11 Best Burger Restaurants in Athens

“The food is amazing the service is normally great tonight I spoke with Mary Marrone she was very friendly did an excellent job with customer service“

“Amazing melt in your mouth burgers and the seasoned fries are delicious! Staff was friendly and we got our food very quickly! Definitely will be returning! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“

“Deb's is a local burger place that definitely has the small town nostalgic feel. You have to Wait while your food is cooked fresh... I'll say that again your food is cooked fresh!!! They have a very cool system where they write your order on a bag and pass it along... Very simple unique and to the point. The burgers are amazing but you got to love a little grease in your burger. But I guarantee you it's more healthy than McDonald's lol. I hate they had to pull the awesome painting that was on the front window... Great people great staff!“

“I picked up lunch here for the fam. Mom passed away on the 9th. We were all at her house going through her things and everyone was hungry. I wanted to buy local food instead of going to a big chain and Cafe 72 was close by, so Cafe 72 it was.
I called the order in for pickup and the voice on the other end was so polite and helpful. Not to mention it was a big order and we got everything we asked for.
The bacon cheeseburgers are big and delicious! May, lettuce, tomato ,bacon and cheese of course. The buns are heated on the grill which, to me, sets the whole burger off. We ordered three of those. My wife, my nieces boyfriend and I ordered them.
The crispitos are big and packed with beef. My little sister and brother-in-law ordered those. We asked for a side of cheese and sour cream and we got it.
My niece got the BLT with a side of mayo and her little boy got the kids corndog meal. He ate it up, too ?
The atmosphere was welcoming and as I looked around the dining room I saw some veterans sitting around eating, which I loved seeing. It gave me the feeling that this place is appreciative, thankful and respectful of our great country's veterans.
Cafe 72 has great food y'all. I didn't get any pictures this time, sorry. Go by and eat there. From looking at the online menu they have a lot of great food to choose from.
This order came out to around $47...to feed 7 people! You will not go to the big chain restaurants and feed that many people with such a small bill. I was amazed at this and I am so glad we chose Cafe 72 for lunch that day.“

“food has a great taste. yummy“

“I gave two stars for the atmosphere because we ate standing up from the back of my car. We were traveling through from Washington state and had 3 dogs with us. This question made me laugh. Truly, the best meal we had since leaving and we had some pretty fancy food after checking into hotels. Service from the front desk was excellent.“

“Visited this n location on 6.15.25. The GM there is amazing! She walked in after I ordered and noticed how long I had been waiting for my order and asked her staff what was taking so long. They told her they were awaiting on chicken. She told them they needed to make my whole order again so it would be fresh. She apologized that it took longer than expected but no apology was needed. I appreciate her taking minute to see what was going on and using that as a teaching moment for them. I think they should send her to all restaurants sonshe can show them how to operate!“

“I usually only share bad experiences on reviews but I'm trying to change that and luckily Applebees gave great service tonight so they're my first positive review in a long while! My steak was cooked terribly tonight but our waitress Nicole and the manager Suzanne did everything in their power to make it right! I love the fact that they took my concerns seriously and were quick to remedy the issue. Thank you so much Nicole and a special thanks to the manager Suzanne!“

“Please fill the macaroni and cheese all the way up.“

“My first time here, went with coworkers. I asked if the chicken sandwich could be grilled, not fried and she said yes, so I ordered it. It came fried. I didn't take it back because I was pressed for time, however, I should have, because I don't eat much fried foods for good reason and never chicken and shouldn't have this time either. (I don't have a gall bladder) So it makes it rough on my stomach. Anyway, the food was great other than that. They were super busy too. (Nice to have it that way)“

“Went to Wendy’s tonight around 9pm. I ordered a #9. Simple as could be. You would think? I got my order and the burger seemed small to be a the Bourbon Bacon Burger. I checked it and it was pathetic. I have never had anything negative to say about Wendy’s, but tonight was not a great experience. The burger didn’t have all of the ingredients on it and it only had one tiny piece of bacon. It was literally a patty, a slice of cheese, and a tiny piece of bacon. The bun was hard around the edges as if it had been sitting under a warmer all day. I circled back around to return the food, but I had already been sitting in the drive thru for what seemed like an hour to order anyway. I was tired and hungry and ready to go home. I tried calling the store to voice my disappointment but I didn’t get an answer. So I am resorting to an online review. I don’t typically make complaints on food orders, but to pay $10 for a burger that was beyond pathetic was very disappointing and then I didn’t even get a receipt for my order either so I have no proof of my order. I’m sorry to say It was a very pitiful experience. I ended up going to a different restaurant to order a meal.“