Jim's Burgers (Now Chris's Burgers)
Rialto, CA Photo courtesy David Carrasco
Here's the former Burger Chef Restaurant, now a
Jim's Burgers. This restaurant is located along Route
66 in Rialto, CA. Notice the large red brace with the Jim's Burgers lettering.
This used to hold the Burger Chef sign back in the day. Many thanks to David Carrasco for info. 08-05
A large red brace gives Jim’s Burgers in Rialto something extra to show off along Route 66. Check out the lettering perched on the framework, where the Burger Chef name once greeted hungry motorists. The name changed, but the old restaurant still had plenty of its earlier roadside character. 08-05
The restaurant even found its way onto television. It was dressed up as Burger Chef for a 2014 episode of Mad Men, giving the old building another chance to play itself, more or less. Quite a second act for a hamburger stand on Foothill Boulevard.
UPDATE: The restaurant became Chris’s Burgers in 2014 and continues serving customers. The distinctive angular building remains a Route 66 find, carrying a little Burger Chef history into another generation of burger stops. 10-26
Dell's Burgers (Gone)
Colton, CA Photo courtesy David Carrasco
Here is a photo of Dell's Hamburgers located in Colton,
CA. This sign sports 2 arrows to point customers to arguably the best
tasting hamburgers around town. Many thanks to David Carrasco for info. 08-05
Two arrows help Dell’s Hamburgers get its point across in Colton. Check out the old roadside sign, where one pointer apparently wasn’t enough to steer hungry travelers toward the stand. Between the lettering and those arrows, Dell’s gave passing motorists plenty of notice that hamburgers were nearby. 08-05
The Romo family purchased Dell’s from Dell Miller in 1967 and kept the name. The sign helped persuade them to leave well enough alone. Indoor dining and a patio were added over the years, but the old name continued greeting customers out front.
UPDATE: Dell’s was still being celebrated as a family business in 2016, but had closed by August 2020. Another longtime Colton burger stop joins the memory lane menu. 10-26
Burger Q (Gone)
West Covina, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
A big sign and some unusual ordering stations gave Burger Q in West Covina a roadside identity of its own. Check out the stations shaped like the letter Q, carrying the restaurant’s name right down to the place where customers placed their orders. No need to save all the decorating for the marquee.
This location once had two matching drive-throughs working side by side. The mirror-image arrangement made quite a sight, with each little building ready to handle its own line of hungry motorists. Later, the eastern building became a dry cleaners, giving the pair rather different jobs.
Burger Q (Gone)
West Covina, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
Burger Q was remembered around the area during the 1960s and 1970s, and this was one of its later survivors. The oversized sign and letter-shaped stations helped distinguish it from the many other burger stands competing for attention. A simple name, but plenty to look at.
UPDATE: By April 2006, the business had changed names and the large Burger Q sign had been removed. The exact year of the change has not been confirmed, but the old Q had already disappeared from the roadside by then. 10-26
Sirloin Burger (Gone)
Hollywood, CA Photo courtesy Tony Craig
There’s a character keeping watch above the Sirloin Burger lettering. Check out the outline at the top of the sign, giving this hamburger stop a welcome face of its own. A little personality went a long way when it came to catching the attention of passing motorists. 12-10
The figure gives the sign something more to offer than a restaurant name. Before a customer reached the counter, there was already someone up above making the introduction. These old restaurant characters could become as familiar as the buildings beneath them.
It’s another reminder of how much variety once went into advertising a hamburger. Arrows, towering letters, and smiling figures all had a turn at persuading drivers to stop. Sirloin Burger chose a character to help with the invitation, leaving sign watchers something to admire along the way.
UPDATE: Sirloin Burger in North Hollywood had closed by December 2007. 10-26
Jim's Burgers (Now Chris's Burgers)
Here's the former Burger Chef Restaurant, now a
Jim's Burgers. This restaurant is located along Route
66 in Rialto, CA. Notice the large red brace with the Jim's Burgers lettering.
This used to hold the Burger Chef sign back in the day. Many thanks to David Carrasco for info. 08-05
Dell's Burgers (Gone)
Burger Q (Gone)
Burger Q (Gone)
Sirloin Burger (Gone)
