Duke's in Malibu (Not so legendary) 11.2014

It's the second full day of my visit to California. Heading up to Malibu from Anaheim. Through L.A. and up the CPH1!
I'm meeting my niece, who now lives in California, for lunch a Duke's. Duke's has come a long way from back in the days when the surfing crowd were the only inhabitants of the waterfront.
Valet only parking. I think that's because the parking along the highway is premium, limited.
The building is beautiful. There are three sections. Outdoor casual, indoor casual and indoor upscale. Upscale is the dinner level of visit. We opted for outdoor casual. The view of the homes along the shore and the ocean itself, beautiful.
She a selected Pulled Pork sandwich and I got the Charbroiled Cheeseburger.
When the food finally arrived it looked really great. Although her Pulled Pork looked more like a piece of Tuna.
Turns out, the Pulled Pork was tasty.
My burger was tasty enough. My buds were really on high alert. Duke's is supposed to have great meat and fish.
Rated:
3.5 of 5
Staff messed up order and didn't really seem to feel bad about it. Burger was tasty but, not flavorful. Maybe order some fish stuff. The view is awesome. If I lived near by or was staying down the road, I would hang out in the Barefoot Bar and enjoy a couple of drinks. The indoor lounge area has a spectacular view also.

TKs Burgers - TKO

Maybe it was because we were renting a beach house for several days and I spent a couple of hours taking surfing lessons from a pro. Possibly, it's just a decent burger. The sign outside is a burger. The atmosphere is surf. A simple menu, no fancy choices of what kind of burger you want. They could have had goofy names, considering the location. I didn't really even consider a Shiitake or Turkey burger. The order came pretty quick considering they made it for us. It wasn't just sitting there waiting for modifications.
Tasty, priced well. Location was funky. Staff was cool. I'd go there again.
4 of 5 stars.