Review of Squeeze Burger Roseville

Do you crave a delicious burger, especially a one-of-a-kind that sports a grilled "cheese skirt?" Over the years, Squeeze Burger Roseville, located in Roseville, CA, has become famous for serving what's known simply as the "Squeeze Burger," which is a delicious burger, with a skirt of melted, grilled, Cheddar cheese. This amazing burger has made Squeeze Burger Roseville a burger sensation in the greater Sacramento area, and thanks to national media, famous all over the globe for dishing out an iconic burger, with a cheese skirt.

As with all restaurant reviews I publish, I have no affiliation with the restaurant reviewed, and there is no monetary gain on my part, as I am simply a person who likes to eat, and I love to write-up, and publish my dining experiences.

Photo: It's just a little after 11:00 in the morning on Wednesday, May 24, 2022, and I've arrived at Squeeze Burger, located in Roseville, CA, to enjoy one of the best burgers in the greater Sacramento area, and to celebrate their 12th anniversary of offering amazing burgers, "with a skirt," in Roseville.

Photo: As you enter the restaurant, you'll notice the menu is posted on a video monitor, which seems to be a common occurrence in 2022. Besides the delicious burgers, you just have to love the national flag, which is displayed when you enter the restaurant. After all, you're in Roseville, CA!

Photo: The menu is posted on a video monitor, and there are "Squeeze Tee Shirts" for sale. The restaurant operates on what I call the "taqueria format," in that you make your selection from the menu, posted overhead, pay for it, and receive a receipt of your order. Then... you pick a table, and when your order is ready, it will be brought you by a member of the friendly staff.

Photo: After placing my order, I noticed there are many magazines to read, and photos on the wall to look at. Hot rod and car magazines seem to be popular reading at this fine restaurant.

Photo: The menu is displayed on a video monitor, but is also printed. How can you not order the signature "Squeeze Burger?"

Photo: Today, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Squeeze Burger was celebrating their other year in Roseville, and today offered a special menu, including $2.00 draft "Breaking Bud IPA" beers.

Photo: Squeeze Burger is noted for the signature "cheese skirt" which is a trademark of their "Squeeze Burger," which is famous in Placer County, and all over the greater Sacramento area.

Photo: The kitchen is open, so you can watch the talented chef at work, as he prepares your delicious lunch, as you watch.

Photo: Meet Melissa, my amazingly friendly hostess, who brought my "Squeeze Combo" to me with a smile.

Photo: My friendly hostess, Melissa, took my smiling face, as I'm ready to enjoy my $12.00 "Squeeze Combo" on the other anniversary of this fine restaurant.

Photo: From the "Burgers and Dogs" section of the menu, I went with "Squeeze Burger," along with an optional small order of "Fries," to make my lunch complete. Since today was the other anniversary of the restaurant, the price was $12.00, and the optional draft beers, in my case "Breaking Bud IPA" were priced at a bargain $2.00 each. Happy other anniversary Squeeze Burger!

Don't you just love the "cheese skirt" which is the trademark of this fine restaurant? The "cheese skirt" is well known in the greater Sacramento area, as Squeeze Burger has achieved an iconic reputation over the years for serving delicious burgers.

The burger is based on a 1/3 pound of "Harris Ranch" beef patty, from Central California's famous Harris Ranch, located near Colinga, CA, and was flavorful, juicy, and cooked perfectly medium. The meat was placed on a fresh, lightly toasted sesame seed bun, and was garnished with mayonnaise, mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion. The cheese is an "option" for a small additional charge, which turns a delicious burger into an iconic "Squeeze Burger." You owe it to yourself to add the optional cheese...

The "Squeeze Burger" sports the "famous cheese skirt" of melted and grilled Cheddar cheese, which is SO LARGE that it nearly hides the beef! You have never seen any burger like the "Squeeze Burger," as this burger has become a world-famous classic over the past 30 years! One bite into this amazing burger and you'll know why Squeeze Burger Roseville has become a destination for burger lovers, as the meat is juicy and tender, the garnishes are crisp and fresh, the bun is fresh, soft and tender, and the meat-to-bun ratio is perfect. And... the gooey, melted cheese, with the grilled "skirt" around the edge of the burger... Add it all together, and you have a sensational burger!

The fries were deep fried to a crispy light golden brown on the outside and white, tender and juicy on the inside, to made for a delicious side dish. No meal at Squeeze Burger Roseville is complete without an order of the amazing fries.

Each burger is held together by a large toothpick, with a little "flag" on it, which proved to proved to be a source of entertainment for us, and for countless previous visitors...

Photo: You simply have to LOVE a "Squeeze Burger," as it has lettuce, tomato, onion, mustard and more... along with a delicious beef patty, on a amazingly fresh bun. The meat-to-bun ratio is perfect, and Squeeze offers a delicious burger, and one of the more famous burgers in the greater Sacramento area.

Back on Saturday morning, December 04, 2021 I enjoyed a burger at Squeeze Burger with my brother Michael, and family friend Dan...

Photo: It's a little before noon on a foggy Saturday, December 04, 2021, and we've arrived at Squeeze Burger Roseville to enjoy the signature burger of the restaurant. The Roseville store is one of nine "Squeeze" outlets in the greater Sacramento area, and is also known as "Squeeze Inn."

Photo: As you enter the restaurant, you're greeted with a "Welcome" sign that invites you to seat yourself after you're placed your order. The dining room is spacious, super clean, and furnished with a combination of booths, tables and a counter, near the open kitchen.

Squeeze Burger Roseville is the Placer County link of a chain of nine stores, all located in the greater Sacramento area. The chain started out as "Squeeze Inn" 30 years ago, with a small restaurant in Sacramento, and has expanded since then. The foundation of the restaurant is the "Squeeze Burger" which features a skirt of melted, grilled cheese. The "Squeeze Burger" has made the restaurant famous, as it's been featured in the local media, and on national media, such as the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," and the Travel Channel.

We were pleasantly surprised there wasn't a wait line to order at the counter, which frequently happens on early Saturday afternoons.

Photo: Squeeze Burger Roseville operates on what I refer to as the "Taqueria Format," as you make your selection from the overhead menu, pay for it at the cash register, get a receipt, and then seat yourself at the table of your choice. When your order is ready, it will be brought to your table by a friendly staff member. This isn't a "full service" restaurant, so a tip isn't expected, but there is a tip jar on the counter near the register, and it would be a great idea to tip the hard-working, friendly staff.

You get a good view of the open kitchen in the background, with the talented staff at work.

Photo: The menu is posted on a brightly-lit video board near the register, and features burgers, dogs, sandwiches, sides and beverages. The restaurant extends remote service into the community, via a mobile food truck, that caters to fundraisers, parties and community events. You can charter the food truck for your next event from the restaurant's web site.

Photo: The dining room is spacious, and tables are spaced far apart, which I suspect is from the days when COVID forced "social distansing" on Placer County diners. I'm standing near the rear of the dining room, looking toward the entrance, and the ordering station. The open kitchen, along with counter seating is to the left. If you look closely at the ceiling, you'll notice hundreds - maybe thousands - of large toothpicks embedded in the ceiling.

Photo: The restaurant still has lots of signage labeled as "The Squeeze Inn" and seems to still go by that name as well. I really can't say if Squeeze Burger Roseville serves "The Best Burger in Town," as the poster states, but I DO know they serve a delicious burger, and the restaurant is a "burger destination" for burger lovers from all over NorCal, and from all parts of the country, thanks to the national media attention this fine restaurant has garnered.

Photo: At the rear of the restaurant there is a wall that is decorated with hundreds of photographs and business cards, posted over the years by patrons and fans. This is just a small sample of the hundreds of photographs that adorn the wall. Burger lovers rejoice!

Photo: The restaurant features an open kitchen, so you can watch the talented staff perform their magic.

Photo: Our orders arrived, with a smile, about fifteen minutes after placing them, which made for great service, especially on a Saturday afternoon..

Photo: Today's happy "Burger Lovers," from left to right, Dan, your author, Eric, along with fellow burger lover Michael. Thanks to our friendly hostess for snapping the photo, as we get ready to enjoy our amazing orders of burgers and fries.

Photo: Michael went with the "Veggie Squeeze Burger," along with an order of fries. This burger is identical to the "Squeeze Burger" with the exception of the beef patty, or lack there of. Rather than a beef patty, the burger includes a 1/3 pound, juicy, perfectly grilled vegetable-based patty, and according to Michael, tastes absolutely delicious.

Like the "Squeeze Burger," the veggie version starts out with a large, fresh sesame seed bun, and includes the usual garnishes of mayonnaise, mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion. According to Michael, the burger was delicious, and with the side of fries, made for a great lunch.

Photo: From the "Burgers and Dogs" section of the menu, both Dan and I went with "Squeeze Burger," along with an optional small order of "Fries," to make our lunches complete.

The burger is based on a 1/3 pound of "Harris Ranch" beef patty, from Central California's famous Harris Ranch, located near Colinga, and was flavorful, juicy, and cooked perfectly medium. The meat was placed on a fresh, lightly toasted sesame seed bun, and was garnished with mayonnaise, mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion. The cheese is an "option" for a small additional charge, which turns a delicious burger into an iconic "Squeeze Burger." You owe it to yourself to add the optional cheese...

Each burger is held together by a large toothpick, with a little "flag" on it, which proved to proved to be a source of entertainment for us, and for countless previous visitors...

Photo: Anyway you look at it, this burger sports a MASSIVE amount of melted and grilled Cheddar cheese! No wonder Squeeze Burger Roseville is a "destination" for burger lovers, and has been showcased on national television. The melted and grilled "cheese skirt" turns this burger into a taste sensation!

Photo: After our burgers were delivered to our table, we couldn't help to notice the hundreds - maybe thousands - of toothpicks embedded in the ceiling. How did they get there? Adding two and two together, we sermised that over the years patrons have plucked the large toothpick that holds each burger together, placed it in a straw, aimed the straw toward the ceiling, and shot it skyward, like a blow gun.

Being the enterprising citizen that he is, Dan demonstrated the proper method of using a straw in a strategic manner, to embed a toothpick into the ceiling. After making certain the toothpick was stuck in the ceiling, it was time to enjoy his burger.

Photo: The ceiling above our table, where Dan's straw has joined the hundreds of straws that have already found a home stuck in the ceiling tiles of the restaurant.

Photo: Dan took a bite out of the halo of grilled Cheddar cheese that enveloped his delicious burger, to show all of the goodness his "Squeeze Burger" offers. My burger and fries were identically delicious. Thanks to Dan Weir for the photo.

Photo: I'm a happy guy as I show the camera my amazing "Squeeze Burger" after enjoyin a few mouthfuls.

Photo: Some guys don't get full with just a "Squeeze Burger," along with a side of fries, so after Dan finished his burger and fries, he ordered a "Bacon Wrapped Dog" for desert.

Photo: From the "Burgers and Dogs" section of the menu, Dan ordered a "Bacon Wrapped Dog." Bacon wrapped hot dogs are very common in Mexico, but it's rare to find such a delicacy 500+ north of the border in Roseville.

Like all massive hot dogs, the "Bacon Wrapped Dog" starts out with a large, quarter pound hot dog, wrapped with a couple slices of bacon, and grilled to perfection. The dog is mildly spiced, and enclosed in a natural casing, so when you bite into it, you're rewarded with a juicy, taste "hot dog" sensation, along with a satisfying C-R-U-N-C-H that only comes from a dog with natural casing. The dog was placed on a grilled sourdough roll, which held together well as Dan enjoyed his dog.

Similar to the burgers, the "Bacon Wrapped Dog" came garnished with mayonnaise, mustard, lettuce, tomato - lots of slices! - relish, dill pickle slices and diced red onion.

Dan loved his dog! I loved it too, and I wished that I would have had the room to enjoy such a wonderful "Bacon Wrapped Dot" at Squeeze Burger Roseville.

The slogan of the restaurant is modestly stated as "The Best Burger in Town." I can't say that the burger I enjoyed is "The Best," but I CAN say that Squeeze Burger Roseville makes an outstanding burger, and should be a destination for all connesseurs, who appreciate a truly fine burger.

Leg's go back to Saturday, January 29, 2011 to a previous visit, when this amazing restaurant was known as Squeeze Inn...

Saurday, January 29, 2011, my wife Sharlene and I had been out persuing one of our favorite activities - shopping at the mall - which on a busy Saturday, can be an exhausting experience, and can make a person downright hungry. So after a busy morning of shopping, we did the only logical thing and made a beeline to the Squeeze Inn, which produces, many clain, the best burger in the greater Sacramento area.

Photo: On this busy Saturday afternoon, there's a seldom-open parking spot, that offers "rock star" parking directly in front of Squeeze Inn, which is a popular place to be in Roseville, CA on a foggy afternoon in January. Squeeze Inn is located in a modern, upscale strip mall, just a couple of blocks off busy Interstate 80.

Squeeze Inn started out years ago in a tiny "squeeze in" building (with all of eight stools inside at the counter, and a couple of picnic tables outside) in south Sacramento, and has since become a Sacramento burger icon; many people feel that Squeeze Inn serves the best burger in the greater Sacramento area, but I can't really comment, nor can I endorse that statement. Squeeze Inn has gone through several ownership changes, and the original outlet was closed down, over an issue regarding handicap access, but as of early 2011, Squeeze Inn has expanded to exactly three outlets... we chose to visit the outlet in Roseville, where we live. Ownership, buildings and locations may have changed over the years with Squeeze Inn, but the delicious burger, and the "halo of cheese" hasn't changed, and Squeeze Inn produces a burger that will bring a smile to anyone who is a connoisseur of a delicious burger. Read on to enjoy our experience...

Photo: There are folks waiting in line to order, and seating can be a challenge, as this place is busy! The line moves fast, the staff is very efficient and friendly, and the customers are happy, and the food is good!

Photo: The kitchen is in plain view, so you can see your burger being created. Squeeze Inn offers kitchen-view seating, as the gentleman at the far right of the photo seated at the counter, where he can get a good view of all that happens in the kitchen.

Photo: Cheryl brings our "Squeeze Burgers," along with a large order of fries that we were to share. To quote the menu, "Squeeze Burger... Our famous 1/3 lb. 100% Beef Burger with all the fixins. Mayo, Mustard, Tomato, Pickles, Onions on a Sesame Seed Bun." Sharlene asked them to hold the onions and add mushrooms on her burger, which the cheerfully did, and our burgers arrived to our table hot and perfect. When you place your order at the cash register, you pay for it after placing your order, and then your order is ready, Cheryl, or one of the other girls, will wander about, with your order on a try, calling your name. The burgers are surrounded by a "halo" of fried cheese, which is a trademark, and a tradition at Squeeze Inn.

Photo: Cheryl managed to snap this photo of Sharlene and I with one hand, while she was holding on to her burger tray. How she managed to compose this photo, and to stay in focus, is beyond me... my hat goes off to her. Thanks to a great burger and a great photograph!

Photo: Fries and a Squeeze Burger, complete with it's "halo" of fried cheese. Many people claim that this is the best burger in the greater Sacramento area, and I don't know, as I'm not a very good judge of burgers, as I love 'em all, but this burger is YARDS above anything served on the fast food scene, and is a burger that will put a smile on your face and keep you going for a long, long time.

OK, an honest evaluation of Squeeze Inn? The burger is good, waaaay good!!! It's big, juicy, and comes loaded with fresh condiments, as the menu promises. You WILL NOT GO AWAY HUNGRY! This burger is YARDS ahead of anything offered at any fast food joint. The people are friendly, and we were impressed that our sever came around to chat with us, and to ask us if we were enjoying our burgers, despite the fact that there was a line to order counter, and every table was full. The burgers are gooooood.... the only criticism is that both Sharlene and I thought they were a little on the salty side, but we are both very sensitive to salt, so maybe that's just us. We enjoyed two "Squeeze Burgers," a large order of fries, which we split between us, and two large all-you-can-drink soft drinks, and the price was just a tad over $21.00, which was very reasonable, considering the quality and the quantity of the delicious food, and the friendly service. Squeeze Inn is a winner!

Roseville Squeeze Burger
106 N. Sunrise Blvd. Ste. C1
Roseville, CA 95661
916 783-2874
http://squeezeburgerroseville.com