The Greek Burger
This weekend I was doing some furniture shopping in San Mateo and decided to hit up Rave Burger for lunch. I had been there once before and remember it being awesome.
It’s small, but well designed with modern furnishings and cool canvas prints of Far Side cartoons of cows. There is a small bar in the back (and it appears they have pretty good happy hour specials on weekdays 3-6.)
The menu is full of burger options including non-beef burgers. There are sliders available in different combinations if you ‘re not ready to commit to one kind. I went with a regular-sized burger and got the Greek burger. It had an olive spread, tomatoes, tzatziki sauce and feta cheese. I also opted for the spicy curly fries on the side.
The burger was cooked perfectly- medium with a slight pink hue in the center. It was juicy and full of flavor. The feta tasted really fresh and the fries were perfectly crispy on the outside with a slight kick of spice. The only thing I don’t get is California’s obsession with ranch dressing on the side of everything. I can do without.
Rave Burger is, so far, one of the better burgers I’ve had since moving here about a year ago. I’m looking forward to stopping in again for lunch soon.
Rave Burger
144 E. 3rd Avenue
San Mateo, CA
oh, i didn't realize you could order ahead- great to know! thanks for the tip and thanks for reading!
thanks for the recommendation heather! finally got around to check this place out last week and it was awesome. only gripe i had was it took a bit for them to prepare the burger but the owner told me you can actually order ahead on their site (www.raveburger.com) so when you get there, the food will be available. thanks again!