Burger Cardeña
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About Burger Cardeña
Burger Cardeña, located in Lopera, is a local favorite known for its delicious burgers and welcoming atmosphere. Customers rave about the perfectly cooked smash burgers, often highlighting the fresh ingredients and soft potato buns. Signature items like Rick's sauce add a unique kick, while the cris...
Burger Cardeña, located in Lopera, is a local favorite known for its delicious burgers and welcoming atmosphere. Customers rave about the perfectly cooked smash burgers, often highlighting the fresh ingredients and soft potato buns. Signature items like Rick's sauce add a unique kick, while the crispy onion rings and well-seasoned crinkle fries are frequent mentions. Expect fast and friendly service in a casual, retro-themed setting with vintage decor. Burger Cardeña offers dine-in, takeout, and no-contact delivery options, with full wheelchair accessibility. It is a great place for lunch, dinner, or solo dining.
What Customers Say About Burger Cardeña
Burger Cardeña is a retro burger joint known for its delicious smash burgers, crispy fries, and thick milkshakes. Customers rave about the quality of the ingredients, the friendly service, and the vintage decor. Rick's Sauce and the pistachio Oreo milkshake are highly recommended.
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Tip: Try the Rick's Sauce, but be aware it has a bit of a kick. Gluten-free options are available.
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Burger Cardeña is located in Lopera, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- Hurd & Fitzgerald Building (A 169m) — building in New York, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Doyle Hardware Building (A 244m) — building in New York, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Utica Daily Press Building (A 305m) — building in New York, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Whiffen-Ribyat Building (A 382m) — historic building in Utica, New York, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Grace Church (A 825m) — episcopal church at 193 Genesee Street in Utica, New York Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Memorial Church of the Holy Cross (A 876m) — church building in New York, United States of America Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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- Fort Schuyler Park (A 195m) — park in the United States of America
- Harry V Quinn Playground (A 942m) — park in the United States of America
- Steuben Park (A 985m) — park in Oneida County, New York, United States of America
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Burger Cardeña Lopera Reviews
I lovee this place. I usually get the fish sandwich or a burger, but this time I got the crispy chicken sandwhich with lettuce & tomato. Let's just say I should have ordered 2 so I'm going back tomm for another. The pistachio shake is very good. The people here are nice & friendly also. Parking is good depending on the time you go. There are several other businesses in the building.
Take out order. Bbq burger , fries, chicken tenders. Excellent quality. Clean restaurant. Nice ppl!
This is an amazing restaurant. Nice ambience. Clean. Trendy. Amazing service. The burger was tasty on a medium sized ultra fresh bun. Their ordering system can't be any easier to use and understand. The cooks behind the counter are friendly and all have positive chatter that adds to the comfortable ambience that made my visit so enjoyable. I'm coming back next time in Utica for sure!
I have been hearing about this place for so long and everyone raves about it but still I never got the opportunity to try it. Today I was trying to find something to order for the kids and they came up as an option so I ordered the chicken tenders, sweet potato fries, reg fries and pickles. Let me say they DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!!!! Everything was so symmetrically packaged and aesthetically pleasing! The food was SO GOOD!!!!! I would say 12 out of 10 for sure!!!! Great job guys!
Absolutely LOVE this place! Everytime! Orders are perfect. Staff are awesome, and food comes out pretty fast. Can't say enough good things about them.
Although Rick's is famous for really good burgers they have the best fish sandwich in Oneida County hands down. 5 stars all day
Awesome burger. Everything was done well. Good balance of all ingredients. Bacon was done perfectly. Very good bun. Smash burgers were excellent. I'm typically not a fan of crinkle fries but even they were good. I would recommend Rick's to anyone who likes a good smash burger. My only complaint is they dont have one in Syracuse. Please come to Syracuse!!
Gluten free fries...gluten free buns available. I have not tried the burgers but others I was with did. They loved the burgers. Shakes are thick and delicious
This was an awesome experience. Burgers and chicken sandies were great! Milk shake was ridiculously good, perfection even hah. The service was stand out. Really appreciate the folks there that night; 10/2.
This little gem is at the edge of the hustle and bustle of the busy Utica life. Nestled in a building where it is kind of hidden. Though it's not a stand-alone restaurant, it is a stand-alone mouth tandelizing food party. The chicken sandwich to the amazing burgers. We will always look forward to eating here when we visit Utica. So whether you're right next door or have to trek across the city of Utica, it's well worth it. Enjoy, and if you agree, show some likes.
A hidden gem tucked away in Bagg’s Square in Utica. The burgers are cooked perfectly with a crust that lends texture to a juicy burger, as advertised in the title. The crinkle fries are seasoned well and the Rick’s Sauce is good in small doses. (I would recommend getting the truffle mayo as a dipper.) I ordered the Truffle Burger and some fries with Rick’s Sauce on the side. The Truffle Burger comes with mushrooms, Swiss cheese, and truffle mayo. All in all, good meal, and an alternative to Five Guys at around the same price point. If you’d rather support a local business, this is the place for you.
My burger was very good. The patty wasn’t too thick, nor too thin. Fresh veggies, and the bun was fresh and soft. The onion rings were crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. And the fries were seasoned just right ☺️ The “Ricks Sauce,” was creamy with a hint of dill, which added that extra yum for dipping your fries, burger and onion rings into. I really enjoyed my meal. The dining area was clean, just a tad bit cold inside (so bring a sweater if you tend to get cold easily). Overall, I had a nice experience!
Local gem 💎! First time to Utica and looked for a local restaurant to go to and found this. You walk in and are greeted with vintage 90s decor on the walls and the booths. I will say their isn’t a lot of places to sit. Their menu is simple, not complicated. The prices are very good for what you get. The girl who took our order was very nice and helpful to answer any questions. They had little kiosks to take your own order too. It did take a little bit (~15 minutes) to get the food, but it comes out hot and fresh. Their cheese sauce is to die for! Definitely will stop here again if we come back to Utica!!
Enjoyed their burger, though the house sauce they put on it has a little heat if you don't like that don't get the house sauce. The milkshake was very good & they also have seasonal varieties. Kinda a weird spot as their are other businesses & offices that people go through the restaurant to get to where they are going, as a result the parking can be a little difficult at peak times like lunch.
I've been wanting to try them for a while, and was absolutley not disappointed. The burgers were fantastic, down to the perfectly sliced tomato & perfect leaf of lettuce. I will say that they could be a little but bigger in relation to the price, but they are quality. Looking forward to trying other menu items. Tenders were fantastic as well. Rick's Sauce is amazing... (when the staff remembers to include it😁)
Milkshakes are amazing. Loved the Carmel brownie so thick and chocolatey with lots or chocolate morsels inside. Chili cheese fries and onion rings had good flavor and texture. Sauses were great loved Asian sesame. Loved the old school vibes. Burger and chicken sandwich were good wasn’t a big fan of the buns though. It tasted like a delicious burger in a McDonald’s quality bun.
The fries were NOT fresh cut. They were regular frozen crinkle cut. That's the whole reason we went there. The burgers were very juicy and well seasoned. The milkshake was the best milkshake I've ever had! The chili fries were not good. It takes like "taco bell" hamburger meat over bad fries.
Fried pickles are salty. Hardly pickles flavor left. Bunless double cheese was good. Cookies and cream milkshake good. Wish I'd have stuck with strawberry 🍓 due to sweetness. Milkshake is yummy not almost $8 yummy sorry. Very clean, very nice staff
I actually enjoyed this place a couple of times, but last one was an exception. I’ve ordered a lettuce wrapped (notice the word wrapped) burger. Not a special request, it was available as an option so I chose it. Well, I guess they accidentally forgot to actually wrap it and just tossed everything in, even forgot their signature sleeve. Not really an experience I was going for.
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421 Broad St, Utica, NY 13501
Lopera, NY 13501
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