Anytime I want a burger I think... ISLANDS after you have had a burger from here, you will never want to go to another place. I love their Rincon burger and their bottomless french fries! Their burgers are so juicy that wow it makes my mouth water just thinking about it. I first came here about a year ago and i was hooked! I come here about once a week. I love this place, love the food, their brown ale (beer), the service is great, friendly people, relaxing atmosphere... What else could you ask for? read more

Great service. Burgers are delicious. Generous amount of fries with the burger. Not loud.

Although the establishment all around is outdated with the cheesy, worn out decor. The quality of your meal here does have a spotlight on its own. Of course, the price does seem a bit high for what you actually get. Don't think I'll be back here again, although a great try! read more

Islands Restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

server was rude. didn't even properly place coasters, just tossed them At us. even though we sat first he neglected our table and took the order on the other two tables after us. he was extremely rude for being in the customer service industry. maybe because we are Hispanic. either way we will not be returning. read more

The beach bowel with chicken is absolutely delicious! Love the pineapple! Definitely will be back!

My waitress was extremely nice and understanding. Although I ordered the China Coast salad and asked for no chicken since I'm a vegan and substitute avocado. My salad came out with chicken and Avocado. Since I do not believe in wasting a sacrificed animal I told them I would take a to go container for the chicken to feed my dogs. When my bill came out they had charged me for the dish plus avocado!!!! I will not be back to this restaurant nor should anyone with dietary restrictions. read more

I have always like the food at Islands! I will continue to like their food, but man! Just getting to expensive! I know we enjoy food, and our pictures prove that. But eighty dollars for dinner! 1st the food! - I ordered the Rincon burger, this was probably the best burger I have ever had! Comes with guacamole, smoke apple wood bacon, lettuce, tomato! First time I had it, won't be my last! the bad thing about it was. My wife took half of it, because she liked it so much!! Wife had the chili burger, it was good since I had her half. Daughter enjoyed her salad. again, overall we really enjoyed the food. But wish a burger a fries wouldn't cost over $10.00. read more

Standard quick-casual burger chain Island's is about what you expect of a quick-casual burger chain. Sit down is quick. Ordering if prompt. Service on drinks is average. And food goes down, but is not memorable. Cost was a bit higher than I expected. Took us about 1:20 to get in and out the last two times. Can also be a tad loud. They do have a very good smoothie-type drink I highly recommend. read more

Islands was ok. Just okay. I got a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth when I put my name on the wait list. I checked in at 12:50 and the hostess told me it'd be a 5-10 minute wait. We were seated a little after 1:20. When we were finally seated, we had a little incident with our tea, but to be fair, the manager came out and apologized and removed the tea from our bill. Our waitress was very nice. She and the French fries were the highlights of the meal. No one else would make eye contact with us. I about fell out of my chair trying wave a server down as she was walking past. I called and called, but she was in the zone, I guess. Luckily our waitress saw the ordeal and came to help with our issue. The burger was fine. I don't know that it was $10 fine, but fine nonetheless. It was you're typical, nothing special cookie cutter chain restaurant. Not too bad, but not too good either. read more

Islands Restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

Wanted to try a new place so we went in on Saturday night. Service was good and the food is not bad, but over $12 for a hamburger. I had the the Malibu burger with onion rings the burger was good not great I would not recommend the onion rings. read more

Islands Restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

Elaina in the bar was AMAZING! Good food as always. We will be back. Thanks to Manager Fernando for taking the time to come out so we could let him know how great our meal and service from Elaina was. read more

This is an another unfortunate restaurant that has been taken over by a newer mentality of servers and kitchen staff. We walked in on a Friday evening, and the wait time was reasonable. We ordered a starter of island nachos and expected to receive them before our Maine entrées. However, in the grand tradition of restaurants, nowadays, that do not know how to time Plating their food and serving it. We ran into the issue of having our starter delivered on top of our entrées. I ordered the Kilauea burger and my wife ordered the pulled pork tacos. The waitress gave me the option of having my hamburger cooked to preference, and I made the request for it to be cooked medium rare. She brought me a hamburger that resembles a hockey puck. And the service was at best inconsistent, and the timing of the food to the table for the amount of money that we were about to pay on the tab was not proportional to what we had actually received. I do not recommend this particular location. read more

Another crappy meal and crappy service . We have been eating at this location for approximately 10 years. The first several years the food and service was amazing. Then, about three years ago things deteriorated. The burgers were smaller, sloppy, and poorer in taste. After a couple of meals like that, we stopped going for about a year. For some STUPID reason we thought we would try it again. I has gotten worst! Server could have cared less about waiting on customers. Slow to greet us at the table, slower to take our drink order, and extremely slow in taking the food order. We almost were going to pay for our drinks and leave to elsewhere. The french fries-cold and mostly half pieces, came before our burgers. Coleslaw was wilted with no dressing=dry. One burger was not edible due to over seasoning and its was one we have had a dozen times. Save your money don't go to Islands. Heck, they may be closed before soon anyway. I hope so to put them out of their misery. read more

Not a fan of the pinapple on a burger, but we tried it. We got our order to go. Wonderful service and expectations were met other wise.

Just stopped here on our way back to California and was so pleasantly surprised by the service here. We have not had the best of luck back home so it's been a long time since we've been to an Island's. Our server was very pleasant and the multiple people working to make sure our drinks were always full was impressive but what got the 5 stars is the manager that came up to our table and noticed I had not eaten my cold chicken on my salad. I had not complained about it at all but she let me know she had taken 50% off the bill for the salad as well as let me know that in the future I can get it warm. Well done in service and food! read more

The worst smell ever I'm not too sure if they just let their garbage pile up but it sure smelled like it. Their buns tasted old & were super brunt they were hard as a rock! Fries were old very disappointed and dissatisfied with the whole experience skip out on this restaurant read more

I normal enjoy the service and food this time the food was great the service provided by Erica was horrible she never checked on us gave refills straws or service once she took are order the next time I seen her is when she brought the check also gave wrong food served food with no gloves come on now won't be back there no time soon Erica get a personality read more

I couldn't believe my eyes when I drove by this place. This place was a childhood favorite but then they closed the ones in Tempe and Paradise Valley so I thought they were donso. But apparently not! Food was just like how I remembered... good AF! Unfortunately I was so excited (and starving) that I didn't take a pic. They're fries are fresh cut and their burgers are great quality. The server (didn't catch her name) was nice and efficient. Not sure how long this place has been here but for what it's worth this place is great. They even have an Impossible Burger for all you vegetarians. read more

Nice staff and that's half the fun. Great burger , craft beers and nice atmosphere with patio read more

Islands Restaurant - Dog friendly patio - Burgers Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

Food was great, service not so great. Servers are not trained to explain when there are up charges.

Not good. Food tasted cold and bland. Place was empty and I can understand why. Wouldn't go here again.

The restaurant looked fun from the outside so we thought we would give it a shot. Unfortunately ended up being disappointed. First off the prices are very steep for the moderate quality of the food. Burgers, Chicken Sandwiches, and french fries are their main offerings here, served in plastic baskets with waxed paper. read more

Hoping today's experience isn't indicative of the norm at Islands, but food and service were mediocre at best. I got the north shore tacos and my hubby got the Malibu burger...both were almost completely flavorless and lacked anything that made us want more...in fact, we left hungry because we didn't finish our food. As for service, it wasn't terrible and the waitress was friendly enough, but my one refill took a while to get and she wasn't even the one to deliver it...although I think that's just how their service is set up. Not sure we plan to go back since there are so many other choices in the area, but hoping others have better experiences. read more

Islands is one of my favorite restaurants having just moved here from California it's a slice of home and we were not disappointed! Jessica was an amazing server all the service was prompt beyond expectations and the cooks as well! The food kept coming and it was phenomenal! Can't wait to come here again, thank you Islands! read more

Loved this place. I pass by and frequent all most of the businesses there yet I had never really thought about stopping by. My son took me for lunch and I was so impressed with the service and the burgers were yummy! I had sweet potato fries with mine and my son had regular fries which were the best I've had. They tasted like real fries and were fresh when we got them. I'll def recommend this place as I loved the environment too. Not too noisy, good place to hang out for drinks too. read more

Islands Restaurant - Had a nice dinner with my son - Burgers Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

Just finished having the best service and the most delicious food ever. Jessica was on point with her service and the cooks had me and my girlfriends food out promptly. As you can see from my reviews and ratings, I do not do this much often. Keep up the good work at islands. A+ read more

We decided to eat here for our date night, we both had the Kilauea Burger... it was good, service was good and we had no wait for a table!

This was our first trip to island restaurant. We sat at the bar because well that's where we are comfortable. The bartender was very personable and even gave us a sample of a margarita he had a little extra of. We both order burgers since after all it is a burger place. Both were very good. We also ordered fries as our sides and got one big order which was fine since we are married! The fries could've come out hotter. Our problem was the price of the beer! $8 for a 22oz Coors light and $9 for a craft IPA. Not sure if we will ever go back. I would like to thank the owner for the prompt response. Can you tell me where on the website shows when and what your happy hour and other specials are? read more

Saturday night in Phoenix at peak dinner time and I was hangry! We were seated in 5 minutes. Drinks were at the table within 3 minutes and I was eating my delicious bluenami burger within 15. Service & food 5 stars! read more

Great service today! We had a wonderful server ( not sure of her name , but short black hair). Food was good and hot, but freezing cold. Had to put arms in my shirt to keep comfortable. Good experience. Will go back soon ! read more

First, let me preface this by saying I picked up the food curbside. K had surgery down the road and since we don't live anywhere near either Islands locations, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to pick up food that she could enjoy later. I called in the order as we were leaving the surgery center and it was ready a few minutes after we parked in the special spots right in front of the restaurant. Everything was simple. The person who took my order over the phone read it back to me. She gave me the total. When they brought the food to the car everything was packed to go. Paying was super easy and we were on our way. The food. Awesome of course. K ate it later that night. I reheated everything in the oven and she was very happy with it. It might not have been as great as it would have been had we eaten there, but that was't the point. The did a great job and for that, 5 Stars. read more

1st let me say that serve kyla was one of the best people to serve us in a while she was spot on with the drinks and when it came down to food she told us what was good now on to the food it was a 10 all day read more

Islands Restaurant - Best dip ever it's a must have - Burgers Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

Usually I wouldn't give a 5 star for somewhere with pretty good food. However the atmosphere was nice and beach-ee, and for the price its good food. They have a full bar. My boyfriends burger was really good, very well seasoned. I switched out my burger for chicken on mine, and it was really good and light, compared to a burger. The waitress knew the menu and actually suggested that I switch the chicken in the burger, since I couldn't decide between that burger or a chicken sandwich, because I wanted something lighters. There are tvs, which I generally don't like but they are all at the bar, and they also had one of the on a surfing and ocean channel, which was nice since the theme is islands. They had nice outdoor seating. The Hostess came to the door and opened the door for us it was extremely inviting and just a really nice touch. Even the other guests were very friendly. This is definitely going to become a regular place for us, we both loved it. read more

We ate here in June. While it was great, it was nothing that would make me jump off the freeway and stop if I saw it and was hungry. I'd compair it to a glorified Fudruckers with a Hawaiian twist. I know we had a few issues, nothing I can remember--- but enough that well over a month later I remember that it wasn't smooth sailing. :) Give them a try, you might find heaven in there. Who knows. read more

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Every time I go in this place I feel like I should be on the beach eating my veggie burger with no bun but lettuce instead. Haha :). Substitute veggie patty on any of the entrees!! Two thumbs up!!! read more

Islands Restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

I always feel like I'm entering a car dealership when a restaurant sells fast food as 'fine dining'...but I was interested in trying this place out. Yes, it's a chain. After an afternoon of shopping with my artsy neighbor, we were game for some good grub, and she recommended the place, so off we went. I'll admit to being a mite disappointed at the lack of creativity in the menu. It's like Applebee's with a lei. We shared an order of Beachside Sliders and Cheddar Fries. The sliders were okay, the best part were the crispy red onion strings. There was more bread than meat. The cheddar fries were dry. I took some pork soft tacos home also, and personally, I think they were better than the sliders. The best part of being at the restaurant had to be our server, Fernando. He was just AwEsOmE! He kept us hydrated constantly, recommended that next time we get chili on top of the cheddar fries, and even ran, yes RAN to get club soda when my neighbor accidentally got a drop of ketchup on her purse. Islands should be proud to have Fernando as a server. If it was just on service, I would give it a five. But due to the lack of items that called to me (2 different desserts, are you kidding me? Just because you give it an 'islandy' sound doesn't make it so), and the items that we did order not being so yummy, I have to lay off a couple of the stars. Yay to Fernando, boo to boring menu. read more

We can here as a party of 15. Though they usually don't take reservations they did for us... So that was very nice of them. We all kinda felt like the burgers kind of sucked though... Which is too bad. Ire member enjoying a good Islands burger in the past. I had the North Shore tacos. They were delicious as usual and so were the onion rings. Service was great especially considering how many people we brought. :) read more

I've been to Islands two times, so I am pretty confident giving a 3 star rating. I appreciate the ambiance of this location. They have televisions readily visible for customers to watch island-ish videos such as surfing. Additionally, they have cool island decoration such as carved wooden paddles. I am very pleased with the cleanliness of this restaurant, which, if judged alone, would receive 5 stars. During my most recent visit, the waiter was amazing! Very friendly, comfortable, and knew how to joke around in a way that enabled my friends and me to relax a little more. 5 Stars for her! I'm a pretty simple guy when it comes to food, so both visits I ordered hamburgers. They both had good flavor, but in my opinion they aren't anything spectacular. However, I think the hamburgers are better than those from Chili's and Red Robin's. I would have been more pleased if they didn't cost between 8 and 9 dollars. In the end, the price is the determining factor that drops my rating to 3 stars. I'm a full-time college student who doesn't work. If the burgers were about 6 dollars, I'd bump it to 4 stars. read more

Love it! Always enjoyed Islands in California! Very happy they had one in Arizona!!! Baja chicken tacos with the beans and a basket of fries to share!! Amazing! read more

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It's a chain, but cool environment nonetheless. I really dig the theme and look. Our server was very kind and accommodating. My wife and I arrived during happy hour, and we were thrilled at the amount of food we got for a very reasonable price. The Hawaiian sliders were good, and the onion straws on the side were a nice touch. We'll definitely be returning. read more