First off we really wanted to like DG Burger in Santa Ana of Charlie Palmer fame. We came with open minds and empty bellies. But from the 1st interaction we had with the staff to the food that was placed before us DG didn’t mean Damn Good to us, it was a warning for us, DON’T GO! The kid that took our order grunted at us instead of saying hi, the guy that I guess was in charge tried to up sell us with no tact and the 12 ounce bottled sodas cost $3.75. I know running a restaurant isn’t cheap, but how hard is it to just give me soda from the fountain and not rip me off for it? I realized I’m at South Coast Plaza but that doesn’t mean you have to take advantage of me. We ended up asking for water and the kid didn’t even tell us that we had to go over and get it ourselves. All this and we hadn’t even sat down for our burger yet.
Once we received our burgers it was obvious from first bite that these burgers weren’t meant to really be that good. They came with overwhelming large chewy meat patties that had little to no seasoning and the only redeeming factor was that there were toppings, I loved the thin cut of tomato, unfortunately you could barely taste them. Mrs. DanGarion commented that her aged cheddar while visible have no discernible taste due to the large overpowering hamburger patty. The DG Burger (Black Angus Beef Burger, Cabbage, Tomato, Red Onion, DG Sauce, Semolina Potato Bun) is $7.95 and you can get more toppings for $2 each (Aged Cheddar, Fried Egg, Grilled Bacon, Avocado, Fries). A side of fries is $5 and comes with your choice of dipping sauce (Curry Ketchup, Bacon Mayo, Roasted Garlic Sour Cream, Chipotle Aioli, extra sauces $.75).
DG Burger is a crappy burger place in disguise as a gourmet burger joint. It could have been so much better especially for a lunch that was nearly $30 for two.
[xrr rating=1.5/5], I mean it when I suggest that the name of this place is Don’t Go Burger…
DG Burger
Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza
(separate entrance located in Bloomingdale’s hallway)
3333 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
