When we pulled in there was some weird people and we ordered and they kept saying I CANT HEAR YOU! and when we ordered everything we waited for 35 minutes and when we got the food it tasted not good and not bad read more

It was fine. they forgot our second order of small cheese curds but gave us a refund and a large instead. overall the food was amazing.

Been here twice now. The second visit wasn't as good as the first but I would stop here again for the shakes and chili cheese fries. The cheeseburgers were comparable to McDonald's. read more

Burger patties cooked fresh in front of my eyes, and all the toppings were fresh too (and it was close to 9pm). They even had Ken's favorite - green olives - and for $0.36 too. Score! Personally I thought there was a little too much condiments on my 1/4lb burger, but I know better now for future ordering. As I am difficult, I upcharged to onion rings and an eggnog shake. Rings and fries were both good, also made fresh to order. We thought the sit-down portion of this fast food restaurant was clean, as was the girl's restroom. read more

I'm torn between four and five...we'll go with five For fast food pretty awesome.. My first time having Halo burger. I've drove by a bunch on my way to Frankenmuth, but never stopped before. I had heard some people are really hardcore fans so why not.. I got the olive burger which was pretty tasty, the meat somewhat reminiscent of In-n-out. Actually I think beyond not having a cutesy secret menu, Halo could give In-n-out a run for they're money. I really liked it. Two others in my party got the QP and fries. One liked it pretty well; the other just okay. My mom got a chicken bacon salad thumbs up from her. I also tried the chili not bad at all, pretty tasty. My boy got the hot dog and fries thumbs up from him. I stold a few fries let me tell you, they are darn good and tasty. . All in all , Halo burger is good wish there were more in the metro area. read more

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We came here on the way home after a weekend up north and a long drive home. We stopped here to stretch our legs and grab some food. We were to tired to drive into Frankenmuth, so we swung into Halo since I had been to Halo before for a Yelp event some time ago. I had good impressions of Halo because I was impressed with their food after the event. When we came in, we reviewed the menu since the BF had not been here before. I told him most anything he gets will be good, and that the QP is their standard burger. He went with that and I got the chicken strips. We split an order of tater tots since we are both big fans of them. The food came out and the chicken strips looked like something out of a bag. They seemed generically cut and bland. I don't remember what they looked like at the Yelp event, but the strips from McDonalds look more lively and real. The chicken tasted fine but it did look generic. BF enjoyed his meal, but eating here isn't what it was when I went to the event in Troy. I can't put my finger on one single reason, but it just had more of a fast food feel to it, instead of something more personal with the food from what I remember. If I was in the area I would eat here again, I just wasn't as impressed as I was from previous experience. It doesn't feel like the passion is there. Prices are acceptable and the food is decent, but it tastes like just another fast food burger joint. If it had been warmer, I would have gone for one of their Boston Cooler, but it was too cold outside for me. Overall, it's just okay, but I am willing to give them another shot. read more

Are they called Halo Burger because eating one of their burgers is a religious experience? If that's the case, well, it's not. $7.30 got me slightly overdone fries with absolutely zero salt, an okay burger, and a bottle of water that apparently was dropped on the ground (the cap had some black sludge on it with hair). I guess I'd rather have no salt over an inedible kill-a-slug amount, but a little would have been nice for the fries. I got the Olive Burger and it was fine. Nice and hot so the cheese melted, but the meat to produce ratio is a bit off... a lot of cold vegetables and just a small hot patty. I would have also liked more than seemingly three or four halved olives on my burger. It was alright (comparable to Wendy's, probably a bit better), but not great. One of the better fast food burgers I've had at a very reasonable price for a combo, but how about some salt for them there fries, huh? ... and cleaning the floor. Eesh. Aaand updating the place a little bit, I swear it's like a little slab of the slums of Detroit right in Birch Run. I'd go back, but it's nothing to rave about. Local's good though, right? read more

Halo Burger - Olive Burger - Burgers Near Me - Birch Run, Michigan

Don't ever stop here, worst drive through I've ever seen. Stuck in line for 20 minutes, two cars in front of me. Can't drive away, blocked

A pretty good burger, however, the 35-45 min wait to get it was pretty rough. I think we pulled into the line around 1145 and got out around 1240, so pretty long wait. If you were making a long drive, and time-sensitive, one might consider another option for lunch. I had to give it a try due to the marketing billboards along the way, claiming to be the best burger in Michigan. Next time the considerable wait will be considered. I will say the burger with jalapenos was pretty good, and the limited time Cherry Milk Shake was pretty good. read more

Halo Burger is a great burger place. The service is excellent. The restaurant is very clean and nice. It is updated right

Very slow drive thru. We waited over 25 minutes. Burgers were inedible. Patties were burnt. Never will go here again.

Tasty food but poor policy to charge 25 cents for a water cup when dining in. Felt disrespected after paying $25 for food and not provided a complimentary cup for water or allowed to bring water into the restaurant. In car dining for me. read more

Haven't even eaten the food, been sitting in the drive through for an hour and 27 minute now and can't leave because they have curbs on both sides on the drive through.. this is the worse service I've ever seen at a "fast" food. I don't even care if the food is great waiting over an hour for fast food is not worth it regardless what it is. Update, on the food, buns were sawgy, burgers were wayyy over done. The cheese curds were good, and we fed the chicken nuggets to our dog... maybe a 1 out of 5... the wait time for the quality of food was awful, not impressed at all. read more

Great burgers and fries. Not a whole lot to say other than that. Fast, friendly service. If you want a quality fast food burger, stop here.

45 minute wait in the drive through and then we were missing an item. My turkey burger was raw but there was nothing we could easily do about it since the dining room is closed and we weren't going to wait in that line again. The menu sounds good with its Michigan theme and the prices are really low, but you get what you pay for. Food was mediocre at best and very tiny portions and overall disappointing. read more

2 words.... olive burger! So yummy.... we come every time we visit Frankenmuth. Seems like the new owners are trying to spiff the place up while maintaining food quality. read more

Not sure if the person taking the drive thru order is hard of hearing or if the traffic and weather were an issue. He sounded a bit rude. Overall the burgers & fries were good. They forgot topping on one and sauce for my kid's nuggets & fries that had been requested. All in all I'd still go back. read more

Very disappointed. Service was slow. My QP with olives was just that. Sliced green olives. What happened to the pimentoes that were with the olives? That was what made Halo Burger olive burgers distinctive. Not worth driving from Bay City anymore. read more

Stopped here for first time around 9:45 am craving a burger for our road trip. Even though it was a little early for burgers and Halo was still serving breakfast they made our order of three burgers, three fries and cheese curds. The burger was pretty good, cheese curds were delicious. But the best thing was that they made us our special lunch order happily and rather quickly since it wasn't lunch time yet. Joe was the employee working the drive thru and he was very pleasant, nice, and gave us our food with a smile. (Which was great when you have a 2 year old on a 4 hour road trip that is repeating she wants a cheeseburger at 9am). read more

Fist time visit. Always heard about it. I figured this time why not stop on the way back from Zenders and took it home. Really good burger. Well put together. Allot like a big boy but meatier. I'll definitely try it again along with other things. Hey owner! Bring it on down to metro Detroit. Preferable the east side. If chick fil a can, you can! read more

Always stop here when headed north . Great burgers and a Boston cooler milkshake, exit 136 birch run. Burger is cooked as you order , and they have a nice list to add on your burger even green olives read more

Halo Burger - Burgers Near Me - Birch Run, Michigan

Someone warned me even before I moved to Michigan about the joys of Halo Burger. Bite one, you'll go to Heaven, and then spend months in purgatory daydreaming about the next time you have one. Requisite salivating followed. I tried a Halo Burger the first time I went to Frankenmuth and enjoyed another at the original downtown Flint location on a doomed trip to use a LivingSocial coupon. That's another story, but the unifying thread of all these magical experiences was the mellowing, satisfying presence of this mid-Michigan icon. As far as fast food burgers go, it's right up there. The beau and I only visit Birch Run's restaurant by drive thru, but we still receive consistently piping hot food in the short time it takes the Halo gnomes and brownies to put together their select concoctions. Each time we received exactly what we wanted and then some -- I got loads of olives, probably a little more than the burger could handle per square meaty inch. Pickles tumbled past my juicy little patty to land in the wings of the opened wrapper. My goodness, this is what they meant by finger-licking good. Those French fries are something else when made fresh rather than left to sit in a soggy pool of oil and turn lukewarm like at other places. They are always crisp, not too salted, and steaming hot. Onion rings came out a little greasy but satisfying in crunch when we tried them. I like my fries a little too much and there was a bit of war on who got to eat the last ones. Halo Burger is on par with other fast food restaurants for price, but they do not diverge into salads, oatmeal, wraps, gyros, and fois gras wrapped in maple-crisped salmon skin. Their core menu holds no surprises, allows small additions like olives and mushrooms, and they do what they do well. Two can eat for about $14 and be pretty full. Service here has always been top notch, and our last visit at the end of July featured one of the friendliest, prompt cashiers I've ever seen in a fast food restaurant. I much appreciated his professionalism and cheeriness. Working at a place like this, no wonder! read more

This place has really good burgers for fast food, I had the Halopeno Burger and it was amazing, just enough spice to taste alright with a zing and the melted cheese made it taste that much better and the fries are always fresh and crisp here. read more

I'm not much for fast food burgers, but I love Halo Burger because I love olive burgers...and I love the fact that this is a small local chain that started in the 1920s. Popping an extra 36 cents gets you a generous dollop of sliced olives on your cheeseburger...did I mention that I love olive burgers? We had a couple of shakes the last time we visited...again, I'm not much for shakes, but the black raspberry flavor shake featured the last time we visited there tasted like great, thick and fresh soft-serve ice cream. The Birch Run location is just across the freeway from the big outlet mall, so that makes it pretty convenient for hard-core shoppers. Buy local...buy olives! :) read more

I have been hearing for a while now how great Halo Burgers are, so today on our trip home from up north, I was introduced to the burger by Halo. I had the burger combo and added cheese and some mushrooms. Friend had the burger with green olives. I am sure she loved hers since she's one who's been telling me about Halo for a while now. The burger was cooked nicely and had kind of crispy dark edges that I love. And, I actually picked all the mushrooms off (there were a lot too) and ate them separately; I love mushrooms! Like someone else has mentioned below, the burgers are Wendy-esque - but much better in my opinion. I wish there was a Halo closer to home! The fries were also pretty good, fresh, not too salty. There are only a few locations but I'd make a pit-stop again in the future. This location is right of I-75 by the Birch Run outlet mall and also not too far from Frankenmuth. read more

So this has become a tradition to stop here on the way up north. The burgers are amazing and I usually don't really like burgers. We usually go through the drive-thru and that's what I recommend, we ate in the restaurant once and the ambiance was, um, lacking, yeah lacking is a nice way to put it. I had a the chicken sandwich once, but I'd advise sticking with what they are known for great burgers. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. My husband and I stopped here 4th of July weekend and had a horrible meal. We thought it was because of a busy holiday weekend and let it go. We decided to give it another shot this weekend and it was just as bad if not worse. We have been coming to this place for 15 years and it was always so great. The last year it has been horrible and we will not be back anytime soon. Let us know when you are going to go back to your old menu. The "coney" fries are disgusting and tasted like ground up greasy meat of some kind. Your old "chili cheese" fries were amazing. You should also bring back your kids meals as well. All this fancy stuff is not working for your restaurant. The meat for your burgers always tasted fresh now it all tastes frozen. Very disappointed. read more

First thing I was told as I placed my order was that I would have to pour my baby's water bottle out because they could not allow any outside food in the restaurant. I understand the concept of that, but considering security at the airport was able to prevent me from pouring it out because he is a baby it just seems like a fast food restaurant would be willing to extend the same courtesy. Halo Burger, however, is apparently more secure than the airport. This started out our visit by making my family feel unwelcome and disappointed. This used to be one of my favorite stops when we came to MI to visit, but I will not be returning. read more

In the pursuit of great burgers I stopped here after reading other reviews. In my opinion this place is below average. Yes you can get olives or mushrooms, that did nothing to make these special. If your at the mall, pulling off the highway or staying near I can see stopping; however I would not drive out of my way for this. read more

Halo Burger - Burgers Near Me - Birch Run, Michigan

This location of Halo Burger is the worst place I have ever eaten in my life. I never write reviews but I have to write one for this restaurant. My husband and I ordered two hamburgers of different kinds and both felt like they came out of the refrigerator. Meat and everything was freezing cold. We used to live in Michigan and loved Halo burgers and was looking forward to one as we passed through. I called the manager and she was rude about it and said she didn't have any problems and that if I didn't like it I need to call the health department. Which I am going to do and I am leaving a review also. Obviously the manager does not care about their food safety because that is unhealthy to serve cold meat. read more

I can't figure out how this place never got big. Its everything Wendy's couldn't be. Growing up in Flint, this is the burger place. At one point probably deemed every bit as good as 5 guys in a non cooked to order McDonalds sort of way. Who doesn't want to get bloated on a green olive burger, onion rings, and Boston Cooler. Mercury Bar has a "Flint Burger" which has......Green Olives. Man its good read more

Zero stars. The so called "manager" here is an awful human being. She is yelling at her employees and when I calmly walked up to the counter after finding out that all burgers come with "the works" , asking her what came on the olive burger and she yelled at me saying it comes with the works. I did not see this at first until I had already ordered and do not eat ketchup or mustard, olive burgers do not normally come with ketchup and mustard. I asked her and said it's too late it's already made, and I asked if she could please remake it. She said I can't remake it after it's made and I said I'm sorry I didn't know it came with the works, can you please just remake it. She took it and threw it and haphazardly made another, throwing it on the tray. I told her she needs lessons on how to deal with the public and she yelled "whatever". Food was inedible and I didn't want to eat it anyway not knowing what she did to my food. This is not how you treat paying customers! I will be contacting corporate over this. read more

If you're driving by exit 136 and you don't stop here you're crazy! This is best burger place around period done. The staff here are all super nice and I can say I've never had a bad experience here. read more

My burger was hot and low and behold the cheese was melted to my beef patty! I asked for extra pickles and holy crow I wont do that again. I had so many pickles, when I bit into my burger I had pickle juice dripping out it. Oh, the fries! I love them. They are floppy and salted just right. I do like this place it tends to be cold in the winter but perfect in the summer. So dress accordingly. It is outdated but will not take away from the food. read more

Really disappointed. I used to swing thru here every few weeks on my way home from work. Delicious back in the day. Been about 8 years since my last visit until today. Over $9 for a combo meal. Burger was super messy and slapped together. Giant chunks of lettuce and DRIPPING mustard and mayo. Put in a chunk of paper, not in a burger box like a Big Mac - that's how they used to do. 8 minute wait at the drive thru I thought.... be patient, it's worth the wait. Nope, no quality control. Fries were crappy too. Frozen junk. Too bad.... read more

Iconic classic American burger joint. Delicious fresh food and home to a menu sure to please all tastes! Recent new ownership and expansion have renewed this iconic brand. Shakes, fries, and onion rings get high marks for taste. Many delicious variations on the burger side, including the classic olive burger! And don't forget the Boston Cooler made with hometown favorite Vernor's ginger ale! read more

I read reviews of how good their food is and also how slow their service is. I had some extra time tonight and only one car was in the drive through so I gave them a shot. I pulled up to the speaker and was greeted and told they would be right with me... I set a timer just out of curiosity. Three minutes later the car at the window drove away. I waited a little while longer and nothing. I began to repeatedly say hello, hello, hello. At six minutes in a guy came over the speaker and said they're not taking anymore orders and they had their headphones off. After waiting 6 minutes and they didn't close for another 11 minutes; it was terrible service! The one star reviews were right! read more

They allegedly open at 11am. Pulled into the parking lot at 11:15 or so intending to use the drive through, but there were cones and a chain across it for some reason. Pulled back around to the lot and went up to the doors which were all locked. Got back in my car and as I was exiting the lot the drive through was full of cars? wTF? read more

If you like old school burger joints for their combination of quality ingredients at cheap eats prices, this is a good place to stop off to eat as you go down the highway. The place is clean. The service is quick. And the food is worth the stop. My wife and I both ordered their double cheese burgers, fries and drinks. The fries were crisp on the outside and soft on inside. They weren't overdone. They were just right. The burgers tasted like more, because they were so good. The toppings were fresh. The meat was juicy and thick. It tasted like they might ground their own burger blend. Overall, this is an old school burger joint which does burgers old school right. read more

My husband and I waited over an hour in the drive thru with only 4 cars in line. We were patient due to the fact that we understand that restaurants are frequently understaffed these days but imagine our surprise when we pulled up to the window and saw no less than 7 people in there. We sat at the window for 10-15 minutes and were then handed lukewarm food. I guess the milkshake was good. Will not be back. read more