The club was perfect! How do they get such a precise cut on such a thick sandwich?!? Even after driving the twister fries all the way home, they were still delicious and a huge portion to share! This was the first time for my husband to have the cheeseburger and he was pleased. We did take a rather long time in the drive through wondering how big the orders were in the vehicles before us. So, if you're in any hurry, I definitely suggest you park and go inside. read more

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This was my first time trying this location and it did not miss. First off, Paul's Place has some of the best onion rings I've ever had. You pair it with their ranch and its chefs kiss. You have to try! They're super crispy and have a nice size onion slice in them. I also opted for the Gyro salad with lamb. They offer beef as well. It has Kalamata olives, feta, red onions, tomato, peppercinis, and a few items I've never had in a Greek salad like a hard boiled egg and avocado. As much as I enjoyed this salad it was a lot of work to prep before enjoying it and because of that, I may not order it again. Nothing in this salad is cut up. The feta is in big chunks and requires you to crumble it. The tomato is in quarter wedges, the olives aren't pitted, the meat is in big slices. Overall, it was still a good salad. I paired it with their tzatziki dressing and it was yummy. The service was great. We ordered it to go and probably waited 10min. One thing I love is they don't charge for ranch. The waitress even gave me extra tzatziki. The ambiance is casual. They offer outdoor seating only but it has a pleasant amount of shade. It's a quite large patio area and can seat a fairly large party. You have to try one of their locations and get the onions rings... read more

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Wow, it's been a while since I've had Paul's Place. This is one of my favorite places to get fried zucchini and fried mushrooms. They're so delicious, crispy, and topped with shredded Parmesan cheese. The dipping ranch is tasty too. We always have leftovers and they heat up perfectly in the air fryer. In my opinion, they even taste better after air frying because they get even crispier. I've ordered their bacon cheeseburger, club sandwich, and pastrami sandwich in the past. They were all good, but what keeps me coming back are their fried zucchini and fried mushrooms. read more

Paul's Place - Fried zucchini - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

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I've lived Paul's place ever since it was a staple in Long Beach on 2nd and now it's a foundation in Los Alamitos! Huge serving sizes! Great prices! Everyone is slate nice on the staff service and the vintage music adds a classic diner vibe to the ambiance of the place! I always get the pastrami and the fried zucchini!!!! Their burgers are also unmatched and haven't changed their serving size unlike all these other joints! I'm very happy with Paul's place and their consistency to serve our community! Oh I forgot to mention they have killer huge burritos too for only $10 too! Most places try to charge way more than this! read more

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Service was horrible! I come often and I ask for onion rings and 6 fry's for my granddaughter Typically it's fine not a single problem with it I ask this time girl says no problem My Order was ready but no fry's I asked why they said we changed our minds we must charge you I said why did you not tell me this and why can't I order a child's orders some women with such rude arrogant and snarky behavior said I said no so take your food I'm shocked No compromise no empathy for a toddler I ended up buying a whole Order read more

Paul's Place - Super rude employees tonight - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

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We're still coming here regularly - it's on our fast food rotation. Although now my husband mixes it up a bit and doesn't only get the Broasted Chicken. This week he ordered the Pastrami Sandwich special ($17.99 comes with fries) I got the Club Sandwich special ($17.49 upgraded to onion rings for $1.75) Specials come with a fountain drink but I just get ice water for myself. The onion rings used to come with a ranch dressing but now you're only offered ketchup. They have piped in classic 40's and 50's music. It's a nice atmosphere on the patio but I always order To Go. read more

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This is what fried mushrooms should look like.... Y'all are too full of yourselves and you got a lot of the community fold you're overpriced and not comparable. By~eeeeee read more

Paul's Place - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

This used to be my go to place for burgers salads and pastrami sandwiches, but has gone down hill since Covid. I now go to volcano burger which I think is a lot better, but I did love Paul's Chicken Gyro salad so I thought i would give another try. Very disappointed the salad was smaller with a few pieces of chicken and a couple of tomatoes. No feta no kalamata olives. I understand things went up in price, but the quality is sadly not there anymore. They have lost a long time customer. Such a shame. read more

Great fast-food type place with good price points! Very generous portions! I ordered two sandwiches, a tuna melt and a BLT. Both were very good and served with a generous amount of lettuce. Both cooked to order. I ordered two sides, both ginormous portions, onion rings and zucchini. They also gave me there good sized containers of ranch dressing! The onion rings and zucchini paired with the ranch were excellent! I ordered everything to go and we ate at home, it all traveled very well! Parking waa easy with a large lot. Lots of tables on site if you prefer to dine there. Service was friendly and helpful. read more

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Paul's place is a great Southern California gem. I get the healthy choice plate and it is excellent. Service is friendly and quick. Ambience is serine and relaxing. It would be great to have indoor seating. Highly recommend. read more

Been coming to Paul's for over 10 years. Their Veggie Burger is the best. Nice patio dining area. Portions are large/generous. Burgers, cold sandwiches, and Mexican food are all very good. I've also visited Paul's Place in Tustin and Buena Park, which both are good with indoor seating. read more

I got a pastrami sandwich here couple weeks ago and it was really good so I decided to go back again. This time the bread was hard. It was definitely not fresh. $14 for the pastrami sandwich. Onion rings $8 So disappointed. Plenty of parking They do offer a large outdoor area for dine in. Friendly service. read more

Paul's Place - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

I've been coming here for many years. The is definitely one of my favorite places for fried mushrooms and chili cheese fries. It never fails the mushrooms are a good size. Service is always quick and the workers are friendly. The place is pretty chill with music playing and outdoors seating only. read more

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This review is for their fried mushrooms! They hands down, have the best fried mushrooms around! I will drive from Ladera to go grab me an order! That, plus the ranch is top tier! I have no idea what the rest of the food is like because I'm stuck on one thing lol but.. I will say, they're super busy almost every time I come. One of theses days I'm gonna try the fried zucchini as well and come back to let you know how they are.. read more

It's clear that Paul's Place is a favorite among locals! Order at one of the windows and wait for your order to be called. They have lots of outdoor seating in a nice little covered patio area. I got the Club Sandwich, which is loaded! Definitely had to smash it down in order to get a bite of everything. It comes with turkey, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and mayo between three slices of bread. Comes with a pickle spear and pepperoncini on the side. I liked that the bacon was nice and crispy! We also got a side order of mushrooms and zucchini, and both come as pretty large portions that are great for sharing. They're battered and fried, so they're perfectly crispy;. The mushrooms are whole and still maintain their juiciness. I enjoyed the zucchini as well! They also come topped with parmesan cheese to make them extra yummy! They have LOTS of online or phone orders coming in, so it took a while to get our to-go order that we placed in person. read more

Paul's Place - Club Sandwich - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

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I miss when it was an AA root beer drive hop, but Paul's has a good burger so I come here for that.

I've been coming to Paul's Place consistently for about 15 years and have slowly watched it decline into a place I just can't bring myself to eat at any longer. I've watched prices spike, food quality decrease, and customer service go out the window. My family and I used to love this place but it's sad what it has become. $20+ per person, charging for sauces, rude customer service, just not a family friendly place like it used to be. Pains me to rate them so low but I've given them chance after chance and it just continues to get worse. I sincerely hope Paul's begins to prioritize their longstanding, loyal customers and value the customer's experience over legitimately arguing with their customers over one ranch after they've spent $40 on food. Volcano Burgers just down the street is cheaper comparatively, friendlier, and they don't charge for ranch when you buy onion rings. read more

We have been going to Pauls Los Alamitos since we were teenagers, we are 64 now. Food is always 5 stars, burgers and fries or zuchinni. The young man that takes our order is great. The older lady that gives us the order is mad at the world, needs retraining. When we order zuchinni we ask for 2 ranches, she always gives my wife a hard time about it. Wants to charge us even though the receipt shows we ordered 2 and we always put 2-3 bucks in the tip cup. Dealing with this older lady is almost enough to stop us from returning. Might have to start going to Volcano Burger instead. read more

Found this place on yelp decided to try it out . Right off the bat noticed no drive through . I ordered some burgers with fries and onion rings . The burger was fire! Had a great taste the buns were nice and soft and the thousand island dressing was on point . All in all great burger . The fries were good also but the onions rings were great had a nice crispy texture and the batter was good as well . The service was cool and the outside was nice small patio vibes . Great burger spot but definitely pricey but if you don't mind paying this is a good burger joint! read more

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I usually don't like pastrami sandwiches cuz they taste dry and cold, ie that was my experience at The Hat. But I had it here and it was tender, juicy, and hot! I loved every bite of it. It was quite big and eating half of it was filling enough. The fries were also fresh, not too salty and was a great side. Now I can say I do like pastrami sandwiches, but only from here. read more

Paul's Place - Nice patio - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

I don't know who I need to talk to, but PLEASE bring the hardshell beef tacos back!!! No one does them better. I miss them so much! Please bring them back!!! read more

I typically get the cheeseburger combo with fries and a drink but I wanted to try something different so I went with the pastrami sandwich and onion rings instead. The sandwich was huge. Easily big enough to share. However, I thought it was dry and could have used a little more flavor/sauce. I don't like pickles so I left those off and that may have changed the taste. The onion rings however were delicious! Another large serving for sharing but you might not want to. They were light, crispy and just right. As a caveat - their burgers are absolutely delicious and they have an excellent chicken salad as well. Give this place a try, it's worth it. read more

Paul's Place - Pastrami sandwich (1/2) - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

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The prices are really good here; I haven't seen prices like this in other similar spots. Fast casual, friendly service. The menu is huge and we got our food pretty fast. Turkey sandwich and fried mushrooms were really good. Liked it and will return! read more

If you want to wait 1 hour for a patty melt come here! I first asked Tina if i could get a patty melt in my order and she missed that. Hold this L. Angelo the guy cashier precedes to get my patty melt order on a separate ticket, but he wrote it on my first ticket for the chef. The chef then misses that and the lady calling out orders. Holy AIRBALL. Angelo gave me attitude when I said I never received my order and showed the ticket at the bottom of the receipt pile that he wrote it. Well okay genius why is there no patty melt called out the past hour. Preceded to ask for a refund which he slowly worked towards getting then they brought out the mythical patty melt. He said well your order is there now. So i got the patty melt after an hour and no refund. Place is cute seating, but no parking! read more

I have no idea how, but somehow I've passed this place like 700 times and never noticed it there. A friend recently told me she had it for dinner and raved about it, described where it was and I knew all the businesses surrounding it, but it's so discreet and hidden to me that I never knew it existed. Bummer because I've had it twice since she recently told me and it was delicious both times! The service is quick and the staff is sweet. The food is so fresh and tasty and the portions are massive. I only ate about a 5th of my salad and saved the rest. My kids had a hard time deciding what to order because they have so many tasty things on the menu. So now we just have to keep going back so we can try more. :-) I hope they get some better signage or promote it somewhere or something so they get more business! I like small hidden gems like this and I want them to last in the community! read more

Paul's Place - Greek Salad and Fried Zucchini - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

I use to love the Paul's place in Buena Park so I thought I'd give the Los Al location a try. The outside atmosphere was nice. It may be minor but I ordered the taquitos with no salad. ( I don't like how the lettuce gets mixed into the beans and let's be honest it's just shredded lettuce and 4 chucks of tomato). I said it 5 times and it was written on the receipt. I open my box and there's salad. Smh bummer. It went in the trash. So the food.... Eh... the taquitos were very dry. The shell tasted powdery if that makes sense. Over all I wouldn't go back. The staff was nice tho! read more

Consistently good. I love everything I have eaten here. I don't have a favorite dish to report. The food come out very fast. Stoning is always clean and plants make it feel cozy. read more

Great little spot in Los Al, good food. Quick Service and clean patio. Hidden gem with great food. read more

Good place to grab a quick bite. Service was quick. Calm music in the background. Food was delicious. Have had the burger and chili cheese fries. read more

How have I not done a review on Paul's Place yet??!? This place is a mainstay of the neighborhood. :) The food is consistently good, it's your standard short order comfort food menu, but the quality is better than most other places, as is the service! The place is always clean and well kept, and it's always a chill atmosphere with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. We're here pretty often, again, it's quick, easy, and you know it will be good. 10/10. :) read more

Paul's Place - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

October 2025- 3.5 Stars. I stopped by Paul's Place for a BLT and some onion rings. The BLT ($6.99) was pretty good -- fresh lettuce, crisp tomato, and nicely toasted bread -- but the bacon could have been fresher and a little more generous. It had good flavor overall, but just shy of that perfect BLT balance. The onion rings ($7.99) were excellent -- crunchy, golden brown, and full of flavor without being greasy. Easily the standout item of the meal. I paired everything with a medium soda ($2.81), bringing my total to about $28 including tax for two meals. Service was friendly and quick, and diner vibe makes it a comfortable local spot for breakfast or lunch. With slightly fresher bacon, this would've been an easy four-star visit. read more

Paul's Place - BLT - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

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Paul's place is a great place to go to if you want a burger, Greek food or Mexican food. Everything on their menu is just ok. Portions are big. Service is fast. I've had their Greek salad, zucchini strips, burger, chicken dish with pilaf rice. Nice outdoor seating area either tons of tables and parking is ample. read more

I usually call in and place my order to go, staff are friendly, food is good, they have a nice outdoor patio to dine in. They seem pretty busy all the time, if there is always customers, that says it all. read more

We stopped by this place last month, and when we were looking for something quick to eat we remembered it. It is a walk up restaurant where you order at the window and all of the tables are on the patio. It's a huge patio and the tables are relatively spread out. It's surrounded with pots with plants in it - - somebody clearly has a green thumb. The menu is enormous, and serves everything from Greek food ( I think that it is primarily supposed to be a Greek restaurant?? ) to Mexican food to broasted chicken. There are hamburgers and hot dogs and huge salads. There are different kinds of sandwiches and ice cream. Really there's something for everyone here. On this visit I ordered a grilled chicken salad. It was a huge salad with sliced boiled egg, half of an avocado, croutons and a grilled chicken breast. The chicken breast was absolutely delicious - - not at all dry and clearly marinated in something yummy. It came with grilled pita bread. I ordered Caesar dressing on the side, and I think it might have come from a bottle. That was the one thing I didn't love about the salad. Hubby ordered a chili cheese dog which was delicious and exactly as you would expect a chili cheese dog to be. Son ordered a patty melt. He loved the rye bread it was on, and he can be picky about rye bread. It did not come with fries, and he did not order a side. We have had the fries before and they are fine if you need more food, but this was plenty for us. We did not order the broasted chicken this visit, but we did have it last visit and I can tell you it is 100% delicious. It is a huge order though, and too big for any of us on this visit. None of us were very hungry. There seems to be a constant stream of people coming and picking up food. It's a nice little patio to sit on a on a nice night. read more

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Paul's Place in Los Alamitos is fantastic. The staff was friendly and helpful. The chicken salad and club sandwich were both delicious. The ambiance of seating area was unique but made it even more enjoyable. read more

Great food and decent prices. The only thing they need to improve is remote ordering. It's almost impossible. The phone can ring for a long time, when answered, you are on hold for a long time and I think it would be easy to put online ordering in place. read more

Good food and quick service Can never go wrong with a burger and onion rings especially these big fat onion rings read more

Paul's Place - Burger with a side of onion rings and fries - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

Nice casual outdoor dining area with great background music. There is no disappointment in these side dishes. Big portions and very crunchy. read more

Paul's Place - The BEST homemade zucchini and homemade mushrooms. - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

Very cute outdoor diner place. I went to a Paul's Place in Merced, CA, but did not give off this same feel and vibe. Service was great, and we ordered the zucchini fries, onion rings, and a chicken parmesan sandwich. Honestly, the zucchini fries were yummier than I expected! read more

Paul's Place - Onion rings, zucchini fries and chicken parmesan sandwich - American Near Me - Los Alamitos, California

First timer at Paul's Place! Would definitely go again and again to try different items on the menu. Straight up American diner food but easy to order, private parking, reasonable prices and a nice outdoor patio area. Fried Zucchini was DELISH, Philly Cheese Steak was DELISH but my 3D Burger was just ok. I appreciate a Big sized burger (granted my usual order at In&Out is a 4x4 w/ everything on it) but this burger had an old oil taste to the patties. Obviously, my taste buds didn't like that. But the menu is big enough to try again! I'm looking forward to another order of fried zucchini and perhaps adding fried mushrooms too. They have many salads as well for those of you who like to eat raw veggies. Side note: I would have appreciated a side of pickles with my burger/sandwich order. For myself, I'm going to try another type of sandwich next time! Definitely RECOMMEND PP! read more

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