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Burger, fries, hot dog, salad, american · Santa Barbara

4.3 · 37 reviews Google
www.ucen.ucsb.edu

About Root Burger

Root Burger, located in Santa Barbara, offers a delicious selection of comfort food for lunch and dinner. We provide fast service through dine-in, takeout, and outdoor seating options. We strive to be accessible to everyone, with wheelchair accessible entrances, parking, and seating. We have a ratin...

Root Burger, located in Santa Barbara, offers a delicious selection of comfort food for lunch and dinner. We provide fast service through dine-in, takeout, and outdoor seating options. We strive to be accessible to everyone, with wheelchair accessible entrances, parking, and seating. We have a rating of 4.3/5 based on 37 reviews. We are open Monday through Friday from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and Saturday from 11 AM to 2 PM. Please note that we are closed on Sundays. Whether you're looking for a quick bite or a relaxed meal, we welcome you!

What Customers Say About Root Burger

Root Burger is a popular on-campus spot known for its burgers, fries, and milkshakes. Customers praise the fast service and reasonable prices. Some find the food greasy or inconsistent, and there are occasional order errors.

Popular Dishes

burgers (7) fries (4) milkshakes mushroom swiss burger mac n cheese chicken sandwiches veggie burgers chili dog

Best For

Solo Dining Quick Bite Casual Locals

Tip: The burgers are generally well-regarded, but the mac n' cheese and chicken sandwiches are just okay. Milkshakes are highly recommended, especially the oreo milkshake.

Features

🌳 Outdoor 🅿️ Parking Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner
🎯 Casual

What to see nearby

Storke Tower
A 122m

Storke Tower

construcción

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Bren Hall
A 497m

Bren Hall

edificio

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Anisqovo Park
A 800m

Anisqovo Park

parque

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Little Acorn Park
A 834m

Little Acorn Park

parque

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Goleta Beach
A 944m

Goleta Beach

playa

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Explore the area around Root Burger

Root Burger is located in Santa Barbara, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Parks & Gardens

  • Anisqovo Park (A 800m) — park in Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America
  • Little Acorn Park (A 834m) — park in Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America

Other Points of Interest

  • Storke Tower (A 122m) — campanile of the University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Bren Hall (A 497m) — building in California, United States
  • Goleta Beach (A 944m) — coastline near Santa Barbara, California

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Frequently asked questions about Root Burger

Root Burger is located at 558 University Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, Santa Barbara.
Near Root Burger you can find points of interest such as Storke Tower, Bren Hall, Anisqovo Park, Little Acorn Park.
Root Burger offers burger;fries;hot_dog;salad;american cuisine.
Root Burger has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Root Burger offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway.
The most recommended dishes at Root Burger based on customer reviews are: burgers, fries, milkshakes, mushroom swiss burger, mac n cheese.
Root Burger is ideal for solo dining, quick bites, casual dining, locals.
Root Burger is a popular on-campus spot known for its burgers, fries, and milkshakes. Customers praise the fast service and reasonable prices. Some find the food greasy or inconsistent, and there are occasional order errors.
The burgers are generally well-regarded, but the mac n' cheese and chicken sandwiches are just okay. Milkshakes are highly recommended, especially the oreo milkshake.
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Root Burger Santa Barbara Reviews

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Reviews (40)
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James Colon

Excellent selection of cheese lunch items and classic grilled menu. Lots of good choices, makes it hard to pick. Fries, onion rings standard sides. Plus home made milkshakes! A great option at the UCEN @UCSB.

James Colon
James Colon

Excellent selection of cheese lunch items and classic grilled menu. Lots of good choices, makes it hard to pick. Fries, onion rings standard sides. Plus home made milkshakes! A great option at the UCEN @UCSB.

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David “Orv” Brodbeck

Since campus re-opened, they've rebranded as just "root", and have pared down their menu to focus exclusively on burgers, chicken sandwiches, and salads. I haven't tried the latter two items yet, but the quality of their burgers has gone up. I had the mushroom swiss burger and it was fully cooked yet still juicy, with a generous amount of pepper seasoning the patty. Their onion rings are well above average, too, crispy on the outside and melt-in-your-mouth soft on the inside. This may now be the best burger place in the campus/IV area.

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Henry

Little salty, but quality of burger patty is superior. Reminds me of Cal Taco before theirs went to poop. I'm putting five stars to help bring up average rating, because it really is a decent burger.

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Dani Poortinga

speedy service, very reasonable prices, delicious burger!

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Alex Sanchez

The burgers and fries were really good, best burger place I tried 👍

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André Sena

The best burguer on campus

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Glynnis Foley

Great customer service, even better veggie burgers

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Jurmaii Riddick
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Mohammed Abdur-Rahman

Super fast service, great food, great price. Highly reccomend the milkshakes, I had the oreo milkshake and its one of the best I've ever had. I don't really reccomend the mac n cheese or the chicken sandwiches, they're just okay, but the burgers are good.

Mohammed Abdur-Rahman
Mohammed Abdur-Rahman

Super fast service, great food, great price. Highly reccomend the milkshakes, I had the oreo milkshake and its one of the best I've ever had. I don't really reccomend the mac n cheese or the chicken sandwiches, they're just okay, but the burgers are good.

Dani Poortinga
Dani Poortinga

speedy service, very reasonable prices, delicious burger!

Jurmaii Riddick
Jurmaii Riddick
André Sena
André Sena

The best burguer on campus

Alex Sanchez
Alex Sanchez

The burgers and fries were really good, best burger place I tried 👍

Henry
Henry

Little salty, but quality of burger patty is superior. Reminds me of Cal Taco before theirs went to poop. I'm putting five stars to help bring up average rating, because it really is a decent burger.

David “Orv” Brodbeck
David “Orv” Brodbeck

Since campus re-opened, they've rebranded as just "root", and have pared down their menu to focus exclusively on burgers, chicken sandwiches, and salads. I haven't tried the latter two items yet, but the quality of their burgers has gone up. I had the mushroom swiss burger and it was fully cooked yet still juicy, with a generous amount of pepper seasoning the patty. Their onion rings are well above average, too, crispy on the outside and melt-in-your-mouth soft on the inside. This may now be the best burger place in the campus/IV area.

Glynnis Foley
Glynnis Foley

Great customer service, even better veggie burgers

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Hayley

Nice place to grab lunch on campus. The food is great, prices are very reasonable,and there are healthy options like a lettuce wrap instead of a bun. It’s definitely a better choice than fast food.

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Heming Huang

Great comfort food. I come here whenever I’m on campus to grab a quick lunch. I recommend the chili dog, the mac n’ cheese, and the mushroom Swiss burger.

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Rudy Meza

One of my favorite lunch spots on campus. I personally recommend the popcorn chicken wrap. Be aware, it's pretty spicy. The fries are also pretty delicious.

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Aaron Quitta

Got the veggie grilled cheese, it was good, but had American cheese on instead of cheddar as advertised.

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Omar Espinoza

Pretty good food, priced okay for being on campus. Wish they had spicier salsa though!

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Piyush Mishra

Decent food. Nice options and sides.

Aaron Quitta
Aaron Quitta

Got the veggie grilled cheese, it was good, but had American cheese on instead of cheddar as advertised.

Hayley
Hayley

Nice place to grab lunch on campus. The food is great, prices are very reasonable,and there are healthy options like a lettuce wrap instead of a bun. It’s definitely a better choice than fast food.

Heming Huang
Heming Huang

Great comfort food. I come here whenever I’m on campus to grab a quick lunch. I recommend the chili dog, the mac n’ cheese, and the mushroom Swiss burger.

Piyush Mishra
Piyush Mishra

Decent food. Nice options and sides.

Rudy Meza
Rudy Meza

One of my favorite lunch spots on campus. I personally recommend the popcorn chicken wrap. Be aware, it's pretty spicy. The fries are also pretty delicious.

Omar Espinoza
Omar Espinoza

Pretty good food, priced okay for being on campus. Wish they had spicier salsa though!

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Agustin

Greasy and messy double cheeseburger, with worrisome texture in the patty. Felt incredibly heavy in the wrong ways. Was not able to finish the mac and cheese, not the right flavor, or consistency. Overall disappointing 😕

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Susan Schiferl

Burgers are marginal. Wedge salad is pretty good, and might be the only appropriately priced item on the menu. This menu feels heavy and unimaginative.

Agustin
Agustin

Greasy and messy double cheeseburger, with worrisome texture in the patty. Felt incredibly heavy in the wrong ways. Was not able to finish the mac and cheese, not the right flavor, or consistency. Overall disappointing 😕

Susan Schiferl
Susan Schiferl

Burgers are marginal. Wedge salad is pretty good, and might be the only appropriately priced item on the menu. This menu feels heavy and unimaginative.

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Aidan Aguilar

The fries were good however they got my burger order wrong twice

Aidan Aguilar
Aidan Aguilar

The fries were good however they got my burger order wrong twice

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Andrew Z

Update: I got horrible food poisoning here from a breakfast burrito with strangely sour salsa and undercooked potatoes in it. I had to miss an entire class cause it messed up my stomach so bad. Not worth the money at all, wish I’d never eaten at this place. French fries looked good but were undercooked and bland. Buffalo blue cheese chicken sandwich was okay, the buffalo sauce had too much vinegar, it was more sour than spicy. I’ll probably try something else and see maybe they were just having a bad day.

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Sammy Safahi

Got a new employee that charged me sales tax for some reason (they never did before) and didn’t give me an employee discount. Messed up.

Sammy Safahi
Sammy Safahi

Got a new employee that charged me sales tax for some reason (they never did before) and didn’t give me an employee discount. Messed up.

Andrew Z
Andrew Z

Update: I got horrible food poisoning here from a breakfast burrito with strangely sour salsa and undercooked potatoes in it. I had to miss an entire class cause it messed up my stomach so bad. Not worth the money at all, wish I’d never eaten at this place. French fries looked good but were undercooked and bland. Buffalo blue cheese chicken sandwich was okay, the buffalo sauce had too much vinegar, it was more sour than spicy. I’ll probably try something else and see maybe they were just having a bad day.

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Good Rating
4.3/5 stars
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burger;fries;hot_dog;salad;american
Cuisine type

Services

🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
🥡 Takeout
🍴 Dine-in

Dining Options

🍽️ Dine In
🥡 Takeout

Restaurant Info

Status
Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
10:30AM-4:30PM
Rating
4.3/5
💬 Reviews
37
📞 Phone
+1 805-893-7060
🌐 Website
dining.ucsb.edu
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Amenities

🅿️ Parking
🌿 Outdoor Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
💳 Credit Cards
📱 Mobile Payments
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The Neighborhood

Storke Tower

campanile of the University of California, Santa Barbara

A 122m
Bren Hall

building in California, United States

A 497m
Anisqovo Park

park in Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America

A 800m
Little Acorn Park

park in Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America

A 834m
Goleta Beach

coastline near Santa Barbara, California

A 944m
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