Hamburger Hamlet Restaurant

(310) 278-4924

9201 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90069 34.0906 -118.3923

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Neighborhoods: West Hollywood, Central LA

Years in business

Established in 1950

Last updated 10.14.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Group Dining

Cuisine:

Hamburgers, Californian, Traditional American

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What People Are Saying About Hamburger Hamlet Restaurant

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The Scene – The first Hamlet opened on the Sunset Strip in 1950. After gaining success within the Hollywood community, the thriving burger joint opened franchises across the Southland. In recent years, the chain's popularity has ebbed, but thanks to friendly service and an old-school atmosphere, the remaining spots see a steady flow of families and locals. – – The Food – The chain updates its traditional Americana menu with Cajun and Mexican trimmings, but the hearty ground-beef delights are the Hamlet's mainstay. The Just Plain and Delicious burger is exactly what…

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “happy hour is always fun.”
  2. “She has rarely failed to tell us after almost 10 years of going there) can be sassy, but if you stay on her good side she will seat you in the tap room, which is more fun than the other rooms.”
  3. “There's a big variety of menu items and the booths are roomy and comfortable.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “love the mini-burger sampler and the various desserts.”
drinks
75.0% positive
  1. “There's a HUGE bar, so you can grab a drink for happy hour or during lunch!”
  2. “And their own beer is not very good and somehow always seems flat!”
  3. “The Tap Room on the other hand is VERY cool, old school red leather chairs, a big wide bar and a fantastic martini.”
  4. “The food is really good, the place is very nice and the bar area is rather large.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “This place has some great burgers.”
  2. “Not much else to say...good food and you should try it.”
  3. “love the mini-burger sampler and the various desserts.”
  4. “Pretty good food, great hamburgers but service could defenitely use a tune up.”
  5. “Very good food, very questionable service”
  6. “You order your food, they bring it to you and they almost never come back, until the check of course.”
  7. “Good turkey burgers with red peppers in them.”
  8. “LOVE the 1/2 roast chicken.”
  9. “The food is really good, the place is very nice and the bar area is rather large.”
  10. “Seating is swift, all staff are courteous, smart and funny, and the food is great.”
  11. “Great food, classy joint”
  12. “I've been here a couple of time and even though the food is great and I cant say the samething about the service.”
  13. “Casual with very good food.”
menu variety
50.0% positive
  1. “They do have a large menu full of American staple foods.”
  2. “There's a big variety of menu items and the booths are roomy and comfortable.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “The food is really good, the place is very nice and the bar area is rather large.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “You order your food, they bring it to you and they almost never come back, until the check of course.”
service
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “I've been here a couple of time and even though the food is great and I cant say the samething about the service.”
  2. “Very good food, very questionable service”
  3. “Seating is swift, all staff are courteous, smart and funny, and the food is great.”
  4. “The waiter was nice, but was missing in action the majority of the time.”
  5. “Pretty good food, great hamburgers but service could defenitely use a tune up.”
  6. “Non-prompt seating, and a few unhappy almost rude workers.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “My extended family loves this place, one of the few cheap but seemingly upscale feeling chain restaurants in Weho.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/05/11

THE FOOD, AND THE PIANIST, GUILHERME SCHROETER GREAT COMBO !

by Carl Shifell

I love the hamlet hamburger, when I came to Los Angeles, not only because the food, but because the PIANIST, GUILHERME SCHROETER - that plays film pop and CLASSICAL LIKE A CONCERT PIANIST !!!

He performs thursdays, fridays, and saturdays, there (6 to 10pm), as well mondays, tuesdays and wednesday (sometimes sundays) at MICHELANGELO-SILVERLAKE (2742 Rowena Avenue 90039) piano !!

He is the only one pianist that not only play jazz (like any pianist in los angeles) but also capable to play like Liberace, film themes arranged mastery, the golden era music, pop famous themes, and ever arrangements from OPERAS, and SIMPHONIES!!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/03/10

Good Food

by collinsisaac

Hamburger Hamlet is a great lunch spot. The food is really good, the place is very nice and the bar area is rather large. Happy hour is always fun. Not much else to say…good food and you should try it.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/03/09

Great food, classy joint

by JonSol

Good place for lunch, although it can get expensive. There's a HUGE bar, so you can grab a drink for happy hour or during lunch! You can check out the celebrities too (I saw Joan Collins today!)

  • Pros: Good food, Celebrity sightings, bar
  • Cons: Can be pricey
4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/04/08

Casual with very good food. A place with character for sure. Get the 1/2 roast boneless chicken.

by SkyKing964

A classy but not pretentious joint with comfy booths etc. Opt for Tap Room. Don't be surprised about who you see here.

I LOVE the 1/2 roast chicken. Tender and BONELESS. (How do they do that?) Perfectly seasoned. Service was from very experienced staff and was timely and attentive. Parking is next door. give it a try. I was dressed very casually...in jeans and short sleeve shirt. Not a problem. This is California. Sort of an "old timers" place. Very consistent.

  • Pros: Like it "used to be". Good food, character and service
  • Cons: Can't think of any.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/08/08

Great food

by ratzzz

This place never fails to please us ( myself,my hubby and two kids ) We like to sit in the Tap Room, no reason, we just like this room better. Our kids love the huge chairs if we're not seated at a booth. They have the best Split Pea soup and their burgers are great. We love that they have a kids menu. We can't stand restaurants that don't. The decor in the Tap Room is somewhat dated, and if your looking for a hip fun enviroment you won't find it here, but if you want good food and pretty good prices this is the place. We've always had good servers, one waiter we had recently was a little grouchy, but like my son says...how can someone be mean to you if you pour on the kindness, so that's what we did, and once he opened up he proceeded to tell us that basically the whole day he had really rude customers !! Ya gotta try this place...oh yeah, how can I forget? the desserts are good too.

  • Pros: good food, good desserts
  • Cons: parking is in an underground lot where there are usually valets.

The Details on Hamburger Hamlet Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • good food
  • very nice place
  • flat beer
  • great turkey burgers
  • great classy joint
  • like seems
  • nice waiter
  • love various desserts
  • love roast chicken
  • always fun happy hour
  • unhappy nonprompt seating
  • fantastic martini
  • fun tap room
  • great lunch spot
  • full large menu
  • fascinating young
  • good questionable service
  • cool old school red leather chairs
  • love miniburger sampler
  • rude workers
  • great hamburgers
  • beautiful scenery
  • big variety
  • big wide bar
  • always interesting clientele
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