Phil’s Grill

My oldest daughter and me love going to this place! This is a place where you build your burger and there is so many selections to pick from that it can be difficult to choose. We both LOVE the Zapps Chicken sandwich it’s so good and tasty and the sweet potato fries are great. I’ve had a couple of the burgers that were good but not the best I’ve had but that could be my fault for not knowing what all to add to it and all the different sauces. It’s fun trying all the different favors though!

Not very good customer service. 3 servers and a cook standing there eating at the bar as I waited for my food. Wasn’t greeted, asked if I wanted a drink while I waited and had to wait for my food to come out then handle the check.

Great burger restaurant that let’s you build your own burger. Prices can be a little while, but it’s worth it for the quality of meat especially with the Bison. Service is top notch and quick. Nice happy hour specials as well.

We got the build your own burgers. They are huge and very tasty. Slightly over cooked but not enough to matter the taste was still great. The fries the other hand were not that fabulous. Still edible just nothing to write home about.

Phil’s Grill,
The little burger joint that does what they do, very well.
In honor of Football season, they are having themed burgers in honor of the team the saints will be facing.
Todays, was a modified Cordon Bleau.
Called the Matt Frying Chicken, it consists of a Chicken Breast on a white bun, with mayo, horseradish, honey mustard, pickles, lettuce (I opted for slaw) and tomato’s.
The Breast is stuffed with Ham and Swiss cheese.
So damn tasty.
If you haven’t been to Phil’s in a while, please, give them a shot.
I even hear the Severn location has a Drive-​Through.
Tell them I sent you.

One of the best burgers spots in LA. Highly recommend this place if u love big juicy burgers with all your favorite toppings! And shakes are awesome too

This is an update to my previous review. Service was friendly, fast and helpful. Food was on point. Very pleasant experience. Highly recommend. Jayson was our server and was extremely helpful, made sure we understood all the options and had a great sense of humor.

This place has good food and good service, but very expensive. My boyfriend and I ate there one night and were happy with our food but, for close to $ 60 for two (with no alcohol and no extras), we could go to a fancy place.

Fresh ingredients are all they use with their famous build-​your-​own-​burger. (If you check into Unilocal,you can get a 4^th burger topping free)
We ordered their Irish Channel Nachos. They are short crispy steak fries covered in chili, grilled jalapenos, cheese, sliced tomatoes, side of sour cream and some type of relish they make. Delish!
Burgers were jaw popping. Corn was like you were at a neighborhood BBQ. Oh, they have cilantro butter for the corn. What? I know, right.
Make a point to stop here. Our waitress was friendly and attentive and seemed happy, which is a nice change from what you can get at some places.
Nice job, Phil!

Great burgers and a wide selection of toppings to choose from. Especially like the roasted red pepper & garlic dressing. I really love the Turkey burger from here, it’s not dry and is very tasty. If you like burgers Phil’s is the place to go.

Omg the best burger place ever! Was visiting out of state. I am vegetarian so I had a veggie burger with corn on the side my husband had regular one with fries. After trying my corn he wishes he had ir too.

BLUF: In my mission to get the city’s best burger, this one is very high on the list. Awesome options for building your own burger. They forgot my cheese though so they lost a star and the garlic aoli had no pop.
Place looks like a burger join which I like. You sit down and tear your order from a note pad and circle what you want. I like that style. There are a ton of things to choose from. Most are included in the price and most sound amazing. Several differnt types of meat to choose from and different ways it can be prepared.
All the toppings in the world (except pb which surprised me). I got the standard toppings plus a fried egg. The egg wasn’t runny though which was a shame. Comes with a choice of side too and all looked great. I got the sweet potato fries and they were pretty good. I’d love to try the others.
Def love the build your own concept and I loved what they had to choose from. That being said, the forgotten cheese was a major blow to the overall experience (I dont send things back). The special sauce was undetected which also was a shame; plus the runny egg. The burger was very good and high quality but the toppings were disappointing.
Staff was great.
It is a great burger place and I would def go back but I would keep my fingers crossed on the toppings and prob try all new ones to hopefully get a burger that popped.

Ate at Phil’s for the first time today. Nothing incredible. I had a well done burger with a cup of chili. Burger was very dry (almost tough). Well done just means no pink not give me the oldest piece of meat and char the heck out of it. Chili was barely warm and was cold within 5 min. I really wanted to like the place because a friend of mine really enjoys going there. I’m not interested in going back.

Phil’s Grill is a specialty burger restaurant that makes customizable burgers to your liking. You get a paper menu with an array of multiple choice options and a pen to circle your answers. You start off by choosing your choice of meat (i.e. Angus, Turkey, Bison, Grilled Chicken, Alligator, etc.) and work your way down to the selection of buns, veggies, condiments, toppings, and sides.
I thought I knew what my ideal burger would be until I saw how many options there were. It ended up taking me good while to submit my test… err… I mean menu. With options such as fried egg, avocado, pineapple rings, and chimichurri sauce, one must be very careful with their selection or else he or she may develop what some psychologists call «burger envy» or «burger regret». In all honesty though, some ingredients don’t work well with others so be careful. Also, if you put too many things in your burger, you’ll end up eating it with a knife and fork.
I ordered the Bison burger on whole wheat buns with avocado ranch sauce, pickles, shredded lettuce, shredded cabbage, sliced tomato, sauteed onions, fried egg (oh yeah!), avocado (+99 cents. Free with check-​in offer), and American cheese with a side of regular french fries. Needless to say it was a messy battle and went down with a knife and fork.
Good selection of beer on tap. Excellent pair with a beefy burger!

I love that you can build your own burger. Each selection is different from the other. The service was impeccable and I still haven’t gone through all the toppings.

I tried the sausage and angus combo patty and it was really good. Courtney was awesome as she let us have the happy hour deals 10 minutes early. Great service.

Way beyond your average burger joint; Phil’s offers a burger-​building culinary experience.
With selections including Angus, chicken, portobello, tuna, bison, & alligator, there’s ample room for the conservative and adventurous eater. And wholly-​moly what a range of sauces and toppings; it’ll take numerous visits before you begin repeating orders.
Ambiance is family casual, with table booth, and long bench seating options. There is a bar section in the back with two TVs, usually tuned-​in without volume, unless LSU or the Saints are playing.

Had the philet burger. Cooked to order. Delicious. Fried onion strings are wonderful
Will be back to try the other enticing burger options

For years, I have been hearing the hype on how I need to try Phil’s Burgers. Well it finally happened one day quite recently as we happened to be in Harahan and needed a quick lunch. A quick search of Unilocal revealed that Phil’s Grill was less than a mile from my location, and this is where my story begins.
I like the idea of a «build your own» burger joint, and I think Phil’s has a great concept. The menu has a certain novelty about it that is intriguing, but it works. If you’ve never been to Phil’s, the steps to ordering a burger are as follows:
1. Choose a burger (8 options)
1.5 Or choose a premium burger (4 options)
Choose how you want it cooked (rare, med rare, med, med well or well)
2. Choose a bun (6 options)
3. Choose a sauce (19 options)
4. Choose unlimited toppings (16 options)
5. Choose premium toppings (7 options)
6. Choose a cheese (9 options)
7. Choose a side (12 options)
For a first timer, the menu may seem a little overwhelming, especially if there are a lot of people waiting to place their order. But it really is pretty simple, and pretty logical once you see how it works.
Phil’s serves up a ½ pound burger of quality beef, and quality beef is the key to any good burger. There are over a million possible combinations on how to make your burger. I do like that fact that you can order your burger rare, even though I prefer mine cooked medium rare. But there are several restaurants out there that will not cook your burger any rarer than medium. So kudos to Phil’s.
As for the food, I opted for the Lagniappe burger, which consisted of a patty made from ½ hot sausage and ½ ground beef. To me, it was the best of both worlds, as I love hot sausage, but also wanted to try their burger. It was a home run, as the hot sausage was not too overpowering and you still got that great burger taste. By checking in with my mobile app, I earned a free extra paid topping and opted for the fried egg. Talk about a home run. This burger was not for the faint of heart or for anyone with high cholesterol (LOL), but the taste was absolutely phenomenal. For my side dish, I got the spicy potato salad. I’m not sure if the heat comes from cayenne, crab boil or both; but it’s one of the best potato salads I have ever eaten.
The wife got the grilled chicken w/​avocado & sweet potato fries so that our son could share. I took an obligatory sample for Unilocaling purposes and was please with the tenderness of the chicken filet. The sweet potato fries were also pretty darn good. Unfortunately, I was too stuffed to try one of their shakes, but hopefully I can go back soon. All in all, I am definitely a fan.

As I dined contentedly at Phil’s, the idea came to mind to say «I got my phill at Phil’s». Until, that is, I saw the near-​identical slogan in giant letters on the wall across the room.
I don’t need originality, anyway: this review’s primary judgement on Phil’s burgers comes from a guest voice, one of the diners in our party:
«This is the best hamburger I have ever had.»
I cannot disagree. Since that first experience I’ve finished off a couple of child’s burgers and ordered on of my own, and my companion’s assessment stands. My only complaint, if it can be called that, was that there was too much meat, grilled onions, and cheese for the bun to be easily managed, so I had to resort to knife and fork. Well, boo-​hoo-​hoo; most burger joints would do well to aspire to this kind of problem. You can’t down a Phil’s burger like a 99-​cent drive-​thru value menu special, and that’s a good thing.
A visiting burger aficionado from Pennsylvania said, «this really is a good burger». That’s high praise, considering that the source of that comment is also the subject of Ernie K Doe’s most famous song («she thinks her advice is the Constitution» and all that).
Across multiple visits with multiple people, every burger has been cooked perfectly every time. That kind of consistency is rare (or medium-​well, but my pun obscures the point, does it not?). It’s an excellent burger, and that’s just the stock Angus offering. They have a grilled «philet» option we have yet to try.**
The kitchen exhibits expertise in more than just beef. A «tuna salad» was offered by the waiter as a special. I chose that while envisioning the typical scoop of cold, mayo-​based sandwich filler. She then asked «how do you want your tuna cooked?» That’s a very good sign when ordering «tuna salad». Rather than «something just for the non-​beef eaters», this turned out to be sublime (and I think lime was in there somewhere, too): medium-​rare (red inside, seared outside) tuna slices mixed with a crisp sautee of asparagus, shallots, and other delightful greens in a vinegar-​based dressing. This dish would have been right at home on a china plate atop white linen at a much more expensive «fine dining» restaurant.
The «mahi-​mahi burger» special a couple weeks later was intriguing. «Do you grind up the mahi-​mahi?» I asked. «No, that’s just the name; it’s a filet served with mango-​based sauce.» I overcame my fear of overly-​sweet mango sauces and was rewarded with one of the best fish sandwiches I’ve had: a perfectly grilled, thick slab of mahi-​mahi dressed with tangy Caribbean flavor. Mango, yes; mango is all you taste, no.
Phil’s burger ordering system is a sheet of paper one marks up and gives to the waiter, much the same as ordering sushi. These seem a little low-​class at first, but I have come to appreciate the ability to contemplate and then select from the enormous selection of toppings and sides (and even meats) without having to recount it all to waiter when it’s time to order. That paper menu is forgotten when what comes to the table leaves you feeling like you really got away with a five-​star meal at a three-​star price – which, of course, translates into five full stars here.
**For an entertaining read, go read Lee Iacocca’s description of how Henry Ford II’s personal chef in the executive suite once answered the question, «How *do* you make such delicious burgers?»