The last time I came here everything was fine and the food was great. However when I went in today I was so disappointed by their service, LACK of service actually. I walked in with my boyfriend and a server told us to take a seat anywhere we'd like. We took a booth in the back, mind you we were still in plain sight. Another server brought us menus and then left. We waited over 10 minutes and nobody came to check up on us, it wasn't even busy. The worst part was that other people came after us and they were offered drinks and attended immediately. There was no point in flagging a server down because I saw them look at us. They were clearly just ignoring us. They literally walked past our table more than 5 times. So we got up and left to a taco joint down the street. So disappointed in your staff, do better. read more

This establishment has become one of my all time favorites. They broil a very tasty trout with rice pilaf and mixed veggies plus garlic bread. Their hamburgers are super and they have a variety of delicious desserts. read more

Been craving BLT's lately and has a pretty good one from here. This location is where the classic scene from "What's Love got to do with it" was filmed. When Ike said to Tina, "Eat the cake Anna Mae....I don't want the cake Ike. and he shoved the cake in her face. Also, on the second Thursday night of each month from 6pm - 9pm, they have a Bike Night and sell PBR's for $2. Lot's of bike's! read more

Very tasty burger and fries. Server was wonderful. And love the blue cheese dressing.

I've been to this location at least 5 times thus far, and I love it! The waiters and waitresses are completely nice and helpful. The food is amazing and comforting, and I rather enjoy the atmosphere as well. The huge picture of Austin Powers in the back is pretty cool. I've had the original double deck cheeseburger with bbq sauce and bacon, the bbq jack, and the big blue cheese, and they've all impressed me. Burgers are perfectly cooked, juicy, and flavorful. Their fries are tasty too, just be sure to ask for some seasoning salt to sprinkle on to them. They give the fries a more savory flavor dimension. If you feel like going all out, definitely get the pastrami fries. You could probably make a meal out of them alone. Their desserts are great too. They just unleashed a line of mini desserts, so that really helps after you've eaten a gigantic cheeseburger and your boyfriend doesn't want to split a big dessert with you... or maybe that's just me. I always eat here when I come to Downey to go to Dark Realm Records, and I think this is a tradition that will continue for years. read more

This place takes forever at the drive through. They have mediocre burgers and their fries are bland.

The portions on the burgers are huge! I got the California chicken/bacon/avocado burger and it was delicious! Good service, quick, efficient. It's a solid choice when you want something good that doesn't blow the bank. My only qualm is that the restaurant itself could have been a bit cleaner, but I'm willing to give them the befit of the doubt as this was my first time coming to this location and they had just finished a busy shift. read more

Good customer service.. Food.. not so great.. Very nostaligic place with a lot of history. Come here for shakes, desserts.. and the car shows.. Food is mediocre and overpriced.. oh.. and PABLO.. was the best dessert maker ever.. too bad. he's not there anymore.. read more

So I went through the drive-thru and it was a good experience. I ordered a quad burger with only two cheese without the pickles. I substitued onion rings for french fries for $0.50 more and they had CHERRY pepsi! Huge plus! The drive-thru window is somewhat small and you might drive past it if you're not paying attention! It took a little while longer than I thought but at least it was fresh. The onion rings came out piping hot and really well fried. The outside was just right. I didn't even use any ketchup because I ate them so fast. The burger was really good too. I don't know what sauce combination they use but it definitely had some mayo and ketchup, maybe a little bit of mustard. Everything was fresh and seemed really good.. The only reason for a 4 was that the meat was a little bit underwhelming, flavor wise and also that the drive-thru took almost 15 minutes. Otherwise, I would return! read more

The Downey Bob's Big Boy Broiler location takes me back to my childhood. Back in the day, depending on which restaurant you were at, you had different sauce options for the burgers. At the Downey location, they offer most of them. The red relish is one of my favorites. The interior design is old school, and I'm glad they considered that when they rebuilt the restaurant a few years ago. I still need to do the car hop one night in my convertible. read more

I enjoy coming to this place to enjoy a cup or 2 of coffee and a slice of pie. Breakfast is very good also. I especially enjoy the California eggs Benedict. Never disappoints. Casual and comfortable atmosphere. read more

I finally got a chance to come here last week. The service was good and quick. The food (I ordered the grilled lemon chicken with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables) was decent. Granted most places aren't good at cooking chicken breast to not be so dry, Bob's was no different. From what I've heard, the burgers were decent. Overall, it wasn't too bad and I didn't get a chance to try everything, so I'll be back to give it a shot. read more

This place is cute, so 1950's. It was my first visit: I had cute & bubbly servers. I came here w' my date and we ordered "the healthy stuff" and boy was I missing out... The table across us, did it right, they had huge burgers with tons of fries. A plate of chili cheese fries was plentiful too. I can see why this place is popular. I really do suggest coming here getting your burger & fry fix! It looked sinfully yummy! Even the hamburger bun looked delish! I ate fish taco's: yummy but the sauce on it was a little to spicy for me, eep! I shared a bowl of chili w' my date OMG I loved it! From the looks of it, the place seemed like they connect well w' the area because they participate in events w' the community like hosting car shows and fundraisers. I give it 4 stars for the huge portions, upbeat servers & mouth watering CHILI, yummay :) I will definitely come here again to try the food that everyone else ate, but only if I half it w' my date. (Doctors orders: cutting down the calories, haha!) read more

Love this place it's our third time back, great service and food. My daughter spilled all of her drink on her high chair they were not rude about it at all just laughed with us, they cleaned it up and got her another drink read more

Bob's Big Boy Broiler - Never a bad time - American Near Me - Downey, California

In the neighborhood and decided to try Bob's for the first time. Definitely regret not trying it earlier. Thank goodness places like these are still open in 2014. Great burgers and great fries. Small note to add...they forgot to add 1 order of fries. I would've taken away a star if the wrap I ordered wasn't enormous and overall delicious. read more

I know sometimes nostalgia sometimes overcomes actual quality, but I don't think that's true with the Classic Big Boy burger. At least not for me. Looks like an original classic diner with car hop spots and tons of neon, vinyl booths, and terrazzo floors has been dutifully repurposed to house an all but disappearing California classic that is Bob's Big Boy restaurant. So happy this is here, and I hope this place sticks around a long time. Looks as though it is popular with car clubs, and it helps with the retro feel to have an entire parking lot of classic, albeit customized a la Los Angeles cars. Definitely check this out the next time you're in Downey. read more

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Really damn good burger. Really delicious fries and the ranch is on point. There's a pretty large selection of food and a nice, retro ambiance here. Booths were clean, staff was fast and friendly, couldn't ask for more! Still can't believe it's taken me so long to eat at a Big Boy... it was worth the wait! read more

I love there service it's awesome there food is bomb and try there chili cheese fries and bqq bacon cheddar burger is to die for. I suggest you should head down to big boy. The waiters there nice and cool.So come and eat some bomb asf food. read more

Bob's Big Boy Broiler - Bomb BBQ BACON CHEDDAR CHESEE BURGER!! - American Near Me - Downey, California

OHH I finally went to this BOB Big boy Doweny store because every restaurant except this one is crowded my mom suggest it we went there it wasn't that bad for Mother day it really good then all classic car owner came in my dad was impress I think best breakfast so far over there is blockbuster where you get bacon Saurage of ham with two biscuit and gravy, toast or pancake which it is good Best customer service especially on Mother day read more

Love the Original Double Decker Burger (aka: Big Mac ;) I ask for it with thousand island instead of their dressing..... sooo yummy. Pair it up with a shock top and some fries and i'm in heaven! If I leave half of the burger it's only to make room for dessert! Man do they have some good stuff. Fudge sundae, Shakes, pies...... read more

Yummy Yummy Yummy. Car hangout on Wednsday nights. Big Boy with a Cherry Coke! read more

Came here with the guys on a Monday night had the best service by Alison and Jorge, Jorge told us about the special for Monday nights and it was exactly what we wanted, drinks came promptly and burgers were great! I will be back for the service and food again! read more

Bob's Big Boy Broiler - Original Big Boy with Thousand Island sauce inside and on the side for the fresh fries. I call it the Original Big Mac! - American Near Me - Downey, California

I was anxious to have lunch here the other day, as I hadn't been out this way for probably 5 years. My plan was to have the Fish Sandwich, a dish that had provided me with fine memories since my last visit. Unfortunately, that was a bad choice and even though I enjoyed the ambiance of this iconic drive-through restaurant, I didn't enjoy the sandwich. Two bites, and I pushed it away. However, my waitress, Mari, was a delight. She was genuinely saddened by my obvious dissatisfaction and provided me with a satisfactory alternative. So, I didn't go away hungry or mad. An inexperienced waitress, or one unconcerned with the satisfaction of a customer, would have left me with a different opinion of this place. My recommendation, for any who might be interested, is: stay away from the Fish Sandwich, but certainly come here for the '50s style restaurant. It's clean. It's happy. It's nice. And there are many choices on their menu. I'll be back. read more

I went there about 2 months ago and decided to sit at the counter. The waitress was extremely busy playing with her phone instead of taking my order and when I finally got my order, she never checked up on me and I had to ask someone else for a refill on my iced tea. I ordered the homestyle meatloaf which was marked as a 'special' which probably means 'must go, close to getting old' because it was very dry, had no flavor and there was nothing homestyle about it. It tasted like what I can buy frozen at Costco ... maybe that's where it comes from? Who knows. Bottom line, the food was overpriced, it was absolutely not tasty and the service was disappointing. Finding parking was difficult too because of their small size parking lot so it is very unlikely that I will go back there or recommend the place to anyone else. Before going there, I had read up on the interesting history of the property and the building which made me expect finding a classic and well run diner - what I found does not do the building or its history justice. read more

HQ Bob's big boy The quality of the beef is tops same as the quality as The one that closed in diamond barThe Bob's big boy in Burbank needs to work on upgrading their beef The reason they get the clientele there is because of tourist and being original place when the Bob's big boy closed in Diamond bar The manager which work for Bob's big boy since 73 moved to this location he brings a wealth of experience and will make this location profitable read more

5 stars for restoration and ambiance. 3.5 stars for food. & 3.5 stars for service, which is hit & miss. A few rude ladies & a few good experiences. 4 stars for wait time. Overall a good family experience especially for nighttime icecream Sundays! Very good diner experience. read more

I came here last Saturday night around eight with my mother, apparently they have a car gathering here every Wednesday and Saturday from 5-10. Unfortunately we arrived a little late and were only to view about 10-15 cars. It was really cool, I would love to come back another day and see the whole lot full of old hot rods. :) Now back to the food and service. Our waitress, I forgot her name, was fantastic! She had a terrific attitude and attended to us graciously. I ordered a Triple Decker Turkey Club and onion rings, the food was good. Nothing really special about it, but it has a wonderful environment. read more

The last time I was here I walked out because I didn't want to eat bugs. The manager got back to me and assured me they were working improvements. I decided to check it out again. I 'm sorry say it's not looking good. The section we were sat in wasn't too packed but a couple of tables had not been clean. The table was whipped off but I could tell if it was clean. The food was ok but not that good. This place has potential but doesn't come through. read more

Bob's Big Boy Broiler - American Near Me - Downey, California

We have grate food good promotion we was driving in the freeway 710 big picture. Then we found the place haha read more

Bob's Big Boy Broiler - We have grate food ;) we walked out Happy . Service was good :D - American Near Me - Downey, California

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It's 11:06pm and in n outs lobby was closed but you know who wasn't ... Bobs!!! Came in grabbed a Modelo a coke and some Bomb ass burgers! They are so good that they call them the best in the WORLD! read more

Bob's Big Boy Broiler - Front counter - American Near Me - Downey, California

I decided to give this place a 2nd chance after my first disappointment and once again it was a total FAIL! The food is bland, overpriced (paid $10.70 for a salad with 4 small pieces of chicken), and the employees are all over the place. read more

Well due to time constraints we stopped by here for a quick lunch. Seriously this manager I believe was priorly at the diamond bar store, this explains the FILTHY RESTROOM. still waiting been 30 minutes since we ordered. Still going to say Burbank store the best, the service from Vanessa the best. Good better, restaurant much cleaner, the restrooms cleaner too. Not coming back to the Downey Bob's again. read more

Local spot in Downey. Good service and good food. Can't go wrong here. Had the southern omelette with sausage gravy, delicious !!! read more

Bob's Big Boy Broiler - Sausage gravy omelette. Bomb! - American Near Me - Downey, California

The taste of the burger is changed, However, MI big boy is much better taste than here in LA big boy. read more

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my first time here tried their chili pasta and bbq burger its great, my husband grew up having brunch here almost all the time on weekends and so i tried read more

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Good shakes good burgers and their new hand breaded chicken strips are Damn good taste like real good fried chicken. Also the server Brett was on top of it. Really good service by him so much so that I'd request to be seated in his section next time. Thanks Brett! read more

Wow....looks like the old Johnnies broiler with the Bob's big boy flair I remembered as a kid. Great food and atmosphere as well as amazing service..the staff is very friendly and helpful...food service is prompt and delicious..I'm definitely coming back here as much as I can... read more

The milkshakes are good, but everything else is just okay. The service is kind of slow even when it's not really busy. The food is fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it. And there was a bug in my salad. read more

This is the one place i haven't reviewed and have been to three times now. If I could go back to write a review i'd say the first time that this place was spot on. Great service. friendly people, everyone was hustling to make sure everything was where it should be and how it should be done. I'd even go as far to say the food was beyond amazing is was superb. Take two was a good experience but would hit a three on my rating. Less attentive people... even those who were the same staff, from what I could remember. Take three, this evening, was bad. No one even gave me the chance to say it wasn't good. No one person before or during my meal said hello. People were moving but I don't remember what they were doing... nothing... Not fair. Well they were making tickets but they didn't all move the orders out. Just creating. One waitress was holding down one half the restaurant and the bar... which means slow service, if any at all. She kept denying help from the floor manager. Glad he asked. She should have taken it, it doesn't make her look bad, just helps the service. I love to see team work, it's nice. She shouldn't complain to people on the floor or customers about not needing his help. It bothers me. The food was ok. Good fries, I didn't season them to just taste them, they are good. The Big Cheese and bacon burger was good, the burger was seasoned. I don't know if you have to ask for mayo or some sort of sauce but i didn't have any on my burger, so it was drying eating it. Another thing that is bothering is having to assemble your burger. After i set it up it looked picture perfect, but not when it came to me. I didn't get the cheese I asked for because she was rushing. Root Beer floats with Mug root beer is not good. A good root beer, A &W. My float just didn't have much to it, Mug is flat-ish maybe it was just mine, but I know A&W has the best carbonation and sweetness. Check out was the only time some one was friendly to me. Even the two managers on the floor saw me and never once acknowledged me. Made me miss the food truck. I might go back, but from the time they opened to now, they lost something. Maybe I should stick to the one in Burbank. read more

4.5 - You really can not go wrong here. Good food, Good service. Good food as in, well made and consistent. I can say that out of the last 10 times I have eaten here only 2 times did the food not come as i had asked and it was fixed immediately. Good service as in, attentive and friendly. My drink glass was never empty. I even ask what they would recommend off the menu and I would receive a detailed choice. Breakfast is good. When I say good the easiest way I know how to tell is how they serve the bacon. Over cooked or under? In this case they are always spot on. Lunch. My favorite. I have come to enjoy their burgers most of all. Do yourself a favor. Order the Bigboy combo or thier Garlic Burger, go 50/50 fries/onion rings and get yourself a shake/malt. They really make them good here. I like the banana shake myself. Prices are good. Especially breakfast. read more