Correction (3 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 2 October 2026.
Short list. Five places, no prices.
None of the burger places we could verify has a Craigieburn South address, so this is an in-and-around list: four in Craigieburn, one in Kalkallo. Three are chains and one is a ribs-and-burgers shop inside Craigieburn Central. The fifth, Schnitz, is a schnitzel place we have kept honest about what we could and could not confirm.
We could not read item prices on these places’ own pages, so there is no price column. Burger lists work best when they describe the build, but none of the pages we read publish one, so each entry sticks to what the venue does state: what the place is, the hours its page gives, and what to confirm on the day.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| A chain burger with a playground listed | Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn | 420-440 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn |
| A chain burger off the Hume Highway | Hungry Jack’s Kalkallo | 1340 Hume Highway, Kalkallo |
| Ribs and burgers under one roof | Ribs & Burgers Craigieburn | Shop B00-07, Craigieburn Central, 340 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn |
| A schnitzel with a vegetarian option | Schnitz Craigieburn Central | Craigieburn Central, 340 Craigieburn Road (Shop 21), Craigieburn |
| A familiar name at Highlands | McDonald’s Craigieburn (Highlands) | 8 Aitken Boulevard, Craigieburn |
Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn — 420-440 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn VIC 3064
The chain’s Craigieburn page lists “Store Features Pre-order Drive Thru Jack’s Cafe Delivery Playground” and “Serving Jack’s Cafe Barista Coffee”. For Take Away and Drive Thru it lists Monday 06:00 AM-02:00 AM and Friday and Saturday 05:00 AM-05:00 AM, so read its table for the other days. We did not get item prices from the page.
The build: not published in what we read; the chain’s menu pages are chain-wide, not this store’s menu, so check the board.
Hungry Jack’s Kalkallo — 1340 Hume Highway, Kalkallo VIC 3064
The chain’s Kalkallo page lists “Store Features Pre-order Drive Thru Jack’s Cafe Delivery” and “Serving Jack’s Cafe Barista Coffee”. It lists Monday 06:00 AM-09:30 PM and Friday 06:00 AM-12:00 AM, while a third-party listing (openinghoursau) shows shorter hours, so confirm on the day. No item prices came off this page either.
Order: if you’re coming off the highway, the page lists a drive-thru and a pre-order option, so the quick move is to pre-order and check the board for the build.
Ribs & Burgers Craigieburn — Shop B00-07, Craigieburn Central, 340 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn VIC 3064
Craigieburn Central’s directory describes Ribs & Burgers as serving “flame-grilled ribs and juicy burgers”, and that is the centre’s wording, not ours. The directory lists Monday to Thursday and Saturday to Sunday 11:30am - 7:30pm. Its Friday entry does not look right to us, so we have not repeated it; check Friday before you go. We found no website of its own, so there are no prices here.
The build: unknown. The listing names flame-grilled ribs and burgers but gives no patty count, cheese or sauce.
Schnitz Craigieburn Central — Craigieburn Central, 340 Craigieburn Road (Shop 21), Craigieburn VIC 3064
A schnitzel is a crumbed, fried cutlet, and Schnitz’s site says it is “Available in Chicken, Beef and Vegetarian”. The centre’s directory describes “hand-crafted schnitzels made fresh to order” and “classic chicken to vegetarian and vegan choices”. The same sentence on its site says the schnitzels are “available in Wraps, Burgers or simply by itself on a Plate”, so burgers are one way its schnitzel is served; we read no burger item names or prices. The centre lists Monday 10:30am - 9:00pm and Friday 10:30am - 10:00pm; its own page prints the unit as 21/350 Craigieburn Road.
Order: if the plain schnitzel is not what you came for, the site’s “order online for takeaway or delivery” line is the way to see the full menu.
McDonald’s Craigieburn (Highlands) — 8 Aitken Boulevard, Craigieburn VIC 3064
OpenStreetMap tags this Highlands store as a burger fast-food outlet with takeaway, and a third-party listing (openinghoursau) gives its address as 8 Aitken Boulevard. McDonald’s own site did not load for us on 2 October, so we could not read hours or a menu and are not repeating the third-party hours. Maccas is the one here where we have the least to say.
The build: not checked at the primary source. Use McDonald’s own app or site for the menu.
Quick answers
Where can I get a burger in Craigieburn South?
None of the burger places we could verify has a Craigieburn South address. The five on this page are in and around it: four in Craigieburn and one in Kalkallo, each confirmed at two sources on 2 October 2026.
Which of these has a playground?
Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn lists a Playground among its store features on the chain’s Craigieburn page. We did not find a playground listed for the Kalkallo store, so check before you promise the kids.
Which of these are open latest?
Going by the pages we read, Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn lists Friday and Saturday 05:00 AM-05:00 AM for Take Away and Drive Thru, and Hungry Jack’s Kalkallo lists Friday 06:00 AM-12:00 AM. We could not read McDonald’s hours at its own site, so we make no late-night claim for it.
Is there a vegetarian option?
Schnitz’s site says “Available in Chicken, Beef and Vegetarian”, and Craigieburn Central’s directory mentions “vegetarian and vegan choices” there. We did not read a vegetarian burger listing at any of the five, so ask what is on the board.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 2 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, hungryjacks.com.au, shopfully.com.au, openinghoursau.com, craigieburncentral.com.au, the Australian Good Food Guide and the places’ own websites. We copied no menu prices from these places’ own pages, so this page prints none. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn: openstreetmap.org/670156795, hungryjacks.com.au/craigieburn, shopfully.com.au/420-440-craigieburn-rd
- Hungry Jack’s Kalkallo: openstreetmap.org/5147234921, hungryjacks.com.au/kalkallo, openinghoursau.com/hungry-jacks-kalkallo-vic
- Ribs & Burgers Craigieburn: openstreetmap.org/5936035332, craigieburncentral.com.au/ribs-and-burgers, agfg.com.au/ribs-burgers-craigieburn-83400
- Schnitz Craigieburn Central: openstreetmap.org/3624177337, schnitz.com.au/craigieburn, craigieburncentral.com.au/schnitz, schnitz.com.au
- McDonald’s Craigieburn (Highlands): openstreetmap.org/1084241569, openinghoursau.com/mcdonalds-highlands-craigieburn-north
