The lady working the counter was very friendly. Beyond that, Powers is a bit dated. Sometimes older isn't better (est 1940). Seating is limited. I ordered two sliders which were covered in onions. I like onions but it was just way too much. If your looking for some 40s nostalgia then I would go otherwise if you want a good burger then find a Five Guys. read more

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Too me it was comparable to White Castles except it had a lot more onions. I could have did without so much onion, but I see other people really like it. The chili was good. Look like they had fresh baked pies and malt milk shakes too. The owner cooks the food. read more

Let me start by saying my favorite t-shirt is my "Powers Hamburgers, Family Owned and Operated" shirt. I grew-up in Ft. Wayne, but left in my early 20's. My parents are still there so every few years I drop-in for some burgers and chili. Although, my mom has banned me from wearing the clothes I wore in Power's in the house (not sure what that's all about!!). Order fries if you're a rookie. When I describe Power's I like to say "imagine a White Castle hamburger with garden fresh ingredients, and a tasty burger". Although, I would never compare them to White Castle (b/c there isn't any parallels between WC and Powers, other than they are small burgers). I also refuse to call them "sliders". I hate that term b/c in my mind I think: slides in, slides out. Not how I like to associate quality food. I love everything about Power's. My folks take the grand-kids to Coney Island, and not Power's. I'm sad the kids in my family will have to wait until their 21st birthdays to find Power's at its most useful: after the bars. I'll be back for my 20 year HS reunion in Oct., and I will be back for sure!! Please make sure to have some size XL tshirts in stock, b/c I need a replacement! read more

This is a Fort Wayne original! Be prepared for the onions ! Awesome slider that had been a favorite for years. read more

Love eating at small places, that are well known by the locals and... cheap! This is how you know the food's going to be great cause they don't have ambiance or charm going for them. And thank you Ms. Waitress for asking me how much I like onions... cause ya'll pile 'em on. So thanks for the heads up. read more

OK, this place is a dump. A loveable dump at that. I lived in Ft Wayne briefly almost 20 years ago. This place hasn't changed one bit since. It's not there for glamor, what it is there for is the ABSOLUTE BEST SLIDERS with onion in the entire country. Real carmelized onion, on a real burger and bun. Put some Sriracha or ketchup on it and you have heaven in a sandwich. Then look at your bill and you'll laugh. CHEAP too. One word of warning... whatever you wear into the joint will smell like onions for hours afterwards. Kind of like when you're in a movie with a beautiful woman wearing perfume and you smell it later after you've dropped her off. A food romance..... Get a sack of them!!! read more

This was a great disappointment to me. I had read many positive reviews and couldn't wait to try for myself. The amount of onions and grease on these was overpowering. The meat was not fully cooked and you could not hold these in your hand because they keep sliding apart. This will be my one and done visit. I had to leave the windows open to air out my car, take a shower and brush my teeth to get the onion smell off. read more

Oh Powers, how I miss your meaty and oniony goodness! Many a burger have I tasted over the years, and I believe Powers is definitely in my top 3 (I can't pick just one favorite). Maybe Powers isn't the nicest, biggest place on the planet. It's very small on inside, with just a few places to park yourself to eat. They don't offer french fries (unless something has changed since my last visit), and they offer a very small menu. But they definitely make their burgers well, with plenty of grilled onions to go on top of these tasty things. They are also very reasonably priced; I have often walked out of there very full for less than $5. While I haven't dined in a lot, I never had a problem with service there when I have. The biggest problem I've had there is that no matter how long I've been in there, I always leave smelling like meat and onions the whole day. But it's totally worth it! read more

Omg this is must while staying in downtown Ft Wayne. Nothing comes close. Your typical mini slider style burger with cheese and or onions. All done a grill that's been seasoned for decades. Simple but sophisticated in its own right. You don't know what you've been missing out on! read more

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Good for what it is, but comes with a learning curve. If you don't make sweet passionate love with onions in your spare time, it would behoove you to tell them to go easy. You'll be amazed at their interpretation of "going easy." read more

Cool joint. Great. Had a couple burgers (no cheese) and chili. Actually the cakes they had looked great but I did not indulge. Quick easy cheap with old school counter service. read more

Great icon of Fort Wayne ! If you like sliders you'll love this place ! It's what they do best !!

Having lived in Fort Wayne for about 10 years, it was about time I made it to this long talked about FW tradition. So I did. The food was good. I got two doubles with everything and they were great. Wish they offered fries or onion rings to accompany the mini-burgers but when you get in, you'll understand why the menu is tight. Not a ton of space on the interior, and no outside seating is disappointing. Best bet is to get them to-go and find a nice spot in the city to enjoy them. Parkview Field is within two blocks! I might also mention that the person running orders/cash register was extremely vulgar. He was cursing while kids were inside the establishment. So think twice about bringing the little ones if you are sensitive to that. read more

I think if you live in Ft. Wayne, this is a local spot that people love. That's what I gathered from my visit anyway. Unfortunately, I am not from Ft. Wayne and I went in to full fledged food regret immediately after consuming my burgers (sliders). I will describe it as: Burger One, "this is pretty good!", Burger two, "this is not as good as the last one", Burger three, "I hate myself". My advice is to pass on this one. read more

The food is amazing!!! Cant find a better slider anywhere. And the chili is awesome..and i dont even like chili. Be prepared to smell like a powers burger when you leave but thats part of the whole experience. read more

Powers is one of those "hole-in-the-wall" joints that you just gotta try! It's very small inside with a limited menu and staff, but somehow it all just works to give you that old-timey diner feel, there's nothing quite like it! The burgers are sliders, so you'll want to order a couple, but the prices are great! And oh boy, are those sliders delicious! Everything about Powers gives you a nostalgic feel, and it's a place you'll want to bring friends and family to. It's a tasty and fun little joint that you absolutely have to try if you're in Fort Wayne! read more

Been smelling up my car by going to buy a dozen of these burgers with friends late night to cure what ales me! Great chili too! A true Fort Wayne icon! read more

Powers! Some old timers call them "Belly Bombers!" The place has onion history. I have a friend that moved away and always eats there when he is in town. He occasionally brings the uninitiated out of towner with him. They cook them to order while you wait, in full view. Small burgers with quick cooked onions on a dinner roll with mustard. Order more than a few, they are small as the place. I say eat there for full effect. If you choose carry out beware. Your car will reek for 3 days from the onions. read more

They was good when I was a young dude, but unless you can handle the onions, then try to find something more bland!!! read more

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Still the same, year after year...to the yuppie punk with the silly orange glasses, you are the problem with this contry, hometowns are made of places like this. This is not a cookie cutter Starbucks, or Mc Donalds type of place, it's for those of us who know the history of the place and have many stories of times we have been there, after a long night on the town, or a hockey game...this is our town. Keep it up Powers! read more

Expect to be hung up on if they are too busy to take phone-in orders, they are grumpy when they do take your order, service is slow, the place reeks of onions, it is hot and stuffy in there making everyone sweat (including the {shudder} grill worker), there are no fries, there are not enough seats inside, there are no seats outside, the burgers are usually overloaded into small paper sacks just begging to break, and at about $1 per burger, how good could they be? Best slider in the world...not kidding! (and the chocolate malts are pretty darn good too.) read more

Love this place and if you like onions you will too!! You go in and come out smelling like them! I love this place because it has been down town forever it's family owned they are great people. They serve slides and other homemade stuff! I love watching them make the burgers they make them sooo fast !! They are messy so get napkins but I love them!!! read more

This restaurant opened in 1940 as a 24-hour quik serve,and still does not offer french fries. The restaurant is no longer open 24-hours but does stay open late for the the local baseball team, the TinCaps' home games. This is just an awesome place that evokes lots of memories who grew up in the area. They still offer the greasy little slider-type burgers about 1.5 to 2 ounces of hamburger, fried amongst some of the best Vidalia onions in theUnited States and not-so-gingerly placed on a potato bread bun. Your choice of with or without American cheese, extra cheese, and even extra onions. Condiments are offered by being available around the restaurant such as, ketchup, mustard, Tobasco sauce, and/or Sriracha hot chili sauce. Also availabe were sodas from the Coca Cola Product line, and displayed "in case" pies and cake(s). The seating is limited to only one booth, and about a dozen stools along side a counter to eat at. Both front window and service side. On one of my visits here I learned my father and mother grew up going here. I visit it everytime I am in town and have brought my wife and children there, as well. So, for this small, hometown, family run business seems to be doing pretty well keeping three generations of this family as happy customers. And yes, I have had White Castles and thought Power's were better. read more

Not sure why it's loved other than local loyalty. Tiny place so there's little room to sit and the burgers and everything served is covered in grease that looks, and tastes, as old as the building. And they don't even take credit/debit cards. read more

Not much. Cheap burgers, No frills, Major greasy spoon. Been there done that on this place.

Disgusting. Disgusting. And disgusting. Burger and hotdogs were terrible. I have no clue how they have such a high rating.

You cannot go to DTFW and not go to Powers. This place rocks! The sliders are to die for. If you like onions. You will be in heaven. Their chili is also really good too. Powers is a unique slice of the Fort Wayne culture and you can't beat it! read more

I miss Powers Hamburgers. Unlike White Castle, which assembly-lines identical little burgers topped with a few small onion bits, Powers hamburgers are bigger, messier, and covered in grilled onion slices (as opposed to "bits"). Unless you want your clothes and hair to smell like grilled meat and onions all day, get them to go. read more

Wonderful, local flavor. Tasty little burgers with onions. The owner really caters to the patrons. This is my kids favorite diner in Fort Wayne. You just got to stop by for a power burger !! read more

If you're looking for a local treasure, you must try this landmark restaurant. White Castles pale in comparison. Grab a half-dozen sliders with cheese, onions, ketchup and mustard, take in a Tincaps game and you've got a perfect, nostalgic summer evening that you will remember for months. read more

This restaurant makes me wonder how it got four and half stars. The dining are was rather dingy and grimy, the food was sub-par,and the service was almost unfriendly. Upon entering the establishment, we were not greeted in any way, just stared at. After we had stated our order, we were immediately ignored, and we found our way to the bar seats. The food was ready soon, and the small gray patties they called burgers were eaten quickly, and the watery chili was ignored. After paying, no body said aNy form of goodbye, aNd we hesitantly walked out. We will not be returning to this place. read more

It took me 19 years of being here before I tried this place out. Im not sure why it took me So long but I finally made it. I went in not knowing what to expect and was glad to see they had their own private parking lot. It wasn't busy on the evening we went and it was about 9 pm. Upon walking in we noticed right away how small it is but it's cute with the bar stools and Counter and the few tables they did have. Then we noticed how busy it was even though the parking lot wasn't. There wasn't a stool or table empty so we placed our order to go. We bought two coney dogs and four sliders. Had I known a few tidbits of info I would have skipped the coney dogs. FYI they microwave the dogs and the sauce as well as the buns!! What???? This is not a coney dog people. I can get a better one than that at the gas station! But ok I'll forgive them if they taste good. Nope. They tasted microwaved lesson learned. The sliders were made as we ordered them and we were able to see the woman prepare them like a champ as we waited. The small grilled was able to handle a handful of patties and onions and cheese then topped off with whatever else you wanted and then the bread. Warning; they are very greasy. Overall it was a meal that fed our bellies but a meal I wouldn't return to have again. I did see they made shakes again not handmade but with some sort of runny ice cream concoction. We didn't get one. Oh and the prices have gone up a bit since the menu picture was taken. I didn't think to take a picture. read more

Classic deliciousness!!! One of a kind flavor!!! Combined with the atmosphere, you feel like you take a step back in time. WARNING: If you decide to dine in though, with the sweet essence of the onions, you will not come out smelling the same! ;) read more

Not for everyone, however, if you love onions mixed into your burger this is your place. They have White Castle sized burgers that are enjoyable to me because they mix onions right into the burger as it's cooking. read more

I am visiting Fort Wayne for a week and I got a craving last night for a burger so I turned to yelp for the best burger place around and decided on Powers because they aren't a big chain and usually the hole in the wall places have the best food and let me tell you they did not disappoint! Seriously the best burgers I have ever eaten! Perfect size and the taste is like nothing I've ever had in a burger! The only thing I would change is how many I purchased because I only bought two and I should have doubled that! But I will be back in there before I leave town and I'm even gonna take some back to my husband and just hope they last the 7 hour trip! Simply AMAZING! read more

I love power's... If your in the area try them out. Great burgers (sliders only) and I love their breakfast garbage plate! Only bad thing is that they don't accept credit or debit cards.... Not to catch up to technology read more

If you're looking for a good 'ol fashioned mom and pop shop this is it! Great service, fresh ingredients, fun to watch all the action! The cook, waiter, cashier, (two people doing it all) joked with all the customers, called the regulars by name, and was able to keep up with orders of 20+ burgers at a time! My son, very, very, very picky, said they were the best burgers in the world! Loved it! read more

For cheap sliders, hell yea. All American, all business.

Tasty little burgers! And the price is right! Cash only! I'm lucky I had some cash on me. Yeah, the area is sketchy for sure... And the place is a bit dingy... But you come for the sliders! Tasty! Tasty! Tasty! Get some!!! read more

Stopped in today an got 15 little delicious cheeseburgers. Who needs white castle when you can have the Fort Wayne originals! Thanks, Powers for staying true! read more