Fosters Freeze

From a drive-​thru only perspective the burgers and fries were good in spite of some time to make it. Fries are crinkle and crispy. Not a large amount but left less guilt for the milkshake chaser. They actually gave us way too many ketchups. We ate in the car having our dogs with us.
What I’m writing about are those milkshakes. We loved them! I had pineapple and fiancée had banana. Would recommend either! I only tasted the banana shake but could taste that the banana was at the firm green going yellow stage. It was delicious! The pineapple was chunky and refreshing. Hit the spot on our long drive, especially after just pottying the dogs in midday June. Used the Mobil we filled up at on same side of Fosters to do that, good area to walk behind the station.
We survived without illness, maybe best to just observe the old building exterior while you wait and move up or down the 5 none the wiser.

Stopped in our way back to the Bay Area from So CAL. Kids were restless and traffic was heavy. All I can say is I hope I don’t need a doctor tomorrow. Cook was eating, licking her fingers, and cooking our food. Needed fly spray for the barrage of flys. Not a friendly staff and had to ask them twice to clean the table because they did a bad job each time. We gave up on getting a clean table when he swept the old food onto the seats and only wiped ¹⁄₃ of the table. We went to eat in the car when the stench from the dirty bathrooms was to much to take and almost vomited. Burger wasn’t bad but the fries were mushy even though we asked for extra crispy. I’d give zero stars if it was an option.

The girls here are so rude… Arguing with each other in front of customer and using the F bomb freely about who not making which burgers and another giving away the wrong burgers to wring customers … I was in the area for my 30 min lunch, 2^nd in line to order within 5 min… 26 min later still haven’t received my 1 burger I ordered. Not a meal, just 1 burger. The STUPID incompetent girls kept arguing with eachother (mainly the CHUBBY cook and register girl) skinny light skin girl and guy was very calm and kept their composure and work.

Went in 3÷24÷16 around 8:30pm coming from my LA spring break vacay GOING BACK HOME TO THE Bay… I decided to stop by foster freeze. cuz back home Foster freeze is everyones fav. And it’s a clean nice decent place… Well let me tell u… SHIT WAS NOTHING LIKE HOME…
Food was Good was great. BUT OMG WAS THAT PLACE DISGUTING.
There trash was full… bathroom was dirty… Trash on the tables from the last person who ate.
All I can say is GROSS.
So sad…
Wonder who the fuck manages the place.
How can someone let their restaurant be that fkn GROSS.

Just keep driving… place looks shady and food is not much better…
On our recent trip down to LA we were in the mood for some milkshakes for the drive. We saw the sign for Fosters and thought the shakes would be way much better than McDonald’s or other usual freeway choices.
I ordered a small chocolate shake. We were the only folks in the drive-​thru. It took almost 15 min. I was starting to get nervous, wondering if this was even a legit business and not some abandoned building with crackhead homeless characters running it.
Finally received the shake, it was way too light in color for it to be chocolate. I asked «is this chocolate?» Girl at window claimed it was.
I took a sip as we pulled out of the lot, it was by far the worst choc shake I’ve ever had. It had absolutely zero flavor. Even if it was vanilla, it was still gross.
Two exits up I5, I promptly disposed of it at a gas station.
Next day, I was horribly ill with stomach cramps, way to start off a week’s vacation! Thanks Foster’s Freeze! This place is a rat-​hole.

The place could use just a bit of TLC both inside and out. The employees very friendly and the bathrooms fairly clean but you can tell that since this restaurant is so far off the beaten path they have forgot to include any capital budget for this place. We just had the black and white swirl and on our way rather than attempting the long overdue fryers that needed cleaning.
Sorry but perhaps another time.

I love Foster’s Freeze vanilla ice cream. Super creamy and I love that they have a Foster’s Freeze in the middle of nowhere on the drive to/​from LA off the 5 freeway!

Great fresh huge hamburger and tasty ice cream are served up in the middle of nowhere.
I had the boss burger with waffle fries and a dipped cone. The fries were huge and hot.
It hit the spot. A good choice for your road trip.
4 gas stations are also located here for your fueling needs.

My first time here. I had the triple berry malt and peach milkshake! They were both so good! Each had fresh fruit bits and the ice cream was fresh and delicious. We ordered the combo and didn’t expect such big portions of the fries and onion rings. The burgers are made to order. I wish we had one of these near San Francisco. It’s one of the best fast food milkshakes I’ve had.

Vile. Just vile. I’m still grossed out. We left before our food was ready. Dirty. Smokey. Repulsive. Starving is better.

We usually stop further south, but the kids were hungry so we stopped at the fosters freeze. It was awful
Dirty
Cook was wiping his hair with bare hands the pulling the hamburgers by hand out of the package, and handling he cooked patties barehanded
There were maybe 4 orders up, I wasn’t paying a lot of attention but at 15 minutes after we ordered (there’s a timer that shows your wait time) I realized they hadn’t even started cooking our order.
Between the disgust over the lack of hygiene and the horribly slow service, I asked the clerk when our order would be ready, he said «oh, just started» so I threw my receipt on the counter and walked out.
Don’t go there!
Dirty
Awful service
Disgusting bathroom
And the air smells like the coalinga feedlots
Appetizing yet?

You know that moment you realize you’ve made a terrible decision, possibly the worst decision of your life… today was that day when I stepped inside fosters freeze. It all started when we thought it was abandoned. No cars, tumbleweeds, the works. But my love for ice cream kept me going. No fly trap inside could stop me, or the dead flies along the Windows, I decided to order anyways. I feel sick.

It’s disappointing to have to write a one star review. The only reason why this place is still in business is because it’s in the middle of no where near a busy freeway.
My issue started when I had to wait over 10 minutes for a chili dog, chicken strips, and a small hamburger/fries…When the 10 minute hit, (I had paid immediately when I pulled up to the window) not one person was around to tell me they were still cooking something. I had to scream «hello» to get their attention. Not after witnessing a wo-​man, play fighting with other employees and being on her phone laughing and having the time of her life. I was trying really hard to watch them through the tinted glass. That should be a warning in itself. They had like 4 – 6 people back there and most of them weren’t even working. When I finally got my food, I had not ketchup, or sauce for my strips. All that time hanging out, couldn’t even throw some in the bottom of the bag.
Whoever owns and operates this place, needs to take a good look at management and get this place in order. You can even tell from the outside how run down it is. Based on the other reviews, you can see that the workers don’t care about this place. Please don’t pay them $ 15 an hour.

Love their twisters but this place is dirty. The restaurant is in need of a remodel, and they don’t clean the tables.
Also the bathrooms are gross and the staff are rude, and loud.

This place is a dump! They had about 10 kids working here on July 4, 2015 and they were all just playing around not having a clue. The cook in the back was folding the hamburger patties in half to see if they were done, LMAO… Who does that… KIDS that’s who. Good thing we only ordered ice cream, can’t really mess that up… Wait they did mess it up, the 3 ice creams we ordered were smalls and they looked like XXL!

This has been a regular stop for years on the way to San Fran from L.A. I always use the drive-​thru, and this weekend was the first time going inside. Okay, I’ve gone to numerous Fosters Freezes and know that they were built during another era. A need for upgrades is expected, but the condition of this location left much to be desired. It was dirty. Tables needed to be cleaned, and the bathrooms needed to be serviced.
They took our order of fries and a shake. I went to the restroom and upon return the lines were clear. No shake. The computer monitor behind the counter that listed order said that our order was done. The server was leaning behind the counter doing nothing. The cashier realized that we were still waiting. She asked the guy if he made our shake. He said that he was just about to make it. Should I add that he sneezed a few times earlier?
While eating our fries, we overheard the staff complaining. One person said that no one wants to cook, especially the new people. They talked about their schedule. No one noticed that the tables needed cleaning. No one bothered to clean the messy ice cream counter.
I know that this is a rest stop along Highway 5. You may not get repeat customers. I can accept the old appearance, but cleanliness and reasonable customer service isn’t too much to ask. It’s unlikely I’ll return.

Better than Mc Donalds but this place is a mess.
If you, like me, need to get off the freeway this is the place. It’s not clean, the food isn’t great but its so much better than its neighbor.
The woman helping me hated her life and her job and treated me like it.
Try not to use the bathroom.
The shake was great.

So this place is in definite need of of an upgrade. But can I say solid 3 stars. The burgers were bigger than I thought they would be.
All the food is cooked to order so it will always come hot. Mist important trait for any food place… and the most important thing off all? The ice cream is to die for.
Yes it really is that good. This was a quick stop on the way back and it was worth it! I’ll be back again.

I should have checked the Unilocal reviews before deciding on this place. I had never eaten at a Fosters Freeze before, so I decided to be adventurous on the way home from San Francisco to LA. Ugh.
The place badly needs some TLC. The tables, bathrooms and trash cans are all showing some serious wear. For fast food, the food is surprisingly expensive. And since it was my first time, I hadn’t realized that I had essentially ordered a combo, but the cashier never stopped me to correct the order in my favor. A lot of places will do that for you. I can appreciate that everything is cooked to order, so we waited a while for our food, but it was pretty obvious that I had ordered the best. Baby C’s hot dog was definitely nothing special — a hot dog split down the middle, on a bun. They don’t have pickles or relish or anything. The spicy chicken sandwich was OK, with some sliced tomato and industrial shredded lettuce. Dessert was ok as well. I’m 90% sure that I would have been happier somewhere else. This is definitely a pass.

Headed home from Coachella and decided to get gas. Saw a Foster’s Freeze across from the station (forgot what gas station we stopped at) and decided to walk in. This place is so old and janky. Flies were everywhere and it made me cringe a bit. Despite how dirty this place looked, I still ordered a chocolate dipped ice cream cone.
Paid about $ 2.30 (around that price) for an ice cream cone that didn’t even taste good. Not creamy texture to it and tasted like water downed milk. To make it worse, the chocolate shell kept sliding all over the place because it was poorly dipped.
BOO to this place.