This may be one of the best food places along the I-5 corridor in the NorCal/SoCal road trip. I got a double burger with the way back sauce along with fries. The burger is above average and is great for fast food. I personally think it's almost at in-n-out and shake shake quality. Although I though I thought the burger was great the fries were mediocre as they were dry. I would stop by here again on my road trip through the Valley. read more

Great burgers, and onion rings, made fresh. Perfect spot to grab a bite while charging your EV. Lots of charging available nearby at Electrify America and Tesla Superchargers read more

It's a five star experience with five star food!! Good thing we stopped by as we were passing through The dude with the ear rings on July 13, 2019 is the MVP. read more

Heading down to SoCal on the 5, there's not much really to choose from for food that's quick besides super fast food chains with drive thru. I found Wayback Burgers on the Yelp and it seemed like more fast casual and a better choice than Micky D's or the Jack. It sort of reminds me of a Five Guys, located in a newish building and you put your order in and they make your burger. The regular burger comes with 2 patties and you go from there, like Five Guys. What was nice is you can order online and have you order ready for you when you get here, not that it really takes all that long for them to make the food here. I had a double patty bacon cheeseburger for around $7.50 and added fries for $2.50 and the food was about $10.00, so not too bad, a little more than In N Out. It was a good burger, I've never had Wayback before. I'd stop here again, as it's easy freeway access off the 5 and I may stop on my way back too! read more

Best burger I've tried. Would have given 5 stars if they sold fries... Will definitely go back. Will need to bring my own fries. ;-)

Really fresh burgers made to order. Got the Rodeo (two patties, bbq sauce and onion ring) and it was delish! Tater tots were good and crispy and not over salted. Much better than a lot of the fast food choices around there! Would highly recommend. read more

This food joint is terrific. It goes beyond the burgers (which are good), the milkshakes are made fresh, and the onion rings are really good and with a nice crunch. We also got some chicken tenders for the little one and that was pretty good, for the young ones anyway. This is definitely a great place to get burgers and mu wife anf I prefer it even than in n out. You can customize the burgers (and can even have bacon!) read more

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Delightfully unexpected! Had never heard of the place until we pulled off the highway. Burgers are fresh and flavorsome.

Pleasantly surprised that a fast food place was this good. Caesar salad was fresh with a lot of croutons. Probably too many croutons but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Hot dog was grilled perfectly and it was nice that toppings were customizable. Burgers were tasty & also customizable. read more

Delicious! Clean! We were driving and decided to try this place and it was worth the risk!! The burgers were so tasty and the fries were yummy too. We will definitely be back when we pass this stretch of road again. read more

I noticed this restaurant on the way to Monterey last month but didn't stop. Today, on a wild hair, my 14yo Son and I took a roadtrip with Wayback Burgers in mind. All in all, it was pretty good. Joey Boy had the Buffalo [chicken) Burger. Battered and fried (grilled available) it was generously bathed in Frank's Red Hot. Good sammie. I had the Double Bacon Burger. Lots of bacon and FINALLY, mustard enough for me. It's ala carte ordering so we had an order of onion rings and wonderful long cut fries. 2 fountain beverages put the damage at about $21. Fair enough considering the quality and its in W Firebaugh, Panoche Rd at the 5. If youre hungry going or coming from the Coast, it's right on Panoche Rd. Hungry Joey says, "Check it out!" read more

Service is bad. Food is pricey for a fast food franchise that is a pit stop for truckers. High school attendant could not comprehend when I asked if they had dark meat chicken. He responded with it's chicken; I finally clarified my question with: chicken white breast or chicken dark thigh? He finally understood... no chefs here. Just high school servers with no brains. It is after all a truck stop eatery - and quite a pricey one at that: $23+ for classic burger, onion rings, ceasar salad. No stopping here next time. read more

Wayback Burgers - American Near Me - Firebaugh, California

The food was average but the wait time sucked. I placed my order on the kiosk and waited for my food. Well I had to wait for about 30 minutes. For an establishment to be in the fast food genre, it was very slow. The other thing I was disappointed about was the fact that they don't have a combo deal read more

I had a hotdog and burger shared the fries with my old man. This is felt five star fast food restaurant done right. The hotdogs and burger plus the fries were cooked right. I felt like heaven. I hope to come back someday during my trip to And from So Cal. read more

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Really surprising place! If you ever try to put the word premium to fast food, this is it! Everything is made fresh and served hot. I ordered the Buffalo Chicken sandwich and was amazed I had to wait for it to cool before eating it. Fries are lightly salted. A side note, people with peanut allergies might want to be careful; I may be wrong but I think they were fried in peanut oil. A little pricy but all together a very good place with honest staff; they reimbursed me for accidently putting two drinks on my order. They'd be as good as Shake Shack if they had beer. read more

Was hesitant about this place because I personally have never heard of it, but decided to give it a try due to the reviews. As soon as we arrived, we notice how clean the place was. The cashier was nice and had a great attitude. I got my son the kids hot dog meal. It was a good size and it tasted good. The only reason why I give it 4 stars is because they forgot his fries. I also got the mac and cheese bites, and they tasted a bit salty. read more

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I was very disappointed upon getting my food. Our whole order was wrong despite going over it with the workers several times to confirm what we want in the burgers . I didn't even receive the correct meat that I asked for. Terrible service and food was not good at all. read more

We eat Wayback burgers in the Bay Area locations etc, cause it serves Halal meat! We pass by year after year and always forget that this location does not serve Halal meat. Which is a bummer. We ended up ordering the fries with cheese and tots etc which was delicious. I love wayback burgers and Vote for this location to serve halal too. When I asked the staff I had to ask two just Incase they didn't know what Halal was and whether it was actually halal or not. They also said A LOT OF PEOPLE come there to confirm if it serves halal or not. TO ALL HALAL EATERS, THIS LOCATION DOES NOT SERVE HALAL. But the CHEESY FRIES AND TOTS ARE GREAT WITH ONION RINGS read more

For a place whose sole purpose in life is as an I-5 rest stop, I'll give them credit for being one of the better options. Yes, they share the building with a gas station (as does the McDonald's across the street), right down to the barely tolerable bathrooms, and serve overpriced food, but at least the food was tasty. And they had a couple TVs streaming from Netflix. When the kids noticed, they whined to us for a different show; an employee overheard and kindly offered to change it for them. That alone made our lunch stop significantly more bearable, so thank you for that! read more

We stopped for a quick bite to eat during our drive but we were really disappointed with the service.It took a REALLY long time to get our food. We literally watched the sun set. Admittedly, the Cheesy burger was tasty. We also ordered two custom burgers, which were also good, but were missing the lettuce we requested. We also ordered a Caesar salad, but they gave us a garden salad with no dressing. read more

Every single thing we had here was fresh, delicious and inexpensive! The salad was scrumptious with well seasoned chicken, the pretzel bites were yummy and the mustard dipping sauce was so good we put it on everything else! I will definitely stop here next time I take a trip up North! read more

Wayback Burgers - Caesar salad with added chicken, pretzel bites with mustard and oreo mint milkshake! - American Near Me - Firebaugh, California

Stopped here for lunch on the way down to LA from SF. Definitely a way better alternative to McDs. Nothing against McDs but the food was much tastier and fresh. My 6yo who initially asked for a burger only devoured her burger AND my chicken tenders! I've never seen her eat so much so quickly! I wasn't a fan of the fries but the tater tots were so amazing!!! Hot and crispy! Chicken tenders were also delicious! Yum! I've never heard of this place before and just looked them up online. Glad to see they have many other locations closer to home and elsewhere! read more

So yummy! Staff was very friendly and made me feel welcome! We were traveling back to the Antelope Valley from San Francisco and stopped by for a quick bite. Burgers are fresh and the meat is so juicy! The french fries were fresh as well! Very delicious, I wish we had these in southern california! read more

Wayback Burgers - Classic burger! Look how fresh the lettuce looks! - American Near Me - Firebaugh, California

The I-5 corridor is a culinary wasteland. I don't expect much when I drive from The Bay to LA. I'm glad we discovered this little joint. Finally a place to get a decent burger. It's not the most amazing burger I've ever had, but they are solid and way better than the mass produced junk at the chains. Glad this place is here! Burgers are juicy, fries are crispy and the shakes are worth the wait. Yumm. read more

It's a OK burger I wouldn't come back honestly McDonald's is across the street and it. Tastes much better then this Place The prices are not cheap and the burgers are kind of small to staff is not that friendly and the restaurant is now that clean but this is what you get in the middle of nowhere read more

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I've Never had Heard of WayBack Burger's. Have to say, the Food at this Location... Was Something else in Every GOOD way! Food: Food was Freshly Made (which made it even more enjoyable). Ordered a Double Bacon Cheeseburger... It was pretty big in size, as the image. I was even able to add grilled mushrooms and Jalapenos. Burger was to die for, but I Couldn't even finish it. I also had a Orea Milkshake and house chips. The house chips were made there, and weren't too greedy or salty. Just perfect. A+ Staff/Workers: Everyone were Welcoming, Nice and Attentive. Got greeted as soon as I walked in. Felt very welcome. Everyone went out of there way, to make my experience enjoyable. A+ Facility: The Facility was clean, and very organize. Staff members would go around cleaning and sanitizing the tables, after customers would leave. Also staff would do table touches, and ask if there was anything else I needed or if I needed a refill. Definitely Recommend this Place for a Rest-Stop!!! read more

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Stopped here as we traveled south. Ordered single hamburger with fries. Not much of a taste above McDonald's. The meat was very thin and flavorless and our fries were cold. Needless to say I would recommend elsewhere read more

Just ordered the cod sandwich and fries but they are big on build your own burger, handmade chips and milkshakes. Everything looks good. Clean and clean restroom attached. Good pitstop with now much around here. Scenery a plus read more

One of the best fast burgers I have ever eaten! Fresh fries, really good shake too! Others in our party had chicken fingers and a veggie burger and they were also good. These folks were also super efficient! Kudos to everyone from checkout to the pass - great experience! read more

Much better than the McDonald's across the street. Seems Cleaner, better food and staff was more polite.

Best tater tots I've ever had!!!! I'm glad I found this place on the way from SoCal to the Bay. Very random location, definitely a hidden gem! read more

BEST BURGER JOINT EVER! Love this place so yummy!! Shakes are 10/10 & incredibly fast service read more

Wayback Burgers - American Near Me - Firebaugh, California

Super fire burgers! It's like what a burgers supposed to taste like, get a cheesy burger add bacon mustard and ketchup to it and thank me later! Must stop by if ur in the area read more

Stopped here during the middle of a long road trip. Was starving! This place was great, hit the spot perfectly. Burgers, Philly Cheesesteaks, shakes, and chicken tenders. Food was very tender and juicy, definitely better than what I expected from a fast food joint. Prices are reasonable, plenty of parking. Its attached to a gas station, so fill up your tank, grab a bite, and hit the road, you wont regret it! read more

Wayback Burgers - American Near Me - Firebaugh, California

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Great chicken tenders and fries. The fries were made from a real potato! Amazing. The hot dog was only average but hey this place is in the middle of nowhere! The service was great too. Polite and efficient. We ate outside (nice outside temperatures on Halloween but hotter than h*ll in summer). We appreciated the workers dressing up for Halloween. Nice touch. read more

The food is amazing! But more importantly, the employees are awesome!!! The customer service is splendid and I am so thankful for their service. They stayed late to serve me and my entire family! read more

We travel up north a few times a year, and when we do, we always stop here. It's the best burger place that you'll find on that grueling drive up and down the I-5. Step aside In&Out, this place is better. read more

It was nice to be able to stop at this burger place on the 5 in the middle of a long haul trip from the south. There's surprisingly little to eat on the epic journey. Unfortunately they got 2 out our 3 orders incorrect and I thought the food was mediocre. Lots of parking and gas stations at this roadside burg. Easy access. Staff was nice enough, but I won't be going out if my way for this one in the future. read more

Wayback Burgers - Dining room - American Near Me - Firebaugh, California

I never knew how truly desolate Highway 5 was until I actually tried to search for a supermarket and learn there are none on the five. I had tried this place once before and it was fantastic and this time was no exception. While this is a little bit more expensive than your other fast food joints, the quality is Leaps and Bounds better. The food have the similar quality and feel to Johnny Rockets with burgers made to order and excellent sides and trimmings. This is definitely going to be my go-to restaurant on the five. read more

Extremely lazy employees, at the location at 7:40pm and the boy said they don't have fires which is just a lazy excuse. The burgers are extremely small and not worth $10+ your best bet is to just eat at the McDonald's across the street tbh. read more