After seeing a friend post on FB for a new burger joint here in CS, I thought we'd give it a try last night.
The place was Jakes Wayback Burgers (https://www.facebook.com/jakeswaybac...ref=ts&fref=ts). Their Facebook page has plenty of good reviews, but I suspected while reading them that they're shill posts by the employees.
I had high expectations and was SORELY DISAPPOINTED. They get 1/2 star out of 5!
2 burgers,
2 onion rings
2 "regular" (medium elsewhere) drinks
$21+; serious ouch.
Service was average at best. No friendlier or accommodating than most other places. Only a few other few in the store (no drive-thru, so didn't have to contend with that wait) but we still had more than 10 minutes of waiting for the food. At a psuedo-fast food place this might have been acceptable had the food been prepared well; it wasn't.
My "Double Bacon Jake" was "meh". The meat was dry & only covered 80% the size of the bun. There was a THICK slice of tomato which wasn't 1/2 the size of the overall burger. You should taste all of the toppings in each bite.
They get the 1/2 star because my wife's "Cheeeesy Burger" was very good (I got a couple of bites) - juicy & cheesy.
The onion rings were VERY Overcooked (to a deep chestnut brown) & as such they were extra greasy. I think they double-fried them to reheat them since the burgers took so long. Worst onion rings I've had in a very long time.
Overall the store was clean, but the ketchup bottles on the tables were disgusting.
I think I'll stick with Steak & Shake or Freddy's for old style burgers and pay less for better food. I don't plan to return.