We were just passing by and decided to stop for lunch without looking at reviews or anything The food and the service were just amazing!! I ordered the ribeye steak sandwich and my wife ordered the Fungi Burger. I also order the sweet potato fries. Everything was so tasty. I am picky when it comes to food,, but this place gets five stars from me!!! The service was also excellent!!! read more

Haven't been here in a while, but this crazy old-time diner still serves up some great burgers and ribs! The service was great too! read more

Hamburger Ranch & Bar-B-Que - Rack of ribs, coleslaw and sweet potato fries. - Barbeque Near Me - Cloverdale, California

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This is a coolnpla e to eat and the service is great. The food came out twice as fast as I thought it was going to. Then the food. I wish it was a little better. Coleslaw needs more sauce. Red beans and rice needed more seasoning, checkout a popeyes. Brisket was a little over cooked, but I did eat it all with some sweet bbq sauce. My wife enjoyed the chicken but not the potato salad. See our YouTube channel Coolest Life. read more

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All the food is subpar... Staff is great!!! If you like really bad BBQ and subpar burgers!!! Blahhh!!! read more

You get exactly what you ordered. The Ribs, Brisket was as advertised. Sides: Mac & cheese, Onion Rings. Great sauces. No room for desert. Speedy service, immaculate dining room. Next time I am in town I will definitely return. It's Google and Yelp reviews are not accurate. read more

Food was amazing! Had the brisket melt with wedges, delicious melt in your mouth brisket and the flavor was so good. Hubby had ribeye steak sandwich, he loved it. The service was great! Cute small spot and busy too. Nice and clean. Too bad I live in Sacramento LOL would be coming here often. read more

Hamburger Ranch & Bar-B-Que - Brisket melt with wedges - Barbeque Near Me - Cloverdale, California

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We pulled over on our road trip just to use the restroom and followed the smell of good food straight here So glad we did! The mac and cheese was amazing, and the garlic brisket sandwich was absolutely delicious. Would stop again in a heartbeat! Service was fast especially for not being fast food we ordered to go and they were friendly and gave us lots of napkins sauces and utensils! Thank you so much for the amazing experience! read more

We sat outside as we had our Golden Retriever with us. Quite comfortable and service was great. Burgers were tasty too. Buns are soft and fresh. Burgers are ample in size and charred nicely. Great condiments depending on which one you choose. Steak fries are hefty, crispy and well seasoned. Their tasty potato salad is homemade. The dog even got a burger patty served on a plate no less. Dessert menu looked yummy with several homemade pies. Took a banana cream slice to go as I didn't have room left for it. read more

Another good meal at the ranch. It's a good stop on our way to Mendocino. It's very popular with the locals.

Excited to finally eat here since they were closed last time we tried - but was honestly hoping it would be worthy of more stars. Gave it 3 last time without eating, and the needle didn't move post food. Still 3 stars... Customer service: Came in a little after 7 (they close at 8) but got the immediate vibe the server wanted us to get 'to go' rather than have a seat (I get it, I worked at a restaurant and hated people that came in last minute, but it was an hour to close- plenty of time). We ordered to go. Server was friendly but more tips would come your way for dine in Vs take out. The cook looked bored and over it. I get it, it's a hot day and cooking burgers has got to be hot. But, as the saying goes, if you can't stand the heat get out the kitchen. Jk I feel for you - Owner needs to get you AC asap but in the meantime fake a smile in front of patrons. Food: When I got home and opened the to go lid I noticed two things right away- 1) Fries were potato wedge cuts!! Thumbs up. 2) Burger had flat fast food vibes... thumbs down. Once I started eating my thumb rankings oddly swapped places... 1) Had to get ketchup from the fridge to get the fries down as they were very very very bland. We came for the fries but they are in desperate need of salt or seasoning. anything!. Was simply a potato. Thumbs down. 2) despite its meager McDonald's-esque appearance, burger actually tasted really good! Thumbs up. Restaurant style: Burger shack disguised as an Old town diner. Definitely a dive but I mean that in a positive way. I dig it. It's a great location and solid stop, especially if heading towards boonville. The postcard idea is cool too - I love participatory decor. It was pretty empty and I think I know why... I'm glad we felt pressured to get our order to go bc I don't only feel for the cook; Guests need AC too! Cloverdale is hot and it was maybe 10 degrees cooler inside than out which, even at 7pm, was far too hot in august to eat. Menu: Lots of options for just about everyone which is always a plus. One of their burgers apparently has one some awards which is a cool claim to fame. They were out of ribs (and onion rings) which seemed odd for a bbq joint touting such a large bbq sign out front. The Yelp menu needs updating, particularly the prices as each burger was more expensive than planned. I know this place has an older style which I appreciate, but It's 2022 and card is king... aka the credit card surcharge felt petty. Overall: Ultimately this little burger dive on the hill is a bit overpriced and unfortunately overrated. A good spot in a pinch (if you can get there more than an hour before closing lol) but honestly they have significant competiton down the street in downtown Cloverdale. I love bbq and want to give a better score in the future, so hoping this may be an off day and that next time (yes there will be a next time eventually) I hope my experience is improved and in line with those who raved about this spot and encouraged me to check it out read more

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Everything was cooked perfectly. I had one of the specials of the day. A thousand island burger with sautéed onions and melted Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and pickles. My son enjoyed their standard cheese burger. Good sized burgers and portions for reasonable prices. Clean establishment with cute decor. Red gingham curtains and beautiful wood walls. Excellent customer service from the waitress. I'd stop here again if in the area. read more

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9/27/23 Wednesday 1:30 stopped in for a quick lunch while in our way from point arena to Newark. Our service was sweet. The place was pretty much empty. We asked for recommendation and she said smoked chicken thighs. So we did with sweet potato fries and a small salad. The salad was cold and crisp and the ranch was pretty standard. The sweet potato fries were so good. The smoked chicken with their spicy bbq sauce provided on the table was very good. The chicken had a good smoked flavor only complaint was it was not hot and skin was rubbery so had been sitting in kitchen a while. Really wanted to order dessert that was featured on dry erase board but server said they didn't serve any of the other desserts listed besides the butterscotch. Okay?! So why the posted pies?! Also the didn't disclose the surcharge until we saw on our ticket. We would have paid with cash. read more

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Stopped by for a late lunch on a weekday. Very good brisket melt sandwich and pulled pork sandwich. The meat was of good quality and the sides were satisfying. Service was very fast and friendly. Would definitely go again if I were in the area. read more

Attended WELCOME HOME Fundraiser yesterday and had a wonderful first time at Hamburger Ranch! Best bbq I have ever had by far, no exaggeration! Just the right amount of smokey flavor, tender, great rub, juicy with great bbq sauce to dip in. Perfection! Delicious every bite! I had chicken and baby back ribs. I will be back for more! Yummy yum! read more

Stopped here for a quick lunch Service was fast and friendly. Food was fresh and fast, nice and tasty BBG sauce. The place had a great old BBQ joint feel Great place for a quick bite read more

We met for a late lunch, the wait staff was prompt and friendly and knowledgeable. The hamburgers were delicious and filling!! The pulled pork was yummy, the baked beans were good, but had a different flair - they were smaller white beans. The sautéed veggies were ok, but mainly onions and a few mushrooms. The half rack of ribs was devoured with ease!! It was comfy - a little chilly in the outer room, but was inviting. We had a wonderful lunch, I would recommend. read more

Fork tender brisket, delicious sauces, great service. Also has some nice outdoor seating for families or large groups. Easy access right off the freeway too! read more

We've been coming here for a very long time. 21 years, back to when you could sit out front where the old gas pumps used to be. I mean we came here up to once every other week some years. Currently, we haven't been here since the pandemic started. We ordered our favorite burgers and fries last week and the meat was dry and way overdone especially on the edges. The dipping fries weren't hot or crispy or soft inside like they used to be, just blah. Figured I'd give em a second chance and try again today with another old favorite (two item meat plate with two sides) and when I went to pay for it I almost fell over. It was $10 more than what was on the yelp order menu! $26 (before tax) instead of $16! Yes I know everything has gone up but number one, not this much and number two, then post the new prices somewhere. This is the only place to see the menu. They no longer have a website. For a website all you need is a $10 to $25 domain name (per year) and a picture of your menu. You do not have to be fancy. If they can't update/keep up a website then they need to make sure their prices are correct on yelp. So the meat was at least ok but the smallest thighs I have EVER seen. I love love love cole slaw and this was bland soggy and no flavor. Onion rings were definitely nothing to write home about but could've been worse. I have posted pictures of my receipt, the prices on yelp and the new menu prices. I can see over five years ago my review was five stars. How the mighty have fallen :( Im so disappointed as this has been a family favorite place for years read more

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I've been going here for years. The service is always wonderful and the staff friendly. Today I ordered the brisket platter. It was awful. Brisket shouldn't be a yellow/gray color and chewy. I'm pretty sure it was cooked a day before and then reheated(microwave). It most certainly was not carved fresh in the kitchen before serving. read more

Me and a few friends went after playing soccer and it says to seat yourself and we waited 15 minutes with no one serving us anything, no water no nothing. To be fair they were decently busy but it felt like they didn't want to serve us and vibe was off. read more

If you LOVE reheated BBQ meat from the previous day, that's poorly reheated and served lukewarm then this is the place for you. Truly terrible brisket (chewy and old tasting). And the ribs which were dry and chewy. Service and atmosphere were good. The Cole slaw and black eyed peas were very good. I would however pass on this place!! read more

In keeping to a theme, I try to get a quick meal before the High School Football games, this week was no exception. We ventured to the World Famous Hamburger Ranch, I hadn't been in many years, but my past experiences were . I really hate posting negative reviews, but the experience from yesterday all the old good memories. Well to begin with, one of our party left to sit in the truck right after ordering. The we read the reviews and they said the burgers were better than Jenny's... nope . It was $4.00 for cheese and the kids was the same size as the adult. The pulled pork and ribs were bereft of any flavor, at least the Red and Rice were the right color...‍. The #service was spotty to be kind, we even sent a 10 year old up to see if that would help. Our thought was who can resist a kid right? Wrong. It was like pulling teeth to get to-go boxes, #ketchup, mustard or pretty much anything. What we can say is the brisket was an acceptable flavor and tender, the #ranchdressing awesome and the #onionringsrings really good. It's probably better I wrote it today as my dissatisfaction hasn't diminished and my vocabulary has improved . I am sure many of you this place and that's good, we will try elsewhere on our next trip to #cloverdale. #thepuddingcreektrestle #prouddad #foodporn #Barbecue #sad #dinner #community #leftyeats #badfood read more

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Good food, generous portions, attentive staff and plenty of seating inside and out. Lunch for four ~$85 with drinks and an appetizer.

When a hamburger is $18, I expect it to be a heck of a burger. And this has been our go-to place on road trips for years. Something to look forward to. The burgers now are... average. Not a ton of flavor, no char on the meat. The bacon burger had one small piece of bacon on it. At least the wedge fries were pretty good. But this is not worth the price. read more

Always stop here, always happy I did. Pulled pork sandwich is my favorite. Little outdoor seating & a beer? Heaven

What happened to this great restaurant that was worth driving 40 min to for a meal? Ate breakfast today and it wasn't good. I haven't been here in years and I'm not going back any time soon. Place was empty which should have warned me when a restaurant serving breakfast isn't packed during breakfast hours. Omelet was small considering the menu said it was made with 3 eggs. Ingredients were diced really small and didn't fill the insides. Swiss cheese tasted like imitation and had a plastic feel so had to scrape it off. Red potatoes were boring and over cooked. Home made salsa had no taste and was too thick. Had just shy of a paste consistency. I'm sad that the toast was the best part of the meal. Fun seeing how long it would take my server to remove it from the toaster. She was standing next it filling jelly and forgot about it. After a few good minutes I asked for the toast. Being a huge fan of their breakfast and burgers for decades I'm so disappointed by my visit. read more

Bad food-- poor quality and flavor. This place used to be great but has gone downhill since then. read more

Great food and friendly service. Easy on and off the freeway. We stop and eat on the way back from every lake trip

Delicious pulled pork, Mac and cheese is creamy and flavorful. Brisket was tender and could be cut with a fork. Highly encourage folks to co read more

Hamburger Ranch & Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Cloverdale, California

This place is out of the way, but don't let that stop you. The prices are reasonable and the food is awsome. read more

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Very disappointing... $8 for a tiny bowl of mac & cheese. That was terrible. When we asked the waitress about it, she had an attitude. This place is on hype and we will return. read more

Hamburger Ranch & Bar-B-Que - Eight dollar mac & cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Cloverdale, California

We stopped in Sunday at 1:30 and the parking lot was nearly empty. It's rare to see, so we decided to go ahead and have lunch. The specials included the Black & Blue Burger, so I had that with their fries. Yummy, crispy, seasoned wedge fries were fantastic paired with the huge burger. Juicy and cooked to perfection, I was thankful to find the Black and Blue here. It was tough to decide on it or the brisket. I'll have to make another Sunday drive over for lunch to try it. Plenty of seating, loads of parking areas and up the roadside is good if you're pulling a trailer. No excuse to not stop! read more

This BBQ place is a couple miles from my house. And we go here every chance we get! We went in a couple weeks ago for breakfast- it was a nice Sunday morning, there were people in there and there always is when we go. We got the pulled pork breakfast burrito! My boyfriend and I split it because it is good portion. The meat is so freshly cooked and not dried out, potatoes and eggs are perfect. You NEED to try their BBQ sauces with it! The coffee there is very good, I am not usually a coffee person but theirs has very good flavor. Also, The brisket meal is so good- when I want my fix I go here! Order the Mac & Cheese with your order! You will not be disappointed. We take all of our out of town guests here too. It is a great place in the summer to sit outside! read more

Hamburger Ranch & Bar-B-Que - Pulled pork breakfast burrito - Barbeque Near Me - Cloverdale, California

Well, I won't be cruel because that isn't nice and everyone is just trying to make a living but....sorry. I just took all that back with a "but." Here it goes. I give 5 stars because I don't want to be cruel but. There it is again. Sorry. The food at this place sucks. A local sent me here when I told him I was going to go to Zinis for breakfast the next morning. He said that Zinis isn't any good since the new owners bought it out but...Sorry. There it is again, but, he then proceeded to tell a few stories of the old owner. Didn't know him but I do hope he actually did clean up the mess of the egg on the wall after he threw it. Anyhow, Zinis aside. This place doesn't know how an omelet is executed. First off, omelets do NOT start with a slice of plastic cheese on the plate topped with ham and mushrooms and then finally topped with a weird tortilla shaped egg then topped with another slice of white cheese. I don't know much about cheese but what I do know is that swiss cheese has holes. Just because a cheese is white doesn't mean you can call it swiss. It was so bizarre lifting a torilla shaped egg to see the toppings underneath. Pro-tip for the cook. It might be okay to do it like this but at least start with the egg on the plate then top it with the toppings. So bizarre. I didn't want to look under the egg as the top of the egg was brown so I knew it wouldn't be good. No surprise. The underside was brown. I will say I do have appreciation for sunny side up eggs with crispy edges but unfortunately scrambled eggs won't pull off that technique. I've over it. The only reason I am giving 5 stars is because I really wasn't hungry or I would be pissed. It was worth 5 stars for me because number 1, I didn't pay for it. Number 2, I wasn't really hungry anyhow so it was okay. And 3 because I was in the mood to embrace the suck. I honestly feel that once you learn to embrace the suck you can really make anything good. No. They didn't beat me. I actually somehow won in this because it was fun having the meal get worse and worse with each different piece of it. Hilarious that the hot chocolate had a lump of chocolate at the bottom. They almost had me with the piece of butter wrapper that somehow ended up on my toast. I didn't even see it. I was going in for a bite of my toast and something fell off. It was totally unexpected. It ended up being what looked like a quite large piece of a butter wrapper? It fell off before it could get in my mouth so I'm not mad. It only added to the appeal. Like I said, I don't want to be cruel. The place has potential. I think they need to embrace the suck like I did and hire some waitresses that will abuse you and slam the food on the table. That would be the only way to rescue this place. I would go again. BUT....only if the wait staff with tell me off and I can watch them tell others off. There's a place like that somewhere. I think they need to copy it. Not being mean. That's my advice. read more

Finally stoped by to get some bbq to go was in a hurry.Got 2 piece bbq chicken thighs with 2 pice garlic bread and coleslaw for$17.50 .Was i surprised when i got home! Chicken was dry no bbq sauce on them just seasoning was dry tasted old like dayold,same with bread coleslaw was nasty tasting soggy. I threw it all away. Should have checked before i bought!! Told my friend Lori,replied it whent down hill after it was sold 5 or 6 years ago. They had a big hamburger list. It was bad so bad it doesn't get a star!!!!!!! Had to give a star to post read more

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The biggest sign on the building just says "BBQ" and I hoped I was at the right place. The real sign was probably somewhere really obvious but I was hungry and eating there. We had a cheeseburger and a BLT. They looked like they were made at home. Really amazing flavor not anything amazing to look at. Flavor 10/10 The seasoning on the fries was like that great curly fry flavor. So good. Like $12 per meal. Parking was few but it wasn't busy. Staff was friendly and great read more

Great service. People jumping all over you I had the fungi burger. 1/2 pound. Perfect medium rare House cut wedge fries. Yum Decor is country kitchen. Authentic not hipster. Yes, worth a stop. read more

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Terrible service, refused to serve us. Turned us away because the young woman clearly wanted to leave early. She told us they were closing an hour early and we could only get to go, but she clearly didn't want to take our order at all. I had a toddler and baby in my arms and we were starving on our way home from a trip. There were still many other families outside eating. We went out of our way to stop here because my husband and I had past memories of this place. I asked about to go as we were starving, and having a drink while we wait, she said no to a drink and never gave me a menu, in fact she told me of a restaurant up the road in town and suggested we try there instead. I could tell it was a lost cause so we left. It was really strange and pretty upsetting. A truck full of teenagers/ young people pulled up when we left and they were clearly her friends, I saw her greet them with energy she did not have for us and invite them in to come and hang out. we watched them all go inside and stay. I don't often leave reviews but I hope the owner sees this. The young woman you have working there is turning away families long before you close. This was in summer 2023, yelp just reminded me to post this draft. read more

We arrived for an early dinner and got the brisket plate and a burger. Sadly, the brisket was more akin to jerky than a soft cooked meat. It was really rich in collagen, apparently, because it was mostly tendon! The burger was good, served medium, and we enjoyed our selected sides, bean-forward chili, sweet potato fries, but our favorite side was the BBQ veggies. The restaurant is decorated with effusive praise on old post cards, but sadly that praise is no longer applicable because there was apparently a change of ownership I saw mentioned in a previous review. We should have visited in the early 20teens to get the experience the post cards are describing. read more

I love the hamburger ranch!!! My husband and I eat lunch here several times a week. The waitress is Awesome!!! If you come through Cloverdal, you must stop at the Hamburger Ranch! They have great barbecue sandwiches and a great grilled cheese sandwich! read more