I had my doubts, esp. when the running employee told me the bathrooms were "out back." I looked at the menu and almost ordered fish- that's usually what I get at restaurants, if that tells you anything. However, I decided to go outside my comfort zone and order a cheeseburger, onion rings, and small chocolate shake no whip. And WOW. just wow!!! This place is the best. (Almost) As good as Chick-fil-A. I'm obsessed! It was honestly the best fast food I've ever had! This road trip was infinitely better because of this food. I will always love Swenson's. Forever and always. Ps. The bathrooms were impeccably clean, in case you were wondering since reading my opening thoughts. read more

Me and my boyfriend always go here to eat. Usually it is fast service and we get our food right away. However, today we went and got less than what we usually get and we have been sitting here for almost an hour waiting for our food........ it was to go which usually you get your food quicker when it is to go. Yeah not today. This experience has ruined swensons for me and I highly recommend not going to this swensons anymore. Very shitty service lately. read more

One of my favorite spots up until this last time. Ordered carry out, was told 6-8 minuets, more like 20 minutes. Drove food home and first bite of burger had huge hair in it. Gagged. Had to drive back to location. They were apologetic and gave me a refund. Once I find hair in food it's a long time before I can go back, if ever. Sorry Swensons I'll miss you. read more

The best when I was a kid, still the best now. Who thought a cheeseburger with barbecue sauce would be fantastic, but the Galley Boy is just that. Fries are fair. For me fries are great if u don't need ketchup, ie fresh potatoes sliced and deep fried, or McDonalds Double cheeseburger are also great read more

Northeast Ohio's best burger, hands down. The burgers have a unique, sweet and crispy texture to them that is hard to describe, but so very very tasty. The attendants come running when you hit the lights (they must hire from the local track team) and go out of their way to make sure you meal is the way you like it. The key lime shake is surprisingly good - give it a shot! read more

One of the reasons I will never move out of Ohio is Swensons. My dad took me here when I was 12 and got me a Galley Boy, fried mushrooms, and a California. My order hasn't changed since. When people ask me where to eat when they are in town, this is my first recommendation. read more

All we ever get is fried mushrooms and zucchini. They have sweet bread which we do not like! Prices are good!

Who doesn't love Swensons!? Everything on the menu tastes great. They get your order out to you very quickly and the wait staff are always friendly. read more

The staff is fantastic and super sweet, but the food always ends up making me ill. I don't consider myself to have a weak stomach, but no matter what I've gotten here, I've always thrown up an hour or two later. read more

The ideal college joint- super fast service, super greasy and super cheap. Eat in your car only. Galley boys are a must-try Vegetarians and Vegans- avoid this place, unless you can be satiated with deep fried side dishes. read more

I love it. Great food , great prices, great workers. Theyve never messed up one of my orders.

Galley Boys and Orange Milkshakes Forever (pass on the fries and ask for light ice on the sodas)

First time to a Swenson's, I'm from Florida so we don't have these down there. Service was quick and friendly. The food was delicious, I ordered a bacon cheese burger and it was a lot better than I expected it would be. I also had these tater tot like things with cheese and jalapeños in them, yum! I will definitely be returning when we visit Ohio again. read more

I've gone to swensons since I was a kid and it's my favorite drive in to this day! Wonderful food great atmosphere and the staff is always hustling!!!! Great people who work here and an incredible experience every time read more

My husband and I stopped here during our road trip to Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I love burgers and after learning LeBron likes this place we thought we should give it a try. We were not disappointed! Great service. Great food and reasonable prices. I had the Galley Boy, onion rings and a chocolate shake. It was all yummy including the nicely grilled burger bun. Try it! read more

Swensons is a decent burger drive in, but it didn't live up to the hype in my opinion. This location is on 59 in Stow right near the Kent line. One of the perks is you never have to get out of your car for anything. You drive in, park, turn on your lights, and you have service. Your waiter/waitress will bring you a menu and whenever you want to order, you turn your lights on. Another nice thing about this place is that it's dirt cheap. We paid $10 for three people! Now on to the food. I had a cheeseburger with everything, or mustard, pickles, and onions, and fries. I'm not saying I disliked the food, but at the same time, I didn't love it. The fries were good, but nothing special. Same with the burger. It was good, but I'm not rushing back to it. In my opinion, it was just too much like your average fast food burger. Personally, I'd rather get a burger from Five Guys or In'n'Out when I'm out west. Overall, Swensons is a fun experience due to the drive in, but the food just didn't do much for me. read more

Been going to Swenson's for years (Wallhaven, Montrose, Cuyahoga Falls). Stow Swenson's not the same quality. 3 out of last 4 times food was just warm not hot. Last time went late very little crowd, food was just tolerable (Not hot) in spite of long wait. Will chose to go to other Swenson's where we know food will be hot. read more

Since I started working right by this swensons, it's become my go to after work... I usually get take out and it takes 5-7 minutes. I've got nothing bad to say about the food. I love getting a bacon cheeseburger and French fries. I typically like my French fries with a crisp outer layer. Asking for regular fries, they're usually pretty soft but they still taste done. I followed a review on here and asked for them extra crunchy. They were much more to my standards but some were close to burnt. I've had pretty good experiences with the waiters with the exception of tonight. The waiter seemed to kind of have an attitude when I was ordering then he preceded to go hangout with the girls in the car next to me for 15 minutes. Don't get me wrong, I have no issues waiting but really?? The girls ordered 10 minutes after me and got their food before me. Then a different waiter brought me my food. Kind of irritating but I'll be back! read more

Great restaurant awesome service the food taste really good. A great place to take the kids for a different type of experience where you eat in the car. read more

Such a fun place to go. Service is always great and the food is always very tasty. The obvious choice here is the Galley Boy, but the other sandwiches are very good also. Highly recommend their fries and chocolate shake. My son also loves their fish sandwich. read more

Great place for lunch. It's fast, cheap, and the food is fantastic. I can't stress how cheap it actually was; I think my entire meal was less than 4$. read more

The food here is greasy, greasy, greasy. If you're in the mood for that, you are in the right place. My friend got their famous burger and absolutely loved it. I got a chicken sandwich and it was fine. The fried mushrooms were very greasy and not particularly tasty although they were also fine. read more

The most delicious cheeseburgers I've ever had. The melted velveeta-like cheese product envelopes the juicy, freshly grilled, slightly sweet patties, that are nestled next to fresh vegetables and pickles, all held between two liberally buttered and lightly toasted buns. I highly recommend the Galley boy, which is their double cheeseburger smothered with two special sauces and adorned with a cocktail olive. Mmmmmm, just thinking about Swensons makes me salivate profusely. read more

No matter how much fine-dining experience I may get, no five-star, three-$$$ restaurant will ever get me as excited as a classic Drive-In restaurant like Swenson's. I'm not from around these parts, but I can totally see Swenson's as the quintessential high-school hang-spot, and I'm quite jealous my hometown doesn't have anything quite like it. The Galley Boy was delicious, although it did catch me a bit off guard when their "special sauce" was more along the lines of BBQ, as opposed to your typical 1000 Island. Also, had myself some GREAT onion rings (lightly breaded, homeade) and a refreshing Californian (great invention!). The crowned jewel of our meal here, however, were the potato teasers. Think jalepeno popper/tater tot/cheese stick and you might get close to dreaming of the deliciousness of these bad boys. My entire meal at Swenson's was absolutely great, but if I had to single out one MUST try, get yourself some potato teasers!!!! read more

Swenson's has the classic drive-in feel paired with delicious food and employees that run everywhere! The burgers, shakes and potato teezers are amazing. I no longer live in the area, but make it a point to stop at Swenson's every time I am in town and have even considered driving over two hours just to satisfy my Swenson's cravings! read more

if you're in the area you gotta stop here. places like this don't exist nowadays and the food is way better than that garbage they serve at sonic. read more

Always delicious burgers and shakes. My son loves the hot dogs too. Staple food in Stow. Get the galley boy and enjoy

Burger came out almost red in the center and cold. Fries were not fully cooked. Replacement burger had so much ketchup and mayo on it that the burger was inedible awash in a sea of condiments. The staff was friendly- this was not one of the cooks better days. We love Swenson's but this night was not one to remember with anything but disappointment. read more

if you go to Swensons you must get the Galley Boy. The Galley Boy is their best burger. The Galley boy is a double cheeseburger with bbq sauce, and another secret sauce that is delicious. You will finish the burger before you even know it. The bun is buttered and toasted. Everything melts in your mouth. Also make sure you get onion rings. I don't know how they do it, but their onion rings are always so much better than ones I can get somewhere else. I also like to get a chocolate milkshake. You get a good portion for a good price. This is also a drive in, which means you park your car and they come out to take your order. Then they deliver the food out to you. It is a fun experience. I usually don't go to drive-in's. This is the best fast food you can get for a low price. If you have a chance to go, you should. You will not regret it. read more

You can't go wrong with a trip to Swensons! I love the galley boy, potato teasers, and a chocolate shake. This latest visit the server recommended the seasonal blueberry shake which did not disappoint. Service is fast (they do run to and from the cars, after all) and the prices are reasonable. A NE Ohio gem that I visit whenever I am in town! read more

Best burgers in NE Ohio in my opinion. Can get pricey depending on how many you are buying for and the drinks could be larger in size for the price but the food makes up for it all! read more

Unbelievable. If you are from NE Ohio, you already know, so no need to read, actually, you shouldn't even be referencing Yelp for this particular type of food, becuase there is no better option. Great service, great variety, and absolute best quality product. Although I've just begun to expand my menu selection, I have yet to have a disappointing meal here. Everything is delicious. I have been frequenting Swenson's for over 20 years and I see no end in sight. Keep up the perfection! 3 great recommendations, often overlooked: chocolate-banana milkshake, fried chicken sandwich (to die for), and the most underrated (commonly unknown, because it's not specified on the menu) Well done Cajun Fries; hated the regular fries for years until I found out about this little piece of heaven. Enjoy! read more

We usually have a great experience at Swensons, but today was not the case. We ordered and said it was a 'to go' order. Everything went fine with ordering. Here's where the disappointment came in: The guy that took our order gave us the food and said that he would be back for to collect payment. After a couple of minutes have passed, he returns and takes the bank card. We timed how long it would take and waited for his return for a little over 5 minutes. Never showed - thought he ran out the back door and booked a trip to France (lol). I turned on my lights and waited until another server came running up to the car. I told him want happened and he said he would fine our server and speed things up. When our server STOPPED running around the parking lot - he went into the building (hopefully to speed things up), then came out dropping off orders to people that showed up wayyyyyyy later then when we first arrived. He went back into the building picked and came out with 2 more orders for someone else and then handed us the bill and card. After telling me repeatedly where to sign and trying to get me to hurry it up without looking at the bill before I signed - I promptly told him 'I know where to sign, but I'm going to look it over'. After all looking a bill over before you sign is not only responsible, but only takes a couple of seconds which is less time it took to receive my bill and gets my card back from him. It took a total of 7 minutes from when I gave him my card to run through the machine and to get it back. Yup, that tip was zero. Plus, when we finally got home the food was cold and needed to be heated up and the fries were soggy from sitting in the bag so long that condensation built up. Not to mention that the toppings on the two sandwiches was reversed and messed up. So, out of the 177 positive reviews - this reviewer is at least telling it like it is. read more

sooo good! friendly good service! love the burgers and the potato puff with ranch just hate when the ranch gets put in the bag with the food and gets hot! milkshakes are delish! read more