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    Nancy Jo's

    3.2 (213 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers, Fast Food
    Closed • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    NANCY JO'S ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Tanis L.

    Nancy Jo's (burger and fries chain founded/opened in 2012 in Oregon) in Keizer, Oregon, was my last food stop in Oregon on a day trip on Thursday 19 October 2023. I was getting a bit full, and decided to go with the Hogg fries as they sounded good and I had yet to find loaded fries I was really a fan of. Arriving in the early afternoon, there were a couple of other customers waiting for their order. I was briefly the only customer in the restaurant before a few other people/groups arrived. Placing my order was a walk up to the counter and place my order and pay style. When the order was ready, I went and picked it up. A cook/chef was visible from the front counter. The workers were clear and concise in our interactions. For dining, I went with a high top table facing a television that was playing "Mrs. Doubtfire" (a 1993 film) with captions on. The fries were delicious and the fries were a bigger, but not so big to be a streak fry, size with skins still on the fry tips (I like fries with some skin still on). Atop the fries was cheese, burger sauce, fresh cooked bacon pieces (not crumbles), and slices of caramelized onions. It was absolutely delicious. The quality of the ingredients really radiated and I could taste everything. The burger sauce had a stronger flavor. I finished about half the order in-restaurant and took the other half with me. At the Gee Creek Safety Rest Area in Ridgefield, Washington State, I finished the second half of the order. They were still excellent, perhaps even better, cooled down. My taste buds had recovered from flavor fatigue (my taste buds can get tired if I eat a lot) a bit and I was pleased to find the fries tasted even better with my taste buds rebounding.

    Bacon burgers with onion rings and side of fries
    Lupita G.

    Love this place! Best burgers!!! Love the service and ambience here. So many choices to put on your burger.

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    Hunter O.

    Been wanting to try this place for a while. Can by for lunch at like 1:30pm, places pres for burger and fries and shake. Well oh my it was almost $16.00.. the wait was about 20 minutes, at least they made my shake while I stood there and I had that to drink while waiting for my food. The shake was yummy and the Frieda where great but the burger was not great. I only eat about 3/4 of and threw it out. And had more fries. They give about what seems like 3lbs of fries. So it seems that maybe they should give you less fries and increase the quality of the burger. So unless I just want fries and a shake I prob will not make it back.

    Beyond burger with large fries
    Holly P.

    First time here... loved it!!! Loved that all burger toppings (except cheese and bacon) come free. I got grilled mushrooms and grilled onions on a Beyond burger lots of sauce too... so good. My husband got a beef patty and also liked his. Vegetarian friendly. The large fries came in a huge bag that my husband and I shared. We had extra despite sharing the bag. And they had free fry sauce too! Definitely will be back.

    Nakeia D.

    Was waiting in line when a customer comes in behind me, and gets waited on BEFORE me. I mentioned it to the cashier and she shrugged me off and said he was there for pick up. As if that matters. Why couldn't the customer who came in AFTER me wait until I placed my order THEN pick his food up. If I could give this restaurant zero stars I would. Will not be retuning. Someone should teach the employees here basic customer service. Going to #FiveGuys instead! You just lost a customer Nancy Jo's.

    Large order of fries.
    Allan A.

    Messed up our order more than once the last time they barely a single cup of fries when we ordered a large fries. Part of me feels like a retaliation from the cooks when I showed up about 15 minutes or early to pick up my order. when I asked if my order was ready they said " I should know better than to ask" good luck trying to reach anybody in management they will not return their Facebook messages or phone calls. No corporate email no way to reach anybody any any kind of management position. I was a huge fan of this place when it first opened and left good reviews and spoke highly of them. All during the pandemic and closure of businesses we would continue to order out from there every other week. I would now recommend ordering from five guys Nobel waves or any other place to get your burger. If you go to the local food eating Facebook groups many people have had the same problem

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    Always super nice, and food is consistently good!! Been going there forever and they've never disappointed.

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    11 months ago

    Terrible service. Food is ok. I've had better elsewhere. Tables were dirty, lots of crumbs.

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    The only way I complain is the burgers are not smashed like they advertised, they're good and plenty of fries

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    Great burger! We'll definitely be back next time we're going thru Salem and want a hearty meal!

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    Great onion rings but was disappointed with burgers sadly buns were soggy on bottom and fell apart with first bite :(

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