Tucked in DTLA, Rita’s Deluxe is a cozy retro diner serving up nostalgic burgers, crinkle-cut fries, and inventive milkshakes with a welcoming vibe.
"Offering a burger package for pick-up or delivery. Includes burgers, beef tallow fries, buffalo chicken sandwiches, and sodas." - Rebecca Roland
"Following Moonlark Dinette and Denae’s, Rita’s Deluxe proves Downtown is in a retro diner phase. This small counter spot in the former Petit Peso space serves old-school American classics with little sprinkles of flare, like crinkle fries cooked in beef tallow, milkshakes topped with crumbled potato chips, and single, double, or triple patty burgers." - Sylvio Martins
"Rita's is just a burger counter the way that Game of Thrones is just a soap opera. In roughly 400 square feet, this retro DTLA luncheonette combines everything you’d want in an old-school diner (leather stools, checkered floors) with new-school touches. The food is a love letter to '50s-era fast food, and somehow, even more memorable than the space. Expect crinkle-cut fries, beer-battered cheese curds, milkshakes in paper cups, and grass-fed patties on seeded buns. The buttermilk fried chicken sandwich and roast beef special are hits, but we’ll be back for Rita’s “deluxe” burger. Seared but not smashed, it tastes like an Animal-style double-double got jacked doing Crossfit and added on bacon and chopped cherry peppers. If you regularly lunch around downtown, bee-line here to try it." - Brant Cox, Sylvio Martins, Nikko Duren
"Rita's is just a burger joint in the way that Game of Thrones is just a soap opera. In roughly 400 square feet, this retro DTLA luncheonette combines everything you’d want in an old-school diner (counter seating, leather stools, and checkered floors) with some new-school touches like fancy orb lights and a wall of merch. The food is a love letter to '50s-era fast food chains, and somehow, even more memorable than the space. Expect crinkle-cut fries, beer-battered cheese curds, milkshakes, and grass-fed patties on soft seeded buns. The buttermilk fried chicken sandwich and roast beef special are hits, but we’ll be back for Rita’s “deluxe” burger. Seared but not smashed, it tastes like an Animal-style double-double got jacked doing Crossfit and put on bacon and chopped cherry peppers as accessories. If you regularly lunch anywhere around downtown, make a bee-line here to try it. photo credit: Stan Lee photo credit: Stan Lee photo credit: Stan Lee photo credit: Stan Lee photo credit: Stan Lee" - Nikko Duren
"A love of fast food and his grandmother is what fuels chef Luke Reyes's tiny diner Rita’s Deluxe." - Eater Staff
