Jake’s Wayback Burgers

Excellent Burger joint! Never had a burger here that I didn’t fall in love with. Great onion rings ~ generous portion! Great hand crafted milk shakes. Local beers. I can’t say enough great things about this place ~ I love it!

Really good, the regular size fries was huge and the burger was great!

Nice spot in Monroe. Very old fashioned in its style but modern with food. Reminds me of Leo’s Luncheonette in Irvington, NY from my middle school and High School years. Food was really good. Burgers were juicy and well seasoned. Fries were not too salty. Milkshakes were defiantly the best in Monroe and I can argue even in Orange County. Would patronize again.

Excellent burgers! I prefer Jake’s to Shake Shack.

We were stuck in traffic. Hit up Unilocal and it didnt disappoint. This place says its a chain but feels like a old time burger joint. The food is filling, tasty and the service more than expected. Don the owner stopped to see how everything was after we finished eating. He’s a nice guy and that put this place up another star.

Don’t you like the taste of a mouth watering hand burger? I do! I can tell you where YOU can get the best burgers in Monroe! You can go to jakes way back burgers! It has really a really good and nice staff! A burger from jakes way back is what I’d call a REAL LUNCH! All you really need is a burger from jakes! If you were to choose to stay home or go to jakes wayback it is not a hard decision! I know you would choose jakes! Well you know what I was talking about earlier in this entry? Well you can get it all at «Jakes Wayback Burgers»!

This was my first time here, the burger was ok, nothing to brag about (I got the Chipotle w/​a side if fries combo). My order came out to $ 12.62 which is a bit pricey compared to other burger spots. The side of fries was $ 3.29 wich is too much for such a small portion of regular fries. Overall the food was ok, I’m pretty sure I won’t come back. The staff was no different from any other fast food chain. Take you’re order, you sit and wait and they bring your food out to your table number. I was hungry I came I left content.

I went here for the first time today and unfortunately it was quite underwhelming. The atmosphere and food is that of an average fast food restaurant. I expected the environment to be somewhat aligned with the name of the restaurant. I expected old school «way back» bright retro décor, thick juicy burgers, and large portions of freshly made fries; instead I received average fast food décor, small bland burgers, and four or five semi warm French fries. Needless to say, I wouldn’t come here again.

Terrific food — freshly made burgers, flavorful ingredients. Beautifully clean restaurant. Great staff — welcoming & courteous. Don’t miss this place!

This place replaced the old Pizza Hut joint that was here. And after such long time Monroe has real burgers again. The food is really fresh and delicious (if you can call a fast food delicious). So if you have a craving for a burger, stop by this place to try for yourself. Staff is friendly as well.

My experience there makes me question Unilocalers sanity. Run of the mill fast food taste. Milk shake tasted like corn syrup fake ice cream. I didn’t puke though and it seemed relatively clean

Stumbled upon this place and thought, retro burgers, give it a try. Not so bad. This is a fast food chain. A cut above McD’s or Wendy’s for sure. What I liked was the that the burger was actually juicy. Greasy too, but juicy and tasty such as you will not find in the big chains. Good onion rings, good homemade potato chips. And they bring your order to your table for you.
On the down side — the lettuce and tomato looked pretty sad and very small, nothing like the picture on the website, they are like the big chains in that way.
As for the grouchy counter girl who seems to hate working there, well, I’d prefer a smiling, pleasant counter clerk, but good food is more important. And if I go back again, I’ll remember to sit as far away as possible from the front counter because the grill is right there, and the cook smashes the each hamburger down on the grill very hard with a steel spatula. It sounds like a sledge hammer hitting an anvil every time he does it, which is about every 30 seconds. Just shatters my nerves. I probably wouldn’t go back for that reason alone.

Ordered single patty cheeseburger with bacon x3, chilli fries, shake, and soda. Cashier left off our bacon order and the chilli fries. Burgers were good but patty size was very small, not even the size of the bun! Shake was not thick, very watery. Overpriced and underwhelming.

Highly recommend!!! Food was amazing, fresh, and high quality! I’m so upset I didn’t try it earlier. The owner was super nice and welcoming even tho me and my BF just got back in the area from our commute from the city and we arrived right before closing… and we’d never been there so we took a few minutes to look over the menu. The only negative thing I can say is that the girl that was taking our order was clearly not happy that we walked in ten minutes before they were gonna lock the doors and that we didn’t know what we wanted the second we walked in the door. And that her boss welcomed us to stay and eat in the dining room even tho they were closing. (Which we gratefully declined) she just needs to work on her poker face!

Excellent joint.
1) Got the triple triple burger. Finished the whole thing. 9 patties, each quarter pound.
2) Got the chili cheese fries. Large portions and excellent taste.
3) Service is excellent.
4) Try the cricket chocolate shake. Amazing!

Just thinking about the mouth watering hamburgers at Jakes Wayback brings me feelings of joy and happiness. As I was traveling down the road I was hungry and I saw a new place I thought hmm lets go eat there and ever since that day it changed my life because now I and the rest of the people in Monroe have food options. Wow what an experience!

definitely a good place to try out. The food was ok, but the shakes were delicious. I liked the variety of burgers and shakes they offer. They even offer beer on tap which is another plus. I came here with my family of 4. The kids loved the food, but I definitely think it’s a bit pricey because you have to order the fries and drink separately.

The food here was horrible. Everything was so greasy and the shake tasted like chemicals. I felt nauseous after I finished my meal… which I didn’t even finish because it tasted so bad.

Guilty pleasure of a cheeeeeesey burger and Irish nachos, shake and burger of the month are usually great (this April particularly, that salted caramel chocolate shake is killer). They also carry little containers of malt vinegar and old bay which is pretty much fantastic and not something I see regularly in this area.

I like this place but I hate when you order something and they don’t have it, even worse when is the special :-P. Sucks