Dan’s The Grub Shack

I have always had awesome food here! Dan is fantastic and always a great help if you have questions or anything. Their fish isn’t greasy and their fries are crispy which is important! The salads are huge and full of goodies.

This place is AMAZING! If you haven’t been here yet, you are doing your self a disservice. The staff is super friendly and actually have a personality. The food will definitely being you right back in. I will visit when I’m traveling through for sure.

Great service and the friendliest owner this side of the Mississippi! The food is outstanding and the portions are well worth it! It’s a local gem that you won’t find anywhere else!

Came here on a visit with friends and our kids, very warm welcome and the parking lot was pretty empty.
The place was clean and we gotta seat in the back with no problem with the kids. We came in at lunch and got our table.
Food. Garlic fries as appetizer they rocked. My two year old was demolishing them after she ate her plane ones.
Shared the beef dip and it was juicy and the sauce was sweet and flavorful. Bread was on point fresh and well matched with the meat.
Will be back for sure to try the wings and hopefully some of the specials that we didn’t notice until we were walking out. Totally our fault.

I’ve seen this place a number of times, and never have had the courage to try it. The restaurant name gave me an impression that this place was one of those shady, greasy, unsanitary type establishments. I visited the store on Sunday, January 10 2016, and I was more than pleasantly surprised! The dining area has a cozy atmosphere. The kitchen has an open view and looks clean and stainless steel. All the staff were super friendly. The food was the best part. I had the farmhouse burger: fried egg, bacon, cheese, and jelly. Sounds weird, but it was one of the best burgers I’ve ever had, and the presentation was on point! I give this place an A++++

Great food and great service. Whatever you order you won’t be disappointed. The stuffed tots are pretty incredible, too.

Delicious homemade comfort food and burgers. Dan himself came out to welcome us and take our order, directing us to the most yummy things on the menu. We ordered the cowboy nachos with homemade chili, fish and fries, tomato soup w/​grilled cheese & macaroni bacon cheeseburger. All were delicious and filling! We’ll be back for sure!

If you love a good burger this is the place for you! This is not your regular burger joint, the menu is creative and unique. The burgers are juicy and cooked to perfection. And the sides like garlic fries are a perfect compliment. We recommend the Farmhouse burger and the Potato «Bite Me’s». The staff is friendly and attentive. And you only hope every time you go that Dan is there. We drive 40 mins from home for these burgers. We love the Grub Shack.

Good food. Great service. Open on New Year’s Day. What more can you ask for?
You pay for the food but the entertainment is free. If you don’t get a kick out of Dan you should probably go somewhere else for your gluten free organic grass fed locally sourced vegan tofurkey sandwich. This place ain’t for you.
So far I’ve had the Danimal, the New Yorker, and the Mac n’ Cheese burgers. All great.
Anyway, give it a shot if you love America.

Best burger place ever! Would highly recommend macaroni bacon cheeseburger and grilled meatloaf sandwich. Every bite SO TASTY! Onion rings were perfect too. Driving down the coast, wanted a burger, so glad we found this place, small and in a strip mall, would never of found it if not for Unilocal.Owner really nice, along with everyone else who was working and even eating there. Local gem, will eat here every time I drive the 101.

Great find passing thru Atascadero, Dan has the best brisket we have ever had. Oh but wait there is a lot more, warm friendly atmosphere, reasonably priced & can’t wait to return and try another of his creations.

Recently, my husband took me to this little hole in the wall place for lunch and I was pleasantly surprised. My husband had the Danimal burger and it was fantastic! Who knew that linguicia, bacon, and jalapeño on a burger would be delightful!
I had the macaroni and cheese bacon cheese burger… it was ok but not my favorite. I think that the macaroni drowned out the burgers flavor but maybe with some seasoning added to it would have been a home run. This being said I think that this burger joint is super creative with its menu items and I will most definitely return to try more of what they have to offer.

Don’t try to hit too many burger joints since I’m at an age where my body agrees with them but was in a mood and saw great Unilocal reviews on this place.
I entered and saw that it was a clean and fresh appearing establishment. Bathroom clean (huge plus. Tells me they pay attention to everything). Have takeout or sit down options. Took a seat and hung out.
Was waited on by Dan himself. Very attentive to all the workings of the restaurant while serving. Got my drink and order (Farmhouse Burger) taken quickly. Saw a good variety of menu options and specials posted on white board (homemade sloppy Joe’s. Nice!)
Burger took little longer than I’d like but looked like they had a good amount of to-​go orders ahead of mine. Actually around 30 mins till I saw my food.
Burger did not disappoint. Beef, buffalo chips, bacon, grape jelly (it works!), and all the cheese you can handle.
Great place if you have a desire for some serious carnage and want to enjoy it in a nice casual atmosphere. May have to wait a little longer but good stuff.

The food was fabulous! Try the pastrami sandwich or tell the waiter what you don’t like and they’ll tell you what is good

The Fish & Fries were excellent. Lots of fish and very good fries. The owner was our waiter and he was quite cordial. I recommend this place.
Marty Grauer, September 10, 2015

Best customer service and best food! Would recommend the bacon macaroni and cheese burger and the farmhouse burger. These are the best burgers I’ve ever had. Yum!!!

Amazing little find! Tucked away in a very low-​key corner of Atascadero, we found this gem. There was a great selection of yummy diner-​style food on the menu, making it a bit difficult to choose! I had Shannon’s Chicken Salad (basically a large garden salad with friend chicken chunks, grated cheese, and croutons), which was amazing! My husband had the Cowboy Burger, which he loved, as well. The environment is fun and relaxed (they pipe in an awesome selection of music, too!), the staff is attentive, and Dan the owner makes the rounds and loves chatting with his customers. Down-​to-​earth delicious food and great people — we will become regulars! :)

Creative menu, family biz, great comfort food alternative to fast food.
Our group had brisket, meatloaf, and chick fried steak sandwiches— all awesome and very fresh.

This place is the real deal! Passing through from Norcal to Socal and we found this place on Unilocal.If your near here stop! The owner is super accommodating. He’s also friendly and meets everyones needs. Small place with great prices, amazing service and delicious food!
Everything we had here was amazing. I forgot to take a picture until ½ way through the meal so here’s ½ a picture!
We had 2 cheeseburgers, ½ order of fries, ½ order of onion rings and ½ cheese curds. Everything cooked perfectly. Presentation was clean and nice and everything was done exactly how we ordered it. They pay attention to detail and quality!
This place is a gem! Try it you won’t be disappointed!

Fantastic food, service and selection.
Every once in a while you find a spot to eat that feels like it doesn’t fit in with it’s surroundings, location or city, but love it and want it to stay despite all of those factors. This is one of those places. It feels like a hole in the wall that should thrive in SLO, not Atascadero, especially not next to a check-​n-​go, or K-​Mart, but again, despite all that Atascadero try’s to throw a businesses to make sure they can’t succeed, Dan’s Grub Shack is killing it. And I love that about this place.
Chicken Caesar Salad, Frog Legs, Club Sandwiches, killer burgers, french dip with au jus, anyone can find something they like here.
Dan is WAY friendly, greeting everyone, and personally serving them, taking orders, and cleaning up. Talk about a one-​man show.
If you like local business, great food, and a quality you wouldn’t expect to find in an little strip mall like this, or the greater Atascadero area, take some time to come by and give this try.
You’ll smile at the friendly service, and leave having eaten a delicious meal and found a new local spot you can call yours.
Dan’s also has DBA (Firestone) on tap and PBR (I guess, to be ironic, or as an attempt to appeal to people who like really bad beer, as well as those who like it crafted…) bottles are also available of a few other breweries.
Want something unique, varied, fun, clean and local? Here it is.