Checkers Hamburgers

So happy to see checkers here, took this long to finally try out a milkshake. Quick trip thru the drive thru… a vanilla shake, comes to 3.80 kid at the window says“do you want your change?” Huh? Get shake, pull away and find it is chocolate. Stop in lot go stand in line, tell the same kid it was supposed to be vanilla, closes the window, comes back with the shake, bands me the shake, no comment, no apology, and he wanted to keep the change. I suggest basic customer service training. An ‘I’m sorry’ goes a million miles.

First time at Checker’s (in over 15 years) and the food was delicious! The service was a little poor, perhaps the employee was new, but she got the order wrong and forgot small things like napkins, straws, the essentials– but I am still giving them 4 stars because these are the most delicious fries, and as someone who stays clear of red meat I absolutely loved the cheeseburger. I plan on coming back to try the milkshakes, since I am a huge milkshake advocate, but it’s a perfect cheap dinner on a drive home.

I knew the food would be bad. But I went anyway. Sure enough. The food sucks. Even for fast food it was pretty sucky. No flavor. Just mushy junky tasteless garbage.

Saturday night 9 cars in drive thru, no one at walk up window. Took me 15 minutes to get my order… a little too long for me. Had a checker burger for a buck and a chili cheese dog for two. Cheap snack.

I actually love Checkers. But the staff is horrible, one of the women there who actually looked like a manager dropped an F bomb in front of my 4 kids… and then said «sorry but I’m frustrated» when I mentioned her language. She had nothing but a rude attitude the entire time. Like I said I love the food but not enough to be treated as poorly as I was.

Grease city. Be prepared.
I used the drive-​thru. Line was short, waiting time was long. I ordered the seasoned fries, the crispy spicy chicken (with bacon, extra 79¢) and the fish. The sandwiches were a special: 2 for $ 2. Gave me a chance, as I was trying Checkers for the first time, to taste 3 of their menu items.
I liked the seasoned fries and would get them again.
Even as I was handed the bag through the window, however, grease shouted at me. The bag had several greasy spots. Inside the bag, the napkins had grease spots. The fries holder had grease-​saturated areas near the top… did not seem to be the fries themselves causing that, as the bottom of the holder never did get greasy. The paper wrappers were greasy on the outside. (How DID they do that?)
The wrappers were also not marked as to which ‘wich was which. So, of course, I opened the fish first, the one I planned to have later. Re-​wrapped that, and dove into the chicken and bacon sandwich.
The bacon was good, not too fatty, and crisp enough. At first I thought the chicken was not spicy at all, but when I bit about center I hit a hot spot, and the rest of the sandwich was spicy, though never crispy. Also, the sandwich did not seem to be the source of all the introductory grease. Overall, I give the crispy spicy chicken –with or without bacon– a 3 out of 5.
The fish sandwich turned out to be breakfast the next morning. Eureka! I struck oil. The fish seemed to be the genesis of the grease. Granted it sat in fridge overnight, but how did the fish, under the breading, get grease-​soaked? Taste? Hard to tell because of the grease. Fish gets a 2 out of 5. I’m feeling generous.
But I did get the receipt validated for a free sandwich at another time. Doesn’t say what sandwich, so should be any of the menu sandwiches; requires buying a large beverage.
I really liked the seasoned fries… better than Arby’s; far and away better than Popeye’s. They get a 5.
Checkers is new here, so it’s a gotta try for yourself. Ask for extra napkins.
P. S. I did not get cheese on either sandwich. Just as well, as another reviewer said they use Cheez-​Whiz.

Surprisingly good for what it is. I had the one dollar hamburger; the meat was moist, the lettuce and onion was crisp. The flavor was nice, not too salty. I also ordered the mozzarella stick which were thin, crispy and had plenty of cheese in them. Not bad. Not bad at all.

I love Checkers and I’m so glad they are now in Buffalo! I tried them for the first time in North Carolina and they were so tasty. When I heard they were coming here I was ecstatic !
My favorite menu items are the Checker burgers, hot dog with chilli cheese and the French fries!
The checker burger is the perfect size. The meat is moist and the mayo, ketchup, red onion combo is absolutely delicious! My father has tried the Big Buford and he loved it!
The chilli cheese dog takes me back to childhood when you could go to a local café and get a slime dog. It’s a boiled dog yes but the chilli and cheese are so tasty it doesn’t matter! So so good!
The fries. Oh the fries! Seasoned fries with an almost Cajuney flavor. I always large size then because a small would make me sad!
My daughter loves the checker shakes!
Not an expensive place either! Get there and try them out. You won’t be able to eat another McDonald’s hamburger! Checkers is so good!

Great fast food! Fast moving drive thru, and probably the best fast food burger around in Buffalo.

I love checkers, the one on walden is better than this location but this location is still good to me! Nothing compares to the checkers I had in Cleveland, Ohio!

I don’t particularly like the food here. For one they use cheez-​whiz on the burgers. Fries were very greasy. The line was expectedly long when I pulled up to the drive through. For some reason I ordered the funnel cake which was not worth the money. It was too hard. Not really a fan of this place… don’t plan on going anytime soon unless my boyfriend drags me.

Can’t go wrong with a bunch of fried, breaded, fatty meat. I typically don’t eat fast food, but my friend and I were busy and reached the kind of hungry where your stomach starts eating itself. We decided to get food outside, because the drive-​thru line was long, but they seem to move pretty quickly. I got a fish sandwich, he got a bacon cheeseburger, and we both got fries. The price was reasonable considering it filled us up, and it wasn’t soggy, squashed buns like you’d expect at other fast food. We still felt guilty, but satisfied guilty.
They don’t have any vegetarian options, unless you want to gorge on French fries (in which case I’d say get it gurllll). Definitely a rare treat, but one I’d pick over most places if I were in a hurry.

I am going to agree with Maria B and giving this place only a 3 star. My co-​worker told me that checkers just opened and we both went during lunch. I ordered their bacon burger without a bun, they made it a lettuce wrap. The manager just confirmed exactly what I wanted. I also ordered a funnel cake and some fries since my friend was hyping up their fries.
We get back to work and the burger was pretty good, I would get it again most definitely, but the fries was missing a lot of seasoning. it LOOKs like it has it but when eating it, i didn’t have any.
the funnel cake was horrible. It was like hard on the outside and tasted ok in the middle, not sure how the hell it was so hard on the outside.
Other then that, I will most definitely go back since they are a late night eats! Next time i return, I’ll try other stuff like the shakes etc.

This is clearly a chain. But not one I’m familiar with. I didn’t even know this was coming but as I went by on way to Home Depot I saw sign that said grand opening. So of course I stopped.
It’s a hamburger place, drive-​thru, takeout or eat outside at some tables they have. No inside seating.
Currently running a special of $ 1 cheeseburger so I went with that. I’m not a burger expert so I brought this to someone who is. It was appreciated but I was told not the best burger in Buffalo. Ok. Fair enough. It’s a chain.
I also picked up some fries. These are flavored somehow. Some spice mix I think. I liked them. I’d eat them again happily.
Menu shows some shakes and chicken nuggets and things like that. Reminded me of the menu at BK I recently perused. Like I said, fast food and a chain.