themselves on my card- I've tried multiple times to call and let the "manager" know- nobody answers, and "voicemail not set up yet" website is non-existent- takes you to flippin' pizza- seems pretty shady. So BEWARE- if paying with a card, would only come back if paying with cash. - and even then- I'm going to be pretty hesitant- which is a shame because it really is a good deal. read more

Knockout Burger - Cheese burger - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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I use to come here a lot back In the day. Unfortunately it has been a long time since my last visit until today. Tasty as always and kudos to the one woman show. When I arrived it was fairly busy to only have one person take and making the orders. She did amazing and I give her all the respect. Who ever hired her hit the employee jack pot! read more

Best Burgers in North County- awesome location too. Fries are delicious, rounders are a must. read more

The guy who worked there today (hairstyle was two ponytails) he was drunk, went outside with a bottle of alcohol to drink and came back to work. Mixed up orders and made people wait for an hour. Some people left without waiting for their order. I filmed myself sitting in agonizing anticipation on video. read more

Another awesome burger! We come here from Rancho Cucamonga and we get a burger every time we're in Carlsbad! Adam grilled our burgers tonight as always so so good! Fries super good and service outstanding! Better than in n out .. yep I said that! Highly recommend! read more

Excellent Grilled Chicken sandwich! Will be back for a burger! Service was prompt and lots of art on the wall to support the knock out theme. read more

I will have to say sadly that I got really bad food poisoning. I ignored the fact that there was a roach on the floor crawling. And that the lady didn't wash her hands before she handled our food after taking the money. read more

This place is THE best I was stuffing my face like no one has before. The fries are sent from HEAVEN the burgers is sent from GOD HIMSELF I need it to come to Arizona NOWWWWW 10/10 would recommend. read more

This was really bad. I ordered a double burger with bacon and fries. Two bites in and it was so oversalted it was inedible. Before I threw it away I showed them what I'd eaten and told them I can't eat this, its honestly too salty. The cook and the cashier's response was a simple "yeah sorry bro" dismissed me and went back to themselves. The cashier was more interested in chatting with his buddy on the bench outside. I'm a local chef, Knock Out usually run a good shop but this, this was crap food and even worse service. Adam (owner) feel free to reply mate. read more

Best Burger in Carlsbad By Far.We had the Heavy Weight California Cheese Burger, and my wife had the Mushroom Bacon Swiss Burger. Dined at 8pm on 8/30/2025. Thank you guys for keeping the food fresh!! read more

Looking at reviews we saw mostly either 1 or 5 stars so we had low expectations. Entered and wasn't greeted at all and mostly ignored for a few minutes. When she came to counter she wasn't friendly and then couldn't take credit cards. We took our business elsewhere. read more

Amazing spot for a Sunday night dinner. Burgers were amazing and price was fantastic. Fed a family of 7 for $74!! Burgers, fries and drinks. New regular spot for us. read more

Darn good burger and fries, but there's only been one girl working there so you just have to have patience, but it's pretty much like a backyard barbecue pretty tasty! read more

Seriously horrible. Staff was cursing at each other. My food took a minimum of 20 minutes for one burger. The two parties behind me got their food. After complaining, I was told by an employee that he would give me a refund and the burger I ordered. A female employee walked up, took the burger out of his hand and said "f**k no. They can pick either or." At that point I already had the cash in hand so I just walked out. The worst experience I have ever has at a restaurant. read more

Price, speed, taste, ingredients, service all great. I think I got just the cheeseburger and it was around $6. And the guy is cooking it right there on a flat top. Located close to the beach I took my burger and sat at a bench looking at the ocean beautiful views with the burger. read more

Knockout Burger - cheesburger - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

This place is iconic to the downtown Carlsbad area. Great food and reasonably priced.

Come to this place! Great customer service and great food!! Spent 30$ for all this food, hell of a deal read more

Knockout Burger - Mini burgers - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Great burgers and wonderful fries.... Service is top notch. Burgers are like what you get at a very good backyard cookout.... Juicy and grilled to perfection. Very filling!!!! If I lived in Carlsbad, I would be a regular!!! read more

I love this place, but ya'll really need to teach your employees to WASH THERE HANDS AFTER BEING ON THE REGISTER!!!!!! IM SO GROSSED OUT. Everyone in food business should know that you wash your hands after accepting money... today I paid and watched as she accepted my cash, then turned around to cook our food, touch the raw meat, touch the cheese... ugh. Please, I dont want to have to stop coming here.. but that's unacceptable. read more

This place is inexpensive deliciousness... We stayed in Carlsbad for 4 days and had to eat here twice. Fries were nice and crispy and the burger was big and good. We will definitely eat here next time we come to Carlsbad. read more

My wife and I visited this place on our honeymoon because we had a buy one get one free coupon from our hotel and it was within walking distance. Taylor, the employee who greeted us, was extremely nice and helpful. He recommend some different burgers and even gave us some free sauce to go with our fries. The food was cooked right in front of us to order and was delicious! Also surprisingly inexpensive. We plan on going back if we're even in Carlsbad again and highly recommend this place! read more

Only one person working on a Friday night, should've been a red flag. They served 3 people that ordered behind us first. Then got our order wrong, we didn't get extras that we had paid for, after confirming twice that I wanted the order to-go it was served dine-in, and forgot to include the fries that we ordered, so had to wait longer for those. Over an hour for 2 burgers and fries. read more

I decided to give this place a second shot after a bad customer service experience the first time, but never again. I ordered online so it would be ready when I got there... I waited 15 minutes before the line of people waiting was even acknowledged. Then when I get to the counter I tell her I ordered online and according to GrubHub my order should be ready. She informed me that the online ordering system wasn't even turned on(not it didn't work, she just didn't turn it on) I only had a 30 minute break so I left hungry. read more

55 minutes for my order to be ready. Hair in my burger and poor kids behind waited over an hour for their burgers. They need to figure out the kitchen fiasco. read more

ost incompetent workers I have ever seen at any fast food establishment. Both in terms of customer service and productivity. I wait like 20 minutes past the time the order is supposed to be ready and when I walk in they tell me they haven't even started making it because they are busy even if there is only one other person waiting in there. i'm positive if I were to wait an hour before walking in they would say the same thing and wouldn't start making it until you're actually in there sitting and waiting for over an hour. The last 10 to 15 times I have been here it's been the exact same. I will never go back read more

When we ordered our 4 burgers and one order of fries, there were just 2 people in the restaurant waiting for their food. It took about 45 minutes to get our food. AFTER ordering a combo we were told there was no ice, so we settled on a bottle of water. When we got down to the beach to eat, we realized the fries were completely inedible. They were brown and soggy with old grease. Any variations we made to our burgers were ignored so I got to pick lettuce and tomato off my kids burgers, on the beach. Not going back. read more

Knockout Burger - Inedible fries. - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Great burgers at great prices with excellent, friendly and courteous service! All of the various toppings are available with many other options besides burgers. The seasoned fries are the real deal!! read more

The name literally says it ALL. Everything about this little hamburger joint is a KNOCKOUT! The price The customer service The quality The taste The efficiency The speed of service The location We stopped here for a bite to eat on our way back to Sacramento after visiting San Diego for 4 days. I'm not exaggerating when I say, this was the best meal of the entire trip. It was less than $35 to feed FOUR people With burgers, fries and drinks! read more

Knockout Burger - Burgers Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Second time in a row this place isn't open when they say they're open. Last time the cook wasn't there? This time they said they're not ready for customers even though they're open. They also can't answer the phone. Not sure how they keep customers. read more

Wow. I've never spoken to a restaurant employee with more animosity towards a customer as I did tonight. While I feel for HOLLY since she made it quite clear that she was the only one working, the way I was spoken to because I was calling to find a solution to the mistake she made of leaving out half of my order, was completely unacceptable. She was extremely rude, condescending, and unprofessional. She is most likely the "she" in all of the other similar 1 star reviews on here. I like the burgers here, but I can not and will not give any more of my business to a place that has a Holly employed. There seems to be a poor culture at Knockout Burger and she is clearly a large part of that. Good luck Holly, life's going to be tough. read more