I don't eat red meat but every now and then I get this strong burger craving. To ease the urge, like a vampire drinking goats blood, I settle for chicken burgers. BUT THEY HAVE TO BE DAMNNNN GOOD. I had a grilled chicken BLT here (and against my disciplined judgment I sneaked in 4 tenders) and I must say that was phenomenal. I would've taken pictures but I ate it too fast. The service was pleasant & charming. I love the seating. To be fair I came when traffic was a bit lower so ur ambiance was more my vibe. I will definitely be back read more

decent regular burger I go here if I want a burger with the works! It is a GREAT BURGER for that! Of course you have to get the fries too Otherwise; I find them a bit to greasy and heavy read more

This burger spot has an extensive menu, I got the chicken finger, fries, and drink meal and all of it was good. The worker was super helpful in helping me figure out what to order and answered all of my questions. They made everything fresh which took 10-15 minutes which I appreciated. There is plenty of room to sit and good for a big group read more

Food had no flavor, tatoe tots were cold. service was about none. Done girl comes in and starts fighting with someone behind the counter and whining. So this was a big turn off.. would definitely Not recommend and this was our 1st time in and will be the last time in... read more

West Hempstead- great service and food is great. I tried the hamburgers, chicken, Philly steak. The milk shakes are great too. The food is fresh and not packaged food. read more

The workers here are so nice. If you're craving a milkshake definitely go here. They have the most unique flavors of milkshakes and they always fill you up. The fries are usually a fan favorite. It's a classic American burger spot. read more

Worse food ever everything was cold when I asked for them to replace it they refused this place should be shut down

I was here on a mid Monday afternoon, a slow time. Service was excellent and my classic combo was delicious. Only complaint I would have is that the included fries were just too many. I did eat them all as they were so delicious. I will be returning soon, next time I am in the area. read more

I was just passing through this town to meet a friend and I saw the name "Wayback Burger". So I went to Yelp and viewed the menu and pics. For some strange reason, the name wouldn't leave me. I turned around to visit this place and it locked as if it was closed so I called and they were open. I went inside and the gentleman (Adrian) immediately offered to help me and coach me on the item of choice. The ambiance is casual and very calm. This is a peaceful atmosphere and offers serenity and relaxation. I ordered the double bacon and tarts. I wanted sweet potato fries but they didn't have them. I am very fond of Adrian's engagement with me and how he displayed empathy when I asked for sweet potato fries. He said how much he lived then but they don't have them. The tarts were cooked to perfection and the burger was very fresh. It has everything that makes a burger complete. Wayback Burger has surpassed the fast food chains and is considered as a contender with gourmet burgers. I have found my paradise! Bravo guys! I'm impressed. read more

Top notch custom burgers at a reasonable price. Recent discovery but truly better than never!! Start with the double patties - add pepperjack, pickles, lettuce, jalapenos, chipotle mayo and other favorite toppings. Tasty and juicy but never greasy, bun holds up until the end. A dab of mustard kicks it up a notch. Coffee shake is delicious. O-fries go perfect with it. Try the hotdogs too, they're hearty and plump but not too salty. Indeed the whole dining experience is heightened with freshly prepared ingredients instead of over-seasoning. Service is fast and friendly, AJ and Matthew are awesome and we will be back! read more

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Totally confused but great mistake! Was seeking a sandwich and walked in a door one earlier than thought and stumbled upon the local burger place. They do indeed fit their throwback feel of the classic burger place for sure. The burgers are made fresh to order just for you which is nicer than your typical fast food burger place that has items semi - cooked/pre cooked places. What's more intriguing is their sides that you can order along with your burger selection. Know that anything can be customized. My first experience was so tasty and fresh that I definitely went back a second time to try more of their menu. So if you are looking for a great tasting, fresh burger at a good price with a great homey feeling place, Wayback Burger is worth coming into the shopping center and stumbling into. read more

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We came here in July but I forgot to complete the review. This is a cute restaurant but doesn't have a lot of tables, the place is big enough to accommodate more tables. The food is delicious. I got the cheeseburger with the O fries (onion rings & French fry combo). read more

Not sure where these positive reviews are coming from (maybe friends of the owner) because if you've ever had a homemade grilled burger made with seasoning, then you know this spot is average and not worth the $8 and up they are charging for bland burgers on semi stale buns. I guess this is the price we pay for being lazy. After today, I'm inspired to resume cooking, read more

They should take their food and take it way back to the dumpster.... Crispy chicken sandwich had no breadcrumb on it, not sure how you can make a crispy chicken sandwich unless you put bread crumbs on it or maybe just let it sit for 6 years and then cook it... What kind of dressing would you like sir? ... What kind of dressing and my buffalo spicy crispy.... sandwich, I would like blue cheese... Oh we don't have blue cheese, only ranch... Sure, fine, I guess I'll take that........ Fine I got my hands on this crispy beast that had no breadcrumb on it whatsoever, the only crispy part was the precooked bacon that they probably bought from Tyson. I'll give this place about 6 more months until they shutter their doors and become another shtihole restaurant.... Save your money and go to Burger King if you want shitty fast food....... FYI I went to the adelphi deli on Nassau boulevard about a block away and obviously the overhead is probably three times the amount of this dump in the Cherry valley shopping Center and got this sandwich right here for $1.90 more.... Save your money and don't go to this place, you're better off going to Wendy's if you want a burger or any type of a sandwich for that matter. read more

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If you are looking for a place where you want to feel welcomed , and served a top notch burger . Wayback is where you want to go . My fiancés and i experience here was wonderful ! From the minute we walked in , we were acknowledge with a friendly hello . Continuing by a nice gentleman who explained the menu to us, While this , two nice ladies fired up the grill and made us two delicious fresh burgers and just fried french fries and tots! It was truly pleasant to see how well these 3 worked together ! And the food was delicious ! You could really tell they take pride in their burgers and food . We will be definitely be returning back ! I hope this place never changes its ways and it stays just like it was wayback in the day . read more

Wayback Burgers - CHEEEESY BURGER & THE BIG EASY - Burgers Near Me - West Hempstead, New York

I really like the cheesy melty burgers here. It's never crowded these days as a lot of people are doing take out. The place is very clean. The only thing I noticed this time around was they closed off the bathroom area. I thought at an eatery you had to give access to a bathroom but maybe it was out of order or something. The other thing, bring your sweater it's always cold inside if you sit down to eat! Like very cold. read more

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Worse hamburger and fries I ever had. Ordered a simple vanilla shake it was trash had a funny taste to it..fries were overcooked, burger bun was mushy and yellow. Very disappointed and I paid 20 dollars..should've just got a whopper..doesn't matter what kind of shake I ordered it tasted like wax..free water need my money back read more

Tasty double burger moist. Froes were crispy and could use a tad more salt. Located in a plaza, unassuming location read more

Decent burgers. FRIENDLY FAMILY When I visited, it was being run by a mom and her daughter. They were super friendly, so my heart goes out to them. The daughter even gave me some fries to try with my burgers - sweet. WATERY BURGER - Unfortunately, my burger was super watery.. and also very bland. Construction of the burger could have been better, and there was little to no sauce. BEWARE PLASTIC CAPS Also- toward the end, the plastic lid of my coke fell apart and my burger was drenched in coke. So beware - their lids do not fit their cups like normal lids (these are not strong). Very friendly family, but poor product and low-quality materials. read more

Wayback Burgers - After my soda lid broke and ruined everything - Burgers Near Me - West Hempstead, New York

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This place is great. It's so good to have a local burger place that is affordable. Burgers were excellent. Good selection, too. We will be back. read more

The burgers are always so juicy and the fries are perfectly salted and crisp. Can't forget to get the milkshakes!

The food was very good and the service was excellent. I would continue to go to this business.

Really good food and reasonably priced . No reason to ever eat a fast food burger when this place is this good.

1/5/2017 UPDATE Since I written this review, the owner reached out (see attached comment) that they were only in business less than 2 weeks when I tried them. I stand by my review and the details are accurate. Also, I believe that a business should be ready on day 1, but in talking with many restaurant owners I understand the struggle of finding good workers so I plan on giving them another chance in a couple of months to see if they worked out the kinks. Hope I can give them a better rating, please keep this in mind as you read my original review: __________ "Come to Wayback Burgers! We'll get some food, have some fries" I heard my friend's voice in my head, which I repeated sarcastically (while crawling through a vent.. um.. don't ask.). Yeah, I'm a DIE HARD yelper so when I heard that Wayback burger opened near my house you know I had to try it, but after kinda wished I didn't. Wayback has a nice, organized online ordering system, which is great until you realize they only get about 80% of your order correct. A couple of issues - ordered the Buffalo Bleu chicken sandwich that did not have any buffalo bleu sauce. They charged me for 2 ranch and 2 chipotle mayos, but we only received 1 of each - I think. We received two sauces labeled with a C on top, one was for CAESAR dressing the other was for CREAMY RANCH - doh! Why not label the ranch "R" to avoid confusion? or maybe they were the same sauces hard to tell the difference since they didn't have much flavor. I had the Wayback classic and selected "our way" (Ketchup, mustard, onions, pickles, lettuce, tomato). It reminded me of a dryer, saltier knock off of the Five Guys burger. The patties were extremely well done (no option for ordering any other way). The fries were a little under cooked, cold and mushy - reminded me of Wendy's fries. Onion rings were decent, but small amount for an order - hardly enough to share, order 1 for each person that wants rings. The chicken Ceasar salad was at least entertaining for my stepdad who made a game at try to find any of the grilled chicken and got excited when he discovered any of the meager pieces. All the Parmesan cheese was on the bottom of the salad - weird. The vanilla shake was a nice size and freshly made. The parking lot in this shopping center is like the wild west even on nice days never mind when they is slushy snow on the ground so be cautious here! The kitchen is open for all to see the confusion behind the scenes. There are too many great burger places and chains for me to waste time coming back here again, but I still have a gift card that was given to us since the online ordering system doesn't allow you to use it - any takers? read more

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Great burgers and fries! Matthew provided amazing service and took pride in his work which reflected in the quality and taste of the food! The cooking tasted like it was from "way back" when your mom would make burgers for dinner, but even better ! (Don't tell mom lol!) We will definitely be back! read more

Just ran in to grab something quick. had the classic i think it was called with fries. was excellent, very fresh & the fries were great too! i think they were homemade. great work ill deff be back to try something else! read more

This establishment food doesn't not taste good there food is bland and has no flavor and I went in there a saw a women yelling at one of the other workers I have no clue why but that really set me the wrong way read more

Absolutely delicious!! burgers were great , cheese fries , onion rings shakes !!!! great for what it is !!!

Had a burger craving and stopped by with my boyfriend. We both ordered our own customized burgers with onion rings and fries. Not much to say, it satisfied our cravings for a great price. read more

Matthew and AJ are the sweetest workers. They checked in on us and the food came out quick and hot! Thank you for this awesome lunch

Absolutely delicious, hamburgers are juicy, hot dogs are mouthwatering, fries crispy with just the right amount of salt. Any topping you want on anything you order. Great food! read more

First time. Burger meat is JUICY and cool to Perfection. Double patties on anything basically is the standard here and it does the job. Good bread/buns, unlike burger bite a block over. Garbage. I gave it 3 stars because I went in there around 8pm, and they weren't busy. Matter of fact my order was the only one the 4 employees were working on. I ordered the limited time Horseradish Butter burger. I got home. Opened my burger and there's no horseradish or sauce of any kind. Upsetting. Shitty service. I mean I paid for a specific burger, but I got basically the classic burger. I was let down. This kind of mistake, I won't be eating here again. read more

What a great place. When i walked in, I was immediately greeted by a friendly associate and the food was made fresh and served hot. The fries and chicken are flavorful and i really enjoyed my meal. The restaurant is also extremely clean, no crumbs or dirty tables which was nice to see. I will definitely return :) read more

Great burger for decent price! No frills the way it used to be ! The fried pickles were great and service excellent! Friendly crew behind the counter! read more

I ordered online, pick up was quick and easy. Food was fresh & hot, service was outstanding with a smile! Highly recommended!

The food was delicious. The portions were beyond my expectations. Best of all the staff were warm and friendly. They gave it a community feel. They were genuine and offered an exceptional experience. I am thankful I went there! read more

My family and I order from here through DoorDash all the time and we really love it. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because the last couple of times I've ordered, I've ordered the cheese fries and they were made incorrectly which is annoying. I've ordered them many times before that and loved them, but recently they've been using like a beer cheese instead of cheddar jack. I even went back to check the description to see if I missed something but the description still says it should be made with cheddar jack. Obviously it's not that big of a deal but it is annoying when you're expecting (and paid for) one thing but get another. read more

Came in for the first time because I was craving a good juicy burger. I must say it was delicious and the customer service is really on point that's what most businesses are lacking today. They were so friendly and took the time to explain their menu. I will definitely be back to support. Good luck to you guys. I hope you're here to stay. read more

Ok I'm leaving my below review/original from just a little while ago. It took 40 minutes to receive two burgers and fries!!!! It was really great food, but service here sucks. Even upon entering we waited at the counter for so long to order -which is fine if everyone is busy- but greet me! Say "hey there please give us a moment". Don't sit here miserable and not communicate. Again- fantastic food but I'm not sure it's worth this kind of wait! Next time I'll order online. ---------- I'm sitting here after ordering two burgers and two orders of French fries. It's my first visit, and I'm 36 minutes waiting. Still no food. Checked yelp to see if maybe I'm nuts, but some guy left a review only 28 minutes ago. Every person in here is pissed off. Jesus Christ himself could come out on my plate and I'll still be pissed off. read more

The food was pretty good, portion size of sides is smaller than comparable burger places. The customer service is seriously lacking. I ordered from here for delivery and they forgot something from my order. I called immediately after noticing and I was told that they had the missing item there at the store and they would send it back out with the driver... then, nothing. After 40 minutes I called back....4x with no answer, went to their voicemail. Finally, after an hour, someone picked up. The person I spoke to then said he was "aware of the problem" but, "it got busy," and they weren't going to send my item and they weren't going to reach out to me to tell me that. They refunded the part of my order that the item was missing from, but I didn't receive one apology. The food wasn't bad, but the customer service, or lack thereof, left a bad taste in my mouth. I likely will not eat there again. read more