This place is one of our favorites! We love their endless fries. Â My husband always orders the Kilauea which is a jalapeno & black pepper crusted burger with pepper jack cheese, and island reds (thin sliced fried onions). Â I usually get the Hawaiian which is a burger with pineapple, teriyaki sauce & Swiss cheese. Â We have never been disappointed in any of their food. Â They have several TVs so you can watch the game, or NASCAR race while you eat your food. They have surfing on TV too. Â Great place to hang ten!! :-)
Review Source:I like the surfer, ocean, tiki vibe that's here. The TVs are always playing a surfing channel. It makes the atmosphere really sparkle and helps with the Phoenix heat. The food here is good nothing really special about it. They do however have a pretty good lunch special menu. It's also one of the few places in the valley that I've seen Longboard on tap.
I'm a fan and do like coming here once in awhile to get a beer and burger.
One of my favorite burger joints in the valley. Â The burgers are huge and are cooked to your desire which is a plus as a number of places won't cook medium rare. Â The restaurant always has a friendly staff and they serve you quickly.
If there is just two of you dining, I would recommend sharing a basket of fries and they bring out quite a large amount. Â Overall, the restaurant has a nice atmosphere, is clean and moderately priced. Â If you are in the area and are looking for a good burger I would recommend checking Islands out. Â You won't be disappointed. Â They also have a good strawberry lemonade drink I would recommend.
Standard quick-casual burger chain
Island's is about what you expect of a quick-casual burger chain. Â Sit down is quick. Â Ordering if prompt. Â Service on drinks is average. Â And food goes down, but is not memorable. Â Cost was a bit higher than I expected. Â Took us about 1:20 to get in and out the last two times. Â Can also be a tad loud.
They do have a very good smoothie-type drink I highly recommend.
Islands burgers is great. They were able to accommodation a large party on their patio. The server was patient and fast. I had 2 drinks and onion rings. The onion rings were tasty and hot. Also, I had a chocolate lava dessert which was too much for one person but it was good. I also had to share the onion rings. My friends said they loved their food as well. I will definitely be going back to try a burger.
Review Source:Looking for a place to watch the game and good food. There needs to b a good sports bar in this area of Gateway Pavillons. Of course its Friday night, we first went to native new yorker - packed No tables in bar area, Â then to Red Robin- tv way to small to watch the game, then to Claim Jumpers again to bar area- i guess they were busy b/c waited & nobody greeted or came to our table, finally our last hope was Islands, greeted w/ a smile, bar area w/ nice 50in panasonic tv's, great waitress, awesome margarita, ordered the sliders, fries and wings, everything was great! Â Really made our night, that's all I wanted was a good place to watch the game, great service and great food!
Review Source: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.
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.
Review Source: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. Â 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. Â 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?
Burgers are amazing. Prices for kids are ridiculous but all in all a great place. Service was not the greatest. Took 15 min to get something to drink and didn't see the waitress till our food came. Â That has to be one of my Pet Peeves in life. Â The food definitely makes up for the service.
Review Source:the rincon burger and the hawaiian burger are delicious. The fries are good also. I'm excited about this place making it back to our rotation. A few years ago we had to drop it since it cooked all their fries with peanut oil. (food allergies) Just found out they now use vegetable oil now. Great burgers and fries. Mmm suddenly i'm thinking of a juicy succulent burger.
Review Source:I got the chicken burger today, it is pretty good. Â Grilled, juicy, and cooked just right. Â The fries are always hot and crispy. Â The wait for the food took a little longer than normal, but I know they are very busy. Â
Bummer our service this time was a totally miss. Â At first she was great, check came took our drink order and food at the same time (we were ready). Â She checked on us after our food arrived and we ever saw her again until the bill. Â We both were so thirsty, NO REFILLS. Â She offered us later that she can bring our refills in a to go cup. Â That is great, but I would have liked a drink with my food instead of choking it down.
Love it! Â Biggest complaint is that there is frequently a really really really long wait. Â Not enough parking either.
I have had my burger served under cooked (I like 'em extra done) twice but even that won't keep me from going back. Â They have the best fries in town and their burgers do not disappoint. Â Don't love the bun but it can be removed and tossed out. Â
Service is usually excellent. Â Couple of times we've gotten a new wait person and have been unhappy but again, never enough to not keep going back or even to ask for the manager.
Islands is our favorite burger spot.
Hey! Â One of the last remaining Islands restaurants and we found it!
Same place as always. Â Very good burgers. I wasnt a huge fan of the french fries though. Â They sorta had a In N Out burger taste to them, but they were a bit tough. Â Maybe it was just the order we got, but I wasnt that impressed.
Burgers were good. Â You get what you expect from Islands. Â Decent food and I'd go back again. Â However if I had the choice between Islands and Red Robin.. Red would win.
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.
It tells you a lot if a burger joint can get 5 stars. If you're astute, it tells you the geographical bar has been set pretty low. (Note the posters compaining about the high prices. Nuff said.)
Having been to Islands locations throughout Cali for many years, I can honestly say this one rocks.
Beware! Â My truck was stolen in the parking lot here! Â
There are no cameras. Â My wife and I met for lunch here and within 45 minutes my truck was gone. Â
I spoke to the management and was told that this is a problem here and yet no cameras and no security.
I had my truck returned to me about 2 weeks later via the DPS. Â It was found in the desert south of Maricopa. Â It had been used to transport illegals or drugs. Â
It was in such bad shape that I sold it for salvage value.
Good, not great. I thought the prices were a little on the higher end without the food matching. I got no problem dropping some cash on some good food, it's what makes life enjoyable. I just felt that the $9 burger tasted like it should be a $5 burger. I agree with Margaret L. - it's still better food than Applebee's.
Review Source:The first time I had Islands was in Los Angeles. Â The second time, in Mesa. Â The third, here are Avondale. Â And since I'm lazy, I decided to mark my review here.
[focus point here] Â When I had first had Islands in Los Angeles, I thought this was as good as it gets. Â Pineapple slice on a burger? Â Count me in! Â As soon as I got home from my trip, I googled the joint and found that we have our very own Islands. Â I was ecstatic!
So I rounded up the buddies and we went with high spirits. Â Although the food wasn't nearly as good as I remembered, it wasn't bad. Â It's definitely a good little place to get together with friends.
As Margaret L. said, it' s pretty much like Applebee's except the quality is a million times better! Â I recommend trying Islands yourself.
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. Â 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. Â It's like Applebee's with a lei.
We shared an order of Beachside Sliders and Cheddar Fries. Â The sliders were okay, the best part were the crispy red onion strings. Â There was more bread than meat. Â The cheddar fries were dry. Â 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. Â He was just AwEsOmE! Â 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. Â But due to the lack of items that called to me (2 different desserts, are you kidding me? Â 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.
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