The Burger Local

I ordered 3 of the shareable plates. The deviled eggs, tots, and pretzels. All great. I will defiantly go back. Yum!

Burgers are real good, quick service, dark atmosphere, our waitress was a little rude but she made great suggestions on what to order. My buddy order a blue moon from the tap list and the beer/​keg gave the bea bad taste so he told the waitress and he ordered a different beer. The waitress ended up charging us for the beer. We didn’t feel like complaining about the check because we were in a rush. Overall, good food and a little pricey. Come check this place out.

We went for lunch and I was very impressed by the cool upscale bar-​ish décor. After we sat down it took way too long to get a server to our table. By the time he got there I was a little put off, but our waiter knew the menu, had great suggestions, and returned to our table frequently. Until, that is, we wanted to pay our bill, and then he disappeared.
The food, however, was very good. We all had different hamburgers and they were amazing.

Best burger EVER! Came here Sunday night with a friend and I have to say, I was thoroughly impressed. Being somewhat of a foodie and many of my favorite restaurants being in the city (Chicago), I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the burgers here. I ordered the BBQ burger w/​an egg and my friend had a bacon, egg and cheese burger. The food came out quickly and after the first bite, our eyes got big and we couldn’t stop gushing about the food.
Will definitely be back and definitely recommend

Walk in, see friends … Starts it off great! We would have waited for a table (told an hour), but a couple seats opened at the bar– and we are good with that! So only 10 minutes for us– and another got moved up a bit… Worked for all.
Let me start With the bartender, she was great. Attentive, suggesting drinks on special drink menu– and quite delish!
Menu– nicely appointed with many options to choose from! I had the shrimp burger from the «protein» section of the menu– umm hellllo, yum yum yum! Fresh. I chose the brioche bun vs. pretzel, side was fries. Garlic salted perfection on the fries! Really really enjoyed– will return for that hands down!
Hubby went for a typical burger — but he said it wasn’t typical at’all! Probably the best burger he’s ever had!!! Full of flavor. His side was a salad — whateves… I go for gusto with fries in a burger place. He was playing good boy.
Played great music– loved the cool black chandeliers– might steal one ;) Go and plan on waiting a bit — it’s cool– have a beverage or give them your phone number — take a walk — they will call u!!!
This place won us. See you soon Burger Local, keep it up!

I’m surprised this place is getting so many good reviews. Are people tasting something that I’m not?
Pros: the interior is beautiful. Except for a few stray wires that were running up along one wall, it’s gorgeous inside. MUCH more inviting than the former Mexican place. Lots of TVs everywhere. But yet does NOT have as much of a «bar» feel to it as one might expect. The light fixtures are really cool. The waitress we had was attentive and sweet.
Cons: The meat had no flavor. I had the double diner and if it didn’t have all the extras on it, I would have literally sent it back. The burger by itself would be so bland. When I bite into a burger I expect really mouth watering taste. I didn’t get that with this burger. I was really disappointed since the place is called BURGER local. I work in the city, so maybe I’m spoiled by all the choices and flavors and variety out there, but this definitely didn’t come anywhere close to other burgers I’ve had. Even Tom and Eddies and Smashburger are better tasting than this place. The ONLY saving grace on the cool «plate»… was the fries. Delicious fries. They were some of the best I’ve had. I would say take your $ 12 – 15 (the cost of their burgers) and find another place. I’m really surprised since these are the same owners as Barrel and Rye.
The only other note I had was that there is no noise dampening in the place, it’s all hard surfaces so it gets really loud in there.
Suggestion to owners: find a way to flavor the burgers better, or get a better source of meat. And add noise dampening to reduce the noise level when it gets really busy.

Good place for a great burger! I think this joint has been open for a very short time & from the same owners of Barrel & Rye. The interiors almost look identical! Inside, there’s a large bar as well as plenty of big tables. Again, this place was friggin packed at 1PM on a Saturday with folks gobbling down burgers and brews! Two hostess’ on hand for a lunch crowd? Started with some locals brews and the they have all locals beers & some pretty obscure choices as well! Started with a Crystal Lake Blonde and ended with a Wild ONioN Red Rye. My associate had the «Tocayo» a new white ale that Rick Bayless created and it was awesome as well! Watching those HUGE burgers come out on cutting boards will get your taste buds rolling and they looked amazing! We started with some great Deviled Eggs that were finished with a touch of crab meat & hot sauce. so good; you get 6. Unfortunately we got a bum steer on the burger and ordered the «Inside Out». It was good but can’t be cooked to temperature; didn’t come with any condiments and was pretty plain. Really wish we had ordered one of the many other burger creations. Definitely next time ’cause I’ll be back for sure! Prices are a bit above average and service was good/​gdd

We loved barrel + rye so I was excited to try this place out. I loved the décor, the rustic industrial look was awesome. We met some friends here on a Sunday night for dinner and everything was great. I had the Jammy Jam to drink and it was very good. My husband and his friend had beers which were both good.
I had this inside out burger which was great, the burgers are HUGE and very juicy. It was definitely one of the best burgers I’ve had. My husband had the double local which he loved. Our friends got the short rib and BBQ burger which they said were excellent. I also loved the mac n cheese, next time we will have to customize it. The platters they came on were a unique touch! Our server was great, very patient and helpful.
We loved this place and will definitely be back!

This is the new hang out place in town! Been here 3 times since they opened and each time was better than before. Their burgers all have a very unique twist but none that I’ve had, at least, are too «weird.» My favorite burger is the BBQ burger. I’m not usually a huge Bar-​B-​Q fan but this one is really good. Comes with onion rings, bacon, and BBQ sauce on it. Definitely not healthy, but very good nonetheless. I also recommend the Pretzel Dip appetizer, which is tiny pretzel buns (more like rolls) with a couple different cheeses/​sauces to dip them in.
This place is certainly a welcome addition to downtown Geneva!

I was impressed by how great the interior of this place looked! I came here with a friend on a Saturday afternoon around 2 pm and it was packed! We ordered the Jammy Jam to drink. It was light and refreshing. I would get it again. It took 30 plus minutes to get our food, but it was worth the wait. I had the BBQ burger with Mac and cheese and my friend had the shrimp wrap. Both were excellent. I like that you can customize the Mac and cheese to your liking. I also ordered The Cup. I didn’t enjoy that drink as much, but that was due to my taste buds, not the drink itself. The menu is great and it’s a fun, upbeat atmosphere. Overall, I had a great experience.

Phenomenal burgers. GF and I split the double diner burger and the house salad with chicken. We also tried the oysters and deviled eggs which were solid.
Forewarning: the burger is a ton of food, so don’t overload on apps unless you haven’t eaten in a month.

Well done! Burger was fantastic and my boy had some great Mac n cheese. Classy, clean, great décor and priced right.

OMG!
It doesn’t get a whole lot better than this. Well, unless you go down the street to Barrel + Rye which is owned by the same people.
We have some shopping to do on Saturday and were in the Geneva area. We started to go to another restaurant that we have had good luck with recently, when I remembered that her friend had told me about this place. The sister restaurant to one of our favorite restaurants in Wheaton used to be located here. Apparently, the owner of that one, for whatever reason, decided to open a burger joint. We’re really glad he did.
We were greeted at the door as we walked in, and seated immediately. The host was very friendly. As we came to find out, this was going to be the same with all the staff we met. Our server, was at our table within five minutes to take our drink order and our drinks arrived at the table shortly thereafter. He also took the time to explain several different things on her menu. We decided to start off with the deviled eggs. If we had one thing that wasn’t outstanding at this restaurant, it was these eggs. They were good, however somewhat bland. I hope they read these, because all those deviled eggs need is a little bit more punch by maybe adding a spice or mustard.
My wife had a standard burger with fries and I decided to try the BBQ. My wife always orders well done (wife or life of me I can’t figure out) and I medium rare. Both were prepared to perfection. I got fries, she got the tater tots. not sure I would refer to them as tots, more like teenagers. These were easily three times the size of normal tater tots. they might not be prepared to everybody’s liking, but for us, having them on the slightly undercooked side was great! Back to the burgers for a second, these are not your fast food burgers. These take two, if not three hands to eat, and make sure you hang your head over that plate, because they’re very juicy.
The beer selection look excellent, however we can’t speak to it since right now I’m on some medication that prevents me from trying it. Trust me, I’ll be back.
We now have two excellent choices for lunch or dinner when in Geneva, and luckily they’re owned by the same individual which means the quality and service should be consistent.
We highly recommend.

Asian burger was amazing and cooked to a perfect medium rare.
Must try the portobello mushroom croquets.