This is an old time family burger joint. Enjoy yourself and the atmosphere. These type of establishments are going by the wayside. You won't get your food on a square plate with a half ounce of bird seed with a squiggly line of some mystery sauce. But you will get a delicious greasy cheeseburger and some dinner fries, enjoy the experience. Nine good reviews and one I want my bird seed on a square plate with the squiggly line of mystery sauce tells the story of how good this establishment really is..,,, read more

I'm always ready for 1 old fashioned hamburger great food, & you order from a phone!

Great small town burger. It's cool how you order your food over the phone inside the restaurant. Check this place out if you're in town!

Seriously. Just get out of bed early and eat here. (They close at 8pm; and there will be tumbleweeds blowing down the street if you are there that late.) I detoured from the I-40 on the way to OKC during a cross-country jaunt. So. Worth. It. 1) Plenty of seating at booths or the counter 2) Super fun times ordering on the phones at the booths 3) _Perfectly_ grilled bun to accompany my hamburger: Extra pickles! 4) Super crispy wedges & creamy, mayonaisse-y coleslaw 5) Friendly folks :) 6) Free refills! (On soda) The only downside was that I didn't have room left for pie. Thanks to roadfood.com for turning me on to this little gem. read more

Great burgers. Nice place, lots of locals. Very polite and attentive staff. Wanted to try the pie, but so full from that delicious burger and potato wedges. Great value. I will definitely go out of my way to eat here again. read more

We got to Hamburger King around 1:30 PM during the week. There was still a line! We ended up sitting at the counter, since there was open seating there. The service was friendly and quick! The three people in our party all got cheeseburgers - all were yummy, thin-patty burgers, that reminded me (and don't shoot me, HK purists and Shawnee locals) of Sonic burgers. The potato wedges were crispy and delicious! Tater tots were also good, but I could have used a few more on the plate. You can tell this is a much loved spot in this town. We will be back next time we're in Shawnee! read more

If you want a good hamburger then this is where you stop. What most people forget to mention on here is the pie. You can't go to the king and not order a slice of pie. Great place! read more

I've been eating these hamburgers for 45 of my 58 years. Good things never grow old. This place still carries its '70's decor. Walking into this joint reminds me of high school. The cheese burgers are the thin patty, flat top grill burgers with a grill toasted bun, American cheese only, fresh veggies. Mmm mmm, good. I switch back and forth between the potato wedges and the crisp tator tots. read more

One of my favorite places to eat! Make sure you try their cheeseburger basket!

Very good hamburgers and chicken strips. The tators were the best though lol the gravy was iffy. The service was awesome our waitress was handling a lot of tables and was on point with making sure we're doing OK read more

By far our favorite resturant in Shawnee. I've been going there for years & it always holds up.

Hamburger King has been around even longer than my parents. You order from a phone at your table and in just a few minutes, your order arrives. Great food, your always going to run into someone you know, everyone goes to Hamburger King. Peak times there may be a slight wait, but well worth it! read more

Small town family owned hamburger joint that started back in 1927, off the beaten path! Good little restaurant.

Hamburger King makes a pretty decent burger. The setting is a hometown, drug store diner feel. It's a relaxing Saturday lunch favorite.

Great food especially the monkey paw pie which is half banana, half chocolate. And it is on a poke stop.

Very neat place. The burgers I thought were good nothing to go crazy over but good food. My kids love going here because you have a phone at you table that you pick up and place your order with. Good friendly service also. read more

The red phone is the best! Pick it up, make your order, it gets delivered. Excellent. This is how all restaurants should work. The food was pretty good - come on guys, it's a greasy spoon, what can I say - even for a poor little child that doesn't touch red meat like me. My Mum grew up in this town and swears the same guy behind the counter has been there since the seventies, and is the exact same age. He's very friendly - clearly HK is his baby. It's not too clean, it has excellent signage outside and the whole feel is of a bygone era. It was eery walking in, it could have been the sixties. Their pie is especially excellent, as are their Hush Puppies (eat them! eat them!) Oh, and they sell t-shirts! read more

This place has a bunch of character! The food is classic and the experience is fun! I will be going back again!

Welcome to 1955. Lunchtime is super busy, and I'd recommend parking in the lot behind the building. That's where the line will form anyway--you might as well start there. You place your order on the telephone at your booth and have delicious, greasy burgers delivered in minutes! There's nothing fancy except the time travel. read more

Was in Shawnee on business and had to stop at the well known burger place. Very friendly staff and the burgers were great. Tots perfectly cooked and the lemon pie had to come home for a midnight snack. Looking forward to my next trip to town for another visit. read more

My burger was yummy. The place is unique. Prices very reasonable! Mom and I shared a double meat, double cheese burger with wedges. Everything tasted great. Only minor issue (which I warned my mother about) the burger came with a toothpick in the middle. I warned her to be careful with it. She took it out but apparently I little piece had broken off inside the burger. She bit into it but no harm was done. read more

This is a neat little restaurant. The burgers were okay, nothing special. The cool thing about the place is ordering on the phone in your booth. Definitely a place to try just for the uniqueness of it. read more

Great small town diner feel. Great price for the amount of food. Excellent pie selection!

Hamburger King is one of my favorite places to eat in Shawnee and has been for the past 18 years. We enjoy the small town feel of the restaurant and enjoy burgers and homemade pies. Highly recommended !!! read more

I grew up in Shawnee, so I remember how good the hamburgers were when I was younger..It's changed! The burgers are still good compared to many of the fast food chain burgers, but not nearly as good as they were in the 60s, 70s! The flavor is gone and the size has shrunk considerably! No need to go back! read more

Used to go here all the time as a kid. I thought the burgers & fries are great. Haven't been in years so I'm due for a visit. The chocolate pie was always good too. read more

The burgers are delicious, and the potato wedges are cooked to crispy perfection. The old style sit and order by phone is quite a fun part of the experience. Don't forget to try the PIE! They are known quite well for it. Don't look at the floor, though. I don't think they clean it regularly. Or their baby high chair for that matter. Cleanliness needs to be worked on! read more

I love this place they have you sit down and then you pick the phone up thats on the table and order your food over the phone and they make it and bring it to you i think that kinda cool. read more

There's something special about a building that has a hand in the story of a town, something lovely about bricks whose edges have been nibbled by years of sunlight, and mural paintings with smiling faces along the street. Everyone says: you have to try Hamburger King. It's as much about the experience as the food. No lies: it's a little dingy. But if you can get excited about placing your own order via retro red phone from your booth so to override your senses and awareness of the sweaty smell or grimy surfaces, that will be a big help to you. The food isn't five star, but it is tasty in a greasemonkey kind of way and there is TONS of it for cheap. Giant hamburger, basketful of potato wedges for ~$4. If you're a college kid, consider suggesting this the next time your parents or grandparents come to visit. If you're a businessman driving through, save your arteries and go to Benedict Street for delicious and healthy local food. read more

I like that you can sit at a bar area or in a nice booth. The way you can order with the phones is very cool. The service is great also. After a nice meal you can vist downtown shawnee. It is a beautiful place. My favorite is the comic book store that is down the street. You can go t o a movje or to the ritz theater too. read more

These guys know how to serve a burger. The patties are just the right size and always cooked fresh to order. Grab the "kicker" for a good spicy change to the usual burger flavor. I frequent this place as often as possible and the service has never been anything but friendly and prompt. If you're east of OKC and looking for an old fashioned burger joint, this place is up to the task. read more

Nostalgia or not, this rates a full 5 stars on the blows-a-meter! Firstly, I have been coming here off and on since I was a child always looking for that elusive good hamburger - never to find it! The patties are not homemade and are obviously in the same vein as the pre-fab, pre measured frozen patties from Shawnee's other abysmal contribution to society - Sonic... You would think that a place that touts itself as the "Hamburger King" would have scrumptious, thick homemade patties and homemade fries but alas they are nothing more than the same pre fab tripe you get at every other fast food establishment. In Shawnee, it is apparently blasphemy to badmouth this so-called institution but I'll just go ahead and say it -it sucks! I will say that they have cleaned it up over the past few years so it doesn't look so rundown, greasy and roach infested as it has but other than that - and the novelty of ordering your dinner on a phone - it offers nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, I would say that the horrid chain Denny's - yes Denny's - has better hamburgers than the self-appointed "Hamburger King." Hands down! And shame on all of the locals that will claim to their dying breath that this is a fantastic place to get a burger. You are either caught up in the nostalgia of this place or have such pedestrian tastes and are a complete rube that you can't see how atrocious this "institution" really is. Better burger at Denny's - guaranteed! And now that's sad... read more

Hamburger King is a bit of Shawnee nostalgia. My parents went there on dates while they were attending OBU in the 1940's. It was still the same great place in the 1990's when I lived there. If in Shawnee, you should really go experience it! read more

A little disappointed. I've heard so many people say how good the burgers are and I couldn't figure out why. You get the same thin pattied burger at sonic or whataburger. Was expected something different I guess. read more

Loved this place - wedge fries were excellent. I had the fried catfish sandwich and really enjoyed it. I also had a bite of my husband's bacon burger and thought it was good as well. The ambiance will take you back 50 years. Overall I would recommend this place to anyone! read more

Like the hamburger Marshall eats on HIMYM, I have yet to find another burger as good as hamburger king's. I don't know what they are doing, but keep it up! read more

Ok, first off, the outside of the business is incredibly deceiving. My impression from the outside was another small town greasy burger joint (which there is nothing wrong with that), but when we walked in, it was about 3x bigger then I though it would be, 2x cleaner and it was packed! I ordered "The Kicker" double patty, pepper jack cheese, bacon, grilled onions and all the other fix'ns. It was great, the peppers were the perfect addition! The burgers were not as greasy as most small burger joints, and the tots and potato wedges are must have addition to the meal. The patties were not quite as thick as I usually like, but they weren't burnt and the great flavor made up for it. The pies looked great but I was just too stuffed after the burger to get a piece, next time I may just have to start with pie. read more

This place is awesome. The burgers taste like the old fashioned burgers that you got back in the fifties and sixties. Their potato wedges or out of this world. Their onion rings are just yummy. Highly recommend this place to anyone. Enjoy Hamburger King read more

good atmosphere, good servies good food, and you get to order on the phone in the booth witch you dont ever see so the kids will love it

first off i have to disagree with a few of the reviews. It is not the best damn hamburgers you have ever ate and you can't get get a burger and fries for under 4 bucks. I was born and raised in Shawnee and have eaten there many many times. Pros: Service is great. food is good. Atmosphere is unique and kind of takes you back in time. You get alot of food on your plate. Cons: I only have one con and it is the hamburgers are good but they could be better if the patties weren't frozen. Food is better and priced lower at the brown derby a mile or two away. Either way i will be back because over all it is a good place to eat and their potato wedges are extremely good. read more