McGrath's Burger Shack

Seriously love Ashley & Chris. Best place I’ve worked and amazing people. Family owned and operated and amazing, fresh recipes. Definitely recommend trying the Reuben spring rolls! So so yummy. The Irish beer burger and the breakfast burger are my favorites. If they have the wild game burger on special TRY IT! Absolutely delicious. I would have never left this place if I hadn’t moved. Amazing people and amazing food! If you’re a bourbon drinker, they have a lot of options for you as well! I definitely miss this place, the food and the awesome staff. Best burgers in Hampton roads.

Honestly...”my husband didn’t get a refill”? That’s all you had to say? My husband and I were there last night. The smell when we walked in made my mouth water. There was one waiter/server/greeter and one cook. We sat down to a clean table and clean surroundings. The waiter was fantastic and attentive without being bothersome and overbearing like at other restaurants. We both had a drink. My Tito’s and tonic was perfectly poured and when I told that to the waiter he pumped his fist! We ordered the Irish Whiskey burger and SWEET LORD was it amazing. Both were cooked perfectly and we even had a conversation with the cook. The fries were fat and seasoned and delicious. Prices super reasonable. Highly recommend to all! Go help support our local small business owners!!

McGrath's Burger Shack is located on Battlefield Blvd. in the Millwood Plaza Shopping Center. I don't come out to this part of Chesapeake very often, so I figured I'd give this place a shot. My visit here was on June 2, 2020.

When my mom and I were here, the state was still under phase 2 of Covid-19 restrictions, so all in person dining had to be outdoors. It was a nice weather day too, so it wasn't much of an issue. They have an outdoor patio seating area.

After getting here, it wasn't busy at the time. We went inside for a moment to see if someone was in there, and there were some contractors working on remodeling the interior of the restaurant. There was someone in there and said we could just pick a table on the patio as it was empty at the time. A few moments later, our server Davis came to the table with menus and asked if we wanted something to drink. One thing I will note is that he didn't wear a mask at all during the entire visit.

A few moments later he came back with the drinks and asked if we were ready to order. It would take a few moments more to decide, but when he came back after that, we were ready to order. We both ended up going with the Irish Whiskey Burger, but for mine, I also added lettuce and tomato to it.

After about ten minutes or so, our burgers and fries came to the table. The burgers looked really good and juicy. The top of the bun even has McGrath's Burger Shack on it. After digging into the burger, it was great. It was cooked as requested and hot. There was good flavor to it as well. The fries were also good and seasoned well. Closer to finishing up, he came back with the check. Once we finished, we were ready to pay, but our server hadn't come back in a while. After waiting a while, we ended up going inside and ended up paying there instead.

Overall, the experience here overall was great. The food especially was great and that's an important part for sure. There were a few flaws in the service as noted above, but that happens. If you're in the area looking for a good burger place, I totally recommend trying this place out.

1st time here for my wife and I, we were seated promptly after the waiter gave the table a through cleaning. Drinks were the normal affair with the addition of several premium Irish beers and a good selection of whiskeys, leaning heavily on the many varieties of Jameson's Irish whiskey. I had the Irish whiskey burger with sweet potato fries, my wife had the all American Burger with steak fries. Both were very very good, juicy flavorful and cooked as ordered. Best Burgers in the area as were the fries. The staff was excellent! We will definitely be back the next time we have a craving for a great burger and fries. BTW they also have Bangers and mash!