Clarke's Charcoal Broiler

02/27/2008 Posted by soopahman

Let's make this simple: Burgers: 10 Fries: 6 Milkshakes: 6 Chili: 1 Parking: 3 Bottom-line, go for the burgers and skip the rest. Consider dropping someone off to pick up your order and taking it home since the parking is very limited. The burgers really are charcoal grilled and taste freaking amazing. The South of the Border burger is actually spicy - most salsas in this area end up being boring and bland. Strongly recommend. The chili is awful. Avoid it in all situations at all costs.

Pros: Burgers

Cons: Chili

10/18/2007 Posted by tink54rn

We are new to the area and stopped in to Clarke's out of curiosity. What a find!!! Hamburgers grilled on a charcoal grill! Better than my backyard hamburgers and those are fantastic. Cooked to perfection. Mushrooms are killer and many cheeses and toppings to choose from. I brought a burger home to hubby and he loved the fries so much, it took him a while to get to the burger. When he did, he was amazed. Took my son there while he's visiting from out of town. His words were "Awesome" and "Oh, my God".

Pros: Best hamburger I've ever tasted. Fries are fresh and shakes are real ice cream!

Cons: More expensive that fast-food, but who cares?

04/04/2007 Posted by tavo1212

I do not have a doubt in my mind that this is the best burger joint in Mountain View! I had to write a review because those people reviewing Clarke's Charcoal Broiler and giving it a below average or average score obviously haven't tried their double burger with cheese. This place is awesome, can not even compare it to a burger at McDonalds or Burger King, it’s like it's a whole different burger. Trust me I come here every weekend to get the double burger with cheese and it doesn't disappoint. The only down side is the parking. So do yourself a favor and try this place out, you won't regret it.

Pros: Hamburger is the best you'll ever taste

Cons: Parking and not enough seating

10/18/2005 Posted by dianehelenenadeau

The hamburgers are delicious. They have speciality burgers in which you can build your own burger and I love it! The enviroment is average, but suits the type of food offered. Service depends on who is being hired at the time, and like any other restaurant, can be bad or good.

Pros: build your burger, moderately priced

Cons: crowded at times, parking...not enough

02/25/2005 Posted by slhslh

I used to live walking distance from this place and I miss it. They offer one of the best burgers ever, great fries, chocolate shakes, good prices, great service, and more. Actually, just writing this review makes me want to have one of their burgers! I used to order the cheeseburger with mushrooms, fries, and a shake or even the vegie burger was hard to beat. Whenever I'm in the Bay Area I try to make it back to get my fix!

Pros: Great Burgers, Inexpensive, Good parking

10/08/2004 Posted by bigvinny

Much like the 49ers football team, this burger was disappointing and overpriced. For almost $8, this burger was small, and not loaded with mushrooms as stated. The taste was ok, but didn't quite live up to the hype. Should be renamed the John York Burger.

Pros: tasty fries, huge menu, very clean

11/29/2003 Posted by retroom

I was expecting more.....the hamburger patty didn't have enough texture......it just didn't make it.

Pros: good fries

Cons: expensive

07/02/2003 Posted by alex_watts

I have been going to Clarke's burger since I lived in Mountain View in the 70's. It is and I hope it will continue to be one of the BEST places to get a great hamburger. I now live down in San Diego On one of my trips up to Sacramento I stopped in San Jose to see some friends, and made sure I stopped at Clarkes on my way out of town. I wiould like to have one down here.

Pros: Great Food, relaxing, reasonable prices

Cons: parking

02/08/2003 Posted by mcd51

Huge, meaty burgers are the norm here. Check out their condiment bar! Add a malt & fries,...

01/29/2003 Posted by gosmer

Very greasy hamburgers and there ribs were below par for taste and amount and very expensive for what you get