This location missed the mark for me. There was hardly any staff when we came and the floors were pretty messy. Our food didn't take too long and tasted fine but a little underwhelming. The seating floor felt a little cramped to me. When we sat down, I noticed our booth had a sort of grimy feel to it. We ended up eating pretty fast just to leave. I'm a huge fan of Habit and when I realized there was one in Poway I had to try it. Unfortunately this Habit wasn't what I expected. read more

Staff was professional and went above and beyond for service . Every time I been i. This Habit burger they do a amazing job. Food was amazing had a chicken club . I highly recommend habit burger have some of the best burgers there is. 5 stars for clean restaurant staff and food . I be back . The chicken club comes with bacon avocado tomato and lettuce. Thank you habit burger read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Chicken club - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

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If you are into burgers.... And - let's be honest... who isn't? This is the burger place to eat at. It's juicy.... It's delightful.,,, it's the perfect meat and "toppings" ratio.., (and how many times can you say that when talking about meat? ) Worth the money. Worth the gym time. Worth the guilt. read more

Retest needed- Was not that impressed with the standard burger but knowledge is power; with some customizing it could probably be quite good. I ordered the standard char burger combo with cheese. Problems with the burger: too much lettuce, too much mayo and no onions??... WTHeck! Onions are Life IMO. Like a good sandwich a good burger is a work of ART(like in-N-Out)as you need the right ingredients and the right amount for your taste. When one or more things is out of whack, you rob the key ingredient, usually the meat(s) of its glory. Customers order on a large tablet so I imagine all this stuff can be tweaked accordingly. The plentiful fries were solid and the house made ranch sauce fantastic. Strawberry lemonade was very good. Nice roomie location with clean bathrooms, decent service, and plenty of parking. Oh yeah, a good condiment bar with chili peppers, pepperocini and jalapeños. read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Char burger w/cheese combo; drink off pic - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

4/24/24. I went here after watching a flick at the nearby AMC theaters and was just pleasantly surprised with the food and service! This is by far the best experience I've had at THBG due to the elevated food quality. 3/30/24. Double Charburger with cheese ($8.59): the beef was well-seasoned, juicy, and plenty. The amount of cheese was also generous and nicely melted. The bun was slightly toasted but still retained its softness, 4.5/5 stars! Tempura Green Beans ($4.49): this was also perfectly cooked. It was seasoned, had a crispy exterior while the green beans were tender, 5/5 stars! The employee at the front that took my order was friendly and provided recommendations. He was right that the original charburger was plenty enough, but I still ordered a double char :) The restaurant was clean and there was plenty of parking. We just beat the dinner rush, as a lined formed after we obtained our order. Winning! read more

Habit Burger & Grill - 3/30/24. Double Charburger - added cheese: juicy Lucy, 4.5/5 stars! Tempura Green Beans: crispy exterior and tender greens, 5/5 stars! - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

Mark this off the list of food options. Quality has gone downhill. The staff polished this turd the best they could as they probably have the same food vendor as a nearby old folks home. Honestly waste of belly space and money. This is seemingly worse than McDonald's- this is the type of experience that makes me just eat at home. Stadium food at best. Shameful read more

Went with the Santa Barbara Cobb salad today. Disappointed with it. Just shredded lettuce, some lettuce was brown. The bacon was dry. Stick with the burgers or chicken. read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

Eric always goes above and beyond not only with me and my family, but with others that come in. I always tell him when I see him thank you. Food is always on point , fresh, atmosphere always clean. read more

Friendly and helpful serving staff, delicious food and great value! We dine at The Habit at least once per month and are never disappointed. Their prices are reasonable compared to places like Chili's or Applebee's, and the food is just as tasty. On this visit, I tried the Tenderloin Sandwich because a friend recommended it. The grilled beef in the sandwich was tender and juicy and was topped with fresh lettuce and tomato. The ciabatta bread was perfectly toasted and not so thick. I'll definitely order this again. One of my favorite items at The Habit is the Tempura Green Beans. The beans are plump and fried in a tempura batter that is enough to coat the beans but not overtake the flavor of the beans. These were delicious and crispy paired with the restaurant's Ranch dressing. A must-try! My husband ordered his favorite Santa Barbara Char and was happy with its flavor and the way it was prepared. For the first time, he requested extra-crispy French fries. Game changer. We will continue our monthly visit as The Habit never disappoints! read more

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I love your salads but honestly sometimes the grilled chicken smells of whatever powder you use to clean the grill. Please make sure to rinse off the cleaner throughly before filling any items. read more

Always consistent yummy burgers. French fries are very good too. I love the convenience of ordering and paying online

All the grownups in my house wanted to order Tikka next door, but my little one wasn't feeling it, so I ordered her a kids cheeseburger meal for lunch, and a charburger for later when we were all still in a food coma or had leftovers for dinner. I placed an online order and the food was ready exactly when they said it would be. It was hot, smelled amazing, and my daughter said it was "mmmmm, the best cheeseburger EVER." To be fair, she is extremely optimistic and says that about pretty much everything, but I did steal a bite and it was a pretty darn good cheeseburger. She LOVED how the kids meal came with a little gummy cheeseburger, she thought it was hilarious, so that is a really cute little detail that we liked. I reheated the second burger for her at dinner, and she claims it was also the best cheeseburger ever, so they are good even as leftovers. I also really liked their attention to detail. She definitely likes some toppings added to her burger and some can't even look at it (she is not a fan of pickles...), so the order ticket was very long with "add this, subtract that" and they NAILED it. I definitely appreciate not wasting money on a burger that she can't eat because there is pickle juice on it. She will definitely want to have a burger from here again when the adults eat adult things, so I expect to be back soon. read more

Wow, what's happening to you Habit? Discontinued the Impossible burger, discontinued the ciabatta roll, and your prices don't seem to be discontinued I think I'm done with eating at your establishment indefinitely...you guys used to be affordable but NO MORE...don't send me any free burgers please.... read more

The host at the front, a male, is horrible. I just ordered curbside at 4pm on 5/22/25, I have a lower car, Camaro, I couldn't pull into the 2 spots left for curbside bc of a curb, so I pulled into the one RIGHT NEXT TO IT. I put I'm here, 20 mins later nothing. I go inside, this guy argues with me that I have to be in the spot, I told him the spots were full, only the one with a curb was left and I couldn't bc my car bumper would get stuck, he then says well it didn't show on the app you're here. I have the text saying they were coming. So which is it?? Rude!! Why not just apologize? Why spend money on food if little boogers are gonna be like that. How about you look out the window and use your common sense??? He argued that all the spots were open. Ridiculous. No they weren't. Get a real life kid. You suck at your job. read more

I was here last week and couldn't get anyone to help me so I left. I tried again today and was helped by Eric. He is a star and has the best customer service skills. He greeted me, helped me with my order, the food was hot, ......everything was good. I may come back based on this visit. Good job Eric! read more

Had a great cheeseburger and fries. Service was very responsive and kind. Good job!

Ordered 2 charbroil burgers on the app for pickup. Did not add cheese as I'm allergic to dairy. As I got home. Both burgers had cheese. Not cool. Please pay attention to people's orders. read more

Good place to eat. Vibe was awesome. Young kids, families, dates, everyone was just having a good time. The ambiance was cool. Friendly staff, fries were fucking salty and great. We got a family meal for two lol. Grateful for the experience tonight. read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Derek - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

If I could give this a 2.5 I would. My family and I went here this past Sunday to use a coupon that my son won at school for a free meal. The service was good but food took a long time to make. On top of that, the numbers that they shouted out were not matching the numbers they provided when you originally ordered and the buzzers letting you know your food was ready were not working. We ordered some shakes with our order and did not get them until I walked back to the counter and reminded them. By this time 40 or so minutes had passed and we were already done with our food which I guess is nice since the kids had to eat their actual food before having a dessert? Quality of food was decent and with the service being good we will be back. Hoping to re-rate at a 4 or a 5 when we do. (Maybe ordering ahead would be better) read more

I purchased double char with bacon and one char burger without pickles and with bacon, and ended up with two char burgers both with pickles and one without bacon. I probably would not eat from here again. read more

This was my 3rd visit to this location. On the first 2 visits, I chalked it up to "they are new and working out the kinks." Today we walked in and the place was packed with people who had already ordered but hadn't received their food. We walked right up to order, unfortunately we knew there would be a wait. Watching the employees that were there, they were working hard but there just wasn't enough of them. We get it, it's hard with the new wages. Anyways, we sat down at a dirty table and the whole time we were there, not one table was cleaned. We ended up waiting 20 minutes for our 2 chicken salads. I hope something changes here because I do like the food. I also didn't see a manager on duty today maybe because it was Sunday. read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Grilled chicken salad - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

Food: 10/10 Service: Cassandra was kind and great manners Ambiance: they place looked clean, food order came out correct. Ranch was great. COMING BACK SOON read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Santa Barbara Charburger and French Fries - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

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Went to the new Habit burger that opened up in Poway recently. Love it when a new place is super clean. Loved the selection available and chose a Portobello Char burger with a side of onion rings. They gave us drink cups and we found a place to sit while our food was being prepared. We picked up our food and I must say my burger was delicious. So much so in fact that it's the first burger that I think about when offered burgers. The onion rings which I was super excited about were way over done. I was a bit disappointed. Could have been an off day. I will try them again. read more

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If the bathroom is this dirty I would be concerned about the kitchen, plus no paper towels! read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Pee all over the floor - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

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Loved the impossible burger and fries. Not many fast food places have it but they are taking it off the menu. Darn!!!!

Here's the thing about salt in food. Be careful how much you use because it's impossible to remove. OMG THE SALTIEST BURGER EVER. Nearly inedible. Portabella mushroom burger. Fries meh. Never been a fan. Onion rings great. Shake machine broken and I'd ordered two on the app so they added a Coke and fries instead. Um no. Refund please. Blah. So disappointed. read more

Love the vegan options & the staff is friendly HOWEVER... the baby changing table in the bathroom is broken and doesn't function unless it's held. This is so unsafe!! Please fix it. read more

Lots of bad reviews due to those being a new location. We came in Sunday afternoon and it was great... Probably the freshest tempura green beans I've had at any location outside of Santa Barbara... Good stuff read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Tempura green beans - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

Did a curbside order, they ran out of the passion fruit drink I wanted and this was how the burger I ordered looked when I opened the container right after they gave it to me. (I didn't even touch it yet) I'm wondering if the people working there are on drugs. This place used to be good. read more

Habit Burger & Grill - BBQ Bacon Char on Sourdough - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

The best value and taste for a burger and fries in all of Poway. Love the service and above all very fair prices . I know you will do good here ! read more

Burgers are fantastic. We have had a range of different options here including grilled chicken Caesar salad - excellent. Very good fried onion rings. Charburgers and grilled mushroom burgers are excellent. Service was great. I asked for half-dressing on my freshly hand tossed Ceasar salad and very happy with this option. Plenty of outdoor indoor seatings. read more

The food is good well made and the service is nice and there really kind except the speed is the slowest thing ever like 40 minutes for a fry. read more

Everything went good food is good and service fast I would recommend to my friends to go to the poway Habit

The food is amazing we all love the char burger. You can even get them protein style with lettuce. I like the fries and the tempura green beans are my favorite you have to try them!! The shakes are also awesome! I have no bad things to say about the habit! read more

Habit Burger & Grill - Char Charburger with Cheese - Salad Near Me - Poway, California

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Food was good but service was not great at counter. Came in about 45 minutes before closing , no one was working the counter so ordered kiosk. Went to counter and asked the person behind the counter for drink cups and milkshakes. She said sorry no milkshakes cause they were already cleaning the machine. When I asked for a refund for the milkshakes she tried hard to offer something else but the kids only wanted the shakes. She said the refund wouldn't get done till later took my name a card info and said to check my account in a few days. Food was good as usual, ice tea drinks were already emptied out so no ice tea. The reason for the 3 star was cause the young girl running food and busing the table was really sweet and helpful. read more

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Very Bad Location. Very Bad Service. They don't even have human beings taking orders anymore. You have to order from a kiosk. And if you have a coupon that was sent to you from The Habit, you won't be able to use it because the kiosk doesn't take coupons. It's especially lousy considering that when California mandated increased wages for fast food workers, The Habit raised their prices significantly, supposedly to cover the increased costs. Turns out it was a con job. They just increased the prices while decreasing their staff to the point where they won't let you order your food from a human being. I'll never eat there again. read more

Had a great experience here- better than the Carmel Mountain location in fact. Service was very quick and friendly, and the Charburger was juicy and fresh. Looks like some of the reviews are negative, but that could be because this location is new and they're improving as time goes on. Either way, I'll be back as I love me some Habit! read more

Overall our experience yesterday at the Poway store #0307, absolutely the best service ever!!! I came from Los Angeles Ca. To visit my mom. Paris is the most beautiful inside & out young lady that took our order for me & my mom.. I was having trouble choosing our meal on that tablet & Paris immediately came to our rescue. She is the most sweet, kind & very attentive young lady!! She's the person all fast foods places should have! She always had a smile & treated customers with respect & professionalism! Food was fresh, tasty & delicious. I Also liked that the establishment was very clean & so were the restrooms, very important! We will be back! Paris, Thank you so much for helping us yesterday mija & God bless you & family! Blanca V. read more

I go here enough times, to know the burgers are good. I think the only thing that does frustrate me, is if I order via there app, I never get my order correct. I do need to start opening my bag to double check everything is right. But sometimes I'm in a rush. So I don't see until I get home. Emailed support about the orders being wrong multiple times. So I recommend just eating here. read more

This place is a fail, maybe it will improve, but so far I am not impressed. I've been in twice and there were issues both times. I completely agree with the other yelpers who noted how dirty this place is, both times there was trash all over the floor and the tables were dirty. The second time I tried to go there I was waiting in line for several minutes and when we got up to the counter there was another wait while the employee disappeared. A few minutes later we were told that they were closing early, over two hours early and they had taken their last order, from the person who was in front of us. Just to explain, there was no note on the unlocked door informing anyone that they were closing so early, nor could the employees be bothered to speak up earlier, instead they allowed us to wait in line for no explained reason or bother to apologize. So yeah, I'm not impressed with the lack of service here, and it's doubtful I will return in the future.. read more