Lou's Burgers

This place has the BEST blackberry milkshakes. I always get a medium shake. Local spot people love.

Katie and her peer gave us amazing service last night. Kit Kat shake is awesome, hope they keep it on the menu! Katie was super kind and helpful! I know we will definitely be coming back. Nice old fashioned joint, hard to come by a nice spot like this anymore. I’ll have to try their burgers sometime.

I was really looking forward to the chili cheese fries, but unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The chili tasted like canned chili, topped with a slice of American cheese, and my husband even saw the staff microwave the food. If I were there, I would’ve said, “You know what, I don’t want the chili cheese fries—I can just open a can at home and pour it over frozen fries I put in the air fryer.” The burger was just a frozen patty with no flavor or care—basically the same as McDonald’s or Carl’s Jr. The only thing that was decent was the milkshake. We ordered two cheeseburgers, an order of chili cheese fries, and a small order of fries, small shake and it cost $36. That’s a complete waste for this place. I had high hopes because their other location in Citrus Heights is much better, but it seems like, many places these days have stopped caring and are just settling for the bare minimum. (Although who knows both like locations could be like this now… it’s been about 10 years since I even visited their other one) As a chef, it’s especially discouraging when you don’t feel like cooking at home and can’t even get a decent burger and chili cheese fries out. Maybe it’s the area, but I cannot recommend this location.

Best messy burgers in town and they still make malts!

We were sad to hear that Lou's was going to be closing not to long ago. But we were extremely happy they were able to stay open. Love this place. Would 100% rather spend our money here than a jack in the box or mcdonalds.

Good food love it burgers are big fries are awesome plus friendly staff will be coming back lil on the pricey side and only complaint there is no combo meals all out of the cart

If you want to dive back to the 1960es and feel yourself somewhere along the route 66 with awesome friendly owners / employees and delicious beefy burgers - thats your place! We enjoyed it together with buddies after hard work!

There’s “hole-in-the-wall” bars and there’s “hole-in-the-wall” burger joints. Lou’s is absolutely just that. It might not be as fancy and sparkly as an In&Out but the burgers more than compete. The shakes with fresh fruit and syrups … FAR SURPASS the 3 little options at other burger places. As for the fries… we know that other place has them “animal style” to cover up the fresh cut but limp and bland flavor. The owners are there most days but all the staff are great. They know their regulars by name but greet everyone like family.

Cool drive in spot. Stopped by when I had an event in the area. I got a doubled cheese burger and some moz sticks. The burger was good, classic drive in style. The moz sticks were excellent. Didn't get a drink but their shakes looked excellent. Note is cash OR debit only. There is a 1.25 charge on the debit. Staff was quick and pilot.

Ok now, who doesn't love a Lil hole in the wall joint! I have always wanted to try this place and today was the day! The BLT was amazing, chili cheese dog was delicious, fried zucchini and mushrooms were also yummy! Customer Service was great and she was so helpful with answering our questions. Definitely a great spot!

They were so rude, the food was cold! Definitely not the Lou's I went to when I was younger

Food and service is great. If you want good burgers and fries this is the place to go. The chickens strips are the best. Don't miss out.

This is a Sacramento landmark, serving up old fashioned burgers, crispy fries and milkshakes & malts. We hadn't been there for years and we will definitely return soon.

I don't mind if there's high school people working but what I do mine, it's when they're touching their face- rubbing their hair ,no gloves, eating the food while they're making it. He was UNBELIEVABLE .!!!! The food was bland and dry. I really want to like this place people talk about it. The old lady just walking around looking at all the customers surrounding the restaurant and not even greeting them, 3 different customers left- It's time for her to retire asap.

The food was fine, though the service could be better. It's best to bring cash, as card payments are processed like an ATM withdrawal, which may result in both a bank fee and an additional $1.25 charge from the restaurant. Prices are relatively high for the type of food offered--two meals with burgers, fries, and small drinks came to just over $45. As a drive-in, there is no indoor seating, so be prepared for outdoor dining, which can be warm during the summer months.

Old school burger joint. We had a little scare that this north highland gem might disappear, but we survived. The burgers are big, and they use that special sauce similar to Big Mac. Potato buns, thick patties and shlettuce. It's not a fancy burger, and doesn't taste like one, but tastes more like what burgers tasted like back in the 90s. It's nostalgic, and it's perfect. The chili fries are so fire. It's meat chili and it's just damn good. I also love their old school milkshake. I think the owners and workers are the sweetest people in the world. I am so glad we have this amazing burger place in our community and we should all go support this mom and pop joint!!!

I stopped by for a hamburger, fries and chocolate shake. The food was fresh and delicious! It is an old fashioned drive in. They also have dipped cones!! Great prices too! Friendly service!!

A classic little burger joint that serves great burgers, fries and shakes (hello bacon burger). Service can be hit and miss, but the lady who runs it is always great. Also love the jalapeño poppers and fried zucchini sides. It's not everyday you find those options at a burger stand.

Nice people, good traditional hamburger place that is reasonably priced. Awesome milk shakes.

Stopped here once, months ago. Loved the flavors. Cheeseburger and a large chocolate shake.

Saw this spot and decided to stop. Great burgers! I got mine with lettuce, onions and pickles. Unlike other spots (not enough pickles) there's pickles in every bite! The sauce (their original!) was tasty and just the right amount! Their fries are crinkle cut and cooked perfectly! Iced tea was freshly brewed! The food came out quickly! We were too full to get ice cream, but will definitely be back. Cash or debit card.

Food,service was great plenty of parking,will definitely go back again soon . A lot to try on there menu for sure

Burgers are big but tasteless. Do not pay with an ATM card. they charge an additional $3.oo service fee but do not tell you that.Yuck

Cash only . Burgers are good but a bit high in cost could be better. Service a little slow but acceptable. It's a drive in it's cool for car show or get togethers Social events

Katie and her peer gave us amazing service last night. Kit Kat shake is awesome, hope they keep it on the menu! Katie was super kind and helpful! I know we will definitely be coming back. Nice old fashioned joint, hard to come by a nice spot like this anymore. I'll have to try their burgers sometime.

My wife and I found Lou's when we rented storage in the area. We love their combo chocolate vanilla cones as well as there other fairs. It's an older building outside seating is standard. We will miss this place if it ever closes. Everyone charges a fee now for credit, so it's time to get into the 21st Century.

Great value for what you're getting! The double cheeseburger taste like a larger and better version of a Big Mac from McDonald's and at a better price. The fried Mac and cheese was decent and I liked how it came out really hot. It definitely wasn't gourmet food but it is fast food at its finest. I would go here again if I'm craving a quick burger at a great value.

The cashier was pretty rude. I thought it was just me but I was eating lunch there with a co worker and when we left I asked him if i was delusional or was she a little rude and he said she was really rude. The price was kind've steep for a local burger joint even for the sodas it was like almost $5. The chile cheese fries were pretty goof. The burgers dressing had a sour taste to it thought like too much pickles or something.

Some of the best burgers you'll find in the area. Cash only. The service is good, sometimes it can be slow. But its worth the wait imo. Always a good decision coming here.

Tried this place for the first time recently...with all the great things I've heard, and living pretty close by I figured why not? First- if I could leave a separate rating for the guy who took my order I'd give him 5 stars...he was a younger guy working the order window and cooking food and he was the sweetest thing. Super polite and friendly, even complimented me and made me laugh. Now for the food...it was ok. I felt like they didn't really season the meat at all so it was kinda bland. And there was a lot of sauce on my burger...almost too much sauce. The bun was getting soggy before I finished the burger. I got a side of fried zucchini and a chocolate peanut butter milkshake- both of those were wonderful. I would definitely go back, because this place has potential. I think I'd just tell them to do a few things different when making my burger.

Been coming here for over 50 years now - still a great, REAL HAMBURGER, always good food and malts/shakes. Like and old friend - Lots of great meals and memories

The employees are all so sweet and amazing ! Oh and the food is delicious too ! So far I've only had the fries and the Lou's bacon burger . So filling and great prices for the portions.

This place definitely seems like a small place but the service was really friendly. The building looks kind of run down, it has some outside seating but the restaurant is in kinda a bad area. The food was sub par the sauce was a little weird for me so I would pass on it next time but the burger is ok. Got the XL frys and it was huge, we only got halfway through it and I shared it with my boyfriend. The price was also reallly expensive for two burgers, a fry, and drink. Probably wouldn't go again but if you're near and hungry then it's not bad.

A wonderful Mom and Pop place for burgers. A real drive in. Burgers remind me of Whataburger in Texas, one of my favorite places.

Lou's is an old school drive up hamburger stand. There is seating outside and inside but there is no actual drive thru. All customers order at the window and then your name is called when your order is ready. I decided to go to Lou's today for lunch. I parked my car and ordered a cheeseburger at the window. The woman that waited on me was really friendly. If you pay with cash you will pay at the same window you order from but if you use debit you will be walked to a different window to have your card run. The wait for my food was quick and the burger was reasonably priced - $7.11 with tax. Lou puts a dressing/"special sauce" on their burgers and it was SO good! Oh! & their burgers are HUGE. I ended up getting full from just the cheeseburger and a soda. I'm trying to avoid fast food restaurants when I'm craving a burger, tacos, et cetera so I will definitely start going to Lou's more often.

Lou's has been in the community for years I remember walking to it often in Jr High and High school. On this trip my husband and I only ordered milk shakes. I love their milkshakes here, good old fashioned, thick milkshakes. I ordered a classic strawberry and my husband a pineapple shake. I need to come back and get the onion rings or chili cheese fries, I love crinkle fries.

My family and I have been going to eat at Lou's since 1977. We do like the burgers, fries and shakes. I understand the business has struggled and it was recently saved from going out of business. I don't understand why Lou's has not put any effort into putting a fresh coat of paint on the place or doing any long over due improvements. Lou's looks run down, The service is horrible especially the crappy attitude at the ordering window. I personally don't want to go back because of the crap service and attitude. Good luck staying in business. Buy some paint and work on your work attitude/ethics Lou's.

Old-school hamburger stand complete with mixmatched signage. It reminds me of where I'd go back in the 1980's in another town. There is No Shrinkflation here. Their single burger was very large, fresh and filling. Fries, mushrooms and mozzarella sticks are fantastic. Their shakes are old school and great. This place is not posh. It's also not corporate where everything you buy is exactly the same ingredients as everything else you order. Also it isn't super fast like corporate fast food is. But, we love it. The service was friendly and fast. The food was tasty. What else do you want?

First time to try this place. They only accept either cash or debit. I got a cheese burger while my husband got double cheese burger then we shared fries. The cheese burger was good while the fries were salty. Our food were ready in no time which was great. It was cold eating outside though.

Good ol' Lou's. I took my Dad who hadn't been in over 15 years and he said it was just as he remembered- delicious. My husband and I agreed. We all ordered single cheese burgers and I got chili fries. Everything was delicious, so much that we agreed to make this our routine stop for lunch when out there visiting Dad every couple weeks. Dad seemed to enjoy the mega root-beer shake also, being that he kept rubbing his full belly but managed to finish every last drop! Service was super friendly too. This place is a must try. Made my Dad a happy man.

Who doesn't love a hole in the wall spots? Visiting from LA, decided to look up a spot for a burger/sandwich. Ordered chicken sandwich with onion rings and side of ranch. I heard milkshakes are good but haven't tried it yet. Totally a spot you can pick up after a long work day or a cheat meal. I would go back again, service was quick. Best to pay in cash additional fee for card.

Having heard about it a few times (news) and driving by it after moving to the area, decided to pick up a bacon cheeseburger & fries on a Sunday afternoon. As someone else said, bring a CC (which they don't accept) because it's PRICEY! Tip included, one meal came to 23.00. That's just a burger, fries and a Pepsi! Now, I'm not completely adverse to paying for good food, but it's gotta be worth it. It just wasn't. I had asked for my bacon to be well done. Floppy bacon is NOT well done. I had to take it home and nuke it to get it where it behaved crispy. I DID appreciate it had 3 slices of bacon when many is only 2 now, but still....at 23.00 bucks I shouldn't have to finish cooking it after specifically asking for well done. There's another little place back where I used to live, very similar, hamburgers just a touch smaller, fries same size literally, and even with a milkshake, I only paid half what I paid here. I will go back to try the hot dogs...if it's grilled. I love good grilled dog. If it ain't, then.....

Not a Carl's Jr or McDonald's or Burger King something different. Got a chili cheese burger with onion rings and the burger was about a half a pound it was huge and chili was tasty too The onions are made from whole lumber battery kept it was delicious not little chips of onion I get out of the fast food joints. Food is always fresh and cooked to order here is a great place to try oh an expensive side but delicious.

Customer service was very unpleasant. The cashier acted as if she did not want to be there. I decided not to get the food due to horrible service

On a foodie adventure with my dad, we decided to come to Lou's Drive In No. 2 on a Tuesday night for dinner. You can tell that this place was the place to be back in its prime. Now a little bit rougher around the edges, but still serving up some classic burgers, shakes, and fries. Since it was our first time here, we decided to try a little bit of everything and share. My dad ordered a double cheeseburger while I ordered a single cheeseburger. Their burgers are served with what they called their "spread", onions, and lettuce. You can always add or subtract whatever your favorite burger toppings might be. The burger was juicy and a good size but the "spread" was a little too sweet for my liking. We also sampled their fried mushrooms, fried zucchini, and onion rings. My favorite of the three was definitely the fried zucchini with the onion rings being a close second. And what would a burger and some fried food be without a tasty milkshake? I decided to try a chocolate peanut butter shake while my dad ordered a classic strawberry shake. My only qualm with the chocolate peanut butter shake was that most of the peanut butter did not end up getting blended in with the chocolate ice cream so it was mostly a chocolate shake with clumps of peanut butter at the bottom. All-in-all a decent burger joint if you find yourself in the area and craving an all-American classic.

Love at first bite!!! Hamburgers were fire!! Loved the old school fries and the service was top notch!! Would recommend highly!! The vibe brought me back to my childhood!! Great spot!! Will return real soon!!

Just grab a double cheese burger onion ring and shake from here ! Fair pricing, friendly staff , and the food was amazing!! I'll be back for sure

I heard this place was closing down but didn't so I figured it was really good if people wanted to save it but my personal opinion this place was just not good my daughter got cheese fries and I'm guessing they just throw a piece of packaged cheese in it and throw it in the microwave because it was gross and only 4 fries had cheese on them. We also got milkshakes and I can put money on it that the milk they used was bad ....instantly wanted to throw up when I took a drink

Unfortunately, Lou's is going the way of Tiny's, Ben's, Earl of Sandwich, Torpedo Place, and many other local burger stands to the graveyard. They will close on October 31st so if you want to get one last Lou's No. 2 burger you better hurry.

Don't let The sketchy neighborhood fool you. Definitely stop at this little burger stand. If you blink you might pass it and miss it. There is a whole tire shop behind this but the burgers came out pretty quick and were super tasty. The french fries were just french fries A little overpriced for which you got $3.50 for a large french fry. They're kind of more like shoestring fries, not steak fries. But over all the person that assisted was nice and the food came out rather quick.

Happen to be delivering packages in the area and saw this place as I drove by. Had to stop because I usually love going to mom and pop places. I would have to say I would definitely come here again the burger was absolutely delicious and the fries were made exactly how I make mine. Now for the bad news they do charge you to use your card however they fail to mention your bank may charge you a fee as well. My bank charged me a non-atm withdrawal fee which should have been mentioned during purchase. Try not to use cards at this location.

Lou's has been on my to do list for the longest, but had to expedite a visit since I saw a Facebook post they may be closing the restaurant. We arrived at 8:30PM (Yelp said they closed at 10PM). There were a number of people waiting for their order and two people in line. When it was our turn, the woman behind the counter put up a board and didn't say a word. I replied, "Do you guys close at 10?" She walked away from the board, never addressing anyone in line. I wanted to try Lou's but after the experience (or lack thereof) with staff, we wouldn't return.

The first thing that struck me as remarkable at Lou's were the ladies taking the order and cooking. They were very personable but efficient. Sadly, that is first and last. I realize Lou's is a community treasure that has struggled to stay open so it is painful to be honest. The quality of the cheeseburgers, onion rings and fries we bought was dismal. The ground beef was really poor quality. If you're into quantity over quality than this is the place for you. The burger was huge and it sat in my stomach like a stone. The onion rings tasteless and dry. Fries were better than the rings but again you just can't put a price on the sweet dispositions of the gals serving up the grub. Those ladies are the saving grace at Lou's Drive-In...

Gave this place a try against my better judgment. I ordered a double cheeseburger with mayo and lettuce only. I opened up the burger and found two patties with no color or seasoning of any kind hiding a swamp of mayo and wilted warm lettuce. I had to scrape off the 1/4 CUP of mayo they put on the bottom bun to make it edible. The fries are crispy but bland. I have no idea why locals love this place so much. This may have been a great spot many years ago, but quality is not a word that should be associated with anything they serve. p.s. If you're going to eat here, pay with cash to avoid extra fees on top of the $1.25 they charge you to use your debit card.

Love these people awesome food good prices large portions great place to get food and meet new friends

Good burgers at a good price. Hearty food that tastes fresh. On a recent visit, our fried zucchini and onion rings were a little on the burnt side, but the flavorful and delicious milk shakes made up for that. Fries were just right. Not much in the way of ambiance, but what there is evokes a time long forgotten. Service was prompt and accurate, if a bit on the gruff side. Worth a stop!

I had been told about this spot for so long. I can't eat take out burgers because the buns bother my picky tummy. All three stars go to the bun. Real bread and slightly toasted on the grill. I was told my burger would be juicy and I'd be asked how I liked it cooked. But the case post pandemic. And I'm not mad but I was sad because while the meat was ok, it was cooked medium well and slightly rubbery. The onions saved it flavor wise. The frying oil is overdue for a change. My onion rings would have been AMAZING if they had fresh oil. Cood crust. Good crunch. Good onion. Bad oil. The ice made me literally vomit. Moldy ice is a hard pass. I know staffing is and issue. And this is a small business. I see what it's capable of. I hope for better in the future but for the next year I won't be eating here. I hope they find better cleaning staff