Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar – Birkdale

The tater tots are the best here! Whatever burger you get, get a side of tots! Most of the burgers I’ve tried are really good. The only problem I’ve had here was service can be a little slow! It’s definitely not every server, but there’s a few times where we waited for a long time for our server to come back! If you have a good server, then you will most likely have a great time at Bad Daddy’s!

Do you like to disregard cholesterol levels or potential artery blockage? If so, this is the place for you. Fried pickles are amazing. I enjoy the ability to really customize your burger, but the menu items are great as well. You’ve gotta try the Sam I Am burger. Aside from that… I have the three most American words ever combined for your imagination… Deep. Fried. Bacon.

I have to up the stars, after our third trip here, maybe fourth trip. Food tastes great and usually fast. Tots are amazing but still really salty. The drinks are alright… I would stick with beer. The management is excellent & every visit a person comes and checks that everything was great. That’s customer service right there. It’s nice to go during the week when it’s not hectic.

Not going to lie, I wish I could give Bad Daddy’s a higher score, but the service was poor. My family and I visited over winter breaks and we were one of two tables outside (alright, we are northerners) and it took 25 minutes to just get water, which is difficult when so many patrons are visiting before catching a movie at the theater.
The food however, exceeded my expectations, and the draft list is quite extensive. I got a salad (to make up for the Sweetwater 420s), which was definitely the best salad I’ve ever gotten at a burger joint.
Point blank: go for the great food and beer, but go after the show, not before.

I have been to the restaurant at least 4 times and every time I have been the food has been really good. I love good burger and this place has them.

Everytime I’m in North Carolina, I make it a point to go to Bad Daddy’s. I love their Mama Ricotta burger! I’m gluten sensitive, and their gluten free buns are the best I’ve ever had!

This place is awesome. Consistently great food and a nice open atmosphere. Daddy’s Nachos are the best nachos I’ve ever had and the portion is huge. Me and my boyfriend always get them and we are almost full before our entrees come out, but they are so hard to stop eating!
I normally build my own burger, but today I got the Sam I Am burger and it was hands down the best burger I’ve ever had! So delicious. And you have to get the tater tots too!

We stopped here on a recent Saturday for lunch and really enjoyed our experience. We’ve been to the one in Dilworth but this was our first time at this location. I am cool with both places.
My boyfriend ordered some burger that’s like bacon on top of bacon with more bacon. I am one of the few people in this world who isn’t over the moon about bacon. I mean, I like it but it doesn’t blow my mind. Anywaysssss, he loved the burger. He had a side of chips that he really liked. They were a bit over cooked for my liking but good nonetheless.
I had the pittsburgher with pimento cheese instead of American cheese and no ketchup. It was really good. The fries on it aren’t really fries but more like potato sticks. They gave a good crunch though so I was digging it. The tater tots were also quite delicious.
Overall, we really enjoyed our experience.

Fantastic food and service, the buttermilk fried bacon is to die for. Server was excellent and knew the menu well.

If you love messy, good finger lickin food, Daddy’s is the place to go! You know it’s good when there is a roll of paper towels on every table! We started by having the nachos for an app, for free! (If you sign up
For their email subscription, you get one for free!)
I then had the build your own burger (chicken burger, guac, grilled onion, with horse-​radish sauce). And it was sloppy and yummy! Just the way I like my food!
Definitely fun for all ages! If you time it right, you might even see a NASCAR driver there too! Out of respect of
him, I won’t say who… But one of the drivers walked in and had lunch with his family. And no one even bugged him. It was great!
A quick tip, the blue cheese on the salad is STRONG… My wife loves blue cheese, and it was even to strong for her. Just a heads up!

Bad Daddy’s in Birkdale is a little down the road for us from work but when you have a burger hunger it is worth the trip. I usually get either a salad (which are excellent) or the tuna burger. Since the tuna is sushi grade you can order it as rare as you like and you will be happy. Often i will order the sweet potato fries as a side (with BBQ sauce) but this last lunch I got the tatter tots, which are awesome. They came out a little short so the kitchen sent me what amounted to another order for free which was appreciated.
Fixings on items can become expensive and I do not like that they charged me .75c for extra slaw on the tuna burger but overall the service is prompt, portions are generous, and prices are reasonable. I can without reservation recommend for a casual fun lunch.

I had the park city pastrami burger and i had the frenchie. Both were pretty good but not flavorful. Certainly not $ 13 worth. Beer was cheap. Service was good.

OMG! The burgers are as big as your head! The bacon cheeseburger on steroids was enormous and delicious! Very juicy! We went on a Friday afternoon and were seated quickly. Everyone from the hostess to our server were great! My boys enjoyed their burgers and were ready for a nap afterwards. I deducted one star because the bathroom wasn’t very clean and there were no paper towels to dry my hands. The place was also very loud even though it wasn’t packed. Maybe something to do with the shape of the room or ceiling height? Other than that, I liked it and will return.

I’m on the fence about this place. First off the beer prices are very good and the drafts are served nice and cold. The fried pickle appetizer was good, however they were swimming in grease.
I ordered the Bad Ass burger. The burger patties really didn’t have that much flavor, however the fried buttermilk bacon was yummy. (Yes, they have deep fried bacon!)
The burgers are very expensive. Most burgers range from $ 11-​$ 14.
I’d go back again to try other items, but nothing really stood out.

Tater tots!!! You’ve have to order these when you visit. Even though it’s known for its burgers, I really like the chopped salads. I’ve never had the milkshakes but my daughter thinks their delicious.

Chicken nachos… light & fruity! Refreshing change from heavier chili version. Delish!
Bacon cheeseburger on steroids. Not for wimps. My mouth’s on fire!

I love that this location isn’t as swamped as the one in Dilworth. My date and I didn’t have to wait at all. We opted for patio seating since it was a warm Sunday afternoon.
Knowing that we were about to devour very huge burgers, we skipped the appetizers and went straight in for the kill. She had the Bad Ass Burger, 10 oz with buttermilk fried bacon, and I opted for the Pittsburgher which is a mere 7 oz with shoestring fries. Sides were French fries, and chips with onion dip respectively. The burgers were big, delicious, made to order. We almost made it to the end of our burgers, we didn’t want to force it since Ben & Jerrys up the block was calling out to us.
Service was great, burgers even better.

We went to Bad Daddy’s on Saturday evening with our pup after a hike in the mountains. This place is 5 stars for dog friendliness! They were welcoming to our dog and others with their dogs at their patio seating! Our waiter was very friendly with our dog and even poured water in the bowl we brought when he noticed our dog wasn’t drinking out of their bowl. Our picky dog! Sure enough he drank away. How attentive!
Anyways, onto the food — my aunt and hubs had the build your own burger and both liked theirs. I got the buffalo burger (substituted the buffalo chicken with burger!). I also substituted the blue cheese with mozzarella — what a great substitute! The burger was juicy and flavorful, but I will say it lacked the buffalo flavor. The buffalo sauce was on the burger, but you really couldn’t tell taste wise — more needs to be cooked into it or on it. The fries were good as well, I had the regular and hubs had the sweet potato.
Good food, great service, and good time with the pup. We will be back!
Sorry Unilocalers — I forgot to get photos, I was hungry after our hike and dove right in! Next time :)

Came here last night and had a good time. The service was great. The menu has a lot of really cool burgers to choose from. I had the bad ass burger which had fried buttermilk bacon (pray for arteries) lol. It was really good. The bacon cheese burger on steroids is really good too. Overall I really enjoyed the place and food. It’s in a perfect location where you can grab a bite to eat then walk over to catch a movie at the nearby theater.

Transtion from Breakfast to Lunch is not Smooth
My wife and I stopped in after Church a couple of weeks ago. We got there about 10:45 and were promptly seated. I’m a Breakfast person and I like Breakfast while my wife is not. I ordered the French Toast, Banana Foster’s style which was no problem because it was 10:50 and the Breakfast menu lasted till 11:00.
My wife asked if she could go ahead and order her favorite Frenchie which is a Turkey Burger with Brie, Bacon and Apples and a side of Sweet Potato Fries. She was told that she could not and they would not even accept her order till 11:00. At this time, it was about 10:50 so she opted to wait.
My order arrived at 11:05 and the server finally agreed to accept her order but informed her that there would be a delay because they were still clearing from Breakfast.
Her order arrived at 11:30 and in the end, we both had the pleasure of watching the other eat.
Other restaurants in the immediate area seem to have figured this out and maybe they will sometime in the future. The food was good however which is the only reason I gave it the stars I did. Will have to remember that in the future, to consider this problem when I’m looking for someplace to go for Brunch after Church on Sunday.