25 Degrees

Chef-owner Tim Goodell has a handful of Cali restaurants and a Food & Wine Best New Chef nod, but he keeps it simple at this minichain with beefy, well-seasoned burgers and straightforward sides like sweet potato fries and lightly breaded onion rings. Ambition comes via the showy cheese and toppings menu (Pleasant Ridge, burrata, crispy prosciutto), while the bar stays busy with spiked sodas, floats and milkshakes, including the El Pirata, a concoction that reaffirms how great coconut (here in ice cream form) goes with dark rum.