This place is a small little hamburger joint close to the beach. You order at the window and go sit at a table outside or take it down to the beach or camping area across the street. The hamburgers were good and we also had the chili cheese fries. Everything was very good and the wait wasn't very long. The prices weren't too bad either. read more

This restaurant is Cash Only but they do have an ATM. We have been eating at the Spot for over 20 years and it is the exact same menu with the exact same experience every time. The food is good and the clam chowder served in the bread bowl is pretty legit. The staff are usually pretty nice but sometimes it can take forever to get your food. Like half an hour to 40 minutes if you are trying to get food on the weekend. There are some other restaurants in town a little that can get your food quicker if you are in a bit of a hurry. read more

I was just there Saturday, visited with my wife. She grew up in carp and worked at the stand when she was 13, from 86'-88'. Service was ok, but could be faster. Burger was missing a fresh flavor. Ordered a root beer freeze that was a little watery. Maybe The Spot can bring back that old vibe and flavor soon? read more

Been going to the Spot most of my life as we'd make trips to Carpinteria in the summer. Still cash only after all these years. The 4/5 stars is probably more based on nostalgia and novelty than anything else. If there were no nostalgic ties for me, this would probably be a 3/5 based on my recent visit. The food itself is pretty basic. For the convenience of being right by the beach, it's great in that respect. It is possible that the gal who took my order may have been having a bad day, but she was hardly friendly. Either way, it's too bad because the customer service aspect of going places is huge--and when it's lackluster, the experience takes a big hit. I'll give it a go next time and see if anything has changed. read more

Cool outdoor restaurant has a nice variety on the menu. I had a cheeseburger, fries and a soda cost about $14.74 but like everything now days what's not. Cash only no cards ATM available. The food: fries were fresh and hot. The cheeseburger was just the right size for me at least I am not a big eater. It had cheese melted covering the whole burger. The burger itself was fresh and hot personally it was cooked medium-ish I like my hamburgers cooked medium well. ( my 4 star rating) The bun for the burger was fresh tasted like it was homemade coming right out of the oven. Both the young man talking the order and the young lady at the pick up window were fast kind and very friendly. All the sitting is outside tables with umbrella's. Which for a busy place were clean. It was a cold windy Thursday would have been nice if they had patio heaters. if you're in town near the beach give them a try! read more

Mediocre food with terrible customer service. I DO NOT recommend to anyone. I asked the cashier for recommendations, she rolled her eyes and proceeded to tell me "you really don't know what to get?" CLOSE THE DOORS TO THIS HORRIBLE ESTABLISHMENT. read more

This establishment was trying to steal money from my dad who is disabled by withholding his change. I went to speak to the employee who refused to give him his change and she was being rude and badmouthing my disabled dad to the other customers, claiming she did nothing wrong. The manager refused to come out and speak to me and left her teenage employee to handle a customer complaint. I will never support this business. read more

Hits the spot whether you're hungry for a burger or in need of a hangover cure. Burgers are good - Personal preference for the Habit, but these do the trick. Not a salad place so stick to the basics. Cash only! read more

The Spot - Double Cheeseburger and garden salad with thousand island dressing - American Near Me - Carpinteria, California

I've been coming here for almost 40 years and not much has changed. This is one of the best burgers in Southern California. All their food is great. I do wish they'd fish the construction on their outdoor seating area though. read more

The Spot - American Near Me - Carpinteria, California

Came to The Spot on a road trip up north. We decided to stop by and look for a burger spot before getting to Santa Barbara and we always prefer to look for a mom n pop shop, rather than a franchise restaurant when it comes to burgers. Boy, was that a great decision! The place is crowded, but the line moves by quickly. There is also plenty of seating around and there is greenery around to eat as well like picnic style. We got burger combos, an order of chili cheese fries, and some onion rings. Nothing disappointed. The burger was so delicious. It looked like a homemade burger and tasted like a piece of heaven. The chili cheese fries were so flavorful and so were the onion rings. The only thing to keep in mind is that this place is cash only, so make sure you have cash with you because it is definitely worth it. read more

The spot is basically the go-to place to eat at the beach, hence, the name "the spot". It is located several meters away from the blissful beach in Carpinteria. The weather is always cool and relaxing here. Surrounding the spot are side streets to park and a nice little area vented with a/c. I felt like being in a corner was a great place to put the restaurant. The spot is a burger/fried food for convenience. The area has been here for years and I can see why. Plenty of locals come to eat their food. The prices for this place are on the expensive end. I ordered onion rings for $6 and I felt that I didn't get much. The other items like their fish and chips are quite tasty and amazing. There are small bathrooms located on the side. But you can go to a bathroom stall a couple yards away. Overall, my experience here was awesome. Going to the beach with a nice breeze and eating this food makes you feel calm inside. Also, the lines are long, but it goes by smoothly so you won't have to wait long, I love this type of service. read more

The Spot - American Near Me - Carpinteria, California

I have been coming to this place for the last 30 years of my life. And I just went over there this past weekend and ordered my usual pastrami sandwich, and it was definitely not fresh very cold, and I am disappointed with the quality of food after years of being very excited to eat at the spot, I am hesitant to go back again. I am not sure what changed but service and quality has definitely gone down. read more

Bomb cheeseburgers!! And fries are good too. Perfect divey-walk up burger joint ! Cash only

It's popular, but I am wondering why the owners can't at least put a coat of paint on this eyesore that's right on a visible corner in Carpinteria. The look of the place reflects the food quality: low end. The whole package just seems grimy. read more

Service was fast, food tasted great, plenty of parking and seating (outdoors). They only reason I'm not giving five stars is because the add ons are $2 extra so adding bacon and avocado added $4 to my burger. This hit extra hard because my burger had zero avocado on it. Overall it all tasted great! read more

The Spot - Double Cheese Burger (no tomato) and fries - American Near Me - Carpinteria, California

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I've been eating at The Spot for close to 30 years. My son and I just finished two burgers, fries and a chocolate shake. The shake was the best part. My burger was not made to order, even after repeating and correcting the gal two times, both were luke warm, so into the microwave they went. The fries were more cold than warm, and as a result were hard, but not crispy hard, more like stale, lack of flavor hard. I was astonished by the price increases, I understand that all places have raised their prices, but The Spot seemed to inflate way more than they should have, and it seems that the quality went down as much as the price went up. For 5.25 I should not be able to glance at my fries and easily could how many there were. Sadly, I will not be going back. The end of a great burger joint. read more

Harkening back to the 1960's when this type of restaurant was the definition of "fast casual", The Spot caught our attention when we were cruising around Linden Avenue on New Year's Eve during the day. Eating burgers and drinking shakes while sitting outside to eat is a sunny SoCal day tradition, right? Parking nearby was free, and we snagged a close place. A healthy-sized line had gathered in front of the order window, but moved quickly. The young people who were working that day had reasonably good attitudes. Fast is a relative concept. Took a while to get our food. We had to wait for a group to leave to snag a table on their deck out to the side. I enjoyed my burger, and the chocolate chip banana shake was pretty amazing. The fries were only so-so, which was a let down. Also, the staff was not keeping the tables clean. They were busy in the kitchen, but must have been short staffed to not also be taking care of the space where people sit to eat. Cash only is their rule here, so be prepared. The prices seemed fair, but overall it was only an okay experience. I'll spare you a comment including their name. ;-) read more

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This place is way overpriced, the food is garbage, the milkshakes are not made to order so they are served warm. Very expensive food and you can't even get an extra sauce!! Save your money go elsewhere. read more

Went to the beach for a fun birthday hangout for my sister. Ordered 3 chicken tender meals and a double hamburger meal with fries. Food is very bland, and customer service was absolutely unacceptable. Very rude and inconsiderate employees. They didn't give us two of the tender meals either and we had to let them know and they seemed annoyed and overall unhappy. I get it, it's just food and it doesn't really matter, but i think it is professional and overall polite to run a little burger business with polite employees. i don't recommend, especially when there are other amazing places in carp. 2 stars for the chicken tenders reminding me of being a kid. read more

Food was just what you would expect with a burger shack by the beach. Super convenient and filling after a day at the beach or to bring to enjoy on the beach! My bf grew up coming here so he has great memories and hyped this place up a LOT. I'll likely come here for their amazingly crunchy onion rings and chili cheese fries. Their burgers were nice but not particularly special, which could be just what someone is looking for a for beach day meal! Onion rings on the other hand. To die for! I recommend! Chili cheese fries with melty cheese, very hard to mess up. I'll give this place a 3.5 but rounded up to help out the small businesses! read more

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Food used to be great now it was bare and bland and super terrible rude customer service from the two female cashiers. Our family won't be returning cause of it. Work on customer service. Sad this place used to be our favorite stop when visiting. read more

I'm a fan of classic burger joints. The Spot has it all when providing your classic food experience, from traditional burgers to hotdogs to seafood options like fish and chips. The plus is that this place is walking distance from the beach, great when having a beach day on a sunny afternoon. read more

Cash only but they have lots of options on the menu. Nice for a quick bite to eat and there is outdoor seating available

Been coming here for over 20 years, recently moved to Carpinteria and while I love the food the staff needs a little reboot. Every time we go lately it's as though we're bugging the staff when asking for anything and half the time that's after we finally get their attention since they are on their phones. But as far as the food goes, there's plenty of choices for when my kids were young to now their adult year, never have had a complaint on that! read more

A local favorite right off the beach. Typical burger joint fare at reasonable prices. We love eating outdoors in the salt air.

Cheap and delicious! I got cheese burger, loved they had bacon inside and the onion rings were so good. There were so many people so it took time to get food on Sunday. In the same block, there's a brewery on the other side. We picked up the food and got beer at the brewery and ate food there. Perfect combo! read more

The Spot - American Near Me - Carpinteria, California

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Next to Island Brewing Company, it's a pretty good spot to get some food after beer tasting.... The Spot is a classic, "old school" burger place. If you're having a burger, I'd say it's a 4ish. Some thought it was close to In-N-Out Shakes probably a 4. If you have the chili dog, watch out, it's a 2+ cheese bomb. My wife had the mushroom, swiss burger (add bacon) that was very good. The onion rings were great, and the fries had some good crunch and taste. The service was pretty prompt - classic order, get a number and then pick up when the number is called. While not fancy, it's a solid "4" burger place with an old school vibe. read more

It's always the small spots with great food. The Spot has it. My first visit after a day at the beach was excellent. Being From so cal this is up there with In-n-out but brings the "beach vibe ". read more

First time here, the burgers were very good, fresh ingredients. Definitely recommend the chili cheese fries. read more

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We weren't sure what to expect from this little corner at the counter outside place. Staff members were friendly, and the food was ready promptly. The cheeseburger was served warm handful of flavor and had a wonderful sauce on it. Fresh buns. The chili cheese dog was hot and had lots of toppings. And fries were hot and well salted. We would return! read more

Decided to try this place out because someone told me they had addicting burgers. Hamburger here is my type of burger! Moist meat patty, lots of lettuce, raw onions and some nice buns. I would almost compare it to In-N-Out without the super long lines. But I think they use ketchup and mayo vs the thousand island. The burgers have that freshness feel to them, even after waiting half an hour to eat them. My wife likes the type of fries, but by the time I got home (30 min after picking up the food) the fries were dry. The nachos were ok. The stewed meat on them were long strips of meat (very tasty in may say), it almost reminded me of corned beef flavor. The nachos also have sour cream, guacamole, thin chips, melted cheese and lotsssss of beans (I asked for beans on the side). I prefer thicker chips on my nachos, but the topings weren't bad. Next time I try this place is going to be dine in or taking it to eat along the beach. read more

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Stopped here because it was close to the beach I wasn't impressed very high prices for average fast food also I was surprised they don't sell combos each item sold separately I think I should have just drove to Mc Donald's. I definitely would not go back to this Spot read more

Must stop if you're in Carpinteria. Don't know how this place only has 3.6 stars. Their burgers and fries are a 5/5 for me. It's cash only

Great food and Service Always stop in when in town for the best burgers fries and shakes read more

This is a classic little burger joint with reasonable prices and pretty quick service for the amount of people that ordered around the same time I did. If you don't eat meat, they have bean & cheese and beans, rice and cheese burritos, grilled cheese sandwich, garden burger, and chile relleno as a side order. We got the beans, rice and cheese burritos and took them across the street to the grass of Carpinteria State Park. They were pretty good! Nothing fancy and the cheese wasn't fully melted, but they were easy to eat without making a huge mess and hit the spot. If we're passing by again, I want to try the shakes. read more

The food here was good, but certainly overpriced for what you get. I had the cheeseburger, french fries and a Pepsi. The cheeseburger goes for $4.80, the small french fries for $2.25 and the medium Pepsi for $2.50. You can get a much better burger for half the price at any In-N-Out. Although I thought the burger was only ordinary, I would say the french fries were superb - nice and golden brown. The seating is all outdoors, although it looked like they were refurbishing an indoor seating area that may open soon. There's also plenty of parking in the back. read more

The Spot - American Near Me - Carpinteria, California

Save your money and dealing with rude employees, and subpar food, and head over to another venue like In-N-Out or Padaro Grill. I do not endorse either, and am NOT paid, either! read more

I'm torn between 3 or 4 stars here but the location and history of the place merits the extra star. I had a double burger no cheese. The beef tasted fresh but a better char and some salt and pepper would help. Toppings were fresh too. The small order of fries were hot, tasty and plentiful. Nice to support a family owned / small business. FYI it's cash only too. read more

The Spot - Double burger with small fries - American Near Me - Carpinteria, California

Food was amazing per usual, I love to bring family to the spot been going since I was a kid .... But sadly today I went with my family and a young girl black hair cashier was very rude I've never had someone act like that especially in that line of work it was very disrespectful and I hope they get rid of her because the table next to us wasn't happy either! The employees put a very big impression on the spot usually all the workers are kind and makes the experience great but not today read more

Great spot (pun intended) right by the beach. Great onion rings, chowder, and milkshakes. Ok chili cheese dog and chili cheese burger (would recommend to hold the mustard next time). Oftentimes a line but it moves pretty quickly. Cash only! Note, I appreciated how they were diligent about the need to wear face masks. A worker came out to tell two kids in line who didn't have masks on that they needed them to be served and since they didn't have any they left. Great job The Spot employee!! read more