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Darla's (Burgers cuisine)  $$

 9.5
JaT Rating

822 Irving Street, San Francisco, 94121  (Directions)


415.753.3275


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Inner Sunset restaurant claiming to have possibly the best burgers around


Reviewer: Jason
Total Reviews: 992
Reviewed: 7/24/2005
Rating: 9.5
My photo gallery 		Darla's has an absolutely amazing burger! Who the heck posts 'Possibly the best burger around!' on their restaurant sign? Its a bold statement considering the bay area has tons of outstanding burger spots. I think I have a good sampling of burgers in the bay area, LA, and San Diego. I know what I like and they better fill my hunger pains.

An empty restaurant is a warning sign in my book. I must have miss the lunch rush as there was only 2 other people in the restaurant. I initally sat inside but discovered the outdoor patio. I had the entire patio to myself. I read through 'The Onion' and waited for my double cheeseburger, fries, and coke.

Within a short wait, the waiter delivered what appeared to be sub-style burger, 2 large patties (1/3 lb each) on a french roll with an large amount of shoestring fries. Hmmmm..grill marks...I cut the flame grilled burger in half and caught a scent of steak smell. OH man this is too good to be true.

bread - superb, french roll that was lightly toasted, light and airy, yet maintain an outer crunch. This is what all buns should taste like, I cant think of better bun right now. Outstanding....the only thing is, you have to eat it somewhat fast because the meat is super juicy.

beef - Top 3 for me in the bay area easily. meat was crumbly, smelled like steak, light seasoning, beef is top notch and competes against my other burger favorites like Vals Burger, Joes Cable Car, and Burger Joint. Patties are rectangular and thicker than normal. I ordered my burger cooked medium and it was mouth watering juicy. Not too fatty, but filled with so much flavor. Its one of the best beef patties I have ever had. Gaaawwdd dammmm....its that GOOD!!!

toppings - 2 thick slabs of american cheese, 1 leaf of romaine, thin sliced red onions, light mayo, ketchup, and mustard. Nothing too overwhelming where it affected the taste of the beef. Toppings were a compliment to the patties. If I had a wish, I think Darlas serve the burgers with a thick beef tomato.

fries - shoestring fries, crispy, big portion, too good to be true. Guessing they season the fries with lawrys. Excellent.

Everything about Darlas was outstanding. The burger was flawless, service was excellent, and for $10.50, I think it was worth every penny and hey, they even threw in a small brownie square for mini dessert. Darlas could do no wrong at this point. Call up Darlas and ask about Tues Family special. I think the deal is, after 5PM, kids eat for free with the purchase of 1 adult meal.

There you have it, Darlas is my current FAVORITE burger place in the bay area.
 
  RETURN VISIT for Jason! 9/23/2006 - 9.5 Rating: I've been here enough times to say without a doubt, their burgers are consistently one of the best burgers in the bay area. I have about 40 plus documented burger places in the bay area and anytime I have to recommend a burger place to friends and family, Darla's comes in for my top 3 list. I haven't had a mediocre visit yet.

A couple of months ago, I took my cousins and brother there for burgers while I veered off the norm and ordered their fried chicken. Holy moly, their fried chicken kicks ass too! I love fried chicken and if you live in LA, I can tell you the locations of Pioneer Chicken, Dinah's, Roscoe's, Popeyes, etc. Darla's fried chicken is a 9+ !!!

So here's the dilemma, I can only eat so much in 1 visit and still trying to figure out how to eat both the double cheeseburger and fried chicken. Maybe I can ask the famous Kobayashi for training advice?
 
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Fried Chicken

“Went last night and had the southern fried chicken. Portion size is half of a small chicken. Not the nuclear chicken but REAL sized chicken. If you're not feeling the awesome burger, the fried chicken is an excellent alternative.”

8/12/2007 11:12:28 AM