Islands Restaurant Phoenix

Fantastic service and fast. Food comes out quickly and have never had any problems. Friendly pets are welcome on the patio and are served a bowl of water. Delicious burgers, I myself am partial to the Maui burger.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food with outdoor dining.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went there for lunch. Was not sure what to expect but was pleasantly surprised. Great food, great customer service, Friendly staff and comfortable atmosphere. Not too noisy, not too quiet. Definitely our New go to Burger place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We came here today (2/4) Our servers name is Jordyn!! She was so sweet and kind, making sure that we had refills and all of our food was tasting good, we had a very sweet conversation about how good the food is and she even said we should try the desert!! Absolutely amazing service and she made the entire experience worth it!! Would absolutely come again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hawaiian Burger

What a nice surprise to find that Islands Restaurant still exists, I thought they all went away about 20 years ago. I used to love their Yaki tacos, fresh cut french fries and a bottomless passionfruit iced tea. My family and I found this location still open at Desert Ridge Marketplace right around the corner from the comedy club we’ll be going to tonight. Really excited to try it, here’s what we found.

Service: the service was friendly and relatively prompt. No issues, everyone was happy and eager to help. Our waiter refreshed my passionfruit iced tea with a brand new glass almost before I even finished the previous one, that was great!

Ambiance: it’s just like the old place! And like every other Islands Restaurant you ever go into, consistency is extremely strong here, they feel the same, regardless of location, which is great. There are TVs all around with videos of surfers, it’s a tiki hut feel, very tropical, surfboards on the wall walls, easy, relaxed, and comfortable. It’s really cool that the entire place is all booths, there are no tables, so everyone is comfy and relaxed. It really does feel like a throwback to the old Islands I used to go to when I was in college, and I loved it.

Food: i’m super happy to say that the food has also stayed consistent. I did, in fact, order the Yaki tacos, and a bottomless passionfruit iced tea, which is the best passionfruit iced tea I’ve ever had and they brought back great memories. Others at the table got two different burgers and the fish tacos. Fortunately, the burgers come with a basket of fries, each, which was plenty for sharing, and we found they were the same as they used to be, fresh cut in-house, skin on, double deep fried so they are crunchy on the outside and soft and steamy and delicious on the inside, this was a warm, happy treat that we all shared, and there were plenty of fries for four of us with only two baskets of them from each of the burgers. The fries were definitely one of the highlights. The burgers were large, cooked to the perfect temperature as requested, and they were loved with melting cheese and fresh toppings, and a soft, toasted, buttery bun. Nice! The Yaki tacos were very good, similar to what I remembered, and brought back great memories. The fish tacos were decent, nothing to write home about, they definitely needed a squeeze or two of the lime wedges that came with them and a bit of salt. Nice thing about all the food is that there is plenty of it, portions are large, and you won’t leave hungry.

Value: prices are pretty reasonable for the quality and quantity of food that you’ll find in front of you. Our experience was definitely worth every penny we paid.

Overall: this was a great experience. Don’t expect it to be a five star, executive dining experience, but rather a relaxed, fun, easy atmosphere with strong service and good food at a decent value. It’s hard to beat that and we were all very happy. If there were more Islands Restaurants around town again, particularly closer to me than just Desert Ridge marketplace or in Glendale, I’d definitely go more often. I recommend Islands Restaurant and look forward to returning when I’m in the area.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

I was actually quite surprised how good this place was. I travel for work so eat out all the time and wasn't in the mood for burgers but coworkers wanted to go here. The Hula burger with mushrooms had really good flavor and fries were really good. Server was there when we needed him, all good and will try again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good place for casual fare with island vibes. Nothing extraordinary but everything tasted good and was a better alternative to run of mill spots like Chilis.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fish tacos was average not special at all food was ok. Service was good like are guy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Nice Juicy Messy Burgers like always. .

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food burgers were amazing customer service was good kid friendly environments

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I go here all the time, I love it! Micheal has been our server the last few times and he is incredibly helpful & nice!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome service,great burgers and waiters/waitresses are always nice an taking care of you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quality of burgers and fríes not the greatest. Patty was dry, fríes were so-so. Dry bun. Food seems pre-heated.

If you have any food algeries do not eat here. They say they check but don't.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

The drinks were good, the food was good and the vibes were good!! We will definitely be back, the bartenders were fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5