Mr Pete's Burgers 420 South El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672

"Mr Pete's has been around for a long time. I've lived in San Clemente for 20 years and had never gone there. It looks pretty outdated from the outside, and I typically go to the same places to eat. My buddy Brent goes there daily for breakfast and invited me to join him. I was impressed with the remodel on the inside and the large menu. The younger guy at the counter taking my order was so accommodating, he seemed like he owned the place. I have strict healthy guidelines that I follow when eating and he made all adjustments I asked for. The food was great. I have since met buddies there on 2 other occasions for lunch and was impressed with the food and so were they. It's my new 'go-to' place."

"I've got to be honest this is a bag of hits and misses with 4 stars giving the benefit of the doubt over 3 stars. The new interior helps to give the eating space a clean and updated feel but does not fully succeed in hiding age of the building. The fresh squeezed juices looked very nice, my sister enjoyed her green tee late, but mom was disappointed in only having non-dary creamer for her coffee. My Pork Benedict was fine but nothing really stood out as special or great the honindase sauce was just passable. Chilli killè was also just fine. The kalula pork was the best part of those two dishes. Sister liker her fried chicken and waffle but while I agreed the chicken was quite good I felt the waffle was soggy. We split the onion rings and those were very good. I suspect that their best item is in fact the burgers. The og Mr Pete's used to be the very stereo typical "burger shack" with price prioritised over quality but not bad with good deep fried items that are easier to do on a lower price point. In its new iteration as Aloha Pete's I think its struggling to figure out exactly what it is now. Last, if anyone from Aloha Pete's reads I would make a point to have a minimum standard for dress code fir the staff. Sweat pants is a bad look for any restaurant."

"I waited 15 minutes for my first loco moco order with over easy eggs, the eggs were burnt and more done than over hard. I drove back to return it and the kind girl said I’m so sorry we will re make it for you. After another 15 minutes I got my next order, this time everything was even more burnt and the eggs way more burnt than last time. They need to fire whatever cook was there at 2pm 12/01/23 because that is a disgrace to one of my favorite restaurants in town."

"As a San Clemente local, we had to try Aloha Mr. Pete’s - who has been famous for years for their burgers, but who only recently connected with the same group who does Aloha Stacks for breakfast. I had the Canadian Bacon eggs benedict. My wife had a vegetarian breakfast burrito. Both of us had iced coffee. The Benedict Hollandaise had an interestingly more fruity and tangy flavor than I am used to which was odd but ironically refreshing. The veggie burrito came with refried beans that were fantastic, and the tortilla looked as though it was grilled to perfection; the thing was massive and required a to-go box for the other half. Pricing is very reasonable, the service staff at the counter are very friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is perfect for families - very durable and easy to rinse down. Cute atmosphere with Islander music while you look out towards the ocean. Parking is a little strange; we did not try the drive-through. Lastly, the coffee is a solid blend - not over roasted or burnt (more like a smother version of a McDonalds blend)."

"Super friendly staff, and the atmosphere was clean and inviting. We loved the Hawaiian music. We ordered the club house sandwich, chicken sandwich, and 420 burger. The fries were especially great! I highly recommend it for casual dining and the breakfast menu looked very extensive and delicious also. We’ve been there for lunch now. We will have to try breakfast next."