The brothers enlisted Geovanny Delgado as chef after sampling an unfussy burger that the San Fernando Valley native cooked while working at the Arts District cocktail bar Here & Now. There Delgado created a Thousand-Island-style dressing — flavored with charred Fresno chiles, dill, cumin and coriander — that he now uses as the house “secret sauce” at Burgers 99.
The restaurant itself is a simple bit of neon-tinged fun. Diners order at the counter up front and grab one of a handful of seats inside to wait for their order. A large corner patio in the back of the Matt Winter-designed building offers more tables, and will be used in the future for events and casual collaborations, which Brick Stowell will oversee.