This review is titled "Basket of Disappointment" We were in town for the Beaver State Fling and I was excited to see a burger joint with such great reviews, so we stopped in for dinner. While the staff were friendly and quick to take our order, that's about where the good stopped. Considering my bill was 22$ for an iced tea, the Bacon-at-or, and waffle fries, it was not worth it at all. The burger was "OK" but nothing to write home about. It was your food service bun, frozen patty, cheese and lettuce. I added fry sauce to give it some flavor. The bacon was the best part of this burger. The waffle fries were fine, clearly frozen food-service grade, fried to order. On a positive note, the ice tea was brewed and done well! Overall the place looks tired and cluttered with "memorabilia" akin to the name diner. And lastly, if you are preparing food, please wear gloves! read more

Lews - Bacon-a-tor with Waffle Fries - Food Trucks Near Me - Estacada, Oregon

First time in. Vintage diner decor. Somewhat run down Tried the 1/3 lb. bacon cheeseburger on GF bun add fries and drink Burger was OK. Patty was bland and needed either a better sear or more aggressive seasoning. Fries were OK Was offered fry sauce. Squeeze container had old sauce all over opening. Kinda gross. Out of nostalgia my drink choice was Mountain Dew dispensed from a gun I assume. Tasted different than bottled Not a bad experience, could have been better read more

Lews - Bacon cheeseburger - Food Trucks Near Me - Estacada, Oregon

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Lews has the best Cotton candy ice cream. Love taking my son here for a couple of scoops on a Saturday as a treat. They are closed on Sunday in observance of the Lord (I believe) which is AMAZING if you ask me. It has a classic vibe and nice place for the kids to go to or the entire family. read more

Very very friendly staff, whenever I go in there they always seem happy to see me or anybody really. The food is amazing. It's very delicious and worth the money. The decorations, the ambience, the atmosphere all of it is a positive attitude and feeling. read more

There was not a good hamburger to be had in Estacada until Less came to town about ten years ago. Owner and help are good people, the burgers are delicious, especially if ordered rare, onion rings are good, great shakes and ice cream. Has a comfortable small town relaxed feel. read more

Lews has been around for a long time in the community and this place can make a solid burger at a good price. Family run burger spot with a lot to offer other than burgers fries and onion rings. They are clean and friendly and the ketchup is always full. read more

Lew's is a fantastic burger and milkshake place. The food is excellent, for burgers, the shakes are fantastic. The prices are reasonable and they are pretty quick. It's a dinner style burger joint. It's got really good burgers and shakes, if you go in expecting that you will be happy with it. read more

The last 3 sandwiches I've ordered have been quite tiny. I was requesting 1/3-pound patties but was receiving their 1/4-pound patties and being billed the full amount. After three instances in a row, it nearly feels deliberate. I might wait a bit before I return. read more

I recently moved here and had yet to find many places I liked, but I am happy to report that Lew's is my new favorite spot!! Shared possibly the best french toast Ive ever eaten, an amazing butterscotch milkshake, good cheap cheese burger, well seasoned fries with yummy fry sauce. ALL FOR $22??? In this day and age, you really can't beat that. Love that they have breakfast all day, and online ordering Skip Granny's and hit up Lew's!! read more

Get the Jalapeño burger. Phenomenal. This place was recommended to us and it did not disappoint. Quick and great service. Perfect tots. Homey feel to it. They have available wifi. Highly recommend. read more

Great bacon burger basket, huckleberry ice cream was a good finish to a good lunch. Service was prompt and very courteous. We'll be back, breakfast sounds worth trying. read more

Awesome food excellent prices! The staff is very friendly and helpful! I highly recommend this place everything on the menu is great quality!I especially like the sausage and gravy on hashbrowns! read more

I will give this a "3" star because I don't want to tear down a small local business and their overall rating, but truly I have tried three times and have been very disappointed each visit. We will not be back. I have tried the burgers, the tots, the chicken basket and the chili cheese fries...oh and the chocolate shake...all significant fails, especially the chocolate shake. Service was fine. I placed a take out order and it was ready in 15 minutes. I waited at the restaurant...it was very cold in the seating area...I needed my coat to keep warm while waiting. The chocolate shake seemed like an after thought, it barely had any ice cream (or so it seemed) and it had a very off taste. Hopefully your experience is better than ours. read more

Lews is a family favorite and some of the employees know mine and my husband's order by heart. But today everything just wasn't as good as it normally is. We walked in and it took over 10 minutes to get acknowledged. While ordering the person taking our order kept telling us we could do certain things which we've always been able to do before. When it came time to get our food all the orders were correct except one. I'm allergic to mayo and I asked for no sauce on my burger and sure enough there was a big glob of sauce on my burger. We also didn't get our drinks untill after we got our food and it took another almost 15 minutes to get a kids sized milkshake. We love lews and will come back again. But today I am disappointed that the service and food was not how it normally is. read more

Called to order and got delivery. Great customer service. The cheeseburgers are old fashioned and great. They have a large menu and everything I have had has been great. They even accommodated a single patty for my dogs! read more

Lews - Two happy customers! - Food Trucks Near Me - Estacada, Oregon

We live locally and love Lew's. The food is great and the staff is always very friendly and willing to made adjustments if needed for my dietary restrictions. read more

Really good food with an awesome menu with lots of variety and the ability to create your own platter. Just go in and ask. Ive never been told no. My breakfast burrito was huge and thats the way it should be! Tater tots were fresh and hot! Great convo's have been had in here while waiting. Similarities are nice especially from the business owners. Makes you feel at home... 10 stars from me! read more

Recently took the family for a weekend camping trip in the area. We packed our camp chef griddle, but I forgot our propane tank at home. Rather than buying another tank, we made it work. It wasn't the worst thing - we were still able to cook most of our food directly over the campfire grill (burgers, steaks, etc). But for breakfast, rather than doing things like pancakes and eggs directly over the fire, we opted instead to swing into town to find a breakfast diner each day. Well we found this place on the first day, and it's the only place we went each day for breakfast/brunch. The menu is pretty extensive - standard breakfast fare, burgers, dogs, burritos, sandwiches, etc. Their country gravy is really good. Biscuits and gravy was excellent. 10" hot dog, dressed up in any number of ways, was good. Mushroom swiss burger. Sausage and bacon was consistently cooked just right. (I didn't actually order all of that; but I tasted most of the food that the rest of the family ordered.) I really enjoyed their mega gravy train, which was a pile of extra crispy hash browns, smothered in their gravy, then covered with a bunch of meat (bacon, sausage, ham), cheese, onions, and bell peppers. It definitely came out like something you'd see in Diners Drives-Ins and Dives. Next time in, I think I'll order the patty melt with a side of their gravy to dunk it in. Bonus - they have really good malts and milkshakes too -- a bunch of flavors and really inexpensive for what you get. read more

I would say this is the best burger joint in Estacada. Way better quality food than Granny's (sorry Granny's). The staff was very nice and the food was delicious. Reminds me of the old school drive in type food from my childhood. Go try it if you are in Estacada! read more

My husband and I love Lew's! When family comes to visit us from out of town, we take them to Lew's. They have the best burgers, tots, onion rings and milkshakes. We have been a handful of times and haven't had anything to complain about. My favorite is the breakfast burger, comes with ham and two eggs! It is SO good! read more

The sun was scorching down and the lake was begging for us to come cool off...we had just ventured down the mountain from Rhododendron and were in search of some hearty grub to satiate our hungry spirits before we could get our fill of adventure. We found Lews via Yelp and FELL. IN. LOVE. Oh man What a gem! Service was prompt, the decor was stylish and transported me back to the time when drive ins and diners were bustling. Let's talk about menu options and pricing! From breakfast burritos to burgers to chicken to fish! And everything was so gosh dang cheap! Good thing, too, cuz I wanted to buy half the menu! I got the meat breakfast burrito, my man got the Lews and we split some monster tots with bacon and cheese as we kayaked on the lake. It was perfect. I would almost travel the 3 hours north just to eat there again! Mark my words: we will be back! read more

Biker Friendly THEY NOW HAVE THEIR DOORS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Little Lew's is a spin off from Lew's on McLaughlin Blvd in Milwaukee. Good 'ol greasy spoon fast food with a classic drive-in feel. Burgers, shakes, fries, fish and chips, all in a paper lined red plastic basket, just like the good 'ol days. Lew's has the reputation for one of the better car cruise-ins in the greater metro area. Check for dates. So if the top is down on your '57, and the bobby socks are on ( don't forget the ponytail on your gal ), and your on a sunny afternoon roll into the country, stop on by. read more

Lews - Food Trucks Near Me - Estacada, Oregon

We love getting burgers and fries from Lew's! Everything is always so yummy, especially the fry sauce! We were sad when Lew's in Milwaukie closed, but made the drive to Estacada at least once a month to get our fix. We've since moved to Kelso/Longview so it is a bit farther to drive. Still, though, best burgers I've found in Oregon & Washington so far! read more

I made an online order and went in to pick up. Both sandwiches (burger and sandwich) were wrong. They had mayonnaise all over them when I specifically put "no sauce." This was annoying but not something to be super upset about as I came back in and said they were wrong and needed to be fixed. They were kind and told me they were sorry and would fix it right away. When I went back out with the supposedly fixed ones the sandwich toppings still had mayonnaise all over them with just new bread. That is when I got very upset. I was over it at this point and threw away the sandwiches, wasting my money and not eating. To do that is extremely disrespectful. I don't think I will be returning. read more

Really great burgers, supercool energy drink sodas, huge menue Couldn't be any friendlier. A local icon. read more

Great shakes. Foods pretty good as well had breakfast for the first time there the other day...we really enjoyed it

Exemplary food, prices and staff. The menu is huge and the food is so good and the prices you can't beat. The staff are so very sweet. No matter how busy they are they're polite and smiling and make you feel good for choosing their place to eat. read more

KILLER CHEESESTEAK!! NUUF SAID! If their other menu items are as good why eat anywhere else? read more

Great burger joint in Estacada. We had a cheeseburger, a hot dog, and smoothies here one afternoon and everything - including the service - was awesome. We'd come back here in a heartbeat if we're passing through town again. read more

I had a cheeseburger at Lews and it was old school delicious. 1/3 pound patty, toasted sesame seed buns, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, 1000 island sauce. Just like it should be. 50's theme with cruise in photos, 45rpm records hanging, old rock &roll playing. Just like the old teen and hot rod hangouts used to be. Extensive menu from breakfast, biscuits & gravy, hash browns, chicken fried steak.Burgers, Philly Cheesesteak, fish &chips, etc. I will be back to try other items. Very reasonable prices. read more

Really great burgers, onion rings, malts and lots of other menu items to choose from. read more

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Best burgers I've had in years, juicy and delicious, pair one with Lew's onion rings and one of their shakes for a fabulous meal. And try the biscuits and gravy for breakfast, great gravy... read more

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Great breakfast and good coffee. And free refill for the coffee! Nice little stop in for something simple.

Lew's has the best breakfast burger I've ever had. We live in Salem so it's over an hour away BUT TOTALLY WORTH THE DRIVE. I wish they had a closer location so we could go everyday! read more

This place is going to put the A&W Taco Time outta business. The breakfast items are amazing and served all day. They are a little short handed right now. With some patience and little cash you'll be stuffed with biscuits and gravy. read more

Lews - Food Trucks Near Me - Estacada, Oregon

Amazing food. They always get the order right!!! Reasonable price. Friendly staff. And I can't believe they have delivery!!! Oh it has saved me!!! read more

Coming off the mountain after a backpack and we wanted burgers and fries . Found great food and service for the likes of us sweaty hikers here . Thanks ! Mimi read more

Lews is a nice place to drop by for lunch with the family. It's a cute 50's themed diner with a typical diner menu- burgers, hot dogs, chicken strips, etc. kids meals ares served in a paper chevy pickup truck, which is fun, especially when you can mock up motor vehicle accidents using French fries as people and catsup for rivers of blood. The service (order from the counter, food is brought out by wait staff) is friendly and welcoming. Nothing remarkable about the food- it was made to order but not prepared very well. I had a party melt- the Swiss cheese was of poor quality and rather tasteless, the onions could have used more browning. My wife's BLT featured a rubbery cold bacon. On the other hand, the kids enjoyed their chicken nuggets and fries, and the onion rings ordered for the table came out piping hot, crispy, golden brown and delicious. All things considered, a decent family diner that won't wow you with the food, but it definitely is an easy and cost place to slide into for a quick meal when traveling through. read more

Omg I love Lews. And I'm a vegetarian! They will substitute any patty on any burger with a veggie patty. Their onion rings are to die for, the family atmosphere is fun and they get to know you by name. The prices are ridiculously affordable, like retro affordable! I love this place it's fantastic read more

YUMMMMMMM!!!! So far everything had been good in a drive in/quick food way, but the salads and Philly cheese steak were extra good!! The jumbo hot dogs are a treat too. read more