Wonderful! The $15 cheeseburgers were well worth the cost. We ate there a couple of times. The best tasting meal we had the whole trip! They had great pina coladas!

Cheeseburger in Paradise definitely has one thing going for it - awesome location! Located across the street from Waikiki Beach, it has great laid-back rock n' roll atmosphere, but that's probably the last time you'll see the word great in this particular review.

First, the particulars. Cheeseburger in Paradise (no longer owned by Jimmy Buffet, as the mainland versions of this restaurant are) is located on Kalakaua Avenue, between the Sheraton Moana Surfrider and Outrigger Waikiki.

Cheeseburger In Paradise is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and offers a full-service bar serving tropical drinks and ice-cold beer. Can't vouch for the bar, as we didn't have alcohol that night, but it looked like it was hopping.

Entrees are the standard American fare, including burgers, salads, fries, onion rings, and sandwiches. The house special, Cheeseburger in Paradise, includes a "half pound Natural Angus Beef Patty topped with a special blend of Jack and Cheddar cheeses." Hubby and I both had it (when in Rome, right?) - he had fries, onion rings for me. We both fairly unimpressed - for a joint with "Cheeseburger" in its name, there really was nothing special about our meal. Considering the higher-than-normal prices for this kind of fare ($10 to $12 for a hamburger), it was pretty disappointing.

Great service might have made up for the food: sadly, that was also lacking. Everyone we encountered, from the hostess to the two different waitresses we had, looked like they would just rather be elsewhere and like it was their inconvenience (rather than their pleasure) to serve you. I will admit that it was very busy; however, I'm certain it's very busy there all the time, and I would expect the staff would know how to deal with the situation. It actually took us longer to get our bill than it took for us to order and eat, not really acceptable in my books.

My final analysis is that Cheeseburger in Paradise is exactly what it seems to be, a chain restaurant in an excellent location with overpriced, mediocre food and lacklustre service. Check out the bar if you must, but skip the rest of the "experience."

This place was great! It has a fun atmosphere and the food was great. It's a Hawaiian-decorated restaurant with fabulous drinks. My husband and I had pina coladas in actual pineapples. We sat there with the warm breeze blowing through, watching people passing by in a prime location. This place is great for couples or large families and is quite inexpensive.

Jimmy Buffett fans can't pass up visiting Cheeseburger in Paradise in Waikiki. Yep, they got cheeseburgers! Not just cheese on these giants! Anything and everything you could ever imagine put on a burger, you'll see it here. The restaurant is set up like a tiki bar/cafe. Vintage Hawaiian beach decor, and drinks to match!

The waiter either felt sorry for me (with this club of a cast on my hand from the accident) or had such fun watching me try to devour this huge burger with one hand, that he gave us a frozen fresh mango desert. Oh, Heaven!!!

Not to disappoint...www.cheeseburgerland.com/

Overall, Cheeseburger Waikiki was pretty good. The band was great and the food was good, but the bartender was stingy with alcohol in the mai tais and pina coladas. Unless you go after 8:30pm or so, make sure you have 45 minutes to wait for a table.