Pipeline
Named after the famous North Shore surf break: a burger topped with house-made chili and cheddar, plus lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and mustard. Beefy and hearty, and a lot tidier than most chili burgers thanks to the fresh salad on top.
The story
The Banzai Pipeline is a surf break on the North Shore of Oahu, a few miles from Haleiwa, where waves break over a shallow reef into the barrels that made it the most photographed wave in the world and one of the most dangerous. Islands names its burgers after surf spots, and this is the one that gets the chilli. Tony DeGrazier picked up the whole theme while stationed on Oahu with the Navy in the 1960s, then opened in West Los Angeles in 1982.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Pipeline yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, chili and cheese
The Heisenberg Burger - Shares beef, chili and cheese
Fajita Cheeseburger - Shares beef and cheese
Big Mac Taco - Shares beef and cheese
Big Mac Hot Dog
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Pipeline.- Original Tommy's · beef, chili and cheese
SignatureQuarter-Pound Chili Cheeseburger - Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries · beef, chili and cheese
SignatureThe “Original” Carolina Classic Burger - Wayback Burgers · beef, chili and cheese
Carolina - Burgermeister · beef, chili and cheese
Chili-Cheeseburger
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About Islands
Tony DeGrazier got the idea for Islands while stationed with the US Navy on Oahu in the 1960s. He opened the first restaurant in West Los Angeles in May 1982, with a tropical theme meant to evoke the Hawaiian idea of ohana, family, and burgers named after surf spots and waves.
Dozens of restaurants in Southern California and the Southwest. The company does not franchise.
Not affiliated with Islands. Trademarks belong to their owners.