Awesome! We loved the food, service was friendly. Bathrooms were clean. and a good place the recharge. We had a burger, BLT, and fired zucchini. It was so good. We recommend this place. read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Outside view - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

It was lunchtime during our drive on the Avenue of the Giants scenic road, so decided to stop at the Chimney Tree Grill as our ninth stop (11:07) on day five of our Northern California road trip. My wife, her mom, and I, all like burgers so figured this would be a good place to stop. Our cellular service did not work here, so had to use the info I had downloaded in Google maps to know where to stop. It ended up being pretty good. Hours are daily 11:00 - 20:00, so we arrived just after it opened and were the first ones. There is two areas for outdoor dining: a large set of picnic tables near the chimney tree as well as a patio at the restaurant itself. We soon realized that a cat was roaming the patio, looking for food, so we decided to eat inside, instead. It's a one man operation, with the owner fulfilling multiple roles. After we orders and paid, we got a pager to notify us once the order was ready. Everything is prepared fresh, so it took a bit of time. But because it was served hot, everything tasted good. I love a lot of toppings on my burger, so the self-serve topping bar was great...was able to put as much lettuce and pickles as I wanted. The 1/3 hamburger ($12.99) came with good fries . My wife got her plain cheeseburger 1/4 cheeseburger ($9.99) and enjoyed it. Her mom got chicken strips basket ($13.99), and upgraded her fries to be curly. We all shared each others fries, and the curly fries were really good. Drinks are cans. I didn't want to risk having a milk shake, but from all indications, it sounded good. We ate our meal at the counter. Afterwards, the owner suggested we walk across the parking lot to visit the Living Chimney Tree. It's free to enter, and is hollow enough for a person or two fit in. There are openings on both sides, so easy to take some nice pictures. read more

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It was just ok, not bad but not good either. You don't pick your sides on the burger he has them on a station for you to take what you want, but the kid was off so the appeared to be dried out and didn't risk adding them to the burger. If you have no other food, then it's fine but if you brought your own patties you could make the same thing in a gas grill without too much difficulty. read more

Service was amazing. The food was great. Glad we found this place before heading out of Avenue of the Giants!

Solid burgers though the patties are a bit crumbly, but I can also get behind using local grass fed beef. Composition generally sound and there's a full service (chilled) toppings bar with plenty of goodies and fresh veggies. Cheese is also positively oozing from the burger! Fries are soft though, so I'm not a huge fan of that prep. The fried cheese curds were popping though! It can get a wee bit slow since it seems to be a single dude running the show, but for something this close to the Avenue of Giants I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality. Big bonus is they have a chunk of parking, clean bathroom, and big open area in the back to lounge in. And kitties! read more

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Extremely yummy shakes and good burgers, they have a wide selection of meals on the menu. The property is stunning at sunset and right by the river. The wait for the food was about 10-15 minutes with a moderate amount of people there. Will be stopping here again when in the redwoods. Would recommend for those out by the river all day looking for a good american meal read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Double patty burger with garlic parm fries and a strawberry shake - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

Figured we should get some food before we started the Avenue of Giants and this was our first stop on the route. Stopped for two burgers and they had gluten free buns! This part was amazing but paying. The price for two burgers was steep. Burger tastes good and fries were okay. They have the vegetables all on the side for your own addition. Service was alright, but smaller operations so a bit slow at lunch time when everyone else also came to get food. Small eating inside with AC or outside under the trees. read more

After driving the Avenue of the Giants scenic road, I was starving for something other than snacks. I passed by this place just before getting onto the 101 and ended up turning back around to grab a bite. Chimney Tree Grill serves up basic American classics like burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. I ordered the Ortega Chile Pepper Jack Burger and it hit the spot. But I think my favorite part of coming here was eating on the patio and having someone's nice kitty cat come hang out with me. It added to my already great day. Chimney Tree Grill is named for the nearby 78 foot remnant of redwood tree that was hollowed out by fire. It is free to enter and you can see the sky from inside when you look up. It's sort of cool but not that big of deal. Chimney Tree Grill has gluten-free and vegan options. read more

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Good spot. Interesting Chimney tree next to it with free entry was cool. Prices are reasonable. American comfort food menu of burgers and such. Milkshakes were very good. read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Inside seating - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

absolutely loved this place! the area was nice and fresh. full of trees and picnic tables. the kids definitely enjoyed the little playground. our food took some time but it was definitely worth the wait. my kids loved their burger, chicken strips, and fries. their favorite were the strawberry shakes! the ortega chile burger was sooooo good! the burger buns are so delicious. i really liked how the burger fixings are self serve. i was able to make the perfect burger. we also tried the onion rings, fish n chips, and the chimeny burger. everything was so yummy. can't wait until we come back to the redwoods because we are definitely eating here again! read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - ortega chile burger - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

I loved the patty melt!! They use local grass fed beef! Some customers and I came close to closing and they were really nice and happy to take our orders. So appreciated since there's not much in the area! read more

The burgers were great! This was a fun stop right after driving through the redwoods. Their roadside attractions was why we stopped. We ordered food and got to stand inside of the Redwood right next to the burger shop! read more

Very happy with our stop here! Greatly appreciated their gluten-free buns and having a vegan veggie burger option (even if the ingredients were a mystery, I took a chance). Fries were also tasty, thanks for keeping the skins on, yummy. All tasted wonderful! Service was friendly and efficient. Tables and restrooms were clean. Setting is casual and beautiful in the redwoods with outside seating by the restaurant in a new semi circle shape or at picnic tables in the trees or at the counter inside. We met another patron who loves their burgers and raved about them to us (beef is grass fed, fyi). It's a restaurant all by itself, such a peaceful setting, on the Avenue of Giants drive through the redwoods. Worth a stop. read more

Nice surprise to find this little place after we got onto Avenue of the Giants. Friendly service and delicious Burger! Plenty of seating outside among the Redwoods and Chimney Tree is right there too. Fun place to stop. Easy parking. read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - You can walk inside this tree. Free! - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

Patty melt was awesome but the fries were my favorite. Real nice, charming, and quiet setting with nice staff. Great stop on the way to/back from avenue of the giants or pit stop (me) off the highway. read more

Simple and delicious. The way a burger stand should be. We each had cheese burgers and fries (mine with sweet potato fries) and they were both made perfectly and in a timely manner. Fixing's on the side so you can have it how ever you'd like it. We will absolutely be back again. read more

The actual living chimney tree was just ok. You can go inside it and it's just a hallowed out tree - that's literally it. It's not really well maintained either so it was underwhelming and kind of a waste of time to check out. As for the restaurant, none of the staff wore masks indoors where they prepared food, but they were friendly and service was fairly quick for an afternoon meal after the lunch rush. There's lots of outdoor seating and decent parking. Parking is a little tricky because there's not much space between the parking area and the highway so be careful. The serving sizes are fairly large, so large we had leftovers for dinner. Things like sauces, condiments, lettuce, onions, pickles, and tomatoes are in a buffet area. I don't 100% trust people to be sanitary, so this was a little off putting. On the upside, people can customize to their tastes and preferences. The zucchini sticks were really good and came with marinara sauce but also was good with ranch. The sandwiches and burgers came with a selection of sides. We had a patty melt and potato salad and fries + cheeseburger, mac salad, and fries. Fries and the patty melt were underwhelming. The potato salad was delicious. Also, the shakes are tasty. The price for a touristy place like this was manageable. Would I come back here? Maybe. If it was the only choice I had left. Which, might be the case next time. There's literally not a lot of places to eat in these parts. read more

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Cute and Quiet little Area with great a cheeseburger! You get to add your toppings yourself on their little topping bar to the right, but it was a wonderful patty, and a cute cat out front! read more

Such a great find in the middle of the redwoods. I've been gluten free since 2014 and it's definitely the best hamburger bun I've eaten. We also traveled with kids who got allergies with eggs and tree nuts. They're more than accommodating. read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Gluten free burger - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

Missed this place the first time from up from the South. I didn't realize avenue of the giants was the entire side of the highway. My family wanted to stop at chimney tree but I passed it driving too fast. There weren't many spots to stop as I was traveling with 3 cars. We ended up just skipping it all together. I made an effort to come on my way home days later. I love that we got to visit the chimney tree itself and got some food while we did the pit stop. The workers were so sweet and they served so much food per serving! Great prices too. Adding this place as a stop everytime I come back to the area! Lovely place to stop. read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

Was really bad, the fish and chips was horrible. The fish smelled expired/old. It felt squishy and it reminded me more of a chicken nugget. Extremely low quality, do not eat. On the positive note at least they agreed and refunded the money. A bunch of people were there and to say the least I don't know how they got that many people with food like that. When we went to the counter to ask for a refund no one was there and we had to wait about a minute and even had to ring the bell, turns out the person that was supposed to be working at counter was outside chatting with people. Overall maybe it was just not the fish and chips day but considering it's by the nicest clearest river ever I expected better fish. On that note I do not suggest this place but if you do decide to go just make sure if the fish smells funny DO NOT EAT IT. read more

We were camping but we forgot the propane tank to our little stove and we didn't want to deal with our tiny charcoal grill again so we decided to have dinner here after a day of hiking and exploring trees. There is actually a landmark tree here obviously called the Chimney Tree! We had an early dinner of burgers, chicken tenders, sweet potato fries, and Mac n cheese bites. I got a delicious strawberry milk shake with real strawberries in it. Each entree had fries and choice of Mac salad or potato salad so if you're about to run a marathon you can come here for carbs. I liked the Mac salad, lots of black olives. Mac n cheese bites was like battered Kraft Mac n cheese, I wouldn't get those again. But the sweet potato fries and chicken tenders were tasty and crispy. There was a pretty good band performing so we sat at a far table so our little one didn't hurt his ears, but we were also close to the little play set they have in the back. The picnic tables were spread out pretty far from each other, they could probably fit a few more. Seemed like a locals kind of spot and reasonably priced. I'd come back! read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - View of the stage from one of the furthest picnic tables - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

STOP! Read this immediately!!! THE STEAK SANDWICH IS A MUST HAVE! We were up in the Redwoods for a few weeks and stopped by the grill a few times! It was a nice cozy place. Nothing fancy. Just a good ole "Local small business!" And they greet ya with a smile! The steak sandwich was our favorite! It was large enough for us to split! And I ain't skinny! If your up there enjoying the Redwood, sneak in for a bite! The owner is friendly and accommodating! Wishing you happy travels! read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Nature's Gifts! - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

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Had lunch here on a Thursday. Not busy. Burgers were over-cooked and dry. Inexpensive. Lots and lots of flavors for the milkshakes. The strawberry shake was awesome. Chocolate shake not so good. Very pleasant outdoor seating. Lots of tables in the shade. read more

Delicious food! Expect a wait, go and enjoy nature while you do. Food is worth it. Patty melt w/fries were delicious.

This spot is one of the most thoughtful, kind, and great tasting restaurants I've had the pleasure of dinning. Let's list the ways that this place rocks: The freshest produce for the Caesar salad and burger toppings. Toasted hamburger buns for the excellent burgers. Two slices of cheese Beautiful plants and flowers throughout the restaurant and grounds. Pretty sure there is a mister, for hot days. Amazing cookies and and milkshakes. Bamboo tongs for putting fresh toppings on the burgers. Just, a really, really lovely place. We left full, happy, and wanting more. read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Upon arrival, you are greeted by this amazing bear - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

Burgers are homemade, well seasoned and fresh. Lots of outdoor seating among the redwoods. It's a perfect stop through Ave of the Giants!

Consistently great food. Thank you for having a gluten free bun. Always clean, places to sit and very well kept spot.

The people here are super nice. We had the fish and chips which was nice. The chicken strips were tasty. Then tried the beef steak sandwich which was massive. Overall good food on the Avenue of Giants. read more

Was recommended to come her by a family member so I decided to give it a try. I tried a Bigfoot burger and man was it a hefty burger, it was probably the biggest I've personally ever had. The patties themselves had a good flavor that charbroiled taste I was looking for. Every burger also comes with fries and your choice of macaroni salad or potato salad. Each burger is on average about 10 dollars. They also had a wide variety of milkshake selections, unfortunately I didn't get to try one because it was too cold out but I'm looking forward to trying one next time around. I would definitely come back whenever I'm in town and in the mood for a good burger! read more

The Chimney Tree Grill - Bigfoot burger and curly fries - Burgers Near Me - Phillipsville, California

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Had my 70th birthday party with around 40 guests last evening at The Chimney Tree. What a wonderful experience! Manager Chris was so helpful and easy to work with as were all the employees. Food was just incredible! They really go out of their way to ensure you're well cared for! Many many thanks!!! read more

I liked how they had every condiment you could think of tang would need for your burgers

A fun stop if you are driving through the "Ave of the Giants". Order your meal and then go visit the living Chimney Tree. You'll have time, as staff is limited. The food is tasty. I enjoyed a shake that was worthy of 5 stars! Surrounded by those large trees as you eat outside it is such a great experience. read more

quality local grass fed beef. perfectly cooked to medium. add lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, jalapeño to your burger yourself at the condiment station. yum! read more

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This for only the tree as a separate venue from the yummy grill. The tree is magestic. Large and hallow. Great photo place for the fam bam and all. read more

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Wasn't expecting much, but I was quite surprised! Best burger I've had in awhile! The prices were especially good and low, surprising for California. Best gluten free bun I've ever had. Excellent fries. read more

A wonderful gem along the Avenue of the Giants. This restaurant was clean, COVID safe, and had great food and milk shakes. This is actually the first restaurant I've eaten at in over a year because we felt so safe at the outdoor, well spaced picnic tables. The burgers are truly homemade (not frozen patties), the toppings (onion, tomato, lettuce, pickles) are super fresh, the milkshakes have real ingredients (chunks of strawberries in the strawberry shake), and the staff is really friendly. We will definitely visit this place again! read more

I'm glad I stopped here to grab a quick bite to eat while driving home from vacation. Hubs and I got here around 2pm on a Wednesday. There seemed to be a steady stream of customers, a mix of locals picking up call in-orders and travelers, which is a good sign. The young staff was refreshingly efficient and sincerely friendly. Hubs and I shared a bacon cheeseburger. They use local 100% grass feed beef. The patty tasted fresh and was flat grilled perfectly. Other highlights are the homemade potato and macaroni salad, and slices of fresh pie. Only downside for us was the limited seating. And I can't vouch for the condition of the restrooms only because we didn't use them. read more

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This review is only for the pit stop we made to see the actual "Chimney Tree". The tree is free to view, which is nice, because quite a few other tourist 'traps' have some sort of fee attached. This was an easy and quick pit stop, right off the side of the road, with easy parking. It's worth a quick 1 minute stop to see. It's basically just a tree with a hollowed center, and a door attached, but it's roomy and cute, and you can look up to the sky from inside. It's probably not much different from other trees off the Avenue of Giants, but it has little steps leading down to the tree and a cute painted door. It's really big inside too. It's pretty difficult to take pictures inside of it though (it's quite dark), so it doesn't really make a good photo stop though. read more

We visited this establishment for lunch just before driving the Avenue of the Giants. We ordered food to go. The burgers, onion rings, Oreo milkshake, staff and outdoor dining were awesome. The burnt out chimney tree (an old redwood) on the property was interesting to look at too. Would have given 5 stars except the fries and the corn dog were burnt. read more