Classic drive-in style burger joint. It's small and can easily be missed. You walk in one of the side doors and order at one of two small counters. Large signs display the limited menu. The secret is that this restaurant is so good that it doesn't need anything more on its menu! There is no inside seating (feel free to wait in your car for your order) but there are a few picnic tables outside for those who'd like to eat while looking upon the sunken (and sinking) boats on the river! But, we're all here for the food! My husband agreed with me that these are some of the best burgers we've ever had. The fries are always hot & crispy. The onion rings are so delicious that I could just sit and eat them all day. The milkshakes are thick and creamy. I've only had the chocolate shake because when you find perfection, why change it up? This is one of those "hole-in-the-wall" places that you almost don't want to tell people about because you want to keep it all to yourself! read more

Stopped by here on our way north. Have passed it several times before and thought we need to try it. So glad we stopped! This is a real old fashioned kind of hamburger! Loved it and the crinkle fries!! Yummy! Hubby got a shake and I had to take a sip! Made me regret not ordering one myself! Next time! We'll definitely be back! read more

Best burger in town. get the green river to drink! When your food is done they pound on the window, it's old school and it's awesome!

Parking can be a challenge but banging on the window to tell you your order is ready cracks me up. Food is good even though it's pricey. Onion rings are top of the line and my hen loved to eat the humdinger burger. She enjoyed going there and would get so excited when she saw where she was going and cry out when she knew the order was ready before the lady would bang on the window. As part of her bucket list I took her there on my way to the coast, she hadn't been eating and could not walk. I sat my burger by her and she ate the whole thing. Shortly after eating these burgers on a regular basis she started walking and I attribute it to the humdinger burger. She has since passed, but good memories, good food and my hen would attest to that read more

Ordered 2 bacon burgers, fish and chips, 2 shakes. Order was done, only 1 burger. Waited for the 2nd one....got home, the fish & chips are burned, very small amount of fries, no fry sauce. The shakes were to have been black berry and root beer, nope. Peanut butter.... Lots of money for bad food. read more

Rude. Overpriced & disappointed. I went into this place at 8pm on August 31st for my first time. I ordered a deluxe burger and fries. I paid almost $5 for a burger that came out to be so tiny that it didn't even fill me up. So much for " Deluxe". I am not a big person at all. I am a 5'2" little girl that weights 120 pounds. I also paid for fries but I think they forgot to put the rest of the fries in the tray. And to top it off I hear a loud ( I mean loud. Like the window was going to break) bang on the window and a lady that pointed at me and started yelling at me when I clearly could not hear what she is saying when I'm outside and she is inside. Once we got to the window we realized our food was ready but they told us they would take it out to our car. Then, the lady who gave me my food with a dirty look on her face said "HERE", tossed my food on the counter without saying anything nice. I wanted an ice cream after my meal but I didn't want to be disappointed again, so I decided to go somewhere else. read more

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I've eaten at Humdinger three times my husband thinks their hamburgers are the best I could not eat it but I have a problem with hamburger anyway but I have had twice halibut is very dry not worth a penny and I just ate a steak sandwich and it was on a hamburger bun which was terrible and the onion rings were burned I will never go back there again unless it's just for an ice cream something they don't have to cook and mess up it was awful not worth the money at all it's cheap but the quality is cheap read more

So I moved back to the area after 20 plus years and was disappointed with humdinger of 2019 vs.1998 the onion rings were miniscule only got 5 rings and the dipping sauce containers are so small you can't possibly dip into them while the burger had the same great taste I was sadly disappointed with the rest of the meal the shake was also disappointing as I remembered the shake of my past being loaded with cunks that clogged your straw...no longer and it was thin....shame on humdinger for ruining my reunion I'll go to grizzly den next time..... read more

Order the humdinger with cheese, close your eyes and take a bite.... the delicious taste will take you back in the 60's - Yum! The burger is spectacular, and the milk shakes are awesome - made with real ice cream. Great fries, great service - love it! This is not a sit down restaurant. Go in, place your order, then they'll send you back to your car. Once your order is ready - they'll knock on the window to get your attention to come get your order. Quirky, old fashioned fun with super yummy food. read more

Good food, cheap, but no bathroom and two picnic benches to sit which we shared outside. NO indoor seating. No good for travelers

It's 8pm, not super familiar with the area, yelp directed us to Al's Hum Dinger. Much better than a common fast-food joint, but the burgers were super-sloppy, I know that will turn some of you on, so take the information as you will. Bacon was thick and cooked perfectly, beef was overshadowed by mayo and mustard IMO. Fry Sauce IS super good, I wish I would have ordered two for our one order of fries. 2 baconburgers, 1 fry, 1 fry sauce and 2 medium cokes came to under $16.00. read more

If you haven't eaten at Al's you're missing out! The burgers are famous and I now know why. If you like malts, shakes and delicious burgers you'll lone theirs! This is one of those old fashioned burger joints with a ton of character and fantastic food! You gotta try Al's! read more

Im fairly new to the west coast and have tried burgers from all the most popular places in Seattle and have ALWAYS been let down. I was not sure there was a single great burger in town until Five Guys started opening (an east coast favorite). Fast forward to a road trip to Ocean Shores and a lunch break in the Aberdeen area. We popped up yelp and saw the crazy ratings for Al's and just had to try it out. Needless to say we were totally blown away! Not only was it the best burger in the Aberdeen/Hoquiam area, but I would say the best in the state and the better than most on the East Coast. Its hard to make a 5 hour (total) road trip just for a burger but I have almost done it a few times. I can say though we will never go within 30 miles of Al's without stopping there. read more

Real glad we stopped here. Boyfriend got the halibut and chips which were DELICIOUS and affordable (probably the most expensive thing at $10). Quality was very good & the coleslaw was delicious. I got a veggie burger (which shocked the heck out of me) and it was delicious ($5). Def a small dive burger joint. Fry sauce was pretty good. Standard crinkle fries (although we could have subbed them out for gizzards). Peanut shake was AMAZING. I was pretty hungry when we stopped through here & I was sad when the food was gone. Would have been 5 stars except for the staff are pretty idiotic. Had to repeat my veggie burger no tomato plus fries order 4x and they still messed it up and then refused to right it. (Looking back on this it was pretty humorous) Also, when your order is ready they bang on a full size window. PROS: Food, selection, portion sizes, price, neat location, peanut butter shake CONS: staff read more

Serving: Famously good milk shakes and ice cream, hot dogs, burgers, chicken, Pepsi products. Very amazing burgers, fries, fry sauce, shakes and ice cream. If you love a good old fashioned burger joint that knows how to make seriously awesome food, this is it. I've lived in the area for 14 years and visited longer than that and never heard a bad comment about their food. Just down the road a little further west is the Grizzly Den, they also have good food, better fries (the seasoned waffle fries) but Hum-Dinger's burgers and fry sauce are the best. There is no indoor seating, only two picnic tables outside which are usually not used due to our weather, and less than 10 parking spaces so it can get crowded on a nice day at lunch time. If that is the case I go to Grizzly Den which is a little more expensive but never a disappointment. The Hum-Dinger parking lot is also extremely small and awkward to access from the main road because it sits right at a strange intersection on a very busy highway. As for being "wayyyyyy over priced" that has got to be a joke. read more

All subsequent visits here after my first review have lived up to that review! The people who work here are totally awesome, friendly folks! You would never expect this good of service with food this good from such a small place, but apparently they make it happen! read more

2.5 Stars - Wait was long, staff seemed overwhelmed and weren't very nice. I had a couple questions about the menu and the lady was pretty short with me. The burgers we had were very tough and over cooked. The fries were good and Chocolate shake was pretty good. No recycle and they still use styrofoam cups (boo!). We would most likely skip this stop on our next trip to the coast. read more

Great old time drive in, they even have that smell from my childhood summers, great burgers and clam strips

more like 3.5 stars. on our road trip through washington state, we happened to eat here we had the humdingers . they were good, meat was pretty well seasoned and blended. the fries were good as well. price was a bit high for what you get imho. overall: good, nothing amazing though read more

The scallop and chips here is fantastic. We stopped here once by chance on our sat through town. It was so good we had to come back on other trips. The wait can be a little bit but the milkshakes are great and the food is too. read more

Delicious, we'll-priced, convenient location, and great service! My friend claims they have the best gizzards he's had in 30 years. Kids loved the cheeseburgers and fry sauce. Adults LOVED the Haliwich and chocolate milkshake. read more

I've been a local life long fan for 30+ years, and you cannot mistake the smell of Hum Dinger food. Came through Hoquiam last weekend and just had to have a malted blackberry milkshake, but once I stopped in I couldn't leave without a steak sandwich, some onion rings and some fry sauce. The sandwich was cooked perfectly, but I should have asked for some ketchup and cheese on it. Nevertheless it was tasty. And the onion rings were perfect too, especially paired with the fry sauce. Mmm mm mm... They also make the best shakes here, I always get a blackberry malted, but I've heard others get something akin to a smores shake... definitely worth looking into... It may be hard to get to(either crossing traffic as you go South on 101 or having to drive through all the other tasty choices in Aberdeen and Hoquiam), but it's well worth the wait... read more

Found this place literally by accident. It's a nice little local business that have a variety of everything from burgers to fish 'n chips to chicken gizzards. The burgers are obviously their specialty. Average priced for a nice sized burger. Just make sure you ask questions about your burger though. I ordered a cheeseburger thinking it had the works, but it was actually a burger with cheese and condiments. I can't hold that against them though. The burger I had was good. It's completely take out food. No indoor seating, which is fine, except the day that we discovered this gem it was pouring rain! We ended up eating in the which was fine also. I'd only go here if you happen to find yourself in Hoquiam for some reason. You won't be disappointed by the food or service. read more

Amazing shakes!!! My family loves coming here for dinner. Services is awesome as well

Best burgers fries and shakes in southwest Washington. Whenever we head to the olympics or the coast this is our must-stop place for burgers, worth a Sunday drive from Olympia ! A plus is that they're open late on Sunday's .. read more

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YUM. The bacon cheese burger came with all the fixins, in perfect proportions to the bacon and burger. I don't typically love beer batter, but theirs was outstanding on the onion rings. Fast, friendly service. We will return for sure!! read more

Having a deluxe cheeseburger, onion rings w/Fri sauce...OMG Fast food chains have nothing to compare with this place.. SOOOOO GOOOOD !!!! read more

Delicious! Make sure to get the fry sauce when you go! We had the humdinger burger, which is enormous, and the fried scallops. Yummy! Fries are amazing. It's a very small place, and if they beat on the window to let you know your order is done, they aren't being rude. I promise!! Very sweet people. I definitely say, go get you some! read more

Al's Hum Dinger - Picture of my husband with his fried scallops. Accidentally got him in the middle of a bite! - Burgers Near Me - Hoquiam, Washington

This is the best hamburger joint on the harbor,in my opinion. Buttered toasted buns on the grill and the best meat patties and all the fixings you can handle and some french fries and that yummy sauce for dipping. I've been going to Al's Hum Dinger since I was a little kid and it really hasn't changed much. They still figure out your bill on paper (old school) style and they still pound on the window when your order is ready. Love it. Stop in and give them a go. I highly recommend. Yum Yum!!! read more

Love, love and love Humdinger, it is a must stop. We try to stop every time we are headed to Ocean Shores. Keep up the great job.

I have been coming here since I was a child and I recently moved back to the area. To see that the food is just as delicious as when I was a kid, I love it here! The fries are always amazing to eat. The service is always pleasant I will always be a returning customer till they close. 10 out 10 would recommend! read more

Al's Humdinger was everything we dreamed it would be!!! 8 teenagers and 3 counselors agree!!! read more

Al's Hum Dinger - Burgers Near Me - Hoquiam, Washington

If you are looking for a great hamburger STOP HERE! Family was looking for good fries and a burger. We found it! Don't be alarmed when the lady bangs on the window when your order is ready. It's part of the awesomeness! read more

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Very nice people. Good fast service. Burger was fresh and tasty, but it was really nothing special. Same with the fries and onion rings. Ok place but a bit out of the way for us. read more

Come here frequently! Great food and even better prices! We usually just get burgers and fries and my son likes their shakes.

Great food, great service, great ice cream. I've lived in Hoquiam my whole life and I have always loved the Hum Dinger! I have never left unsatisfied. read more

Best Burgers Ever.Fish and Chip very good also. If you visit Hoquiam. Its a must stop.

We just found this hidden gem while going to the beach. The burgers and fries are delicious. The portions are huge and next time we will split a fish n chips. Much better than the other burger den in the area. Do yourself a favor and skip the fast food burger chains. Have a real burger at Hum Dinger! read more

I love the Humdinger it has excellent hamburgers and shakes. I have been going here all my life and kind of have to agree with the review(that was hidden) that said the price is kind of high. You get what you pay for, if you want cheap food, get a burger at Mcdonalds and pay a buck, if you want good food pay a little more and get good food. I highly recommend the Humdinger. read more

This is a delicious hamburger stand on the side of the road. Lovely staff, four friendly women working there. This is still miles better than McDonald's, and next time I will get less sauce and elevate the food to 4 stars:) I had the HumDinger, husband had the BLT. Lots of sauce on both. BLT was delicious, but a bit too much mayo. Burger was a little overcooked for me and coated in fry sauce.. Fries were standard wavy cut, fry sauce like Big Mac special sauce. I will return if I need fast food again in the area. Just remember, HALF SAUCE on anything you order - and maybe double fry sauce:) Because it is darn tasty. read more