Powers Hamburger Shop

Still the same, year after year… to the yuppie punk with the silly orange glasses, you are the problem with this contry, hometowns are made of places like this. This is not a cookie cutter Starbucks, or Mc Donalds type of place, it’s for those of us who know the history of the place and have many stories of times we have been there, after a long night on the town, or a hockey game… this is our town. Keep it up Powers!

AMAZING. I love Powers Hamburgers! Been going since I was a kid. The food is still delicious — nothing else compares!

This is a Fort Wayne establishment. Therefore for the love of the locals, I have to at least give it 4 stars. I have to say I wasn’t crazy about the taste of the burgers. They lacked pizzazz. However, I loved that they were Kristin sized. I usually share a burger with my husband but here I got my own little baby sized one. I guess most people eat 3 – 4 burgers. I was excited they came with sauteed onions but disappointed on the sauces and condiments. I also got the chili. It was unique but not bad. Most of the draw here is the old timey feel to the little bar and the oldness of the building. It was only two people masterfully running this place. The other big draw is that it is one of the «establishments» as I said previously. One that always has to be there when you come back home. So no, it’s not necessarily about the food – it is perhaps about the memories. And in the transient South Florida where I live maybe that’s not always a bad thing.

If you like overpriced slimy, gross sliders, then this is your place. Growing up, I’ve heard so much about Powers. Finally went with some friends after a tincaps game. Completely showed how low class Fort Wayne truly is.
Terrible sliders, more onion then meat, and overcharge you for everything. Sliders? more expensive then White Castle, Fries? worse than Steak and Shake, drinks? Smaller than a gas station and three times as expensive. Dirty, small, low class.
Bottom line. Anything Powers does, White Castle does better. Never going there again. And Fort Wayne needs some real class in their glorified «local eateries»

Still my favorite. Always fresh Didier’s meat, not frozen. Great chili.
Sorry White Castle & Crystal.

You cannot go to DTFW and not go to Powers. This place rocks! The sliders are to die for. If you like onions. You will be in heaven. Their chili is also really good too. Powers is a unique slice of the Fort Wayne culture and you can’t beat it!

My family & I come here every time we make it to the Fort to visit family. My Parents, Aunts & Uncle tell stories of coming here when they were younger & still till this day how they love coming back. They use to pay $ 0.25/ burger and now they are approx. $ 1.50. I love this place, as it feels like a historic landmark with lots of good memories. But of course the important part is how great the food taste. We stick to the cheeseburgers with onions. Also when they aren’t slammed they can fit in a good grilled cheese on sliced bread — which is one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I’ve had. I look forward to eating here again in a few years, when I make it back to the Fort :)

Small, classic diner. Don’t expect fancy interior! The sliders are great if you love onions!

I think if you live in Ft. Wayne, this is a local spot that people love. That’s what I gathered from my visit anyway. Unfortunately, I am not from Ft. Wayne and I went in to full fledged food regret immediately after consuming my burgers (sliders). I will describe it as: Burger One, «this is pretty good!», Burger two, «this is not as good as the last one», Burger three, «I hate myself».
My advice is to pass on this one.

Great place for a quick lunch. Real good sliders that are way better than anything I have ever had from one of the «corporate» type places that specialize in these sandwiches. Filling, cheap, and fast. Lots of local flavor in here too, folks from all walks of life wander in to grab a few mini-​burgers and be on their way.
Worth a stop.

So good. I tried a ham and cheese for the first time. It was delicious too. But when the food exits. It doesn’t exit nicely.

This is the real deal. Can’t find many places like this anymore. Dbl cheeseburger is a must and the chili is excellent.

Not sure why it’s loved other than local loyalty. Tiny place so there’s little room to sit and the burgers and everything served is covered in grease that looks, and tastes, as old as the building. And they don’t even take credit/​debit cards.

This is the best slider shop IN THE WORLD!
I’ve been coming here since a kid and the food and service has always been amazing. I live in Indianapolis, but make this a must stop every time I come to town. Yes, the smell of onions may linger on your jacket, but the sliders make up for it! Delicious food for a low price.
If you’re looking for some quick, old-​fashioned hamburgers come to powers and eat a slider off the 50+ year-​old seasoned grill. YUM!
They also have pie, Malts, and breakfast.
I promise you that you will love it!

Stopped by the location based on reading other Unilocal reviews and thought it was okay. Unfortunately, I guess I was expecting a little better. My wife on the other hand thought it was great.
As soon as we got out if the car we were welcomed by the overwhelming aroma of onion. If it’s not your thing, you ought to consider visiting a different place because the aroma increases as you enter the building.
As others have mentioned, the burgers are somewhat similar to White Castle… However, I would argue that White Castle is a bit better.
The location is a bit on the small side and set up like a little diner. When there I thought it odd to see a customer seasoning his own burgers with salt, but after taking my first couple bites into my own burger I understood a bit more why. The meat seemed to be under seasoned or completely left unseasoned and was lacking in flavor. The onions on the burger however were extremely flavorful. Despite this, I would have liked to have my onions chopped into smaller bits rather than left has huge dangling slices on the burger. The size of the burger is slightly bigger than that of White Castle, so you may wish to order two to three pending in your hunger level.
The price was truly decent and very inexpensive. If your looking for a burger fix with some delicious onions on top, take some time to pay a visit.

Love this place and if you like onions you will too! You go in and come out smelling like them! I love this place because it has been down town forever it’s family owned they are great people. They serve slides and other homemade stuff! I love watching them make the burgers they make them sooo fast !! They are messy so get napkins but I love them!!!

I haven’t been to Powers in awhile, but I’m sure it hasn’t changed much or lost it’s touch! Powers is the king of sliders. You can put it up to White Castle or any other slider burger out there across America and Powers will still be standing! Man, you start tearing into them and you just want to order 10 more, then when you’re done order 10 to go! It’s a tiny small diner with a few seats and you get that I’m in the 1950’s. But I wouldn’t know that, I was born in 79! But the setting is old school, is what I“m trying to say!
When I turned 21, we used to stop by there late night after many alcoholic beverages and nothing could be better than a pile of burgers from there. The grilled onions just set off these burgers and small slice of cheese, maybe throw some K&M on there. Man o man. Plus I just have to say, these burgers are also amazing in a sober state too!
Just be ready to smell like Powers the rest of the day if you step into the shop! But there really isn’t anything wrong with that!!!

Much better service than Culver’s on West Jefferson. The layout of powers is more conducive to a hangout than it is over there, however.
I really like the creative burgers and chilly options at Powers. My burger had grilled onions and cheese on it. I mean come on. And nobody can tell me that their shakes aren’t the bomb. Because they are. Where else can you get a shake with your meal? Then be too full to throw in a piece of pie or a cake? Genius.
I left happy as a clam and full as a bull.
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DON’T BE THIS GUY! BE THIS GUY!

I am visiting Fort Wayne for a week and I got a craving last night for a burger so I turned to Unilocal for the best burger place around and decided on Powers because they aren’t a big chain and usually the hole in the wall places have the best food and let me tell you they did not disappoint! Seriously the best burgers I have ever eaten! Perfect size and the taste is like nothing I’ve ever had in a burger! The only thing I would change is how many I purchased because I only bought two and I should have doubled that! But I will be back in there before I leave town and I’m even gonna take some back to my husband and just hope they last the 7 hour trip! Simply AMAZING!