Habit Burger & Grill
The chargrilled burger Consumer Reports once called the best in America.
About Habit Burger & Grill
The Habit started in 1969 as The Hamburger Habit, a small family burger stand in Goleta, near Santa Barbara, California. Brothers Brent and Bruce Reichard bought it in 1980 and grew it slowly, keeping the thing that made it work: burgers cooked over an open flame, which the chain calls Charburgers.
Its big moment came in 2014, when a Consumer Reports survey of tens of thousands of diners named the Charburger the best burger in America, ahead of every famous chain. Yum! Brands, the owner of KFC and Taco Bell, bought the company in 2020, and in 2024 it quietly changed its name to Habit Burger & Grill.
Around 370 locations, mostly in California and the western US, plus a handful abroad.
Burger menu
Signature burgers first. Only burgers and sandwiches, no sides.Not affiliated with Habit Burger & Grill. Trademarks and logos belong to their owners. Descriptions are my own; nutrition figures come from the chain’s published information, checked September 2026.