“When the right cook's working, these burgers land — but you're rolling dice on wait times, attitude, and whether they'll actually be open.”
Multiple reviews reference 'the truck' and 'food trailer' — this is a mobile operation, not a brick-and-mortar.
Customers cite 'shitty attitude,' 35-minute waits as the only customer, and abrupt early closures with no explanation.
One reviewer says 'first time the food was really good but the second time not so good,' another notes they close randomly 'two hours before listed closing.'
“Bonehead Burger Co. is a food truck parked in East Village that makes burgers when the mood strikes and closes whenever it wants.”
While The Taco Stand runs on the predictable rhythm of fresh-pressed tortillas and Roxy's leans on Omar's steady hand at the counter, Bonehead operates on its own internal clock—sometimes open, sometimes not, sometimes cooking with care, sometimes just going through the motions. It's the kind of spot where you'll show up two hours before listed close and get told they're out of fries with a shrug that says they've already mentally checked out.
When it's good—which depends entirely on who's working the trailer that day—the burgers hit the casual weeknight mark: solid patties, decent fries, the kind of thing you'd want after walking home from Petco Park. The outdoor seating area is pleasant enough, especially if you catch them during one of those rare windows when the crew is engaged and the food comes out hot.
The problem is the wildly inconsistent service. A 35-minute wait for a single order when you're the only customer isn't a rush problem—it's a care problem. Simple animal fries taking 40 minutes with three people waiting outside isn't a staffing issue—it's a priority issue. The employees range from nice and polite to visibly annoyed you've interrupted their day.
If you're walking by and the truck is open and the vibe feels right, sure, give it a shot. But don't plan your dinner around this place. Bonehead operates like a pop-up that forgot it's supposed to be permanent, and until they figure out whether they want to actually run a business or just occasionally sell burgers when they feel like it, you're better off treating it like a gamble than a go-to.
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