McGrath's Burger Shack

The burgers were one of the best I ever tasted. Service was wonderful. Prices were reasonable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quiet place with mostly locals to grab a delicious burger and fries!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I got the Irish Car Bomb burger. Easily one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. The children’s menu chicken tenders are massive. Came out looking like chicken filets. Fries came with great dipping sauce. If you love burger joints give this place your first try in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food and service were excellent 👌

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My family had a great first visit here, and already can't wait to return. The service was fantastic, the staff were friendly and happy, and the food was amazing! Seriously, guys-Best tasting burgers we've ever had! What a gem of a place to find.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Karma was our server last evening and was absolutely amazing! Food was great, Karma was great, and service was excellent! Will definitely be back again soon! Thank you so much Karma and the Mcgrath’s employees!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

a very average experience

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Came in last summer for a weekday lunch. Burger was excellent, beer was cold and staff friendly. Also seems like a good place to go for drinks if with a younger crowd.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best burger place in OBX! We discovered this place a few years ago, and now it is our go to every time we are in the area! The food is delicious! The burgers are amazing, and the sweet potato fries with caramel dipping sauce are phenomenal!!! Highly recommend checking this place out!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Walked in with my wife, 1 table was finished, one were eating and that was all in the restaurant, the waitress/bartender assured us we would be taken care of and after hanging out with the drinkers at the bar and making sure their happy. 10 minutes no menu no nothing so we left, absolutely avoid this whatever 😒

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

great food. friendly staff. selection and variety on the menu is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was pretty decent but we ordered on door dash and got the door dash experience. The chicken salad was missing the chicken so she just got lettuce basically. I got their signature burger and it was very dry but pretty good other than how dry it was. My sister in law got the sliders and we paid extra to get different kinds of sliders but they just made all the same kind. The grooper BLT was incredible. My biggest complaint is a common issue with restaurants and it's that the kids menu was bad. They offered chicken strips and burger and my daughter wanted the cheese burger and it was pretty pitiful. She got see is open these gorgeous gourmet burgers with these brioche buns that had these cool brands on them and then she opened hers and it's a pitiful looking burger with a plain 15 cent white enriched bread bun and no branding and no effort put in.

If you go here I wouldn't door dash.

Food: 3

We waited over an hour without receiving our food. It was not a busy day and customers that came in after us, received their food before us. The floors are sticky, and the bathroom is extremely sketchy.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

We had a nice time visiting this establishment. Upon walking in, we were greeted by a wonderful server who was cracking jokes the whole time, and even took a photo of our group when asked! (A minor detail, we had to share menus, as they didn’t have an enough for each of us to get one, but not a huge deal). The service was quick and the food came out very fast. The highlights were definitely the pretzels with beer cheese, (they were delicious and the cheese was the best I’ve had), the fried pickles, and the pierogis. However, the mozzarella sticks are your basic mozzarella stick, nothing like the menu described. They were also overcooked and very greasy. Based on the reviews, the burger and fries didn’t live up to the hype, either. It was a basic burger, barely any cheese to combat the dry texture, and the bun was too big for the burger itself. The regular fries were very oily, but the sweet potato fries were delightful and well seasoned! Overall, it was a good experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweet Potato Fries, Chicken Wings, Fried Pickles

We come to the Outer Banks every year with a group of 18 adults and kids, and on the last day, we always order takeout. This year, we think we found our favorite spot! The food was absolutely delicious. We ordered a Burger Box (8 burgers) and a bunch of kids’ meals (the chicken tenders were amazing!)

Over the years, we’ve tried a lot of different places, but this one really stood out. We’ll definitely be back again!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5