The food is great, the tea is sweet, the staff is friendly, and the restaurant is clean!

Tried Riverside North for the first time. I honestly have to say, these are some of the tastiest smash burgers I've ever had. The service was excellent (quick and friendly). The atmosphere was very casual. I highly recommend giving this place a try. read more

Riverside North - Double cheeseburger with sautéed onions. - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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Best burgers and draft beer in town! Great service and environment. I've been a customer for almost 20 years. Multiple changes of ownership but always good time. read more

Riverside North - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

Good old fashioned diner spot! The burger was really good and reasonably priced. The onion rings were crispy. All of the prices were great. Food came out fast and service was kind: read more

Riverside North - Onion rings - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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This is probably not the best burger you will ever have in your entire life, but it is pretty darn good and you will not beat the price. I have been coming here since I moved to C'Ville in 2013, and I have never been disappointed and have had great service every time. Best part is you are not paying much more than McDonald's prices and they actually care about how the food looks when they make it for you. read more

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For a small place, the food was yummy and prices were reasonable. It is refreshing to find local spots to support. The service was friendly and kind. read more

Delicious, affordable, and definitely hits the spot. Favorite burger place north of Polo Ground Road and south of Airport on 29. Fries and cheese balls tasted fried in clean oil. If you're craving a good burger stop here! Will be back for more! read more

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What's with the tipping situation. Lowest amount is 22% and no way to do a custom amount? Will only pay with cash for now on

My mom and I were in the area, looking for a spot to get some lunch and found a lot of closed places or take out only options. We both wanted to sit down and eat so we decided on Riverside North. Riverside North to me, is best described as a sit down Cookout. The food itself is pretty okay, but it's good for what you're paying. You could pay $20 and eat like a king, which I like. It definitely isn't the highest quality food, but it gets the job done. I got a little burger which was pretty decent, but smushed. We also got jalapeño poppers, fries, and fried pickles to share. Everything was about on the same level, hot and tasted alright. I will note that the breading on the fried pickles was good. Also, it was pretty quick, much like Cookout. The restaurant was nearly as full as it could be, and we got our food within 10 minutes of sitting down, which was good because we spent a while driving around looking for a spot to eat. Overall, it was a decent experience at Riverside North, I'd recommend it if you're looking for a Cookout experience in a sit down restaurant. read more

Riverside North - Bacon cheeseburger. - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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Great home town spot where the locals go! Friendly and fast service along with plenty of different types of seating such as booths, large and small tables in case you're with a big party or just by yourself for lunch like I was. Free wifi and plugs for catching up on work if you need to and Philly cheese steak was good. Country music plays while there's also bar stools to watch the grill master and eat right there. Good parking as it's in a strip mall. read more

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Nothing fancy but good burgers, crispy tots, and cold beer. Service was friendly and quick.

This is a great place to bring your family or kids for a casual or quick meal. The burgers and fried pickles are delicious!!! read more

Riverside North - Fried pickles - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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Not the healthiest options, it will remind you of the burger joint where you went in high school after the big game. Cheap juicy burgers with fried rings or fries. My husband really likes the burgers. I always get a whole wheat grilled cheese with tomato on it. The waitstaff are friendly and attentive. So nothing fancy, just nostalgic food. read more

The women who took my order was less then friendly. I placed a to go order. When it was ready no one gave an indication it was ready so it sat on the counter for a bit. The food itself was flavorless. Inexpensive so that is a plus if you need something without shelling out much. All and all I will not be returning. read more

Great place for great prices! All american food served extremely quick. This is a UVA hot spot and definitely a recommendation for the next time y'all go out! read more

Excellent execution of basic burgers and bar menu. Burgers are amazingly good and the wait staff have been very good to us over the 12 months we've made this our regular spot. They are always friendly and willing to go the extra mile to make patrons happy. There is a family/restaurant side and a bar side, and the latter is mostly regulars, but don't be intimidated. Just say "hi" and you'll likely become part of the Riverside North family. We keep going back at least weekly so, yes, we love it. read more

Riverside North - Don't want a bun? No problem. - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

On our way back to Manassas after our grandson's baseball game and Arby's was locked! This place was in the same strip center so we went in. Smash burgers any way you want for a small but reasonable price and a slew of sides. I forgot my wallet at the cash register and a customer gave it to my hubby! Nice crowd. read more

Excellent burgers and perfectly cooked fries! Great spot for a solid lunch simply menu but food was made well with fresh ingredients. Burgers are on the smaller size but they are flavorful and not dry! Fries crispy and thin with no sogginess or limpness. Service fast and attentive, what more can you ask for? I love when a place does things simply and well. read more

This place does not care about covid!! I went there today and it's designed so you can see them preparing all the food. Not one of the employees was wearing a mask and half of them weren't even wearing gloves while touching and preparing burgers. I watched one of the people who assembled the burgers eating chicken tenders with this fingers while he was prepared the food and he wasn't wearing a mask or gloves. I was honestly so appalled by this I really do not recommend eating here especially during the pandemic but just in general not wearing gloves while preparing finger food is gross. read more

for $15 i am very pleased! saw this as a quick cheap bite and was not disappointed. all of the staff was so nice and the restaurant itself was very cute. the ranch with the fried pickles was to die for! fries were a bit room temp but with how good everything else was i cant even be upset read more

Riverside North - Double cheeseburger, fries, fried pickles - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

This is one of my happy places. Their good is so good! Better hamburgers than any fast food place. Heck, their burgers are on par with Five Guys, and I'm being serious, they are THAT good! The prices for their food is really good, lower than the vast majority of places around here. Their burgers are great and you can get them the way you like it. Their fries are great! Not too crispy, and not limp and gooey, they're perfect. Their fried mushrooms are fantastic, especially if you dip them in ranch (and I don't even like ranch dressing). And their servers are always on top of refills, they know before I know I need a refill, which is awesome! Also, you never have a long wait, literally never. I think the longest I've ever waited was maybe 5 minutes at the most. Seriously, don't go to fast food, go to Riverside and have a good meal, that has flavor and gets your belly full. read more

Great prices! The onion rings were crispy on the outside & the onion itself was nicely cooked on the inside. The chicken salad was basic but good. Still moist with added onions. Yum. The potato salad had that classic southern flavor but they were a little hard and under done. read more

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This is one of my family's favorite places to eat in Charlottesville! If you want a quick and inexpensive meal that tastes delicious then this is the place to go. I highly recommend their burgers and mac & cheese wedges! read more

We eat here at least once a week. Great family owned local business. Go to for burgers and fries.

Loved the service here, food was fast and delicious. Mel our sever was delightful! Highly recommend the double cheeseburger and onion rings were stellar read more

ordered take out from here. when picking up the order the guy that helped us at the register was a little rude. the food was ok but nothing impressive. read more

I was excited to try this place again, but only had time for take out this time. The staff was genuine and cracked jokes with me while I waited. I loved getting to talk to the gentlemen cooking the food and how authentic the whole place felt. The prices are INCREDIBLE for food they definitely made from scratch. My husband loved his philly cheesesteak and I was quickly full with my bacon cheeseburger. I can't wait to come back and try more of the menu with a beer! read more

What a mess. Watching the cook count cash and then not wash his bare hands while he makes everyone's burgers is disgusting. This place broke about 15 health violations in the 20 minutes I was there today. To make it worse, every time we needed refills our waitress was missing and the cooks and other waitress were all busy on their cell phones. The burger was average at best. Greasy as all get out and the bread was smashed to hell. Watching them dump frozen everything into the fryer is also discouraging of the quality of what you would want. Never again. read more

I was there only one time several months ago to see for myself after hearing from my friends about two separate incidents where racist remarks were made from one of their redneck customers to our friend. My friends were asked to leave but the drunk redneck. There was another time I heard about the very same thing happening but I don't know the full story. The people behind the counter were allegedly not helpful. When we arrived we received cold stares from several patrons and the people behind the counter. It was not a welcoming atmosphere to say the least. They were "okay" and as polite as one would expect. The food was similar to carnival greasy food. read more

Don't let the size fool you when you open the bun, these burgers are flavor-rich. If you're looking for a little bigger burger; better go with the bacon double-cheeseburger... more than enough food but when you're used to seeing 1/2 - 3/4 lb slabs of meat being served @ even the fast food joints, you may be taken back at the size. Fries are not bad... shoe-string'ers... This place is most def no-frills; not a flea-bag by any means, just no frills. Only complaints... the super dinky appetizer paper plates they serve the burgers on are really silly... I mean you get the crap everywhere while you eat the sandwich... I'm sure if they spent the extra 1 cent per plate, they could save 15 cent per plate in labor cost spent cleaning up after folks. Otherwise, a fried egg option (over medium) would be a great add. The server even acknowledged she has people asking for fried eggs on top all the time... hey owner... sounds like a lot of profit being lost when you can add $1.50 for an egg to a 3.00 burger. Lack of fried eggs or paper plates aside, I'm sure I'll be back. read more

We like this place for a greasy burger, but I was really disappointed in breakfast. A friend recommended that we try breakfast. We were charged significantly more than they were. The food was not great. The waitress was not attentive at all. We won't be going back for breakfast. read more

I've called to order food before and the staff had an attitude, they've messed up my order and still had an attitude, the food is overcooked and not seasoned well enough. I'm highly disappointed because Riverside on Pantops is top tier, I figured they would follow suit. Will not order again read more

Probably the worst food I've had in town, period. Go to Martin's across the street for similar types of food that is amazing for a good price. read more

Yes. it's a greasy burger, but, isn't that what you're expecting when you goto riverside? The servers served. They kept the drinks filled and got our order right. Food was yummy & as expected! read more

This place is one of our weekly favorites. I live around and Regis is my first choice every time. (My favorite order is a plain burger, light cooked frys and a Dr Pepper, try it sometime) I highly recommend this to anyone who can. My mom and dad say that everything is great here even though I'm picky and I don't eat many things. But of all of charelottesville this place is great. And try a milkshake one day too. read more

Riverside North - My usual!!!! - Burgers Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

It is what it is. Good greasy burgers and tasty fries. Nothing special really. Atmosphere has seen better days. Should at least reupholster the chairs. Wait staff could be a little friendlier. read more

This place is gross And disgusting the server was rude as hell threw our straws at us and rolled his eyes at me cuz I asked for a drink NOT EVER AGAIN read more

Fantastic food. Greasy, but that means it is good!! Inexpensive prices, nice American food selection and quick service. The workers there ranging from the server to the cooks were all awesome. One complaint is that I did find one hair in the fries. I am not freaked out over this at all and did not mention it. We frequent the other Riverside Lunch location and this past weekend was our first visit to the Riverside North and we will be back. read more

I was really disappointed at lunchtime today. The usually great service to go with the food was missing. No refills, and it wasn't busy either...the three servers were just standing around talking...the manager, Buster, must approve because he had joined in with them. Still great food, but they do have competition in the area. read more

This is a quick and casual burger joint and it's locally owned. Really great fries, burgers and beer to watch the game. Service is usually fair to average. Food is exactly as stated above. Quick casual burger joint. read more