Once again I had a chance to visit the Habit in my old hometown. The burger had that familiar juicy and well seasoned taste! It was nice to have that flavor in my mouth again. The fries are a perfect accompaniment and the shakes are creamy with a smooth texture. An excellent menu of choices. I am not a burger-eater but the one I love to have over and over is the Habit. read more

Yeah pal, you're exploited. I entered this establishment with nothing but a full zyn, left with a rotted TOOTH!!! The wait time while you only pretend to fix a non- existent issue, is the issue in itself. Try AGAIN! read more

Ventura Habit!! It must be moving tradition for me to grab a bite to eat here either the day of moving or the day after. I just moved to the Ave and was headed back to Oxnard to finish clearing old my old place and realized it was already 3:00pm and I hadn't had anything to eat since breakfast. So I decided to stop by. The first thing I noticed was a huge piece of plywood covering a window by the entrance. I am sure there is a story behind that but at first I thought maybe the location was closed because of that but also seeing the parking lot extremely full with one spot open, I figured it had to be open. Yea, so parking is tight! I can't even imagine how it would have been if I came at lunch hour or even after 5:00pm. I walked up to the kiosks and put in my order. So I had an annoyance with the kiosk. It just wasn't that simple to order. For the basics it's easy but I could not for the life of me find the sweet potato fries. They should have been listed right under the fries menu. So I had to miss out on sweet potato fries and ordered regular ones. I also ordered a hibiscus Fresca. The burger was great as usual although I did feel like the patties are getting smaller because after biting about 1/3 of the way on one of the sandwich halves, I was left with nothing but lettuce, avocado and bread. The fries were good. The hibiscus fresco was really sweet with little to no hibiscus flavor (skip it!). Customer service was great at the pick-up counter. Biggest shocker for me was my meal was $21. read more

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Tino was incredibly friendly and went the extra mile after I dropped some food to make sure it got remade, fast and delicious. I come here all the time for the ice cream and Santa Barbara char, I cannot recommend this place any more (way better than the one in Atascadero) read more

The food is decent, but don't expect to eat in peace. Be prepared for homeless individuals using this place as their hangout. You may find one by the entrance having an argument with himself. Others leave the bathroom a real mess. Some help themselves to free soda. One even had the audacity to ask me, "Hey, are you going to eat those fries?" They really need a security guard to allow folks to dine in peace. read more

Really good food and music was just right, not to loud and not obnoxious. Definitely a nice place to enjoy your meal here and relax while enjoying the ambiance and good service. Place was clean which is a plus!!! Would definitely come back here again. read more

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The onions rings were so salty, it's as if the fried them in pure salt. It's was nasty. I ordered the chicken club with no guacamole, they gave me my sandwitch with all kins of guacamole. The service was fast, but got the order all the way wrong. The ambiance was cool. It was a sunny day so it was alright. I was disappointed for the 1st time at a Habit location. There's always a first for something. Here's your award. read more

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I have been going to The Habit for years and love their food. My favorite was the Grilled Chicken Salad. With Cucumber, Tomato Slices, large Croutons, etc. There is some really bad decision making going on at the habit and in my opinion not for the better. They have removed the grilled chicken salad and replaced it with a Garden Salad or Garden Salad with Chicken for 4 bucks more. First off the Chicken is Diced, doesn't feel like your getting alot for your money compared to the Grilled Chicken salad they used to serve. Everything about this salad is disappointing. the Tomatoes are now Cherry I preferred the sliced, the Cucumber is also dices and so small you dont even know they are in their. This goes for the Red onion too so small I thought the Store had forgot to put it in their, but if you look real close, you will find microscopic pieces of red onion. Not the slices of red onion like they used to do. Sorry but very bad decision. I can see adding some new salads even seasonal but dont remove a perfectly great salad and skimp and call it innovating or fresh. Definitely fell flat for me. Thank god you haven't changed the burgers I would really have to consider skipping the habit in the future if that came to be. Also thank god you didnt change the cobb, I have had to revert to that salad as I will not be repurchasing the Garden Salad with chicken. read more

This is the worse customer service place to go. Now I love habit but this facility sucks they have no customer service hospitality at all. No mangers on site to make decisions. They act like it cost them to be nice. They all should be fired. And is was pretty dirty for a habit franchise read more

Food came out fresh, even had to wait for my fries to cool down. This place is busy but kept up very well. Super clean! Reasonable prices. Super close close to the beach! read more

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I have been visiting this location for years, but after it became a corporate chain, this location and all the others in Ventura County have become garbage. Food quality has dropped immensely. Cleanliness is marginal at best. I went to the register to place my order, stood there for over 6 minutes listening to a couple of workers at the food prep station arguing with each other and ignoring me before another employee finally appeared and told me I had to place my order on the self-service kiosk because the cashier "is the break". This is incredibly disappointing, because this used to be my favorite burger place in town. As always, once a corporate takeover occurs, everything goes straight into the toilet. read more

Terrible food and service! Flaky people working there. Never again would I spent my time or money.

Everything was delicious and still crispy!! It was delivered fast. I love the new salads

I really like Habit and think it's closest in taste to In N Out's freshly grilled burgers, BUT without the massively looong lines. This location is convenient for those who are staying downtown, but driving here to park is a pain, as the lot is very small with limited spots. It's tight and I could see minor car accidents happening. The ordering area is also kinda tight, with people waiting for orders, and the carryout orders taking up more space. The staff usually tends to be friendly and customer-oriented (but it's been awhile since I've eaten at this location). I do notice that their prices are higher than the Telephone Habit location, but that is prob. due to the downtown more touristy location. read more

Great burgers, Fast service, and Friendly staff.. Awesome location! Order on app and pick up and save even more time. Can't say enough about this location. read more

This place is nasty. No one was in there besides a crack head, and the food took a really long time. Paid for bacon, did not get bacon. Really poor quality food, the staff was chatting taking their sweet time and the lady cooking really did not give a crap. Would never go here again, love the habit but this one sucked. read more

I've been to Habits along the coast and this one was up to standard with quality and cleanliness. Unfortunately my order took MUCH longer than I'm used to. I ordered to go around 4:45 pm and got my order 20 minutes later. I'd say that's a bit too long to get a sandwich. I ordered the Club sandwich because I needed a proper fill up and it hit the spot. Bread was crispy and not too oily; lettuce and tomato in good quantity, chicken was moist and warm; bacon was perfectly cooked and not skimped; avocado also came in plenty; the best part is the mayonnaise and whatever else they put inside. All together it's a perfect combo. read more

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I stopped by Habit after visiting with a friend and I must say this location is top tier. The food was perfectly made. The staff and the management, I believe his name is Tino, were polite and attentive. Highly recommended this location! read more

I gotta say first and foremost, I absolutely love The Habit Burger restaurant chain. I've been living in California for the last 13 years and I adopted a liking for it within a week of my move here. With that being said, enough is enough. Will you please change the oil for the fries or cook them differently? This is the third time I've been to this location in Ventura over the last 6 months and every time the fries leave an odd residue-type aftertaste in the mouth. Ketchup can't even cover it. For perspective, they don't taste this way at any other Habit location between Camarillo and Goleta. Please correct this.... read more

Went today and it was terrible. The lazy workers had a bunch of burgers all sitting on the grill drying out and as people ordered they put water on the grill to rehydrate them. The fries were ice cold and the soda machine was all out of carbonation and when the staff was told they replied saying they were all out as it wasn't ordered. We waited almost 20 minutes for our food and there were literally few others there. You had to wipe your own table as well. So disappointed as we come here when in town, but today was horrible. read more

Terrible service. Dirty. Plenty of employees but they refused to take my order and made me use the kiosk

They have the half sandwiches as a meal either a. Voice of tempura green beans, fries or small salad with a medium or large soda. $6, $8 and $10 deals. Awesome job The Habit. read more

Delicious as always! The portobello char is fabulous and the protein style here is the best anywhere! The friend green beans and onion rings are delicious! My daughter has the Santa Barbara burger and she said it was perfect! This is my favorite Habit and the Sevice is great! read more

My king in the purple shirt and braid gave me and my very immaculate male specimen free sundays also the food was epic so like yuh read more

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By far one of the worst locations I've ever been to. I'm from Santa Barbara and I've been to all those location as well as the Maryland locations. This establishment was disgusting. Their dining area was filthy even the order stations were covered in thick amounts of dust and grime. I went to the bathroom where it was cover is poop from head to toe foul. Then when it came to the food the fries and green beans tasted like they've never chained the oil. The taste of the burger surprised me at how awful it was but maybe it tasted worse due to the rest of the atrocious things they have going on here (nope it was just nasty). The sad part is it's been gross before and I decided to give it another chance which I REGRET. Service they wanna be here as much as I don't. SO BAD read more

It not hygienic for the cashier wearing gloves to go from handling cash/cards/order terminal to touching food without changing gloves. Also, the soap dispenser in the bathroom was broken, how are employees supposed to wash their hands after dropping a deuce? read more

Ok the habit use to be our go to. We stopped going since management changed. The burgers lost their flavor. So we started going to in n out. But we still came for the salads. But the salads are not as good either. The worst part is that the tomatoes are gross and had a bad flavor. My wife has said the salads have been not fresh for some time. After reading a few reviews this has been an issue. Habit lost its touch. We use to be huge habit fans. read more

DELICIOUS but TINY! Looked like something a Barbie doll would eat. I might be back, but why?

I love this location of The Habit bc it's at such a beachy spot! The food has always been good at this location, like every time! I order either the veggie burger ( which is vegan), or the Impossible Burger. The ice tea is always on point as well! And they have Curbside pickup which has been suuuuch a life saver this past month since I've been recovering from a broken foot and having meals (but not fast food) brought to my car is sooooo helpful and awesome! There are the usual homeless peeps walking around this area since it's so close to beach, but I've never had an issue. So, good Cali style burgers, beachy vibe, good prices & services and clean interior. Thumbs way up, Yelp land! I def recommend this Habit!! read more

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Again an issue with my order. I have food allergies and asked for two things not to be on my burger. I get home and guess what's on my burger? Both items I asked to not be on there. I emailed habit as asked to do before and never got a reply and it's been over a month. Food allergies can kill people - if your workers can't figure it out, it could be a very dangerous situation. Do better hiring and hire people who actually care about customer service and their job! read more

Habit Burger and Grill is a very consistent chain burger place that is almost always OK. The double charburger with fries that I had was prepared fresh and there were a lot of fries. Service was OK as well; I do think they prefer that you order at the kiosk. I did enjoy the food here in a clean dining room. Price is decent here, when in Ventura I occasionally eat here, this place is within walking distance of several hotels on Thompson. There is a cinnamon shake that is very good slightly tastes somewhat like horchata. EDIT 7/5/24 Someone with Habit commented asking how to get more stars. Have people at the counter to take the order for those who do not want to order the other way, not everyone wants to order at a kiosk. read more

I'm typically a fan of the Habit... But 1st, I noticed the total of $12 seemed a bit higher than expected for a burger & onion rings... So I looked twice at the menu prices and it didn't quite add up as expected. Looking closer at the receipt I saw a staff service charge added $1.65? So I'm not really having a problem with paying gratuities... But I don't expect that to be automatically added to my tab? I could see on the counter they had a tip jar And sometimes I do throw in money at the counter when I feel that it is deserved. On this occasion I thought the service was about average and undeserving of a gratuity in a fast food place. Sorry, that's just how it goes. I don't just tip everybody because I can, I most certainly attach any gratuity to service rendered which is reasonable and professional. That was not the case today. So... Politely enquiring about the gratuity they refunded in cash without any fanfare. My burger was fine, onion rings were fine. Just as expected. So it's 3 stars today... read more

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4 people ordered. 4 meals. We got 3 fries and 1 onion rings. 1 of the burgers on a seedless bun...lol we got 1 onion ring. No fries. All the burgers had seeds. We drove 15 mins away to have a nice lunch. Thanks for the surprise read more

Refused to take orders at the register because of the new self service kiosks. The machines can't do some substitutions or special requests. It took 20 minutes to get served. The guy behind me couldn't order either because he didn't have his cell phone on him. read more

This is always a stop for lunch on my way to camping at the beach parks a couple of times a month. I went yesterday and they now started charging for extra ranch dressing. They give you 1 small container of it and are now charging 60 cents + tax so .65 cents for anymore than the first one. My adult son went to the Habit in Simi tonight and they charged the same there. It's not the cost, it's the principle. That should be baked into the cost of the burger & fries/onion rings. Unfortunately, the Habit just lost two customers. As my son put it, "habit is dead to me now". I feel the same. read more

Great food and fast. Come here 1,2 montly and i think the temperature bean is unique

One thing I will commend them for is they will reach out and rectify the situation. Can not say that for most places so I definitely appreciate them working to get better. read more

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Dropped in on a Friday afternoon. We ordered a couple of burgers. The guy taking our order was polite and answered our questions about the jalapeño burger. The place was crawling with school kids and was a tad noisy but our burgers and fries came out in a fairly timely manner and tasted good, maybe not as hot as they could've been but the flavor was still there. Great place to drop in for a burger if you're on a budget. Cheaper than any burger on Main Street, I'd guess. read more

Good Service! LoveThe Chicken Club!!!! And I hope the Califower comes Back!!! Of Course Husband always gets the char burger and That is a Perfect Burger, Baby ! Good every time! Fries are great too! cleanliness is for Important here ! Never disappointed read more

This one, and all the locations I've been to since, are kept very clean.   Also, no matter the location -- I've experienced consistency across the chain (good job corporate trainers!).  Whether you choose burgers, fries, salads, chicken sandwiches, or all four -- it's fresh, good quality, well-priced, and quick. My favorite burger is the Teriyaki Char Burger with Cheese -- love that charbroiled flavor and sweet tangy sauce.  It's nearly impossible to avoid their combo with super fries & a drink -- heck yeah!.  It's fast food prices, and yet, no sacrifice on quality whatsoever. I also highly recommend their salads.  They have several kinds to choose from.  More than half of my visits I would order the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, and I have them add bbq or teriyaki sauce atop.  It is supreme!  The chicken is served warm, and again, love that char flavor. Randy likes.  For this price range, it's an excellent choice. ========================================= Location specific: Ventura, CA (Thompson & Main) ========================================== * Staff:  Quick, very business-like...no joking around or small-talk. * Seating: nice size, plenty of tables, and a small outside patio! * Busy:  Not as busy as other locations, so you know what that means: burger in mouth quicker! * Parking: limited parking lot, but lots of metered street parking. read more