Burger Island

First started coming here because it was my bosses favorite burger place. And even though Dallas is filled with great burger places, this one sticks out.
Their burgers are a little greasy, but the meat is delicious which means whatever type of burger you want there is an awesome foundation to build from. They also have some turkey and chicken burgers, but I’ve never had them before.
It’s a pretty small hole in the wall place across the parking lot from Taco Bell, there isn’t a whole lot of room, but this place is usually never crowded.

Excellent service and great food. We were welcomed and helped mom and dad to make their choices to order. I would recommend Burger Island for fun and good food.

I ate the chix blt & Hubz got the mushroom burger: thumbs up! This is the flavor you crave when you want a greasy spoon with fun ambiance! Staff was super cool & didn’t judge us for using the 4 person groupon for just us 2. Still took a lot of food to get to $ 40! I made sure I tipped! The guys are worth it!

Terrific little burger place with a pleasant environment. We stopped in to use a Groupon and were happily surprised. The prices are very reasonable (even at full price) and the burgers are quite large. They are correctly positioned in between the fast food burger market and the high end gourmet burger market. They have several varieties of burgers with mouth watering photos of each one on the wall. One of the nice features of this place is the fact that they have a few other offerings besides burgers, in case someone in your party wants a philly or another similar sandwich.
We ordered a basket of onion rings and some fries. Both were excellent. The onion rings are cooked in a thicker batter than you usually see. My wife remarked they almost tasted like they were cooked inside a donut. (not sure I would go quite that far, but I got what she meant).
Service was genuine and pretty quick. We will be back.

Tried it after seeing a promo on groupon. Husband got the double jungle burger & he loved it. I got the grilled chicken sandwich & seasoned fries. Fries (and ranch!) are great… The grilled chicken was tasty (almost like chick fil-​a) but very thin so I would probably try something different next time. All in all, the food was great. The service and staff were both very nice.
It’s definitely worth a try!

Just waited 25 minutes for a cheeseburger. Spoke to owner who said «I’m sorry», then walked away. Tasty burger but not worth the terrible service.

The jungle burger was grrrreat! The fried mushrooms were delicious too! Very satisfied with our experience today. We will definitely be returning.

Wow! My toes actually curled eating a ham, turkey, provolone hero with all fixings (bar onions). The food came fast and it was warm. Place was clean, but I did not stay long because I ordered take out. Overall great food and decent atmosphere.

Food is great, staff is great. Place is usually empty so food comes quick. Prices are decent-​expensive (8 – 12 $ per person). The item I recommend is the Philly cheesesteak and jungle burgers! Salads are horrible, oily and the grease from the meat take over the ranch and salad dressing so not much flavor.

If I could rate lower than 1 star, I would do that. The staff is incredibly thick headed. The person who took our order had a great deal of difficulty in understanding that our son wanted a «double cheeseburger plain and dry». She must have repeated the order back to me three times. It was incredible. The very simple cheeseburger that our son ordered was dry and tasteless. The stuffed jalapenos that my husband and I ordered were disgusting. I think they may have come out of the box at the local supermarket — not even a name brand. For $ 40, I would’ve expected food that was at least edible. My husband said that his BBQ burger was «okay».I will say that my veggie burger was pretty good — I did ask for cheddar cheese however and got American. I decided not to make an issue. The veggie burger was not something that was created in house, so they cannot take credit for it. There was one other party in the restaurant.
In addition, they need to edit their menu board. When you spell chicken breast incorrectly (Brest), you might want to take a look. Handwritten signs in the restroom about jiggling the toilet…(The sign reads «giggling») are in really bad taste.
It goes without saying that our family will not return to this restaurant. The remainder of our sons cheeseburger went into the trash when we got home.

Was in the mood for their Chipotle Chicken Sandwich. I asked for it without avocado and tomato, and to add pickles and jalapeños. They charged me an extra $ 1 each for the pickles and jalapeños.
Not cool.

Pretty good burgers. Well cooked and their fries were fresh. They do have veggie option.
Ask for a little more well seasoning of the fries.

Burgers are classic, huge, and delicious! Service and atmosphere are nonexistent, but you come for the food. Order the fried pickle spears. Great «dive» burger joint.

Show up hungry The burgers are ½ pounders!!! My avocado burger (hold the lettuce) was D.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s. My other half had his plain and dry, described it as «very good».
The atmosphere was hole in the wall comfortable, there was even a large rip in one of the vinyl seats of a booth providing dramatic effect. Friendly and efficient service. Be sure and get by there soon!
Lack of 5^th star for bad tasting drinks…

Good sized burgers. Tasty fries. Friendly and fast service. I get the avocado burger with jalapeños all the time it’s the best.

This was my first time here and when I stop again, I may update.
The menu was pretty exciting. Lots of options, and many out of the ordinary, which I appreciate. Beef salads, fried clams, funnel cake fries (they were awesome!) and various fried poppers of different types as well as mozzarella sticks. Also had cheesesteaks, sandwhiches, and anything else you could crave.
The food was pretty good. Like I said, the funnell cake fries were heavenly, and my friend enjoyed his tater tots and his burger on Texas Toast. I went with the blue cheese, bacon, and onion burger. They went heavy on the toppings, which is always nice, although I wish the blue cheese had been stronger. The burger itself was pretty good, however a little overdone for my taste. I prefer my burgers juicy, but that is just personal preference.
Previous reviewers mention how dirty this place is, but this is not the experience I had. Tables and floors were clean and as soon as I got up, the staff was right behind me cleaning my area for the next patrons. It’s always nice when the establishment reads reviews and acts accordingly. I’m always rooting for the businesses, even those in which I don’t leave the best reviews.
And the price? Very reasonable, which is something kind of hard to find around this area nowadays.
It’s not my favorite burger place in town, but still very good, and one that I’d be happy going to again. And again.

I really like Burger Island for their delicious food and they have a $ 6.75 lunch special for a ½ cheeseburger, fries, and a soda that’s more delicious and filling than something you’d get from say McDonald’s or Wendy’s.
The inside could use a major update as others have said cause the place looks like it hasn’t seen a good scrub down in quite some time.

Great menu, decent food and in my opinion enough grease and grime all over the filthy tables to make me want to go somewhere else.
How hard would it be to mop the floor once a year and actually wipe the tables off after each patron leaves? Not hard at all, virtually every other restaurant on earth does it.
In my opinion, this level of greasy filth only comes from apathy. If they don’t care how filthy it is in the dining room I can only imagine how the cooking area is.
C’mon Burger Island, clean this place up so more people would eat here. The outdated décor can be ignored, maybe even the noise factor, but filthy ?
Forget that.

Burger Island is just down the street from Olive Burger, and the competition is fierce! Burger Island is pretty damn good. I got the mushroom burger and must admit this place lived up to the hype. I’ll be coming back ASAP.

Uh oh, so close to Olive burger! Neighborhood rivals… game on!
Went on a recent Monday (which judging by the mess in the place, was very busy for lunch) to try Burger Island’s Avocado burger… the size, sheesh, the buns must be made in same place hubcaps are made… enormous!
Ordered a half order of sweet potato fries (also very good) which came out surprisingly large for a half order, (at that point, didn’t care… ready to dig in).
Only nit I have with BI is that almost every table was not wiped down very well… diners typically bus their own table, but burger meals leave an unimistakeable sheen on a table… I saw two other patrons wipe down tables. Restaurant well past rush (this was around 2 p.m.) and at least one staff member available to tidy up… oh well. In addition, napkins, french fry tidbits and various other burger cast-​offs littered the floor. Alas, the food was redemption and I look forward to my next card punch.