Justin A.
Yelp
To everyone who gave this place five stars: your phones should be confiscated and you should never be allowed to review food again.
Nice Guys Burgers -- more like Nice Guys, Nice Grease. I came here with my girlfriend for lunch because the Yelp photos and the "engineer turned burger visionary" story made me think this spot might be special. What we got instead was the biggest grease ball either of us have ever tasted.
We ordered two "Michelin Combos" -- which, by the way, are no different from their regular combos (I still don't understand why they exist) -- and a chicken sandwich to share. My double burger had no texture whatsoever. You don't bite it, you compress it. The bun was so saturated in grease it could barely support its own weight. The taste? Pure fat, no flavor. If you're wondering, yes -- that's 70/30 beef, and it shows.
The chicken sandwich was an even bigger insult. Thigh meat. Not breast -- thigh. That's the cheapest, laziest cut to use for a sandwich, and it was overcooked to the point that the meat had turned dark and dry. It had zero flavor, just a burnt, stringy texture that screamed neglect.
The fries? I've seen more potato in a bag of crumbs. Tiny, broken bits that looked like fryer debris more than food. Nothing about this meal had quality control.
My girlfriend and I drove home in silence. That quiet kind of disappointment where you question every decision that led you there. I went straight to the shower and brushed my teeth -- because I genuinely felt greasy. Not just my hands -- my soul.
And to the owner -- yes, I know you're reading this. From one engineer to another, your quality department has failed you completely. Your grandmother would be ashamed of what's coming out of that kitchen. You talk on your website about giving back and sharing profits with the community, but there's no proof of any charity, no public record, no receipts -- just empty feel-good marketing to disguise a failing product.
The City of Rancho Cucamonga should be embarrassed for slapping an "A" rating on this place. Health inspectors need to go back and actually look. Because no legitimate A-rated kitchen produces food this sloppy, this greasy, or this inconsistent.
This isn't a "mean review." It's a wake-up call. Fix your process, fix your product, and stop hiding behind a feel-good story. Right now, Nice Guys Burgers isn't serving kindness -- it's serving violations.