Barbie’s Primo Burgers

These guys are alway good. On Sunday I had a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. Very good and gooey. Good food, good price. And they always give my dog a piece of bacon.

This place has a great reputation with people who live, work or commute through here. When I came here the first time it looked a little sketchy. Because of dietary restrictions I can’t eat fried potatoes, which seem to be included with nearly everything on the menu. I ordered a burger and asked if I could have a salad instead of fries and they said sure, no problem. I don’t know if it’s because I am disabled or if this is customary for everyone but after I ordered they said have a seat, we’ll bring it over. They offered to refill my drink when they brought out the food. They couldn’t have been any friendler, calling me sweetie like she knew me for years. The burger was good (not great) but I definitely recommend this place and will come back.

Fuck everything about this grubby little redneck trap. Fuck their crappy food and their grimy dining room. Fuck their incredibly slow service and their cashier who has long conversations with people she knows while other people are waiting in line to order. Fuck then for calling two shots of espresso in warm chocolate milk a «mocha,» and fuck them for serving it in a Styrofoam cup. Fuck them for taking almost fifteen minutes to make it. Fuck them especially for not being even baseline competent enough to stock lids for their Styrofoam cups. Fuck their smug, self-​righteous attitude. Fuck their incredibly dirty bathrooms.

My sister loves coming here to eat their wings and burgers. I personally don’t find them to be that great and what makes me not want to ever go back to the location is the CRAP attitude and CRAP service you get here from the employees.(Don’t believe me, by all means be my guest and check it our for yourself)
Best meal– HOT WINGS!

Been here a few times for lunch. Feels a little dirty and the food isn’t great. BUT the staff is very pleasant and sweet and I know many people who enjoy this place. Maybe it’s just not for me.

Until last week, I’m pretty sure the only restaurant I’d ever been to in Mojave was the McDonald’s, which I’d eaten and peed at probably twenty times driving to and from Mammoth. This trip, my family decided to stop at Barbie’s Primo Burgers for a change. I’m glad we did, but results were fairly mixed.
The restaurant was pretty run down, with a décor scheme that seemed shabby and retro, but not in an intentional way. The furniture looked flaky; there was a scrawled paper sign taped to a wall that said, «Please do not take the salt and pepper.» A framed Adam Sandler autograph hung next to the door. The bathroom looked dirty despite being reasonably clean. Everything was just scratched up or graffitied or rusted. Fittingly, the soda fountain didn’t carry Coke. Just Pepsi and shit no one wants to drink like Yumberry Pomegranate Lifewter.
The set-​up was casual – fast food, more or less, with quick counter ordering and self seating. Prices were accordingly cheap. My chili cheeseburger was $ 3.89. It was also kind of disgusting. The patty was thin and flavorless, and the chili was just this loose, tomatoey meat sauce. My husband wasn’t into his pastrami either. It just tasted a little gross. My parents and brother fared better. The Philly cheesesteak would’ve been okay if it weren’t so salty, and the spicy chicken sandwich was good in the way of, say, Jack’s Spicy Chicken. The BBQ tri tip was definitely the best lunch order, with decent meat and plenty of tasty BBQ sauce. The fries were also quite good, reasonably crispy and well seasoned.
On balance, I’m not sure I liked Barbie’s Primo better than McDonald’s. It had more character, but was less well kept, and the food was similarly appealing. Still, it’s always nice to see the local restaurants when passing through a town, and I’m glad we stopped here this time around.

Came by after a day of hiking. First impressions is its not the cleanest place and the menu is too husy. Ordered the Frisco burger, onion rings and chocolate shake. Burger was average, onion rings portion was large so big I couldn’t finish it and came with a side of ranch dressing. The was so think I had to eat it with a spoon (I like this)

Eeew gross! This place looked like it might be a decent grease pit. The menu is exciting with a lot of variety and breakfast served all day. After waiting over 20 minutes in the drive-​thru for the person in front of us to be served, we gladly paid $ 20 for a BBQ bacon burger, fries, a bean and cheese burrito, a Denver omelette with hash browns and toast and a small root beer. Boy, we’re we dissapointed. The food here tastes like it was spoiled food that was cooked, freezer burned, and defrosted. The patty on the burger was overcooked super gross meat on a stale bun. The taste of old grease from the dirty grill overpowered everything. The fries were overcooked and dried out. I also ordered the and cheese burrito, because I was starving. The beans were old and dried out. My boyfriend got the ham omelette. It looks like somebody snot on it. Overcooked, dry eggs with a slab of unmelted, American cheese on top. The toast with the omelette was not toast it was warmed up microwaved bread saturated in grease. A total waste of money. I’m happy that I didn’t put that in my body. The funny thing is we were trying not to eat big Corp fast food, but this detour was not worth it.

Ate here once upon a time, was awesome! Real a big pleasant surprise! I never expected a drive thru cheesesteak to be so good! The sizes are pretty rad too… we split a cheesesteak, large fries, and a caramel choc shake! The shake was boss too. For what it is, this place is über legit.

I eat at this place at least 2x a weeks bc I live here in Mojave. Plus, I really enjoy there food for the most part. The reason I am giving this place a star is bc of the attitudes the workers have. I always spend over $ 25 every time I go get dinner (which makes it about $ 55 or more I spend here a week) & the lady has the nerve to tell my husband that we are greedy people bc we ask for 2 green salsas & 2 ranch with our meals. So, now that we have became regular customers they wanna start charging us $ 2 for them when I already spent well over $ 25 on my meal.
I believe To run a good restaurant you need good food & GREAT WELCOMING SERVICE. & this place is not! Will not be eating here any more. As I feel like my service & money are not welcomed.

the Unilocal rating on this place is way too low. I got a chili size, with onion rings and a soda. amazing. the chili was home made, the onion rings were on point. the soda came in a foam cup, old style. are you in the area? just passing through? stop in, this place is dope.

Huge portions, reasonable prices, bottomless drinks, and really friendly service. It’s the kind of place where they call you“sweetie” or «honey» even though they’re younger than you. Pretty solid fast food joint that I wouldn’t have stopped for if my wife hadn’t been there before and told me about it. Totally worth stopping for if you don’t want the usual chain places in Mojave.

I love thid place, I’ve been going here for about 3 years now. My favorite plate to get is the hotwings combo with zucchini fries oh my lord! It’s so delicious.. Everyone in mojave loves this place.
The tables are a little sticky and small but it is worth it!

Nasty food, girl at drive thru had nasty attitude. Went inside for napkins and no surprise, nasty kitchen. Had the primo burger with old bacon and stale bun.
The carne asada burrito had corn? In it with a slice of kraft cheese on top? Lol
Does anyone take pride in their work anymore?
Im in the Twilight Zone, Jack in the Box
for the win smh.
(They did have delicious and perfectly seasoned fries)

Have you been to Mojave?
Have you driven from Los Angeles north on 14 until it ends? You have, then you past right by this little greasy spoon.
It’s in the same shopping center as Stater Bros. Market, but next to the perimeter.
It all started when my dad and I were headed back home from the Valley. He didn’t want to eat in the Valley, so we got out of the rat race and in Mojave (Mow Have Vee — It’s close, but not perfect).
If you don’t know where Stater Bros. shopping center is, where 14 turns right, headed north. Right after it turns right, make another right at the first driveway.
Primo’s burgers has quite an extensive menu.
My dad and I opted for the spicy chicken sandwich and split a large order of fries. Even though we ordered the fries without salt, the entire order came out relatively on time and most importantly, hot.
While we were waiting, I did notice that there were 3 tables that needed to be bused. It happens from time to time, but these 3 tables were left this way for several minutes. It doesn’t portray nor instill confidence in me when I see this. But, just before our food arrived, the tabled were cleaned off and in the process, a drink, was spilled by the busser. Throughout the rest of our meal, the spilled drink remained on the floor.
I wasn’t expecting much and you know something, I was surprised. The food was delivered to our table.
The fries were cut thick, but not as wide as steak fries, were served hot and fresh. No salt, as we ordered them.
I wasn’t too sure about the chicken sandwich, as the chicken breast was brown! After my first bite, I realized that it was the seasoning which was used. The seasoning, for me, was a bit too salty. But, for most of the American public, it would be perfect. It had enough spice in it to wake up my taste buds, but mild enough not to burn my father’s off his tongue!
Overall, it’s a decent place and one which I would rather leave my money than a national chain.
Barbie, if you read this. Kudos to you. I like the extensive menu. I just hope it’s not too much for you to handle.
The food was good and the service was good.
Perhaps have a better cleanup crew. It’s nice to save money, but having one/​two people to take orders and one of the order takers to also cleanup. Cleaning is going to take a back seat, as it did.
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Bottom line
Yes, I will go back. It’s decent enough, the service is good enough and I felt like I get decent shake for the buck.

… believe it or not. Ich war auch da. Von Las Vegas durchs Death Valley und von Norden den Highway runter Richtung L.A. Die erste Burgerbude nach stundenlanger Fahrerei durchs «nichts». Links raus und dann rein ins Vergnügen. So original Amerikanisch, wie es das nur in einem Road Movie gibt. Der Ort ist aber Mojave und nicht Sta. Monica aber was macht das schon. Mojave ist da, wo die Flugzeuge in der Wüste parken. Wir haben uns den Bauch voll geschlagen und weiter ging es Richtung L.A. Für ganz harte beginnt ungefähr eine Meile weiter südlich der örtliche «strip» mit allen Burger-​Ketten der Welt. Das war uns egal … Primo Burger ROCKS !

Ich glaube nicht, dass jemals ein weiterer Qyper einen Beitrag über diesen Platz schreiben wird. Es wäre ein zu großer Zufall.
Auf dem langen Weg vom Death Valley nach Santa Monica bei Los Angeles hatten wir nach einigen Stunden knurrende Mägen, das sehr frühe Frühstück war recht mager ausgefallen. Wir fuhren durch die Mojave-​Wüste, eine endlose Einöde. Fern im Rückspiegel konnten wir noch im Dunst die Ausläufer der Sierra Nevada sehen, weit, weit vor uns einige Hügelketten bei Los Angeles. Dazwischen nichts, platte Landschaft, Sträucher, Dürre und dann tauchte plötzlich der Ort Mojave auf.
Kurz nach der Einfahrt in den Ort an der Junction 14 mit der CA-​58 rechts eine Tankstelle, leider war das angeschlossene Restaurant geschlossen. Entnervt wollten wir schon weiterfahren, da erblickte ich auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite die leuchtende Neonreklame Primo Burgers. Ein kurzer Schlenker mit verbotenem Abbiegen und schon standen wir auf dem Parkplatz von Primo Burgers. Ein klassischer Trucker-​Stopp!
Innen ein klima-​gekühlter großer Raum mit einer Reihe von Tischen und Bänken, Bänke uns Stühle in rotem Plastik bezogen. An den Wänden nostalgische Fotos von James Dean und anderen ehemaligen Kinogrößen, in der Ecke eine Musikbox mit schrill leuchtenden und blickenden Glühbirnchen, an einem Tisch zwei ältere Herren, wettergegerbte Gesichter, die sich jeder an einem Becher Kaffee festhielten und ein üppiges Frühstück teilten.
Selbstbedienung hier. Man geht zum Tresen und wählt aus: Nicht nur die allseits hier beliebten Muffins und andere schreckliche Süßigkeiten, nein, jede Art von Eierfrühstück mit deftigen Zutaten, Gemüse, Tomaten, Toast — alles was einem Trucker fit macht für die Weiterfahrt. Wir bestellten zwei Frühstücke — ein grober Fehler! Damit hätten wir eine ganze Ausflugstruppe sättigen können. Kaffee gab es frei zum Nachschenken, so viel, wie das Herz aushält.
Wer auf Burger steht, hier wäre er richtig: Nomen est omen, Primo Burgers bietet eine riesige Auswahl an verschiedenen Burgers an.
Da wir zweifelsfrei als Ausländer ausgemacht wurden, die nicht die genauen Spielregeln kannten, wurde der self-​service für uns aufgehoben und zum full-​service aufgewertet.
Wir waren so papp-​satt, dass wir eigentlich einen Verdauungstrunk benötigt hätten, aber den gab es hier nicht. Auf der Rechnung stand dann nur $ 19,01 für zwei Personen. Warum da noch 1 Cent drauf war, muss wohl an der krummen Steuer liegen. Aber der obligatorische Tipp machte daraus eine runde Zahl.
Fazit: Dies ist ein wahrer Geheim-​Tipp. Und wird es für Touris wohl bleiben. Wir haben dieses «Echte» genossen mit anschließender guten Straßenlage bei der Weiterfahrt. Dabei entdeckten wir, dass an der Hauptstraße von Mojave noch diverse Tankstellen, Restaurants und Bars folgen. Aber wir glauben, dass unser erster, spontaner Halt die richtige Wahl war. Primo Burgers verdient vier Sterne.

Burgers were good, patties are a little small. Pastrami is awesome, chicken strip are good and the Frisco burger was pretty awsome.