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North Adelaide Burger Bar

3.6 (16 reviews)
InexpensiveFast Food, Burgers
Closed • 9:30 am - 3:00 AM (Next day)

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What's the vibe?
Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Arcade games for the nerd in you
Ngan Q.

An oldie, but a goodie. One can never tire of soul food on a cold rainy day. Not only did this place bring back memories of my clubbing days, but it fulfilled a void that only an AB could. This is the original AB, do not let anyone tell you otherwise. It swung open its doors back in 1950, while its competitor down the road, four years later. This place's success is owed to it remaining true to itself. It makes all its own sauces, and is flexible to cater to customer's requests. If you want to concoct something weird and wonderful that only in your drunken stupor would comprehend and appreciate, then go hard. Pricepoint, they are also one of the most competitive around. The friendly and knowlegeable staff also helps. A classic worth checking in every now and again.

The Photo Wall of the big spenders
David S.

I'm going to have to be honest here - back in the days when we were wandering around North Adelaide looking for a bite to eat, it we tended to prefer the Blue and White cafe as opposed to the North Adelaide Burger Bar (otherwise known as the red and white). It was then that I first learnt about the AB, however my knowledge of this Adelaide delicacy (if you want to call it that) had been sitting at the back of my mind until I found myself back here much more recently. Anyway, I wanted to revisit the North Adelaide Burger Bar of my youth, and I have to admit very little has changed. In fact this place looks like it is still the same as it was back in the 90s - right down to the fact that they don't have an eftpos machine (and the day they get one is probably going to be the day this place will never be the same again). The Burger Bar is a classic take away shop, right down to the video games in the back room. However if you want to try something different, try the AB - it's an experience.

Took this beast home...best decision ever!
Alicia N.

Q: Are you drunk or hungover? If the answer is a resounding "YES I AM / WAS COMPLETELY HAMMERED!!!" then proceed to North Adelaide Burger Bar. If the answer is "No, I can't even recall the last time I even considered shotting tequila" then maybe you should just keep on walking, yeah? North Adelaide Burger Bar is renowned for being the home of the original AB (probably best not to ask...) - a concoction of chips, yiros meat, garlic and tomato sauce. Sounds gross? You're probably not in the target market for this joint. It's pretty old school - the menus and signage probably haven't been updated for a decade or two, and the dust bunnies hiding behind the arcade games have probably been hiding for just as long...but don't let that put you off! If you're after an AB or a yiros - or even, if you dare, a deep fried mars or snickers, this may be the place for you! The yiros here is okay - not mind blowing, but not terrible, and at certain times, that's all you can hope for. Come for the AB, stay for a yiros and have a go at the car racing games, leave because...well, it's probably a good idea not to stay too long - you might end up with a photo on the wall that could come back to haunt you for years to come!

AB yiros, 2/3 lamb 1/3 chicken. Topped with garlic sauce & ketchup

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'uckin awful....can't even potato! worst chips in adelaide, used to be good, now using cheap shite

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Five Star Yiros and Spud

Five Star Yiros and Spud

3.2(5 reviews)
2.4 km•Adelaide
•$

29/12/2011 I have to chuckle a bit. Five Star Yiros + Spud…read moreis the most exaggerated name of all business names - I mean, what makes a Yiros "Five stars", really? What a joke. I must say though, your Yiros is really delicious and packed with all the garlic sauce and chicken and vegies that anyone could ever need, yet you claim you're five stars...Good, but not worthy of 5 stars, sorry. From a small age my parents wanted me to be the most perfect son. To always improve yourself. So much so, even to the extreme point of being the best. I have been called crazy by my brothers and best friends for my behaviour, high standards, and perfectionist thinking, but in my book - you gotta really impress me if you want every single one of my five stars. One big reason I rated you less: The person who served me gave me the biggest "dagger" (here in Adelaide slang, this means giving someone an angry facial expression) SO clearly obvious that I felt like she didn't want me ordering her food. I just wanted to say, hey, your yummy Yiros alone is making me finish my order, and I'm giving you my money, so you can at least give me your tiniest smile when serving me food. Don't get me wrong - You could've earned 4-stars from me, but no way you're going to get 5-stars from me. If you compare your service to some of the other reviews I've done where I gave them 5 stars, the two biggest reasons were based on: their top service, and how they made me feel entering/during/walking out. Yes, your Yiros was oozing sauce, full of the right flavours, fresh vegies, quick wrapping - in fact, it was easily one of the best tasting Yiros I've had in the Adelaide CBD area. (But I can't forget that when you were listening to my verbal order, you maintained your cold angry facial expression straight into my eyes. I don't appreciate that at all.) Maybe I'm still caught up in the post X-mas holiday spirit where I wrongly expect that everybody should be positive, happy, smiley, or enjoy being at their work. But for a city that reminds their employees all the time about how you greet customers properly and having a happy attitude at work in general, I was secretly disappointed in your service. Yes, your Yiros is great, but I just can't get over how you served me with such a death stare. Did I do anything wrong to you, in the 5 seconds we just met? That's just not on when it comes to giving other people food. I'm on a break from work, absolutely starving, so the least you can do is smile. Please.

I can't say this place deserves its five-star rating as is given in the name. Maybe I am just lucky…read morethat around the corner from me the local pizza shop does amazing baked spuds but this just didn't satisfy. The portion size was ample and the staff were plenty friendly. The spud itself was quite dry and lacked that fluffy spud quality. The chilli con carne didn't have any beans in it, it was more like Bolognese with some chilli in it. The coleslaw was didn't have much flavour. The bacon wasn't crisp and the beetroot was dry. I have heard better things about the yiros but I won't be rushing back to try, especially with the other options in the food court

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Five Star Yiros and Spud - Five Star Yiros + Spud @ City Cross, Adelaide

Five Star Yiros + Spud @ City Cross, Adelaide

Five Star Yiros and Spud

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Delectaballs - Mr. Darcy the Delectaballs Truck

Delectaballs

4.8(8 reviews)
2.4 km•Adelaide
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A new Truck on the Streets of Adelaide. Delectaballs serves up tasty meatball rolls in a variety of…read moreflavours. On today's menu Mr. Darcy (The Truck's nickname) served up a 'MooMoo', a single Ball Beef Slider, a 'Ballgette' that is a trio of pork balls awash with sweet/spicy BBQ sauce and nice sounding Vego option 'Balls on the Grass" sweet potato and goat's cheese ball in a lettuce cup with some tasty toppings. Well worth giving them a go. or two, or three

Like the bull on Wall St, this van's got balls (and more than just a pair)…read more You can find Mr Darcy and his big brown balls of meat swanning around town for lunch on Wednesdays to Fridays. He isn't shy about getting them out for the public to enjoy either. He also loves to experiment (as do I). Mr Darcy loves inventing new flavours and toppings for his balls. Recent additions include the BallPit, with 3 pork balls squashed inside a fresh white roll with chorizo sauce and guac for $10, or the $8 Veggie with sweet potato and goats cheese topped with beetroot sauce and a mint & pea dressing. That's ball droppingly good value. I never knew I could say "ball" so many times in a review or during a food order, but as David (food truck owner) says "you can't say it without smiling." You will have a ball, or three, and then wonder how you're going to get more balls in the future. Don't worry though, Mr Darcy has you sorted.

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Delectaballs - Great choice to park at Victoria Square Delectaballs! Pork& bacon balls burger with sweet potato chips

Great choice to park at Victoria Square Delectaballs! Pork& bacon balls burger with sweet potato chips

Delectaballs - Their Facebook page is incredible

Their Facebook page is incredible

Delectaballs - Mr Darcy on Hindmarsh Square!

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Mr Darcy on Hindmarsh Square!

Sunny's - Margherita

Sunny's

4.9(10 reviews)
1.8 km•Adelaide

One of the best pizzas I've had in a really long time! Look for the weekly special -- those are…read moreespecially unique & delicious. Excellent service, too! This place isn't huge and is very popular. Be sure to go early and/or make reservations or you won't get in.

This had to be the BEST calamari/fried squid my bf and I EVER had! It took a while to come out and…read morewe asked the bartender if it was coming soon cause we wanted to cancel it. He said it took a while cause they had to cut it. Thank goodness we didn't cancel that order!!! When it came out, it didn't look that great and we were getting full. We normally like the rings and tentacles but this one was a steak cut into strips. As soon as I ate it, I told my bf OMG this is sooooo good! He tried and agreed. It was sooo tender and the seasoned batter fried crispy with some kinda spicy sauce on the bottom. We were so thankful we didn't cancel that order. We also had the special mushroom pizza which was amazing. Even the Brussels sprouts were done perfectly! I had the special watermelon cocktail. I was feeling a bit sick but am a watermelon-aholic so I needed to order it and it did not disappoint. Place was kinda like a club on Friday night. They had a DJ and the place was packed! I didn't care for the ambience much but the food was spectacular. Will definitely go back but maybe on a quieter night.

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Sunny's - The temporary pizza menu for the rest of October 2016

The temporary pizza menu for the rest of October 2016

Sunny's - Hawaiian

Hawaiian

Sunny's - Fried squid is a MUST!!!

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Fried squid is a MUST!!!

The Funky Chicken - Shop entrance at night

The Funky Chicken

3.9(7 reviews)
5.2 km•Parkside
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A chook, salad and small chips is my go too weekday cheat card and I'm currently on the hunt for…read morethe holy trinity in Adelaide. Perfectly seasoned, moist chicken with large crunchy chips and a selection of non mayo-soaked salads to choose from. Funky chicken serves up good birds but our 7:30pm visit here meant we caught one that was a bit dry. The chips are heavenly golden and big cut, as was previously mentioned. The salads are the winner here with beetroot and fetta, pumpkin and spinach, tabouli, greek and plenty more to choose from - again though get in early to get the pick of the crop and not left overs. Service was super quick and friendly and the price was good for a chicken shop. Overall, not the holy grail but definitely a contender should some of my other regulars be out on one of my fat wreck Friday type days.

There is the odd chook shop that is worth traveling a little bit farther to grab your nights feed…read more I am not talking a 20 minute detour or anything like that, but maybe going an extra km or 2. One that I have already reviewed is the best, being Chicken Chef on Main North Road, however Funky Chicken on Duth Street isn't too far behind. The chicken is fine and all, it defeinately passes the 'skin' test.....but the one thing that sets the big boys apart from the pretenders is the chippies. Elissa and Penny are right on the money, Funky Chicken has some mental chips! That is all you need to know, get on em!

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The Funky Chicken - Good range of salads but not much left by 8pm!

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Good range of salads but not much left by 8pm!

Roll & Roll Friends

Roll & Roll Friends

4.8(5 reviews)
1.7 km•Adelaide
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I am so wary of sushi spots - often going to the ones familiar to me and not down streets…read moreintersecting Hindley St. But with the re-development of Bank St to now include outdoor seating and my Yelp app recommending I go here in hand I decided to "give this place a go." I now have this theory...the smaller the sushi spot and the more plastic meals they have on display the better and more freshly made the sushi roll. Being a huge raw tuna and sushi fan I was not overly astounded at the fish variety on the menu here (aside from 1 raw salmon sushi roll) however because I was feeling adventurous I thought I'd tried eel in a Dragon Roll and Caterpillar Roll. Ignore everything you know about eel and just put it in your mouth and swallow - it is really tasty. The rolls are made fresh in front of you - hence an enormous line up at lunch from 1pm. The rice is still soft and fluffy and does not have that stiff caked refrigerated taste. I also couldn't get over prices. My friend and I shared 12 pieces (larger than normal) of sushi + 2 green teas for a total of $15. Who would have thought I could get such great savings from this Bank St hole in the wall?

Not only is the name really cute, the place is too!! If you're in a rush and want something to…read morecheap on the run, I'd suggest rolling your way to Roll 'n' Roll! See what I did there lol! The place is really small, it's not really ideal if you want to dine in. There are plenty of chairs and tables outside though if you're to sit ^.^ The sushi they have inside looks fake but it's actually real! They have such attention to detail on the construction of these tasty delicacies. I've heard they are really good but I haven't tried myself! I shall venture my way back and try the delicious fake looking sushi treats :)

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Roll & Roll Friends - More shots of the menu of sushi rolls and hot food available to purchase

More shots of the menu of sushi rolls and hot food available to purchase

Roll & Roll Friends - Caterpillar and Dragon Roll sushi

Caterpillar and Dragon Roll sushi

Roll & Roll Friends

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Cafe Michael 2 - Ginger Prawns with vegetables

Cafe Michael 2

2.8(34 reviews)
1.9 km•Adelaide
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The Rundle St precinct for me has always been dominated by Mediterranean food, late night kebab…read morejoints and crazy loud clubs with expensive cocktails on big group drinking binges. However, this unplanned evening turned out an absolute treat thanks to the great hospitality and fun time we had at Cafe Michael 2! We (my wife and I) crashed a pre-booked table of 7. I know first hand how annoying it is to get a change of booking when a group of patrons walk in; However, CM2 were extremely gracious and polite and shuffled a couple of table to fit us in. Great job right off the bat team! Our food order was a tough choice and as much as we wanted it to come out quickly we wanted to spend just as much time arguing about what we would have...a fairly standard issue when there are 9 adults involved. We eventually opted for the banquet for $34 a head and it was perfectly matched to the quality and quantity you'd expect for that per head. I loved it all, especially the pad thai. my wife was sad because for some reason she didn't get to taste the pad thai but she also wasn't overly impressed with the chicken. Service was tight for a fully packed restaurant on a Friday night in the middle of the Fringe season. The staff were friendly, polite, sharp and best of all, when I checked in on the Yelp appl Boom! we got 20% off the bill...although the T&Cs meant we didn't get the discount on the banquet ( fair call and actually unnecessary as the banquet is good value () all in all we all had a great time and I'm looking forward to getting back soon! Cheers CM2! :-D

I remember coming here with some friends ages ago to have our traditional Friday lunches. What I…read moredidn't realise was that this place is actually a Thai restaurant, something that I certainly wouldn't have picked up by the name. Thus, I guess it was some place that I wanted to return to, considering my love of Thai food. So, when I was back in Adelaide, I made an effort to come here for a meal, and it wasn't bad. It's fairly fancy, and a little pricey, but it still does a pretty decent curry. Yeah, I quite liked this place and wouldn't have any issues returning.

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Cafe Michael 2 - Seating

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Cafe Michael 2 - Curry

Curry

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