Skirted Heifer

Reviews

• GZ

  Giulia Zanella

  Feb 4, 2026
  4.0
  Finally I got to try this place, and I was so disappointed. Extremely small place, almost impossible to find a table. Prices are high, but we are downtown so whatever. We waited a long time to get our food, and again that's fine. When we got the food, that's when the disappointment begins. My burger was completely wet and soggy, almost impossible to eat from the water coming out, and so messy! The sweet potato fries were black and tastes burned. I always eat my fries, but I couldn't finish them. My husband's burger was fine, the fries were very mid. We are definitely not coming back. Not even worth paying for the parking. So disappointed.
• TT

  Tara

  Feb 1, 2026
  5.0
  I ordered online on their website for pickup, and when my husband arrived home with it, it was missing one of our burgers. I called, and not only did they offer a refund, but offered a free burger the next time I come in. Honestly, it's been so long since I was offered a refund and my food, despite having to drive back, I am genuinely shocked. This is 100% the kind of business that actually cares about customer experience and return customers. The food is exactly what you would expect, a burger. Great business, I just wish it was a bit more affordable, but what can I expect in 2026?
• AG

  Asa Gartrell

  Jan 31, 2026
  4.0
  Here it is. At long last, I’m ready to lay down four years of experience with the most visible burger restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs. Frequented by freshmen, but lionized by many a Tiger, The Skirted Heifer — for some — approaches auxiliary dining hall status. This review is a collage of six or seven sittings in its hallowed pews, centered on my recent sojourn with their Pimento cheese special. A note: I eschew assumptive claims about the quality of a restaurant entire. Instead, I hope to chronicle a particular moment with a particular sandwich and the flurry of feelings it inspires; my purpose is to put the message in the hands of the people and move on. Bear this in mind if you find controversy in the following appraisal. Should you enter The Skirted Heifer, you will inevitably ask yourself: “Should I throw a skirt on that?” Ordering a burger ‘skirted’ gets you a 3-inch perimeter of burnt cheese, turning your sandwich into an Unidentified Flying Oilbomb. It’s the magnet that drives burgrotourism in Colorado Springs and earned them Guy Fieri’s stamp of approval — twice. And so, racing against a sinking November sun and craving greasy plunder, I darkened The Heifer’s door and dared again to ask such a question. I peered down my genetic hallway to impending hypertension, looked around at the shining foreheads and fingers enjoying their parasols of cheese, sighed, and went for it. It was time for a date with the skirted special: Un Momento Pimento. Whewff. That’s a lotta cheese. Under a jalapeño cheddar bun, this thing rocked the largest burnt cheddar tutu I’ve seen them sling, blanketing a battlefield of pimento crumbles. But what to do with such an appendage? One employee said she tucks it beneath the bun, another advised rolling it like a tortilla and dipping it in ketchup. For my part, I went in straight and suffered the frisbee of cheddar with quiet fortitude. In another act of rebellion against a smooth eating experience, the housemade ‘pizza dough’ focaccia bun packed an unfortunately small crumb, weighing down the handheld with the wet density of an undercooked pancake. I ploughed on. The burger’s other elements were masterful, from the delightful zip of the pimento to the patientily griddled grassfed puck. I lemon-tekked the 50/50 fries (half sweet potato half russet) with a complimentary juice packet (presumably for sodas, nice touch!) to great appeal, and reveled in the pickle juice at the center of their fry sauce. As most house dips do, it really shook my hand. However, my experience was again blemished by the displeasure of eating a burger in a room full of burger eaters — looking right in the mirror at my gluttony, my haste, my utter absorption in the hot wet mess falling through my fingers. On the whole, I’d liken this halo-ed heart attack to a stoop: begrimed, beloved, and an essential addition to the community. More than half the tabletops stick to your water glass. I don’t so much like that. Nearly half the seats in the joint face the street and the neighbors walking by. I’m all about that. Though I look forward to one or two more trips to The Heifer, I think I’ve skirted my last. My best to you and yours.
• TB

  Tyson Ballinger

  Jan 30, 2026
  1.0
  Isnt the whole idea of this place to have a skirt of cheese? Mine didnt have one, I received NO sauce on side like I asked, no mayo on the burger, barely any lettuce and one slice of tomato? No caramelized onions or other toppings I had paid for either. Honestly all the hype I've gotten about this place was truly wasted. I was under the impression it was a great burger with a massive amount of cheese. Tastes like every other restaurant and missing half the stuff I ordered and paid for. Genuinely disappointed beyond belief that this is what I got for the first time eating out in 6 months.
• AS

  Amber Solomon

  Jan 24, 2026
  2.0
  1/8/26: Family came into town and l’ve wanted to try this place for years!! Raved about it and assured them we’re going to have a real burger! There was snow covering the roads after a snow day. We arrive at 7pm. We are immediately told that they are “TRYING” to close early at 730… “if we can.” We immediately felt pressured and unwelcome, but they travelled far and everyone was starving, this was happening. When we ordered fries with our burger, they told us they’ve already closed the fryers. We all looked at each other and hesitantly nodded in a ”that’s ok” fashion. Listen, we understand they’re young and trying to leave. Maybe their parents wanted them home because of the snow, it’s not our place to judge. We sat down to wait for our burgers and chat. Someone else comes in after us. And then another. And then more groups. It didn’t stop! The kitchen begins SLAMMING things in the back. They are frustrated, you can tell. NOW- I will say that the burger was SO WORTH THE ABUSE LOL you bet your bottom dollar I’m going back to try those fries and another burger!!!! But if they give me attitude again, or embarrass me in front of guests I try to bring to their business, I might have to say something. But goodness, please let that be a 1 off situation. I cannot get that feeling out of my mind. And you have good food!!!! Treat your customers better please. If kids need to go home early then a manager needs to come in and step up. It’s Colorado and it snows. I’m a business owner and always make sure my employees don’t have issues with driving in snow.

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