I will stop by here whenever I pass through Merced. Cool spot. The food is better than Sonic. Not too many places like this around anymore. Definitely worth a try if you're in the area. read more

Best burgers, crispy fries and 1/2 gallon root beer ever. Service is quick via phone order, drive in or sit on their numerous outside benches as they can take your order and kid friendly. The ambiance is perfect for a group, friends and family. read more

The onion rings were delicious. As a professional onion ring reviewer, these are a 8.5/10. Came with ranch and didn't have to ask. The number 4 bacon cheeseburger was delicious. Will be back for sure read more

H & W Drive In - Number 4 with onion rings. - Burgers Near Me - Merced, California

A Merced favorite. This place was also awarded "Best burger spot in CA" That sounds about right to me. Amazing burgers at amazing prices. We have been frequenting H&W for as long as I can remember. Especially in the summertime, we like to eat outside. The service is great. You order at the window or pull into a spot and order right from your car. The ambiance is Old Americana. It's an ideal place to get a burger, poppers, onion rings and a shake. read more

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Service is good. The food is amazing. My family got the steak sandwich with fries, jalapeño poppers. read more

H & W Drive In - The steak sandwich was delicious. It had pickles, lettuce, salt, and pepper with mayo, a thinly sliced ribeye. - Burgers Near Me - Merced, California

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Positives: Food came out freshly made and steaming hot. Philly cheese steak sandwich is BOMB. Root beer freeze was blended perfectly. Absolutely delicious. Must try if you're in the area!! Negatives: Kind of a run down spot, real out dated and kinda sketchy looking. read more

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Order at walk up window or from car. Friendly service, typical drive in from back in the day. Playing 50/60's music as well. We ordered 3 burgers a regular cheese burger and 2 bacon burgers one with regular fries one with onion rings and one with chili cheese fries. Ordered 3 shakes to take home. Can't wait we r hungry. Burgers were really good. Thin patty and good flavor, everything was fresh lettuce shredded and tomato. Decent burger and chili cheese fries were so good. Would come again. Shake mine was pineapple banana and it was thick and yummy. Small just the right size. French fries were seasoned nicely. Onion rings were flavorful and nice and crunchy. read more

Very pleasant staff. Always great service. Everything cooked fresh and very tasty! We make this our refreshment stop on the way to and from Yosemite. Nice outdoor tables to order at their window and dine outside, or order car service. We really enjoy the guacamole burger and the fried zucchini. Two can eat well for what it costs for one person at the big chains. read more

H & W Drive In - Guacamole Burger (2 beef patties) with Swiss cheese and guacamole and fried zucchini sticks. Sooo good!!! - Burgers Near Me - Merced, California

Food is always good, friendly staff and the prices are reasonable Homemade burgers like home, I always drive up order and food is hot and ready and out to your car with a quickness I recommend them if you really want some good inexpensive food read more

Jyst moved to Merced & place was recommended. Crinkle fries and cheese burger were made well and hit the spot! Lady that took our order was super nice and friendly . This will be my go to place when I'm craving a burger. read more

H&W Drive In is a cool local spot in Merced. This was not a drive thru fast food restaurant. But, more of a drive in (hence the name) or walk up place. Customers can either drive up to order and have the food delivered to their car. Or, can walk up to the window to place orders to eat at the tables outside or take to-go. The staff was nice. Orders came out quickly. We tried a few of their items - Tuna Sub, Bacon Cheeseburger, Patty Melt, Fries, and Onion Rings. Their fries are crinkle cut in case that matters to you. We enjoyed all of the food. They were all well made and tasty. And the portions seemed to be on the larger size. Prices were quite reasonable. We would go back again if ever in the area. read more

The people were super nice! It was fast & the food tasted really good...definitely WILL comeback!!!

One of my favorite burger places. H & W is a family favorite. They have amazing crinkle fries with season salt. Ranch is extra, but so worth it to me. They have a VAST menu with burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and so much more. Food is always good. The car hops are super friendly and remember my family's order. Cool drive in restaurant with lots of outdoor seating. Lunch time can be busy as many city road crews and construction crews lunch there, but if you hit at a non peak time, good is ready fast. ​ read more

In any new city I'm passing through, especially the small towns, I always look for the local burger spot, which took me to HW. First thing you'll notice is the prices. Coming from the Bay, whenever I see burgers under $9 I'm going to salivate. I decided to go with a double western burger and fries. Aside from the giant hair I got in the first bite, it was a tasty burger. Meat was juicy, crispy onion rings, and really filling. My only wish was that it had some mayo, I think it was missing something to bring it all together but I still enjoyed it. The food wasn't super quick, but I wasn't in a rush so no big deal. It's old school with the option to order from your car while a waitress comes up to you to order. They also have an ordering window for to-go OR if you want to sit at one of their many outdoor tables, a server can take your order from there. Overall, not a bad spot to stop for an affordable and quick meal in Merced. read more

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The food always hits from here. Never misses. The prices are good to for this day and age. Always recommend people to H&W.

Been here many times traveling up and down 99. I've never had a bad meal here. The burgers are top notch, I love their pastrami burger. Ice cream is really good, the soft serve is the type I remember of old. It's not the nasty soft serve you find everywhere else nowadays. The star is their own root beer, great crisp flavor. The staff is hard working and friendly. It just has a great feel to go with great food. read more

Love their fries but a large order is equivalent to a small now! Why do they always put my burger in the bottom of the bag and smash it with everything else? A separate bag would be nice. read more

At H&W, you really get to experience a drive in kind of atmosphere! Unlike the drive thru windows at your local fast food establishment, you park up at a fixed menu sign and wait for a worker to walk up to your car window to take your order and drop off your delicious burgers. My partner and I didn't realize the nuance of this establishment until we already parked in their lot and walked to the front window. Darn it. Maybe next time! Anyways, onto the food! We ordered their French bunned hamburger which definitely was large, juicy, and enough for 2, an order of curly fries and onion rings and a spicy link to munch on. Everything came out nice and hot and was a true experience of fast food. We waited for about 10 minutes for our order, despite there being a sizeable crowd of people on a Sunday afternoon. I enjoyed the burger, but found myself wishing for a bit more salt. I'm used to have a thinly seared layer of seasoning or salt on my patty, so it was unfortunate I didn't get it in the H&W burger. Nonetheless, the burger was juicy and had a good meat to bun ratio! And like others have mentioned, their fries do have a good serving of seasoning and crispness! You'll definitely regret not getting a side of fries with your burger. read more

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Ordered this from Door Dash this was the juiciest burger I've ever had in Merced ! Can't wait to go again

Been living in Merced county for 15 years & my first time trying this place, why waited this long lol Food is so good, not overpriced and servers are friendly, we'll definitely go back again & a new go to spot for sure! read more

Great customer service and hamburgers are delicious that homemade tasty kind!! We goes at least once a week!!

food is so good service is so good.will come again. thank you thank you thank you best burger I've had in 3 months

Located this gem based off other yelp's reviews, IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT! A must if you want a classic burger, fires and cold coke. The Philly cheese steak was also ! Grabbed a shake for the road, another win! If you're in Merced, go here! FYI they don't have bottle water. read more

H & W Drive In - Philly cheesesteak, onion rings and shake. - Burgers Near Me - Merced, California

Hands-down, the best burger place in town. The season fries are legendary, and the service and Hometown fee has never changed.

Great burgers, great service, and one of the few places left where you can get a banana milkshake!

Very unhappy with my service!! This place use to be amazing but after my last visit I can say I will not be returning, food use to be good but now just ok and the service I got from server monica didn't help my experience either, the wait for food was longer than I'm use too and my server talks too much to the other cars and me while my food was inside getting cold, I understand trying to give good customer service but she was begging for a big tip seemed talking to customers was more important than getting my food out in a timely manner... read more

Food is never disappointing no matter what we order. The fries are my favorite, can't get enough! One of the best things they offer is the "Family Meal" at a great price. read more

I wish I could give negative stars!!!!! The worse place of the year!!! Never again will I visit this place. We have a large family of 11. Placed our order paid $150.00 for our food and they forgot items. Then, said we weren't charged for it. Fine, I'll pay for our missing food. Just give us the food we need to feed my kids. It wouldn't be fair to come home and not have food for all the kids!!! So I will pay for the missing items that she forgot to write down and we ordered one by one. BUT as they hand me the food after about a 35 minute wait that was initially paid for. She says she had to charge me for the missing food. Ok charge me! I'm willing to pay already for your mistake. However, instead of charging me right away and putting my order in because my other food was already getting cold. She makes me wait for the next 5 people in line to order. Then, takes my order, with attitude mind you.... And I have to wait another 25 minutes for a single combo meal! The worst!!! I will never recommend this place for anything!! This was the saddest visit!! Someone needs to get control of this place!! read more

Chili cheese fries and avocado bacon cheese burger my favorite meal here! Friendly and fast service. Good place to come eat with family.

Yess I love there food it amazing and service is quick also fried food is super good family fry and even family meal is very delicious

When I was working in Merced, I used to head over to H&W for lunch from time to time. Good burgers and fries. Friendly staff. This place can get busy on the lunch hour, so be prepared for a bit of a wait when the parking lot is full. Stopped by recently for a shake. Yummy and reasonably priced. read more

Burgers tasty. Onion rings are bomb. Love the season on the fries wish the put that seasoning on the tater tots. Maybe I wouldn't have just tasted grease. Loved the car hop service. Three burgers & 3 sides no drinks under $32.00. read more

Exactly what we were hoping for. Great food and service. Super cute outdoor seating and there's even car hop service if you don't want to enjoy the lovely picnic tables. Got chicken sandwich, grilled cheese, crinkle cut fries, zucchini sticks and topped off with pineapple and root beer shakes - everything was delicious. read more

Food was horrible.Service was ok ate outside. Dissatisfied with food which was lukewarm and greasy.Burger was average messy and greasy.Will not be eating again there. read more

The burgers are so good .Nice crispy fries all at a great price. The linguisa sandwich I liked alot. Don't forget the pastrami burger need to try it. read more

I'm just a bit disappointed. I come here a lot and I always get the chicken salad. Today I asked for extra chicken just to make sure I was getting my protein intake. I was charged $4.99 for additional chicken so the total of the salad came close to $13. When I received it, it looks like the standard order of regular chicken. I did bring it up to them, but the kitchen said they gave me extra so. Unfortunately I have to go find my salad elsewhere. I just feel like if they see me so often here and I took the time to mention it to them, they could of at least offered a remedy. read more

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Quaint little area that has awesome burgers. Requested extra crispy fries- and that is what I got!! Food had great taste and was promptly brought by a car hop (retro and cute!) I plan on taking my family next time I go! read more

Went to H & w today. Usually has been a great spot but unfortunately not today. Burgers were just ok and fries and zucchini sticks were very very greasy like they aren't draining the oil or something. Zucchini sticks were even worse oil dripping out of bag that they were in. Hopefully they can do better next time or might have to try different spot. Also fries and zucchini sticks were very bland. No seasoning hardly. read more

H & W Drive In - Family fries - Burgers Near Me - Merced, California

Got the French burger, which is a good value for $7. The roll was dry and the burger was rubbery, but overall it tastes good and hits the spot. The root beer is delicious. I can see why this place is so popular with the locals. Car hop service just means they'll bring the food to your car. There aren't many of these around anymore, but this isn't like American Graffiti. It looks a little run down, though the service is great. Just wouldn't go out of my way to go here again. read more

Best burgers in town. Usually a 10 to 15 minute wait. Staff is always friendly. Everything from burgers to sandwiches and the mozzarella cheese sticks are great! read more