Driving through town on a Friday night and hubby and I found this gem. I enjoyed the western states burger. It had great flavor and the patty was cooked perfectly. The fries are fresh cut with skins and tasted good. I tasted hubbies mac n cheese bites and I will say those could be addicting. read more

Local Heroes - Western states burger with Mac n cheese bites. - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

The best BLT's and Burgers in town!! The staff is always so friendly and the service is always amazing. You won't want to go anywhere else after eating here. The food is always consistently delicious! Very clean and never had any issues here! read more

Okay, you just really need to try this burger. Soooo great and staff has always been great every time I've gone. I fantasize about their burgers all the time and service great read more

First timer, will be back. Had Western States burger, solid! Wanna try some of the other ones, on the next visit.

Tasty tasty tasty tasty tasty, the western states is absolutely delicious and maybe the best burger I've ever had, my wife likes to get black bean burger which is also very tasty. Kid friendly. They have a horse corral in the backyard to contain the kids. One dollar extra on the kids meal for a milkshake. That's a nice customer centered atmosphere. read more

*** I just read some of the negative reviews...those people need to get realistic and stop being haters! $6 for a 1/3 pound burger is more than reasonable. Get a specialty burger, it will cost more. This isn't fast food, it's fresh and made to order. You can watch them cook your food and salivate, like we did. Haters gonna hate but this small business (and your taste buds) deserve for you to try it yourself. And no, I don't know the owner. *** Living in Reno, you end up driving by Auburn anytime you head to NorCal. Our family has typically stopped by In-n-Out while driving through. This time, we decided to check Yelp for options and found this little gem! I prefer big burgers over multiple small patties and Local Heroes serves 1/3 pound burgers. That alone will make this our go-to when driving through Auburn. They offer turkey and vegetarian patties as well as Gluten Free or wheat buns. Their standard bun is a beautiful brioche. Plus they have onion rings! Beer battered onion rings, no less! Even their ranch dressing is on point - no Hidden Valley from a bottle served here! Aaand...who doesn't love the option to customize their burger?! Here they have several types of cheese, bacon, mushrooms, avocado and even chili to add to your patty. They also have a lengthy list of specialty burgers with additional toppings like fried jalapeños. If you drive through Auburn and are a red-blooded American who has a healthy appetite, you have to get yourself a proper, legit burger here! Oh...looks like they will soon have a bar, too. Don't miss out on this Local Hero burger stand! read more

Local Heroes - Western States Burger and beer-battered Onion Rings - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

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We love this place. Very consistent in how they cook their burgers, always generous with toppings and fantastic sweet potato fries. Great place to go after a day of hiking. read more

When I want the best burger ever and great brews I go to Local Heroes. The staff is always really accommodating, too. This is definitely a family favorite! read more

My son introduced me to this fabulous burger place tonight. I have been looking for a place that had fresh hamburger and fresh ingredients to go with it and I found it tonight. Holy crap what a Fantastic burger! I ordered the California Burger. It was huge - big fresh very tasty patty, lots of bacon, avocado, tomato, lettuce, and a great house sauce. My son and his friends have tried about everything on the menu and they say is all really good. My son had the cardiac trail burger which I want to get on my next visit. The fries and onion rings are really yummy too. I can't wait to go back soon. read more

Local Heroes - The California Burger and the Cardiac Trail burger with onion rings. Yum! - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

First of all, food is wonderful! Service... always have had issues. Today was my last visit unfortunately. When I arrived with my family, there were two parties in front of us. I known the cadence is usually slow for taking orders. We had the chance to place the order and with the order, we had ordered 2 beers. She let me know she would be right with us at the bar they pour the beers. She had another group to take an order from behind us. I completely understood the wait. Once she finished the group, I had been waiting for 7 minutes while my family sat down. She then pulled the tips out of the jar and started counting them... I kindly asked if she was able to pour the beers. She replied "I'll be right with you". She continued to count the tips and split them up (I had just put $10 in there). After 3 more minutes and getting rather impatient with her lack of care that I was waiting for her to pour the beer (10 minutes waiting now) I asked again, this time directly asking if she can pour the beers so I can go sit down with my family. Again "I have to finish this, I'll be right with you" she replied. Two minute later she came around to pour the beers and was obviously upset with me. She went on a bit of a rant of why she had to count the tips to split up between the employees that were getting off because it's the law. Also told some other reasons that had nothing to do with her cashiering... why would she not take a couple minutes to pour two beers after I have been patiently waiting and then count the tips? I live here in town and given this place chance after chance. Today was my last. Bums me out. read more

We stopped here on our way to Tahoe. What a treat! Food is made to order and the service was awesome.

For a burger joint this place is good, and folks need to judge it, accordingly. Flavorful burgers, fast service and friendly enough. The price is the similar as if you went to Carl's Jr and got a meal, so I'm not entirely certain why one of the reviews I read said the price was high? Also some folks say the decor is plain, but I feel the environment is pleasant and the wall color is cheerful and fun. If you want a good and customizable burger (think bacon or mushrooms, chili, choice of cheese or avocado) Local Heroes by all means, comes through. Decent sized patty, fresh ingredients and served in a checkered wrapper. Add a side of fries, onion rings, or jalapeño poppers-maybe a fresh milkshake or soda float. What's not to love, people? In my opinion, this is one more of those small businesses that needs the community to embrace it for what it is so that it continues to thrive. At any rate, gets my vote... read more

Local Heroes - Menu 9-18-13 - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

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eh, just so so...it's hard for me to really judge because I had a veggie burger not a real burger. My veggie paddy wasn't cooked well enough and tasted kind of frost bite-ey. My son gobbled up his burger though and said he liked it. I felt bad for the young kids working there who got balled out by a pissed off customer for their burnt food while we were there. From what I could tell the cook seemed very young and very unexperienced and overwhelmed. Poor guy. I liked the ambiance, cleanliness and prices are reasonable. We will return if we're in the mood for a burger and we're in that part of town. read more

Local Heroes - Santa fe veggie burger - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

Horrible customer service. Inadequate staff. And a mystery "manager" who never gets back to you. She's never there and I gave her a week to get back to me so that we could discuss things before I posted this yelp review. I guess customer service matters that much to her. It's unfortunate because the burgers are good but the staff acts like they don't care and like Brd R, Jake W, and Wendy O said earlier they are patronizing without knowing it; easily offended when they get an order wrong; and never apologize. Like these customers, our family won't be going back there. They are ill-equipped to deal with take-home orders. We've tried twice during this pandemic. There won't be a third. read more

1. Two out of three times they got a simple order wrong. Bad refund policy to boot. 2. Every single time, it takes over 30 mins to get food. People inside complain about how slow it is every time I am there. 3. Food isn't really anything special, but is wildly expensive. Save the time and money, go anywhere else in the area. read more

I loved going to Local Heroes back when I was in High School. I loved their burgers and their fries also their milkshakes are amazing!

Amazing place and amazing hamburgers!!!! I love coming here at lunch with my friends. The fries are amazing and they are quite fast!!

Man that was good. Tasty juicy burger. Good fixings. Fries with thousand island were yummy and the mac n cheese bites were delicious. The staff was polite and friendly. read more

Local Heroes - Cheese burger with bacon - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

Excellent food Sweet potato fries and onion rings are excellent Sat outside in the shade with our dogs where they have a large bowl of water for our critters Plus they brought out dog biscuits for our babies read more

Love the food the owner and the true since of community. Lisa supports everything in Auburn. Want great food .... Give it a try The blt with avocado is over the top and the burgers scream eat me read more

The food is worth the wait! The Mac and cheese bites, mushroom burgers and floats are so good! They love cheese there and have a variety of options-even ghost pepper if you're easy enough to throw that on a burger! read more

Attention gluten-free if in doubt go without! A 2-time Failing Grade for Local Heroes Their A Zero. Amazing Hamburgers that out class all others, HOWEVER my bun was placed Side-By-Side touching a REGULAR GLUTEN BUN meaning an EpiPen or a Hospital is a Must. read more

In my opinion you cannot get a better burger than here ! Always fresh and cooked perfect. Fries are excellent too !! Its our go to place for a good old fashioned burger.. read more

Lexie who took our order was one of the rudest people I have ever met. Didn't give us our drink, and forgot about our entire order for a very long time. We waited over 30 minutes because they made the two people who ordered after us food first. I am furious because I had been speaking so highly of this place to the person I had brought with me and now we will never be coming back. I will now be telling everyone who comes in to auburn DO NOT go into Local Heroes unless you want to be disrespected, overcharged & then completely forgotten about. Disgusted by the way they are running this business now. I've been a fan since my freshman year of high school. I would give 0 stars if I could read more

I came in an tried to order the veggie burger; the nice gal told me to try the black bean burger, she said she liked it much better. Awesome! Got it on a whole wheat bun, with cheddar cheese and avocado. It was really delicious, I ate every little bite. Vegetarian type patties can tend to be mushy or a weird consistency; this was absolutely perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection! The place is a typical burger joint with seat yourself tables and bar type hightops. My food didn't take forever to be ready, and the employees were really nice. Awesome! read more

The BEST sweet potato fries. I like my burger well done and they always cook it right without drying it out. Their burgers aren't super greasy like other places. read more

This IS a tasty burger. We found this on Yelp while on the way from Incline Village to San Francisco and thought Auburn would be a good rest spot. Our first impression was of a very friendly woman who upon greeting us pointed out the specials. We skipped the specials and stuck to the menu. I had the, "California" and so should you. This was great! All the extra stuff (Avocado, tomato, was perfect as my picture shows. The aioli or "special sauce" was excellent! Damn son, this went so well with this burger. This sauce is what put the burger over the top for me and guaranteed that next time I pass through Auburn I will be back! On a side note, for those that are food snobs, this is not a beef from a hand fed calf that comes with a birth certificate. It's just good beef cooked well. read more

Local Heroes - Avocado, bacon and great sauce!! So good. - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

Burger = 5 Stars Service = 2 Stars Atmosphere = 2 Stars Sweet potatoe fries = 4 Stars If they put this food in a great location and a better setting they'd really have a top tier establishment. As it stands, these are really good burgers and you should give it a shot. read more

Just stopped in on our way home from Lake Tahoe. Was craving a big juicy burger! We sure found a gem of a burger spot. Freshly made to order, fresh fries and huge onion rings. We splurged and had milk shakes-it's been years and these did not disappoint. I had the mushroom Swiss and my husband had the California burger! We both were pleased with the layer of flavors and the step up in products served. Counter Guy was helpful amd cheerful. Worth a pull off the freeway for a good quick meal. There are local beers on tap for those who are not driving on. read more

Best burgers in town so far. Also have vegetarian blank bean burger which is tasty! Cozy little atmosphere nestled in downtown. Great for a quick bite too. read more

So good. Very friendly. Good beer. I ate that burger in about 0.2 seconds. Yelp wants me to keep writing or it won't let me post.

why would you close at 3 pm on Sunday!??? the burger are good a lot of people and you guys cloce early why ? read more

Best burgers in Auburn, maybe state. Sides are amazing. Beer selection is always top notch. Employees always fun and pleasant.

I've eaten here three times now, and each time has been amazing. The burgers are good, and the price is right. The layout of the restaurant is very nice as well, and the staff has always been friendly. read more

We came in 15 minutes before closing, starving! We were treated well by the employees and ordered three burgers (one with gluten free bun), two orders of fries (one regular, one sweet potato), a chocolate milkshake, and an orange float. We took the order to go. All of the food was delicious and more than enough to satisfy our hunger. We will be visiting often as we will be up on Auburn every weekend for the next four months. read more

One of the best burger places in Auburn. Excellent food and good service. I recommend highly! Our dog enjoying the dog friendly patio .... She says 2 paws up for Local Heroes ! read more

Local Heroes - Puppy loves the outdoor side patio .... she got a bunch of fries so she was very happy! - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

I am speechless, which doesn't happen often. This is the best burger I have had in years! The bun is outstanding and holds the entire burger together.. The meat is tasty and oh so juicy.. The produce is fresh and so ridiculously good.. Come eat here, this place must NEVER leave! read more

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Went there tonight ,waited over 40 minutes for our 4 burgers and it was cold when we got it. They forgot our shakes and it wasn't at all worth the 50$ we paid! SAVE YOUR money they sure didn't care either. read more

My only complaint is that these burgers are so big, I can never finish one. Great fries, great service - YUM!

This place has such a great selection of burgers. I had the Roper that had smoked goat cheese. It was incredible!! I also had the mac and cheese bites. Ummm, why doesn't everyone make these?! So amazing!! All of my friends loved their food. If you are reading this, stop! And go eat there immediately! read more