val's burgers

i’d go back, in a heartbeat. and i might even order a burger to go with the shake…

burgers are very juicy and come with alot of burger! wash that down with one of their signature rocky road milkshakes and your day just got that much better!!

we have been coming here for decades and they have the best burgers you will ever taste! i have tried many of the other menu items and all are yummy but there is something about the burgers that makes it hard to choose anything else : ) the milkshakes, the fries and the onion rings are also amazing and a must to try. it is a small restaurant with a 50's feel, ice cream counter and all, so sometimes there is a wait. we were there for my mother in laws 86 birthday last night and even though there were 9 adults and a baby in our party they were able to seat us in a timely manner. the staff is friendly and the service is quick considering the number of customers they serve. parking lot is small and can be a bit of an issue sometimes so allow for that, although we have never had to park on the street. val's also serves a fantastic breakfast, their steak and eggs are delicious! a restaurant worth visiting!

well what you know??? looks really could be deceiving. a shabby looking place but it serves one of the best tasting burger steak (they call it ground beef steak here.😉) i ever tasted. their polish sausage taste great according to my wife and the milk shakes.... yum!😋

judee caringal

apparently val's is a neighborhood staple diner. everyone that's from the area has heard of it and with good reason. i stopped in for breakfast and got a breakfast sandwich. be forewarned that the portions are huge. the staff if very friendly and attentive. i'll be back to grab a milkshake from their ice cream bar!

top notch old school burger joint. time warp, in a good way. go for the beef, the mama,and don't overlook it. fat flecked juice on the plate 4 napkin who said grass fed tastes better burger. fries have substance and integrity. there's a dedicated shake maestro. lettuce and tomato very much the afterthought here. large bins of thick sliced onions on the table

on out way to sacramento we stopped at val's for a bite to eat. this busy joint was a hidden jem!!! the burgers are absolutely amazing!! extreemly juicy and charred, making my mouth water as i write this! the service was also great, employees are extreemly friendly and accommodating. out waitress sugared we try the steak sandwich next time (oh and their will be a next time!). my fiancé say the bathrooms were impeccably clean which is a major plus.

this was one big juicy burger. right up there with the burger at kincaid's, western steakburger, miller union and ray's hell burger for the best that i've had in 2011. i'd go back, in a heartbeat. and i might even order a burger to go with the shake...

i've been coming to vals for 36 years. i now live over an hour and a half away (used to live less than a mile away and as a special treat my parents would take us for a burger and shake!) my husband and i actually drive from above sacramento all the way to hayward for a burger and shake or the steak sandwich! for mothers day my 18 year old son drove and picked me up a mama burger with cheese and a banana shake-absolutely phenomenal! great food, fantastic friendly service and priced well! in all honesty, i'd pay $15-$20 for this meal!

what a fun place! what makes val's so great is that it was built in 1958, and never changed. so you get the true, nostalgic feel of the era, not like a modern chain trying to look retro.

san leandro, my current hometown, is not known for its fine dining, a fact which inspired me to begin this blog - as a means for me to chronic

perfect burger, juicy and flavorful. place is adorable, too, and once we sat next to teenagers wearing rodeo costumes un-ironically, which rocked. fries and rings are just ok and cash only are minuses, but the burger and shakes more than make up for it.

extremely overrated...very disappointing burger.. i ventured all the way to val's burgers because of all the "hype" i read about it on another review site and i actually found this place to be extremely overrated.

first of all, it's not in a very nice part of town...and the parking lot is quite small. service was friendly, but my mama burger was quite disappointing. my husband ordered a linguica breakfast and he said it was awful...he didn't even finish it and he always cleans his plate!

even a double double cheeseburger from in-n-out beats val's burgers any day...at half the price...and they take credit cards (val's is cash only)...and their bathrooms are clean (i walked in and walked right back out of val's...it was that bad.)

one more thing...val's is the first place i've been to that charges extra for a slice of tomato on their burgers.

dh and i ventured here a couple of weeks ago, based on the great reviews on yelp...what a disappointment, i'm sorry to say. :( i had a mama burger, medium, and was surprised that val's charges extra for a slice of tomato, but whatever. dh ordered the ling

wow! the best burger in the bay area no doubt!!! and the best memory of growing up a bay area kid. i have dreams at night of val's burgers and the owners thick black mustache. both look very cool but one tastes better than the other!! this is my all time favorite place to get a burger! now i know a good burger and i've had my share of burgers but this is my place! been going here for over 30 years and i'm only 34! the burgers come in 3 sizes; baby-1/3, mama-1/2 and papa-1lb. .all bout the mama burger for me as i prefer one beef patty if i'm super hungry i'll get 2 but that is so rare! fresh condiments- onions, relish, pickles are at every table for fixing your burger (cheese and tomatoes are extra). the best part is they way they cook it...the real way...charbroiled, that lovely charred taste!! the fries and onion rings are so scrumptious and tender inside. they come in large baskets that can be shared between you and all of your friends for around $3. i gotta get the fries as they have the best classic thick cut fries. i never life soft fries but i make the exception for val's fries, oh my!! a shake to top things off is the way to go! they have so many flavors to choose from but i usually go with banana or pineapple. cool to see the staff for the most part is the same as when i started going there and after all this time they still remember my face! love how they keep it in the family! u can go for breakfast lunch and dinner but anytime i go i always gotta get my burger on! most of the time u go there is somewhat of a wait on a busy weekend night be ready to wait but so worth it i swear to god! val's isn't the easiest place to find in hayward as it's not on the main drag but if you find a burger lover around the area they better know of val's or that person needs to move out of hayward now! parking is a drag too as they have as many spaces as they do tables but patience always works out. i just wish they were open on sunday's and monday's cause i get my cravings 7 days a week. i guess i need those 2 days off so i can keep up my cute girlish figure! :)