Rate the burger you ate
Start with the actual burger, not the restaurant’s reputation. Think about the beef, seasoning, sear, bun, cheese, toppings, temperature, and how the whole thing came together.
Use the optional burger note to name what you ordered. That small detail makes your rating more useful later.
Use the whole scale
A five is not a disaster; it is the middle. Save scores above nine for burgers you would actively send someone across town to try. Scores below four should mean the experience genuinely failed.
Consistency matters more than precision. If an 8.4 and an 8.5 feel identical to you, choose one and move on.
Change your mind when you need to
A return visit may be better or worse. Updating your score replaces your previous rating from that browser, so the community average reflects your current opinion rather than counting you twice.