Look no further because a new burger joint is now providing a good alternative for San José students and locals on a low budget.
Campus Burgers opened on July 27 across from SJSU’s Hammer Theater Arena, according to its official Instagram page.
The restaurant offers juicy burgers, crispy fries and ice cold drinks with a subtle decor by only having red stools by the window while you are waiting for your order, while maintaining a traditional American fast food menu.
Its menu has affordable prices with items ranging from $1.99 to $4.99 for hamburgers, cheeseburgers, double cheeseburgers, fresh-cut fries and sodas.
Walking in, the smell of their delicious smash burgers, topped with thinly sliced onions, then flipped and topped with classic American cheese whirled through the air.
The menu offers a total of six items making it easy for customers to fall in love with the simplicity of what they have to offer.
Customers can eat a full meal complete with a single cheeseburger, freshly cut fries, a beverage of choice just with $10 and walk out with change.
The taste of the burgers actually will surprise you with the attached price tag. Yes there was some grease to it, but it is just enough for you to ignore. It still holds the quality of what some other establishments provide.
Natalie Martinez, an engineering freshman at SJSU, said that the food was very affordable and the location of the restaurant is convenient.
“I thought it was very affordable and the location is perfect because it’s right by campus so students save on transportation,” said Martinez. “Its (location) is also convenient for when you stay up late studying, and you’re hungry.”
Martinez said since it’s right by campus, so SJSU students can save time if they are up studying and need a quick snack to take a break from possible long sessions.
The convenience and location of Campus Burgers is perfect for students and locals looking for a meal on the go. While it is in a location that many students can take advantage of, it can be a good alternative to other surrounding restaurants including the establishments on campus.
“I think this place would be perfect if they expanded the menu a little bit more,” Martinez said. “Such as adding milkshakes or even possibly some choice of lemonades.”
Another San José resident, Yerelin Isidor, said she was impressed with the burgers after she ordered and paid just $10 for two cheeseburgers and fries.
There are few places in San José where you can find an enjoyable meal for less than $10, but at this establishment you can comfortably feed up to two people with just that amount.
This restaurant is a great example showing how some food prices can be too expensive. If Campus Burgers can stay afloat by maintaining an inexpensive menu, restaurant owners could turn their focus on the amount of customers instead of food prices.
“I thought the cheeseburger would just be meat and cheese,” Isidor said. “I was glad that it included sauce, onions, as well as pickles.
Cyril Kadmusow, a business major at De Anza College, said Campus Burgers had a reasonable “price to taste” ratio for students and residents.
“Their burgers start off at $2 while their drinks and fries are $4,” Kadmusow said. “It’s convenient for students who go to SJSU as well as residents that live Downtown knowing it is not cheap living here.”
The interior of the restaurant is the weak point of Campus Burgers. There is nowhere to sit inside so you have to take your order elsewhere to enjoy.
There will typically be a high volume of customers with it being an inexpensive establishment.
“One of the biggest problems I faced while waiting for my food was how it was always crowded indoors,” Isidor said.
Campus Burgers is open Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to midnight and it is only closed on Sundays.
The menu prices are what draws customers to try this place. Their establishment is very grab and go which is very easy for people that are in a rush.
As for the overall taste of the burgers, it was very surprising that the restaurant is able to produce this kind of result with the attached price tag of it.
