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7000 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028 34.1014 -118.3419

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Neighborhoods: Hollywood, Central LA

25DEGREESRESTAURANT.COM

Price:

$$

Last updated 1.24.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Late Night Dining, Celeb Hangout, People Watching, Date Spot, Dine At The Bar, Bar Scene, Notable Wine List

General Info:

Open 7 Days, Open 24 Hours

Cuisine:

Hamburgers, Traditional American

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About 25 Degrees

Featured Review

Martha Burr

Contributor

In Short – This snazzy wine bar-cum-diner draws in a young, attractive Hollywood crowd jostling amidst noir-ish oxblood leather banquettes and a long wooden counter. The kitchen serves haute burgers almost exclusively, sirloin or turkey, created by husband-and-wife team Tim and Liza Goodell (Dakota, Meson G). Selections are topped with a dazzling choice of artisan cheeses like Neal's Yard Cheddar, St. George, Red Hawk and Carr Valley Benedictine. Pommes frites, onion rings, salad, and cheese plates round out the minimalist menu.

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Take advantage of the nearby Hollywood & Highland mall lot, which offers reasonable rates with validation from the shops. The Roosevelt's valet can be pricey and slow.
What to Drink:
The international wine list offers more than 20 red and 20 white selection by the half bottle, but only a handful of choices are available by the glass.
Look Good:
If you're hungry for something more substantial, the Goodell's on-site Dakota Steakhouse is a nice alternative.
ambiance
60.0% positive
  1. “If I could cross the amazing food and menu of Lucky Devils with the service and ambience of 25 Degrees you would have the ultimate burger place in LA!”
  2. “The decor in quite stylish in a classic way, but the place plays the most terrible out dated music ever.”
  3. “Cool atmosphere also.”
  4. “Doesn't matter that the location is aweful (tourists+ Teddy's crowd on friday nights+NO parking without paying $15), this Burger is soooo Good.”
  5. “good food, great decor,good service, really bad music and totally cheesy/trashy uniforms”
  6. “The Hollywood Roosevelt has great food, hospitable staff, and an amazing pool atmosphere.”
drinks
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. “Their wine list is nice- they have half bottles of decent selections.”
  2. “bad wait staff, slow weird pace, having to ask for service such as getting a drink refill, burger was over cooked, burger does not come with any sides such as fries, sides are overpriced and are too big for one person, the thyme they put on the fries does”
  3. “Overall great burger and good fries and drinks.”
food quality
91.70000076293945% positive
  1. “The fries were also very good, with some sort of spice combination that made them highly addictive.”
  2. “I've been to 25 degrees twice in the last 10 days because, very simply, they have fantastic burgers.”
  3. “The pacing was really slow and weird after 20minutes we got our fries and onion rings then salads then burgers and the orders were a little mixed my medium rare burger was medium my friends medium burger was rare.”
  4. “The number one is the standout with bacon, caramelized onions, arugula, and the perfect combination of a triple fatted and bleu cheese.”
  5. “almost rated it a 3, but the food was too awesome the drop it that low.”
  6. “The Hollywood Roosevelt has great food, hospitable staff, and an amazing pool atmosphere.”
  7. “The fries are really good and they have dipping sauces that add an extra good flavor to the fries in the place of ketchup.”
  8. “If I could cross the amazing food and menu of Lucky Devils with the service and ambience of 25 Degrees you would have the ultimate burger place in LA!”
  9. “My search for L.A's best burger continues!”
  10. “great burgers & rings; uninspired service”
  11. “service is slow, but a darn good burger”
  12. “Amesome burgers, very unique.”
  13. “I'd go back for the food for sure -- definitely one of the best burgers in town.”
  14. “Also the fries and onion rings are equally tasty.”
  15. “Good burgers, build your own style, assortment of cheeses and toppings. The”
  16. “Great service, great burgers”
  17. “Huge, thick burger that is still juicy although cooked through, great meat quality and flavor.”
  18. “Our server was great- he made great recommendations and knew about every type of cheese, meat, etc.”
  19. “The meat is very flavorful & juicy on a fresh bun (which is close to brioche - it's eggy and slightly sweet).”
  20. “have been to every burger place in LA and 25 degrees is consistently the best.”
  21. “great hamburger comes down to the meat and the meat here is very fine.”
  22. “The fries there are awesome and the onion rings are the among the best I've ever had!”
  23. “Things weren't so bad until we got our food.”
  24. “My fries were very tasty though.”
  25. “The burgers there are really awesome and the variety of cheeses, toppings, and sauces are amazing.”
  26. “Lots of interesting additions to your meal including a various selection of cheeses (not your standard flavors), all kinds of leavery including arugula, and dipping sauces are excellent.”
  27. “The food was good but not great, service would have sold it.”
  28. “My friend said that the tomato soup is the best he has ever had.”
  29. “The add-ons are nice and fresh (long list of cheeses) but basically normal.”
  30. “And the burgers are really tasty.”
  31. “The fries and onion rings are also among the best in LA and can be accompanied by a variety of delicious sauces.”
  32. “very good Hollywood burger”
  33. “Most incredible burgers in LA”
  34. “The fries were really salty, but the burgers were awesome.”
  35. “Great burgers”
  36. “amazing turkey burger (#3)”
  37. “good food, great decor,good service, really bad music and totally cheesy/trashy uniforms”
  38. “And like all joints these days, they've got the sweet potato fries - also good.”
  39. “An incredibly good burger, cooked as ordered (one of our party even requested their burger rare, which is hard to find any more).”
  40. “The food was good and the helpings were generous.”
  41. “Milkshakes and fries were good too - the garlic parmesean sauce is over the top!”
  42. “Onion rings were good and not greasy -- and i don't usually like onion rings.”
  43. “had a good burger + fries.”
  44. “They gave two of the wrong items to the wrong persons and the recipients didn't like the fact that in one case, the burger was undercooked.”
  45. “Overall great burger and good fries and drinks.”
  46. “The burgers were good, actually came the way ordered unlike many burger places that ask how you want it and then bring it done well done no matter what.”
  47. “bad wait staff, slow weird pace, having to ask for service such as getting a drink refill, burger was over cooked, burger does not come with any sides such as fries, sides are overpriced and are too big for one person, the thyme they put on the fries does”
  48. “In fact, my hamburger, which was well done and not medium rare, was very, very good, but I prefer my meat pink, not brown.”
  49. “The turkery burger (#3 on the menu) was the best I have ever had.”
  50. “The burgers were good, but nothing to write home about.”
  51. “have had debates about where to find the best burger in LA and always at the top of everyone's list is 25 Degrees.”
menu variety
91.66999816894531% positive
  1. “bad wait staff, slow weird pace, having to ask for service such as getting a drink refill, burger was over cooked, burger does not come with any sides such as fries, sides are overpriced and are too big for one person, the thyme they put on the fries does”
  2. “The fries and onion rings are also among the best in LA and can be accompanied by a variety of delicious sauces.”
  3. “The ingredients sound great on the menu but don't add up to anything more than sub-par.”
  4. “The turkery burger (#3 on the menu) was the best I have ever had.”
  5. “If I could cross the amazing food and menu of Lucky Devils with the service and ambience of 25 Degrees you would have the ultimate burger place in LA!”
  6. “Their wine list is nice- they have half bottles of decent selections.”
  7. “Lots of interesting additions to your meal including a various selection of cheeses (not your standard flavors), all kinds of leavery including arugula, and dipping sauces are excellent.”
  8. “The burgers there are really awesome and the variety of cheeses, toppings, and sauces are amazing.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “The fries are really good and they have dipping sauces that add an extra good flavor to the fries in the place of ketchup.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “I'd go back for the food for sure -- definitely one of the best burgers in town.”
service
80.83000183105469% positive
  1. “If I could cross the amazing food and menu of Lucky Devils with the service and ambience of 25 Degrees you would have the ultimate burger place in LA!”
  2. “The waitress was too cool for us and was pretty rude.”
  3. “great burgers & rings; uninspired service”
  4. “Good taste, but a little mixed up about service.”
  5. “The service was great.”
  6. “Great service, great burgers”
  7. “Great Burger, Not so great service!”
  8. “service is slow, but a darn good burger”
  9. “Just be prepared for less than decent service and kind of a pricy bill.”
  10. “bad wait staff, slow weird pace, having to ask for service such as getting a drink refill, burger was over cooked, burger does not come with any sides such as fries, sides are overpriced and are too big for one person, the thyme they put on the fries does”
  11. “The service was a little slow but the waitress did apolgize and say they were short staffed.”
  12. “Our server was great- he made great recommendations and knew about every type of cheese, meat, etc.”
  13. “Nonetheless, I thought the service and the offer to pay for three lunches was great and we will definitely try it again.”
  14. “The Hollywood Roosevelt has great food, hospitable staff, and an amazing pool atmosphere.”
  15. “The food was good but not great, service would have sold it.”
  16. “good food, great decor,good service, really bad music and totally cheesy/trashy uniforms”
value
44.43999767303467% positive
  1. “bad wait staff, slow weird pace, having to ask for service such as getting a drink refill, burger was over cooked, burger does not come with any sides such as fries, sides are overpriced and are too big for one person, the thyme they put on the fries does”
  2. “Oh yeah, the prices while good, aren't great.”
  3. “The food was good and the helpings were generous.”
wait time
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. “The pacing was really slow and weird after 20minutes we got our fries and onion rings then salads then burgers and the orders were a little mixed my medium rare burger was medium my friends medium burger was rare.”
  2. “service is slow, but a darn good burger”
  3. “bad wait staff, slow weird pace, having to ask for service such as getting a drink refill, burger was over cooked, burger does not come with any sides such as fries, sides are overpriced and are too big for one person, the thyme they put on the fries does”
  4. “Service is a little slow but very good.”
  5. “The service was a little slow but the waitress did apolgize and say they were short staffed.”
  6. “The add-ons are nice and fresh (long list of cheeses) but basically normal.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/17/09

Most incredible burgers in LA

by LaMaria at Citysearch

I have had debates about where to find the best burger in LA and always at the top of everyone's list is 25 Degrees. Smooth and cool decor.

  • Pros: Mouth-watering burgers
  • Cons: Apres food coma
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/27/09

Worst Service!

by dipl at Citysearch

We went to this restaurant to celebrate my birthday and we had never been treated so badly. As we walked in, a waiter told us to take a seat in the only table available (didn?t even walk us over, just pointed to the table). We sat down and notice a reserved sign on the table. Just then another waiter comes up and begins to play with the reserved sign and turns it around for us to read ?Reserved?. Then he told us that the table was reserved and that we couldn?t sit there. We told him the other waiter had told us to take the table. He made up some BS story about how the chandelier was faulty and it was dangerous for us to sit there. He told us that we had a lot of options but basically we needed to get up and leave. As he walked away we took a moment to discuss what to do, just then the waiter walks by again and tells us ?Ok seriously ladies, you need to get up and leave!? We left quietly but not before getting his name, Jason. Jason was this white guy and we are Hispanic. I feel it?s necessary to mention our ethnicity because I really felt that Jason was discriminating us. We couldn?t think of any other reason for his mistreatment because we were dress appropriately and we are good looking girls. I never write reviews but I just felt really disgusted by Jason's behavior.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/17/09

Great Burger, Not so great service!

by BurgerMike at Citysearch

If I had based this on the first time I went to 25 degrees, I would have rated this place a 5, but after my latest visit, I have decided to drop 1 star. I almost rated it a 3, but the food was too awesome the drop it that low. My latest visit was frustrating. The person up from with the "waiting list" lied to us when he told us it would be 20-30 minutes. We ended up waiting for about 1 hour!!! The crowd was really "hollywood" and that prevented us to get prompt seating. Nobody really comes in there on a Friday night to eat and leave, as we were doing. Now, the food...oh boy! The burgers there are really awesome and the variety of cheeses, toppings, and sauces are amazing. I had a sirloin, with blue cheese and chipotle sauce (a warning for those who like blue cheese: it is really strong, so be careful!). The fries there are awesome and the onion rings are the among the best I've ever had! My tip for this place: If you want to just eat and leave, without having to deal with "hollywood", don't go on a Friday or Saturday night...make it a lunch. All in all, this place is awesome. Just be prepared for less than decent service and kind of a pricy bill. 64 dollars (including an 8 dollar tip) for three burgers, three sodas, and 1 order of onion rings and fries! But oh boy the burger was worth it!

  • Pros: Great food!
  • Cons: "Hollywood"
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/16/09

Excellent Burgers, Slowish Service, Good Drinks

by MrSantora at Citysearch

Been there a couple of times so this reveiw is based on several experiences.

First up - the Burgers are excellent. Great meant, cooked to order, and full of flavor. Also the fries and onion rings are equally tasty. And like all joints these days, they've got the sweet potato fries - also good. Lots of interesting additions to your meal including a various selection of cheeses (not your standard flavors), all kinds of leavery including arugula, and dipping sauces are excellent.

Also, I highly suggest the Guinness Millkshake. Really these things are amazingly tasty and full of flavor. My wife doesn't drink beer, but pounded one down pretty well.

Now the not so great - start with Service. Many times in the multiple trips there - our waiter/waitress disappeared for 15-20 minutes at a time. It's not a big place, so they can't hide easily. Also, the food can take a while so be prepared to wait.

Finally, there can be a bit of attitude from the staff if they feel you aren't up to whatever hipness factor they feel their sporting. Oh yeah, the prices while good, aren't great. You'll pay more because you're in the base of the Roosevelt Hotel and across from the Chinese Theater.

Overall go for a burger before a movie but give yourself plenty of time.

  • Pros: Burgers are perfectly made and can be customized widely
  • Cons: Slow service. Sometimes Hollywood Hipsters converge there
3 Star Rating: Average

09/08/08

good food, great decor,good service, really bad music and totally cheesy/trashy uniforms

by munster79 at Citysearch

The decor in quite stylish in a classic way, but the place plays the most terrible out dated music ever. Its like the play list of some 40- something swinger party in Sherman Oaks. I heard envogue then some Bruce Springston gospel number, and the rest sounded like the k-rock plastlist from 4 years ago what makes it even worse is that they blast it. Ed hardy is populer with Gangsters in Omaha nebraska and Russian valley trash thats about it. Now you really only see posers and tourists wearing it. The rest of the hotel has unique style and great non mainstream music playing throughout which gives it some hipster cred even though its in a contrived way. Change the music and the uniforms and this place would actually have style....

The Details on 25 Degrees

Place Categories:

  • great amesome burgers
  • great service
  • good burger fries
  • good food
  • not greasy onion rings
  • nice addons
  • beautiful hamburger
  • very flavorful meat
  • not big place
  • really bad music
  • too cool waitress
  • cool pool atmosphere
  • bad wait staff
  • great flavor
  • still juicy thick burger
  • great recommendations
  • great ingredients
  • good taste
  • best tomato soup
  • good sweet potato fries
  • great server
  • fresh bun
  • really slow pacing
  • highly suggest guinness millkshake
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