selections from the DB comment book:
I’ve been everywhere and this is the best burger and fries there is.
- Tim B., Pilot - American Airlines
Best burger I’ve ever had.
- Johan (Sweden), Mady (Denmark), & Andy (England)
- Jim H., Tucson, AZ
- John S., Flagstaff
- Hayden E., Salt Lake City, UT
- Morgan &Tara O., Flagstaff
- John S., Scottsdale, AZ
- Drew, Tacoma, WA
- Garth & Will, NYC
- Kelli S., Phoenix
- Terri L., Long Beach CA
- C-Rad & Joey Mac, Burlington VT
- Jean-Claude, Le Paradou (France)
- Don F., Chula Vista CA
- D & P Melton, Atlanta GA
- Tom, Jim, Ellen & Cole Phalen, Seattle WA
- Wendy & R. Brusca, Tucson AZ
- The Monroys, Tucson AZ
- B. Yarbrough, Tucson AZ
- The Frosts, Payson AZ
- Skaggs Family, Flagstaff
- Philly Phil & Marilyn, Philadelphia PA
- Jocelyn, Newport Beach CA
- Laurie & Jeff, Orange County CA
- Jamie, Austin TX
- Kacie S., Los Angeles
- Conrad & Christina, Oslo, Norway
- Paul, Munds Park AZ
- Terri & Janet, Atlanta GA
- Kim & Alan, Naples FL
- Chuck, Helen, Dave & Flora, MI & SC
- Denise & Mani, Plymouth MI
- Dave & Barbara, Auburn OH
- C. Howard, Scottsdale AZ
- Nancy & Jay, Raleigh NC
- Gordon & Marilyn, Flagstaff
- The Lowe Family, Philadelphia PA
- Audrey & Titus, Houston TX
- Ben Wonders, Defiance OH
- The Thorson Family, Flagstaff AZ
- Sean, Chandler AZ
- Alex Miller, Tucson AZ
- Fred & Teresa Mumm, Los Angeles CA
- Chris Church, Las Vegas NV
The new standard in “burger.”
Local, open-range, antibiotic-free, hormone-free.
You can taste the quality -- wonderful!
Great service, too.
- Chris Petro, M.D., Flagstaff & Tucson AZ
You guys make us proud to be from Flag
and we absolutely must eat here every time we come home to visit.
Thanks for keepin’ it real.
- Tasha & Steve
Best Burger! Skeptic from the start... but soooo good.
Everything I heard/read was true! Delicious!
Thank you also for the superb service.
- Suzanne Alpers, Lake Leelanau MI
We came for the burgers. The local, eco, etc. was just a plus.
We expected great burgers the were so much better than that!
The service, atmosphere and food will have us coming back.
- Ellen & Chris P., Las Vegas NV
Best burger & fries & philosophy in the business.
From a man who lives in a beef mecca, I make a point
to stop in here every time I can.
- Morgan Ford, Laramie WY
It is so nice to be pleasantly surprised, especially when you already have high hopes.
I really appreciate the local, sustainably raised product. The quality comes through.
Wow! It’s the best burger I’ve ever had.
- Peter, Chicago (www.agcchicago.org)
In a country where the burger is king,
Diablo Burger is easily the best.
- Derrick, Los Angeles CA
My wife is a chef and I am in the food business
and this is the best burger we have eaten in Arizona.
Congrats on your one year anniversary -- hope you have many more!
- Rob Ahrensdorf
Heard you were named the “Best Burger in Arizona” in a USA Today article.
I traveled 1700 miles from Illinois to taste your burger (okay, also to pick up
my daughter from NAU) and am happy to say that DB delivered.
- Bret, Crystal Lake IL
I am on a “Burger Quest” -- hitting all 51 recommended in USA Today.
Have had about 20 so far, thought it would be hard to beat Alabama.
Diablo Burger did it in spades.
- Bruce, London - Ontario
I have been on the search for America’s Best Cheeseburger for over 5 years
and have found it in Diablo Burger. The local ingredients
and the service are second to none.
- Sam Young, Kentucky
This was a true highlight of our food trip across America.
- Marley Walker
Best thing I saw in AZ? The Grand Canyon.
Best thing I ate? My Diablo Burger!
And I’m ordering another.
- Vince, NYC
I set out to discover the farmers, restaurateurs, and
entrepreneurs who see that food = community.
Diablo Burger is that. Real food. Real People. Real community.
Thank you for doing what you do and doing it in a deliciously
grass-fed, medium-rare, beet & chevre covered way.
- Darla (roadhugusa.com)
Been on the road for 5000+ miles and this has been the best meal yet.
- Bill, Atlanta GA
My wife, who lives in Chicago, texted me the Yelp recommendation
while I was driving to Flagstaff en route to LA. I am so happy
that she did. Thanks to crazy technology I got to eat one
(actually two, since I bought one for tomorrow’s breakfast too).
of the best burgers I’ve ever had.
- Zach (Chicago, IL > Los Angeles, CA)
Passing through on way to Canada and heard about DB.
The staff was great, lowered our table for handicapped access, and very quick service.
Food was excellent and we will stop again if ever passing through.
- Barrie & Marina B., Prince George, BC, Canada
I just drove 1047 miles to eat at Diablo Burger -- and it was (unprintably) worth it!
Ft. White, AK > OK > TX > NM > AZ.
- Dr. Duvel H.
Just took a 5,000 mile road trip.
No burger in America even came close.
- Bean, Sedona, AZ
I have had around 20 burgers in 20 different states over the past 2 months,
and this beats them all.
- Chris, Columbus, OH
We’ve had thousands of burgers in 40+ states
and these are the best we’ve ever had.
- Jeff Jones & Family, Cleveland OH
We planned our whole Colorado trip around lunch at Diablo.
It was well worth it!
- The Cohen Family, Paradise Valley AZ
We came here on our honeymoon last year.
Every year, we drive from Vegas to MN, and that we are
addicted to your burgers, we add 3 hours to our trip just to get our fix.
Thanks Diablo! We love you!
- Maant and family, Las Vegas NV
By far the best burger on our westward road trip.
Appreciate the care for food & local/sustainable sourcing.
Thanks for the filling our bellies with goodness.
- The Brothers Byun (Alfred & Ben), Boston MA
We drove from Florida to New Orleans to Austin
to Carlsbad to Silver City to Alpine City to St Johns,
and now we stopped in Flagstaff.
Best food of the 2500+ miles.
- Taylor & Tana, Tallahassee, FL
This is Day 16 of my road trip and this is the best food I have sampled -- across 4 states.
No contest. Thanks.
- Trista P.
I came here after my daughter read the “manifesto” to me.
She knows how important our food & resources are to me. Thank you
for your good food and stellar ideals!
- Wendy K., Chino Valley AZ
Let it be known that I value this place as an almost religious experience.
- D. Reid
Herb Metzger of the Flying M was a classmate and Ernest Chilson
of the Bar T Bar a good friend -- the two ranchers who started the Diablo Trust.
Your food is great. Good luck & keep the faith.
- Don Butler, Director of Arizona Dept. of Agriculture
Thank you so much for offering gluten-free buns and fries in dedicated oil.
For someone with Celiac’s with so few options for dining out I can’t thank you enough.
My two young sons also can’t eat gluten and I will be bringing them here
so they can feel like they are just like everyone else.
- Tina C.
My wife Aubrey gave birth to our third child last night and the first thing
she asked for was a Marilyn Burger from DB.
- Mike S., Flagstaff, AZ
Amazing use of space, excellent variety of beers, burgers to die for,
and the frites so good they should be added to the list of basic food groups.
Good people, too.
- Norma & Bob Klein, Albuquerque, NM
Dude, here at Diablo Burger you guys have it going on.
I had the best burger ever here and will be back. Keep rockin’!
- Dan the Man
We drove all the way from San Luis Obispo just to eat here.
And we are (were) vegetarians.
- D & D, San Luis Obispo, CA
I’ve been a vegetarian for 13 years and am now recovering.
This was my first burger; I’ve been in twice this week and will be back
again and again! Thanks for turning me into a carnivore.
- Nicole F., Flagstaff
There once was a Diablo Burger
And I would eat it with such fervor
It made me proud to be a local
That I quickly became quite vocal
At the mention of my love, Diablo Burger.
- Alana (Flagstaff native) & Hannah
Unique food, ideas & layout. We will return when in Flagstaff.
We will also spread the word down in the valley. Thumbs up for supporting
local economy & considering the environment.
- Jim, Cris & Adam
I normally soak my burgers in ketchup & mustard -- but after my first bite I wouldn’t dare.
I honestly think I just had the best burger of my life.
- Hahnman, Phoenix, AZ
Ziggy played guitar. You do the burgers. Excellent.
- Chris, Oxford UK
Best burgers we’ve had in the US.
Great tunes and great service.
- Catherine, UK
Thanks for having the Joe Strummer flyer up;
I was at that show and it made my day!
p.s. Your delicious burgers ALSO made my day.
- Gene, Portland OR
Excellent burger & fries. Excellent music!
Reminded me of when Joe and I shared a smoke
at Real World Studios.
- A Clash City Rocker
Best grilled cheese I’ve ever had in my life.
- Lori, Amarillo TX
Great food!! Loved the french fries. Hands down the best food in Flagstaff.
Also, great customer service (that’s really hard to find these days).
- Rick & David, Longview, TX
Je suis critique gastronomique en France.
J’ai mangé un hamburger anthologique, un gout equibilbré,
une viande gouteuse. Un accord interessant des saveurs, sans lourdeur.
Bravo, chapeau bas pour votre professionalisme et votre maniere d’elever
le hamburger a un plat gastronomique.
- John Bulty, France
Felicitations! Ce sont les meilleurs hamburgers de l’Ouest.
Bravo pour la presentation, la qualite et l’originalite.
- Famille FLEURY, France
C’est le meilleur burger ever! Et je ne suis pas si jeune : )
Merci infinement!!
- Les Z. de Phoenix
Es war soooo gut, daß wir morgen wohl wieder hierher kommen.
- Christian, Berlin, Germany
We’ve only been here for two days, and our first burger experience her at DB
was absolutely mind-blowingly amazing! As we’d say in Dutch:
het was goed shaften hier!
- Groningen & Breda, the Netherlands
Best burgers in the southwest!
We’ll be back soon for a cheddah burgah.
- Linda & Warren, Boston MA
Before today, best burger went to Burger Lounge in San Diego.
Diablo has re-set the bar -- Best Burger in the West!
- Anonymous, San Diego CA
Even Minnesota cannot make beef this good. DB gets an A+
Next time I visit Flagstaff I will be here for lunch.
God Bless you and this business and the ranches.
- Kathi T., Minnesota
As a resident of Texas it pains me to admit that Arizona has produced
a superior quality burger. Yet, as a man of integrity... I must.
And I have. And now I’m going back for seconds.
- B.K.
As a frequent visitor to the legendary El Cap in St. Pete,
I can honestly say this is the best and most unique burger I’ve ever had.
- Mike R., Clearwater, FL
Best burger in America!
It used to the be the “Juicy Lucy” at “The Nook” in Minneapolis,
but this place tops it!
- Ryan Geraets
I grew up in Oklahoma, eating delicious local beef.
Since I’ve moved west, I’ve given up on burgers. No more!
Diablo Burger is the shiz!
- Squeezy & Baby Boo
We have some great burgers in Chicago,
but DB blows them away. You may be hard to find
but well worth the effort.
- Debbie & David, Chicago IL
This was a worthy burger!
Would that we had a burger joint like this in Berkeley...
(Alice, eat your heart out!)
- B. Madley, Berkeley CA
High end burger restaurants are all the rage in NYC right now.
Diablo Burger is better than all of them.
- Ginny L., Summit, NY
Before visiting Diablo, I went to some of the best local, gourmet
burger places in DC. You blow them away!
- Jeremy M., Washington DC
How can you improve on perfection?
What happens at Diablo will definitely reach Vegas.
- Annable & Phil Elliott, Las Vegas NV
I have lived in the USA since 1951 but I have never had a burger like this.
Today is my 86th birthday, and it couldn’t have been a better one. Thanks!
- Barbara M.W.
Thank you for creating a great restaurant that helps
support the local economy and is environmentally friendly.
Your food is wonderful and we will return each time we pass through Flagstaff.
- Eric & Lynne, Las Vegas, NV
The Vitamin B is the delicious, outrageous, fantabulous, magical
burger adventure that I’ve been looking for since post-vegetarianism.
Big love from a happy big belly.
- Mandy F.
Oh my gawd!
The “Wrigley Field” is an absolute culinary orgasm.
- Carla & (the other) Eli
Got the “Irish Breakfast” on my shirt... so I ate my shirt.
- Peter, Tucson AZ
Crazy when you’ve eaten at a place a ton of times,
and you can still be surprised. Had the “Paisano” special today. Wow!!
You guys keep outdoing yourselves, which is 100%
what defines a terrific restaurant.
- Jason Baer
Was a vegetarian for 6 years until about oh... 15 minutes ago.
Loved it! I will remember this day forever!
- Lauren
I have heard a lot about this place and you have surpassed my expectations.
Everything from the atmosphere, the wine, the burgers and the fries.
I loved every bit of it. I was skiing all day and did not think
it could get any better... and it did. Thanks for everything.
- Paul, Sedona AZ
I am in heaven. I haven’t had a burger on a bun for two years
because of a gluten intolerance and this one was amazing. Thank you.
- Pamela W.
I just have to say that I didn’t believe the counterperson when he recommended I have my burger medium-rare, since I always order burgers anywhere else so well done that there is no sign of pink anywhere in the burger. I trusted your judgement, however, and ended up being pleasantly surprised. It was the best burger I have ever had in my life (even better than my mom’s famous burgers, and she’s my mom, so I’m not allowed to think anything is better than her cooking).
Thanks for the great, healthy meal & pleasant eating experience.
- Julie L., Alabama
How long have I wanted a “real” midwest tasting homemade beef burger and now it is here!
I love eating grassfed meat and actually only eat grassfed meat, so now I actually have a restaurant I can eat at... DB is a real treat and feels like home again.
- Heidi L., Big Lake, MN
I’m from Texas, where big burly men
take a lot of pride in their burgers.
This is the best I’ve had.
- Anonymous
Love the Nabhan burger! And the black & white shake. And the fries.
This meal alone is worth a trip from Indiana.
- John N., Granger, IN
Extremely thoughtful and delicious food. Sustainability at it’s best: business, environmental stewardship & culture. Burgers are often overlooked and abused -- Bravo!
“Road Foods” material -- we will write you up and send you in.
Thanks for the experience.
- Brian & Gigi N., Las Vegas, NV
I’m visiting from the Midwest (about an hour north of Chicago).
What an excellent choice: great concept, amazing food, superb kindness.
I will also rave to everyone and hope I have the opportunity to visit again.
- Corliss Q.
From Chicago.
These are the best fries & burgers we’ve ever had.
Keep going -- great servers too.
- Tom & Pat Conway
The absolute best burger!
At 57, I’ve eaten many burgers... this took me back to a simpler, more pure time, when taste and quality came first. Thank you for such a wonderful experience. Loved the nopales!
The gentleman taking the orders was truly awesome. Great customer service skills and that says a lot in this day and age! Thanks again and keep up the outstanding work!
- Kaitlin R., Desert Hills, AZ
Not only do you make the best burgers I ever had,
you have created an incredible place in this town.
It is the only place where I feel such a sense of community,
and the where I have felt most at home since I’ve lived in Flag.
Thank you for your food and your love of food.
You are what I will miss most about Flagstaff.
- Meredith
I’m normally a somewhat eloquent writer.
But I cannot summon any of this, as I am in
the most sublime beer & amazing burger haze of my life.
Feel free to open a sister location in Minneapolis -- we’ll totally be there.
- Luke & Maddy L., Mpls MN
Thanks for some real soul food.
Much respect for keeping it local.
- Geoff.
It was worth the karma.
- Jan (former vegetarian)