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    A&W Restaurant

    4.1 (157 reviews)
    Open • 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Mushroom onion melt and Cheese Curds! And root beer
    Dela P.

    Yes! This is still my favorite place in Lodi to get a burger. I love the inside of the restaurant and all of the memorabilia. Also, this place definitely has a small town feel that reminds me of my home. The people are always nice, and give great service. There is a young man that works here- I don't know his name but he is always so nice! He is probably high school aged. Anyways - this is a great place to take the kids as well. Always clean and inviting. Plus, I believe the owners are a local family! Support local businesses!!!

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    Kim J.

    My favorite meal at A&W Diet Root Beer, Fresh Fries and a Double Mushroom Onion Melt Back Again Kim!

    Melissa D.

    We've been here twice, and both times were a delight. The first time we drove through, there was a funny recording with a French accent, and the second time, it was a pirate. The workers were funny too. Appreciate their spirited good energy. Their onion rings with Papa Sauce are my favorite, so crunchy and satisfying. All of our cheeseburgers were juicy and tasty. A&W rootbeer always hits the spot. We contemplated getting their Cap'N Crunch cereal shake but decided not to give into the temptation. They gave us a bunch of coupons for next time. Smart way to get us to return cause we can get a $1 off that shake.

    Bottles and mugs from the past.
    Janice O.

    It's all about the root beer and the ice cold mugs. Ordered the fish sandwich and onion rings. The sandwich stayed hot for the longest time and the onion rings are rings. French fries were excellent too and my friend enjoyed the burger. It was also great seeing the items in their mini museum since this restaurant has been here forever. And have I mentioned the root beer? Next time I need to order a jug of it and bring it back for refills. I hope it stays here for many more years to come.

    Papa Burger - Single with bacon
    Lynda M.

    Best onion rings I've had lately. The bacon was not the best tasting. Very fast service from Door Dash.

    First time coming here and my kid definitely approves of this place! Food was pretty good, everything was fresh, staff was friendly and respectful with a happy attitude and my rootbeer was the best rootbeer i ever had. Solid 10/10 for my experience

    Cool antiques
    Josephine C.

    On a Saturday morning in Late March at 10:30am we finally arrived here for early lunch. There was only one person before us. The ambiance was nice like I was in the 60's. It has 2 glass shelves of nostalgia a&w merchandise and everywhere. The staff person was nice and took our orders. I ordered double cheeseburger combo with fries and large glass mug of A&W root beer. The root bear taste so fresh in a frosted cup compared from a can. The burger taste good with crispy fries. I got full and couldn't finished my mother's onion rings. Nice place to check out if you are in Lodi or on the way to Sacramento.

    Was pleased to find this gem after some 40 years of not visiting an A&W restaurant. The root beer float in a frosted mug was out of this world and the Papa Burger was excellent. I hope A&W are able to open a restaurant in the central coast region someday so I can visit them more often.

    Valeria P.

    Great food. And great service. They have great people working here everyone is always kind and in a good mood. My favorite thing to get here is the root beer float.

    Robert O.

    On the way home from a king overdue vacation my wife and I stopped at A&W. As long time Root beer fanatics we were excited to stop by one our way home. The place has awesome cool eclectic decorations everywhere. You can buy huge bottles of Root Beer. So understand that when you order a root beer float it's gonna be an experience. I went with the double bacon burger and regular fries. My wife went with the chili cheese dog and chili cheese fries. Everything we got was perfect and the topper was that huge root beer float in a chilled mug. This place is a must try.

    Value papa burger

    The value meal was cold the bread was hard , the fries were ok , the quality has gone way down

    Original Bacon Cheeseburger Combo - Double (1/3 lb)

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    Service, food and ambiance were just perfect! Can't wait to go back! What a delightful experience with my Mom. Nostalgia overload!

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    Great food and service! The place was clean and love all the memorabilia. Will bee back again.

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    Clean location. Friendly staff. I love the fresh rootbeer and the onion rings were delicious. Would return when I'm back in the area.

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    Excellent service. Spot on with the menu and food. Brings me back to my youth when there was one in each city!

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    The A&W was great. It had a lot of old stuff. Nothing beats a good root beer float. It's always better that McDonald's.

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    Chelsey, thank you for the 5 stars. See you soon!

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    Burgers are trash here if you want a nasty burger eat one from this place. Only good thing from here is a Sunday woo hoo

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