Checkers

Best place for inexpensive breakfast… I get scrambled eggs with cheese and side of bacon, no bread. You will pay twice as much any place else.

My connecting flight back to Omaha was through the Atlanta airport. My wife and I were extremely hungry after a long day of flying. We decided a burger sounded great after a week of eating less than stellar meat out of the country.
I’d never heard of Checkers before, but was pleasantly surprised, especially being in an airport. The service was lightning fast, our ordering period lasted all of 30 seconds and our food arrived about 2 minutes later.
The burger was decent, it was good enough to get me through the rest of the trip. What stuck out to me was the side of chili-​cheese fries that my wife ordered. They were incredible (albeit a greasy mess). If I ever went back to this restaurant, I’d probably just get 2 orders of these and call it good.

Isn’t if funny how the memory plays tricks on you. I remember loving checkers. A great little burger stand that made fantastic burgers and had these awesome spiced fries. The fries were obviously the best. And quite frankly they still are. The burgers that I remember being so wonderful… well… not so much.
Now keep in mind that the former version was a burger stand in a city and the one I’m reviewing here is in a food court of an airport.
The fries were delicious and I tend to still snag those anytime I go through. The burgers are meh… and then the toppings seem to always be mostly wilted or soft or just not what they should be. Then their is the waitstaff. I have often wondered how a person can be so friendly when they actually talk to me but will happily make me wait while texting before bothering to talk to me. The staff is obviously no worse/​better than staff at the other food court venues. But it does cost them a star.

First and last visit to Checkers, ever. Fries were overdone, spicy chicken sandwich had no spice flavor to it and the piece of chicken was tiny, and I do mean tiny. The bun was smashed. Not impressed with the food choices on the B concourse in ATL, surely an airport of this size can come up with something more ingenuous.

Passing through the airport and wanting try a local burger joint, I gave this place a try. Same owners as Rally’s I have been told, The burger was ok. One thing that annoys me about some fast food locations is that they slap there burgers together so I end up rebuilding the burger so I can hold it. Fries were under the heat lamp a little long. For an airport fast food location, it is ok when your running between gates.

Either I’ve eaten at too many airports this week or Concourse B is filled with a different type of folk.
I ordered the breakfast chicken biscuit & hash browns. The server didn’t speak to me other than to tell me the total of my order, no thank you, no have a nice day, no nothing. My bag contained no ketchup and none was offered to me. The meal was marginal at best, probably won’t stop there again.

Weird service.
After placing order was ask by another staff member «what order I placed» so they can tell the rest of the crew. Dont you guys have screens in the kichen with the orders on it.
Cashier clearly didnt want to be here. With her yelling «next order» before handing me my change.
Fast Food
The food was ok. Fries were over cooked but its fast food not a real problem. Burger was good no complaints there.

I’ve never heard of Checkers before. But it’s most similar to Sonic since most of their locations have drive-​ins. But not this one since it’s at an airport. And I was only at this airport as a connection before returning to Philadelphia. So I needed to a bite quickly. And I was glad to see a fast food chain based in the south had a veggie burger. Specifically, it was a black bean patty. And all things considered, it was okay. I just wish it had a little more flavor and that the bun was wheat or toasted.

Who remembers those wonderful, juicy burgers in Chicago? Although this one is at the Airport in Atlanta, oh the memories of the taste lingers with me as I woof down these bad boy! Fries are a bit overooked but who cares? It’s Checkers for Pete’s sake!
Oh how I wish we still had these in Chicago (well technically we do, off of the I90 near the Dan Ryan) but you take your chances going through this drive thru, as I once seen a car jacking happen right in front of me. But I digress.
The location is good, the staff was okay but the food is defintely a 5, I was happy! Grab one and wait for your plane because I did, and I was s\o happy I did after a grueling trip to get here.

disgusting food at ATL airport. Avoid it at all costs.

April 7, 2013 Sunday — breakfast 6:15 AM
1 adult
Atmosphere — 4 stars
Food — 5 stars
Service — 3 stars
Background — Flying my daughter back to Georgia as her spring break was over.
Atmosphere — A little chaotic with the way they have their ropes to get in line to order and still see the menu board.
Food
Appetizer — None
Main Course — I had a breakfast sandwich; turkey sausage, egg, and cheese on a biscuit. The sausage being turkey was a great for a healthier choice. The biscuit is what made the sandwich. It was flakey and moist, nice to have that freshness in the morning.
Dessert — None
Service — One cashier working and a lot of people in the back but the orders were coming out slow. The staff were asking the people in line what they order and going back and forth with their heads chopped off. Why do they have a computer system if they are just going to ask what you ordered the second time? The other thing was strange you were given one number to know when your order was ready, but the receipt taped to the bag had two numbers. She always called the wrong number first and realized this and called the other when she did not get a response.
Future — maybe, the sandwich was very good.

What Ryan said in his“lastly“part @ customer service.. tru dat.

I was dreading eating this fast food as I walked to my gate with my bag of sandwiches. Then, once there, I discovered they didn’t even pack one of the items I ordered!
In this case, less is more.
However, if you really want to eat this stuff, check your takeaway bag first.

The food here was decent for a fast food burger joint in an airport. I had a burger that came with fries. The reason it gets two stars only is because of service.
First, there is a guy waiting there to see if you want to sit down in the section with tables (which is in site of their counter) and he’ll bring your food over to you. I’m pretty sure I can seat myself while holding a tray, so get away from me you tip-​hungry weirdo.
Second, I ordered a #7 (or whatever # it was) and the girl who COULDN’T SMILE FOR EVEN A HALF SECOND very shortly said «we don’t serve #7 here anymore.» Okaaaaay, can someone change your menu then? Is it that difficult? I’ll remove the picture up on the wall for you.
Lastly, the rest of the team working (in plain view of the customers) were all in the same zombified, sedated, melancholy droll that the cashier was in. I get it, you work in a fast food joint, in an airport. I don’t feel sorry for you. I had jobs I didn’t like but I plastered on a fake smile and did the best I could. If you hate it that much, quit.
Apparently they have good fries here. They can’t be that good, for if they were I think some of the employees would have been smiling.

I am not a fan of the Atlanta airport at all, but I was really hungry and I had about 3 hours till my flight, and I decided to try the Checkers seasoned fries and they were delicious. I don’t know about anything else they had there, but they were cheap and amazing and perfect airport food.

I just feel the need to defend the Checkers establishment. For west coasters, this is just Rally’s with a different name, so you know what to expect. OK burgers but amazing fries and one delicious banana shake. For being in an airport, this food was pretty good and the price was alright-​there is no value menu here as there are in other locations. I’ll admit my cheese on my burger wasn’t totally melted but I’ll overlook that because their fries are out of this world. Seasoned to perfection, these are best enjoyed as you sip on a banana shake. Oh yes and as a courtesy to your fellow passengers if you are eating before you get on the plane: DO NOT ORDER CHILI CHEESE FRIES. You are about to be in confined quarters for hours so don’t push your luck.

Ew. This is the absolute worst food that I have ever had the misfortune of placing in my mouth. Maybe I just don’t have a taste for Southern fast food but I would rather eat ANYTHING else. All the crazy things that people would do for a klondike bar, I would do to never have to eat at Checkers again. I harbor a deep-​seated fear of Georgia now because during the few hours that I had to kill while waiting for my flight back to San Francisco, I decided (god knows why) to eat at this foul place.
I got the bacon cheese champ (basically a bacon cheeseburger) and the Checkers «famous» chili cheese fries. The burger wasn’t horrible, but it was still pretty bad. It tasted kind of like a grease-​painted version of a dry dry bacon cheeseburger that I got at Del Taco once, left in the fridge overnight, then ate for breakfast after reheating in the microwave because I’m a college student and it was finals week and why the hell not?
The fries though… the fries were DISGUSTING. The chili looked and tasted like wet dog food that someone mashed meconium into (don’t google that). The cheese tasted like it came from a can, if that can held a long-​standing grudge against humanity. After eating it, I developed a grudge against humanity. The only thing I can ever imagine these fries are famous for is their capacity to cause mass hysteria of the worst kind. I still don’t know what I did to deserve this.