Fresco

Reviews

• Fazil A.

  star star star star_border star_border 19 June 2026

  This is the only place in terminal A that you can get REAL breakfast at. Don't be discouraged by the line as they are pretty fast. You can usually get through it in about 10 minutes.
  
  The food though wasn't amazing. I mean they have the airport hostage. There's no other choice so do with it what you will.
  
  TIP: if you plan on eating on the flight, avoid ordering the croissant. I didn't fully think this through and made a pile of crumbs in my lap. Also be sure to grab some napkins as well because the food is greasy.
  
  The prices are high. I think it cost me $20 for a croissant and large bottle of water.

• Ryan L.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 18 June 2026

  Avoid this place like the plague...listen to me.
  
  My girlfriend and I were heading back to Denver and had enough time to grab something to eat at Burbank. We chose Fresco, one of three subpar restaurants in the entire airport. This was a huge mistake.
  
  Everything seemed fine at first. They have a few cafeteria style options- sandwich bar, taco bar, salads, etc. My GF ordered a burrito bowl. I opted for the safe route, so I thought, a turkey sandwich.
  
  Both items were $14.99, standard airport pricing. My GF ordered mild salsa on her bowl, and she was literally sweating from eating it. It was more like extra hot. She loves spicy food, but this salsa must have been prepared incorrectly. She was in pain right away and had to run to the bathroom 6 times before we took off. I don't know how she made it through our flight. My sandwich tasted decent although the turkey was very processed.
  
  During the last 30 minutes of our flight, my stomach started hurting pretty bad and I was becoming nauseous (which never happens to me on planes). About an hour later, I felt like I was going to puke. Long story short, I was up all night vomiting and passing this sandwich through the other end. It was complete and utter hell. We both got food poisoning from this terrible, terrible restaurant. I am writing this review 3 days later and my stomach still doesn't feel right.
  
  Unless you truly hate this place and enjoy feeling like you're going to die, please please avoid this place. I have never had a worse restaurant experience in my life.

• Dang M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 17 June 2026

  This was my first time eating here and I have to say, you are not going to enjoy my review.
  
  So the menu varies, its basically like a college cafeteria where they have certain stations to make your food.  Salad station, taco station, pizza station and so on.
  
  I ordered through the bar that is attached because it was a bit overwhelming and it was easier to just look at the menu as a whole than travel to each station.
  
  I ended up getting a calzone.  They warned me about the wait time and I was completely all right with it.  Mainly because my fly was in forty minutes and this was only going to be twenty minutes.  They changed my marinara sauce to ranch and it was really delicious....until
  
  Hidden in the ooey gooey mozzarella was something black.  I pulled it out and it was an inch thick hair in the middle of the calzone.  All the yummy portions of fresh tomato with basil and the amazing cheese was now gone from my taste buds.  And I stared at my meal super sad.  Couldn't go back now since I had to walk to my terminal and now they were boarding passengers.  So I couldn't go back to the restaurant.  I ended up, sadly throwing away my calzone in the trash can.
  
  For a fifteen dollar calzone that I waited excitedly for twenty minutes for, walked ten minutes in crowded hallway and then had to board for my flight, I went half hungry and half disgusted.  Even the complimentary coke on my flight wasn't enough to wash away this feeling.
  
  My tip, don't get the calzone, get the pizza.  That way you can look at what you're getting and know if it has anything hidden in the food before going off to your terminal.

• Nancy S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 11 June 2026

  Short Review:
  Its an airport restaurant. What more do you want? Ok....it's the ONLY restaurant at Burbank Airport!
  
  Long Review:
  Ok, so I could go into all the repetitive review stuff here, but why? The menu is limited, the drinks are ok, and it's convenient because its the only place to have decent sit-down meal at BUR.
  
  HOWEVER....the people-watching is absolutely fantastic!!! For example, there is a man and woman next to me. He is average looks and build; mid-60s. The woman is "U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you UGLY! Yeah, yeah, you UGLY!!" She early 60's...and clearly trying to land him. He keeps talking about his wife and all this other stuff...she keeps telling him her qualifications- like he cares. They are traveling somewhere maybe on a business trip, I don't know. All I know is Burbank is a regional airport so at 8:30 at night, I'd love to know where the hell he is going with her! I mean damn.... if you're gonna cheat, go out and get the best woman with a bangin' body, face like Kerry Washington, ass like J-Lo! I'm just sayin'!!
  
  2 stars for the crazy crowd and convenience, minus 3 for the bland food and bad drinks.

• Jasmine I.

  star star star star_border star_border 3 June 2026

  Your limited in options when you come to a small airport like Bob Hope. Their salads are huge. They could easily be split between two people and both of you would be full. I tried both salads and they were okay. The dressings were a little tart. Meat was diced up to be small. Overall it was okay. Not the best but good enough for a quick easy lunch at the airport.