Boomers is a gem in Bellingham! Been here many times, but I have never reviewed. Prices are great, environment is fun, and food is delicious. I always get combo #1 because it's a great deal and they have so many fun milkshake options to choose from! My favorite is the butterscotch milkshake. Best part? They also serve all burgers with waffle fries. Who doesn't love waffle fries?! This is a fun place to take people from out of town -- but plan for it to be busy. I see some negative comments about the wait, but it's because it's the cheapest place around to get a classic burgers and fries (making it a hot spot for college students) -- I think it's worth it. Although, it's fun to experience the drive-in aspect, I recommend going inside and ordering because I find that is usually quicker. The restaurant is mostly run by I'm assuming college students since it's so close to the college, but I have been pleased with the service every time I've gone. read more

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Great iconic restaurant in Bellingham, friendly staff and consistently good food. Oh, and in the month of January, any burger on their menu is $3.66. read more

I visited Boomer's for a quick bite while running errands last ween. It's nice to see an old-timey drive-in here in town, but the service is incredibly slow. Boomer's has your turn on your headlights for service and that leads to people getting waited on completely out of order. The food itself was decent (got the Boomer burger, curly fries, and a drink) and was on par with what you'd get at other drive-ins (local or Sonic). The pricing here is pretty good though, its like they haven't changed their prices for most items since the early 90s. So, if you've for plenty of time to spare and are looking for a burger, this is the place for you. Pro tip: Park in the stalls closest to the building for faster service. read more

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Love Boomuary ($3.55 for any burger on the menu, even full loaded and double burgers during January and February). Waffle fries, onion rings, and fried mushrooms are on point. The hard ice cream shakes (not soft serve) are delicious too. Not too thin or thick. Out of curiosity I tried one of their garden salads and it was large and fresh. Ambiance is drive-in (think OG Sonic), 50's style, fun and casual. I believe you can order ahead and go inside too though I've never done it. The service is okay and it takes a while sometimes. I seems everything is made to order and worth the 15-20 minute wait in my experience. 4.5/5 would recommend, particularly in the new year! read more

Boomers was a staple when my kids were young so we thought it would be fun to bring the grandkids for lunch. Extremely disappointing! Wasn't very crowded but we still waited nearly 20 minutes for our food. Hard with a 2 year old. The 2 kids meals were the best things we ordered. Of the 2 adult meals, the Asian chicken salad was awful. The chicken was like shoe leather. Dry and flavorless. The lettuce was wet but had very little dressing. My mocha shake was as thin as milk and not even cold. Threw the whole thing out. We used to go to Boomers just to get shakes! Husband's burger was a little overcooked. Total of 3 orders of fries - all lukewarm. Won't be going back. read more

Average burger, but well worth the experience. Enjoy this charm while Americana still has it. Support local when you can, and the hamburger buns are GREAT. read more

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Fun place to grab a quick taste burger. Love the old fashion drive in vide. Service is fast and helpful Service was impeccable If you happen to leave your lights on and have your battery die.... They have a charger to get you back on the road read more

I've just waited for 20 minutes for a burger and a hot dog. They brought me incorrect order, now onto waiting again. This place is a circus It's not what it used to be few years ago. Quality definitely went down and the wait time is much longer, even in the middle of the day when there are barely any cars in line. Again, burgers are mediocre at best. Cheap- sure, but I'd rather pay a few bucks more and get a burger that's worth coming for. read more

TLDR; ask about the wait upfront, check your order and ask for it bc they don't bring it up right away. Nothing special here except cheap burgers. In town to ski and just waited 40 minutes for cold bc burgers and a wrong order. Had to ask the server to check on our order and she told me it just came up. I felt them and they were cold so she was clearly not telling the truth. I kindly asked why the wait was so long and she said it was booerary and people were filling 200 orders online and they were fine with an hour wait. Locals likely, that's great for them. We were actually there and there was no regard for that fact. She didn't even tell us it was a 40 minute wait until after we paid! Never been to a drive in like that. But overall, nothing special. Just cheap burgers. read more

I just moved in down the street and was really excited to try this place. The online reviews were mixed, but I don't always trust them of course. I ordered a fish sandwich, curly fries, and a shake. The shake was DELICIOUS! however the rest not so much. I'm so bummed! On my fish sandwich I got a couple little pieces of fish, a tiny piece of tomato, two little pickles and hardly any sauce. The fries were dry and did not taste recently fried. Staff were nice. But I was hoping to have a regular take out spot right down the street. I guess I'll just come by for shakes. read more

The food is delicious. They are well known for delicious burgers, waffles fries and handmade ice cream shakes. It at a 1970's theme diner. You can park and have your food serviced to you in the car or you can just park in the side and eat inside their actual restaurant. The service person I had was charming, she was laid back and calm which I appreciated. However, both times that I have been here they never got my order correctly. They always forget a burger. I would have given this place five stars if that didn't not keep happening to me. The last time I was there I paid for my family and friends to try it only to find out that everyone was able to eat except me. They forgot my burger, for the second time. I watched everyone eat well except me. read more

I am new to the area figured I'd try it out. The first time the food was good edible cheap & although divey was fine. It has been freezing cold even when it was 35 f outside it was 35f inside. They have no insulation no source of heat except the stoves & since the staff is warm I don't think they know or care that customers are freezing. Everyone wears winter clothes indoors. I'm not sure it's legal to serve the public without a heating source ‍. https://amtrustfinancial.com/blog/small-business/workplace-temperatures-laws Second time I went the food was ok but unfortunately I was nearly assaulted by a customer. She let her children run around bashing into things screaming getting into other peoples tables throwing things hitting each other all the while she was on her cell phone. I made a comment to my own table & this "mother" decided to rush at me & start screaming in my face calling me fat phobic slurs. She says her children have a right to be in public & people should learn to tolerate her children. Yes children who behave & have parents who are parenting do have a right to be in public. But no if ur going to sit on ur cell phone for 20+ while ur children are assaulting each other you need to go home. If you can't control your own child that's not up to staff & other tables to do for you. And being overweight herself & her child was slightly larger she shouldn't be saying bigoted things to strangers let alone in front of her child. You also shouldn't be assaulting other customers. So I'm not sure if this is a common occurrence or a random bigot ‍ I am only sorry to the families at the other tables for when she called me bigoted slurs I did turn around & tell her to not be a fat phobic b... & those tables didn't deserve it but I am not going to allow people to treat me like that & let others think it's ok. I was already leaving when she decided to assault me. I waited 2 weeks to try again but unfortunately tho they finally had the fireplace turned on it still was maybe only about 50-60f inside everyone still wearing jackets indoors. I tried the food and the burger beef was crunchy hard like frozen & not cooked properly. I chose to not eat the rest of my food & went home. I got sick from the food so I don't know I think I may just pass on this place. The first night was so good but it's in only a month gone dow hill fast. read more

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so let's start this off, me and my boyfriend went there just now and once i got home i was actually disappointed and so grossed out. for one my shake was just ice cream it was supposed to have and taste like doctor pepper all i can taste is vanilla, i had ordered the sesame chicken salad and tell me why it was WET like soaked it got all over my boyfriends jacket and i was like wtf but i'll try it bc i just paid twenty dollars for our order also i asked for olives and they gave me FOUR OLIVES?! like what! i couldn't finish the salad and only ate the olives. my salad was sweet ash a salad should not be wet, sweet nor badly tasting and it was all of the above. this completely ruined my experience with the food from there and will not be going back. read more

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I love drive-ins. Boomer's is a good one too, but it's nothing to rant and rave about. I had the Boomer burger, it was good. It was... chewy. The waffle fries were good. Good. I preferred the exterior over the interior. I'll come back and try something different when in town again. read more

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A great quick place to eat after picking up a hungry teen. Just sit in your car and be served. We love Boomer's and the oldies playlist. Classic burger with shredded lettuce and waffle fries and a root beer float or Oreo shake are great. The guacamole bacon burger is also a fave. We've always had great customer service from the young people that work there. My only issue is that sometimes people run their engines the ENTIRE time - I'm marking off a star for this b/c who wants to eat their car burger with the windows down on a nice summer night while inhaling toxic exhaust? I've talked to them before but really wish Boomer's would make this an official policy. "Lights ON & engine OFF for service." And if you're reading this don't be the jerk who runs your engine while at the drive in! read more

Last time I had boomers it was garbage, burger was cold and tasteless, fries were good. Service was fine.

The burgers are pretty good, the waffle fries are great, and the strawberry milkshake had real berries and was on point. The hubs and I stopped here on our way out of Bellingham to have dinner before hitting the freeway back to Seattle and it hit the spot. Just a good, regular, old drive-in, nothing fancy, with good food at affordable prices. read more

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Burger and Chicken sandwich where ok nothing special just average basic food but definitely not worth the wait of 43 minutes read more

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Food was great!! The service is quick and friendly. I love the drive up theme and being able to order and eat in our car. Extremely convenient when we have our dog. read more

Food is okay if you get what you order. The service has been horrible and the lady tonight was rude. Not worth going

We went tonight during Boomuary and the only thing I really wanted was their curly fries but during this BOOMuary event they don't have curly friesWe went around 5:15pm and had to wait for a spot to open up and it was a mad house. You'd think they'd have a better system for making sure that cars who have been waiting get the next spot. We did have a car cut infront of us even though we were obviously waiting. It took about 15 min before we could order and then another 45 min we sat in the car waiting. In total, we were there for 1.5 hours. We will not be coming back during this event at peak hours. read more

Great burgers!! Legendary in Bellingham. You can sit in your car in the drive in section or head inside to the dining room. Always very busy but worth the wait. Great young people working there. read more

1950s style diner in the Bellingham area. They even have the old school drive-in, where one can eat inside one's car. Parking is available next to the building. The building itself looks a bit worn down. I'm guessing it's been here for a while though. Prices are very reasonable. Feels like a mom and pop type joint. Staff were friendly and helpful. The Big Boom burger I had is a half pound burger (2 1/4lb patties). Toppings are served below the patties. Patties look hand made (ie irregular shapes). Takes like something one can get at a friend's house. The staff also recommended the chocolate peanut butter milkshake. Nice and thick, and totally loaded with calories. Could barely suck through the straw for the first few minutes. Looks like they didn't skimp out here either. Totally got thirsty drinking the thing. Definitely a decent burger option in the area. Nothing special, but does the job. read more

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Stopped on the way too Canada. Was ok.. Price was very good along with shake. Had 3 different burgers all ok a step above most fast food burgers. All in all not great but ok. The service was very good, nice friendly staff read more

The strawberry milkshake is amazing!!! 5 stars just for the milkshake. Using hard ice cream, it is super thick and rich and creamy. The straw needs to be bigger so that the strawberry bits can be sucked up. I wish I was not so full that I could have tried the burger too. I had the sweet potato waffle fries which was pretty Yums. The highlight is still the milkshake. Get that. I love the drive in option where you can have food in your car. Pretty cool place. read more

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Great food, grumpy services! Lol, my friend took me here when we were visiting Bellingham Wa. Definitely a beautiful town to visit. The first impression before stopping in here is that they are busy which is a good sign. Good thing I was able to get parking when I pull in. The design for this Burger chain is great. Very creative and special, makes customers want to come and try out their burger so appearance really does matter. It was busy when I walk in, waited like maybe 15minutes to get my order but it was worth the wait. I got their fish sandwich combo and one of their Boom burger combo as well. The price for this place is definitely the hype to go for. A lot of foods for a great deal. No more then $20 and you can feed a total of 3 adults. The order takes a while because they were busy, so its understandable. Well, there was a minor issue with my order. They said my name so I waved at them. They came to my table, but there were a missing order for my friend. I asked them politely that you're missing an order. Lol the lady got more moody and bitchy attuitude saying it's not ready yet... Like chill! Overall, their burgers are great and so are their waffle fries as well. Forgot to mention that please order one of their shake, it will blow your mind away. Anyway that is all I have for Boomer's! read more

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Great burgers. I really like the mushroom burger sbc the chicken teriyaki burger. I love the waffle fries too.

The food was good but the service was not good. We waited 30 minutes for someone to take our order. The worker kept walking by us and didnt come over to us once. Our lights were on and windows were down. I ended up calling my order in and waited another 30 minutes for my order to be finished. We only got 2 burgers so it wasnt a big order at all. Definitely do not recommend if you are short on time and just dont want to wait over an hour for food. read more

Waffle fries are great! Burgers were ok, could have more flavor. Lettuce could be fresher. Chocolate malt shake was good. Deep fried mushrooms exactly what you would expect. Nice atmosphere and the staff were nice. read more

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We have eaten at Boomers for over 35 years and was always great.... since covid and when they opened again we tried and was so-so. so we figured they needed time to get going again...... we went back this past week and it was not our boomers... hamburgers were little dried out burned pieces of cheap hamburger. Tasteless, very little lettuce and mayo. Barely warm soft waffle fries. all in a bag. Must say their strawberry shake, smaller, more expensive was the best thing there. McDonalds has better burgers and good shakes also..... not worth $21.00 we paid at Boomers. looks like we are done with boomers. Very sad. read more

The Best place too get a GOOD Burger!!! I'm from California and this place reminds me of In and Out.

The ambiance is great with a 50's drive in diner look and feel. The mushroom burger was overcooked and a little dry and the fries were ok.

Great place, they even had gluten free buns and all the food we had was delicious, highly recommend!

Pulled up to a full drive up, got the only spot available and we saw it was busy. However we waited 30! minutes and watched multiple cars leave and come/be helped before we even got an acknowledgment. Ended up leaving without any service after 30+ minutes read more

For what it is, it hits the mark. Cheap burgers at a low key drive in. We went there at 11:30am on a weekday and it was empty. Within ten minutes the lot was full. Our food was ready in ten minutes and was just what we expected- Not great and not bad, which is basically how all the reviews sum this place up. The malts are good, but it's more the density of ice cream. The ice cream tasted just ok. There were two servers helping about a dozen cars. read more

The 50s music makes my ears bleed, but foods good and cheapish. That's about it ............ read more

We ordered online and picked up. Car hops were also taking orders. Took about 20 minutes to get food. Burger was fine, not exceptional. They didn't add the bacon I paid extra for but got deletions correct. Not worth complaining considering the wait for fixing it. My wife's fish and onion rings were overcooked, almost burnt. My fries were great, malt fine, drinks were good. They used Covid as excuse for closing restrooms. They had a LOT of people working so not sure why speed, quality and accuracy suffered. read more

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Boomer once was amazing and now it's just horrible. My chicken burger was raw. Not under cooked but raw! read more

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This suck, terrible service! Nothing is worse then craving a burger then sitting in one of their stalls and watching 5 cars who pulled up after you get served. They need to overhaul their servers. read more

Nothing extraordinary, milkshake straws were about 1/8" and were worthless. No intention to revisit here.