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Original Tommy's

Restaurant Fast food restaurant Hamburger restaurant American restaurant

Fast-food chain topping burgers, fries & hot dogs with a signature chili since 1946. People often mention chili, good, burger, Tommy, order, Tommy', service, clean, eating, staff,


Address

1290 Madera Rd, Simi Valley, CA 93065, United States

Website

originaltommys.com

Contact

+1 805-583-0514

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (782 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 8 am to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 8 am to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 8 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 8 am to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 11 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chili (18) good (11) burger (9) Tommy (9) order (8) Tommy' (7) service (7) clean (6) eating (6) staff (6)
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  • 5/5 Arun A. 2 years ago on Google
    Yummy burgers with spicy chilli sauce. Felt like an In n Out burger with a spicy twist.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Alex D. 5 years ago on Google • 153 reviews
    My visit was on 7/21/18. @2:10pm. $9.98 for a double chilli cheeseburger with fries and a medium soda, not a bad deal. Price wise its very affordable with weekday offers. 10/10✔️ The establishment was very clean. Tables and floors are very clean as well as bathrooms. Soda area also is very clean and organized.10/10✔️ Service was excellent with the cashier showing a personality, food was cooked promptly and it looked very presentable.10/10✔️ Chilli cheeseburger tasted very bland. Meat had no flavor to it, and the chilli was also very weak. I found myself eating a lot of the peppers and ketchup to squeeze some sort of flavor other than tomatoes and pickles. My hamburger, although it look very good and it was priced accordingly, was terrible. 3/10❌ French fries were also very dissapointing, no seasoning and were not recently fried. I get it, they want to serve you fast, but my FF were cold on arrival, and same as with the burger, lacked flavor. It was like eating cardboard. 0/10❌ Overall, very dissapointing. I've been eating at Tommy's since I was a kid but today's visit reminded me why I haven't been here in months. Bland food.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dennis V. 1 year ago on Google • 99 reviews
    So… I just can’t resist Tommy’s Promos! As a USC student in the early eighties, I spent many of late evenings at The Original Tommy’s on Beverly and Rampart. Their chili is to die for and is still the same after all these years. Today they had the two chili-cheeseburgers for the price of one. As always, I asked for extra chili to dip my fries in, and their excellent staff loaded them up. Fries and a ton of whole yellow peppers (are you listening In-N-Out) were more than I could handle. I appreciate how clean and they keep the place; especially with all this chili slopping around! 👍😎🍔
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Von R. 10 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Tommy's has been special to my family since the 60s. This location does not disappoint, it still has the same great chili it has always had. I should mention, I asked for a chili burger but there was almost no chili on my burger—maybe just a teaspoon. That's disappointing, because you're ripping off long-time customers. But I asked the employees to give me more chili and they gave me a huge thing full of it for free. Would've saved us all some trouble if you just gave me that much chili to begin with. But the service was good!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 D M. 5 years ago on Google • 677 reviews
    This location has always been a good one because it's always clean. The staff is very friendly and always attentive. Food is delicious as usual.

  • 5/5 Shady C. 1 year ago on Google
    Tommy’s is so good the service is so good I felt like I was part of the Tommy’s family the chili is so good it cure depression I know people say that ice cream cures depression my ex wife that I divorced last weekend said that all the time I miss her so much it took all my willpower to not break down in tears while eating the chili the chili brings out my feelings and emotions I miss her but coming to Tommy’s and having the chili and being with the friendly staff made me realize that the chili will help me get through tough times thank you Tommy’s because of you I’ll be able to start the healing 10/10 Tommy’s Tommy’s never disappoints
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 steve m. 1 year ago on Google
    I was helped my a young man named Carlos he was extremely polite and courteous. The cooks name was Mario he was working very hard and made excellent burgers. It was a very good experience. Thank you
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 eddie s. 1 year ago on Google
    Not sure why but last time the Chilli was very bland almost tasted like nothing and shakes only come in large you used to get it in the large cup now you get cup smaller then the small cup but it's still the same price so not even going to be going back anytime soon
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Alyssa D. 6 months ago on Google • 99 reviews
    Careful, this food is so greasy it will make you sick. There were three plumbing trucks parked outside. But if you like that sort of thing…………..

  • 5/5 Karity B. 3 months ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    Carlos makes the best breakfast sandwich and is super friendly. #favoritebreakfastever

  • 4/5 Derek B. 4 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    I think the Simi Valley Tommy's is good, but I grew up going to Van Nuys Tommy's and it was very busy years ago. It was always our late night place to go after parties.

  • 3/5 Geovanny R. 5 years ago on Google
    This was my first time eating at a Tommy's. 73rd anniversary = crazy long lines. I was impressed with the calm of the staff, who I'm sure were over whelmed. Their classic hamburger is unique. I didn't realized they were chili burgers.

  • 5/5 Elissa M. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here a few times for lunch and will definitely keep returning! the food is as expected but the service is amazing. I went through the drive through and the girl who took my order was so polite and she made sure she took my order correctly. she was 10/10 and food was 7/10

  • 5/5 Marissa H. 11 months ago on Google
    Great customer service me & my family went for dinner after a dodger game. Carlos was amazing him & 2 other employees jordan & maria.

  • 5/5 Raymond R. 1 year ago on Google
    Simi location. Clean. Quiet. Been eating Tommy Burgers off and on for over 40 years. It's nostalgic for me. Not best best on the world but definitely good enough to want one every now and then.

  • 5/5 Robert C. 1 year ago on Google
    Always great food.

  • 5/5 Frederick A. 1 year ago on Google
    They make their chili better than other Tommy's I've been to. Good food. Good service.

  • 5/5 Elijah D. 11 months ago on Google
    Thank you for not being closed. Every time I'm driving by and see "TOMMY'S" , I want to stop. But you close super early. Major disappointment. So when I'm craving, I have to hit up the one on Roscoe.

  • 1/5 Michael L. 2 years ago on Google
    Just purchased a chili cheese burger from Simi Valley branch. Is Chili also on short supply cause there was hardly any on the burger? Igbo wanted just a burger, I would go to McDonalds

  • 1/5 steve s. 1 year ago on Google
    This is the seventh time the Simi Valley Tommys has closed early for no reason, the store hours are posted, I got here at 9:15, the drive thru is coned off, the guys are inside cleaning up and there are quite a few customers outside angry

  • 2/5 Max F. 10 months ago on Google
    I used to love the place. But on my recent visit the service was bad and it took forever to get my order. There was no ice, no ketchup and it wasn't very good. Oh, and it cost over eleven bucks for a single cheese burger medium combo.

  • 5/5 Tony F. 8 months ago on Google
    I live in Fort Myers Florida now and I wish we had Tommy's the best chili burger 🍔 in the USA 🇺🇸

  • 1/5 Janine S. 2 years ago on Google
    I was not impressed with service or treatment from staff. It took over 5 munures for anyone to even take my order. I was asked to leave because I had a pet in a small carrier, which is ok and understandable. My husband was at the counter and apparently the two staff members were speaking poorly about me. He waited for my order to be ready and grabbed it. The lady told him that was not for him. He gave the girl my order ticket, took the food, and left. I will not be investing any more money with this location. My pet aside, the lack of attention or manners were not present.

  • 5/5 E B. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely LOVE their breakfast burritos. The chili is so good!! Been going here for years now. Staff is friends and food is fresh. They cook your food when you order so it takes a few extra minutes and is worth it. Try it, you won’t be disappointed! (Only negative thing is not being able to order ahead on their website unless you use a third party and then the burritos are an additional $3 each!)

  • 5/5 lisa B. 8 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    The young man who served us was very pleasant. The restaurant was clean and tidy. The food was hot and delicious. We even asked for our fries well done and they came out perfect.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Drive-through
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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