If you haven't tried Wayback Burgers, you're missing out. This place absolutely hits every time. My go-to order is the double meat & cheese burger, fries, and a chocolate milkshake with whipped cream, and it's the kind of combo that reminds you why simple food done right is unbeatable. The burgers are juicy, perfectly cooked, and stacked the way a real burger should be. The fries are crispy and fresh every time, and that chocolate milkshake is thick, cold, and basically the perfect finish. What I love most is that nothing here feels rushed or generic -- it tastes like someone actually cares about the food they're putting out. Big portions, great flavor, and consistently solid every time I go. If you're craving a legit burger and a shake, Wayback Burgers delivers. Highly recommend. read more

Wayback Burgers - 1st Meal at Wayback - Burgers Near Me - Leander, Texas

My son & I ate here recently. We love the burgers, but did not have a great experience. My burger was made wrong (they gladly remade it) & my son's burger had a hair in it (again they gladly remade it). I don't like to complain, but I paid $42 for two burgers, fries & a shake, I expect better. read more

It tasted ok , but the same meal, regular burger and chocolate shake at in n out would cost What the shake here cost. And the burger was tasty, just small . Looked to be made be 1/6 pound burger . Oh well we gave it a try . read more

First time customer and will come back for more! The service was fast and friendly and I love that they served our food fresh n hot! My husband had a double bacon burger which was juicy and very tasty and I had the chicken tenders w/their wayback sauce n crispy fries-delish! The ambiance was laid back and loved the music they played too (80's/90's) read more

Huge disappointment. I like to try the more local spots for a burger rather than the McD's, Sonic etc. I happened to look up a lunchtime and saw a strip-center hamburger joint Wayback Burgers. Not familiar with them, but what the heck. I will order for pick up. First annoying hurdle was having to download an app and give up a ton of personal info. Ok, I pushed thru and placed an order. App was fairly easy to work. Ice Tea, double burger w/cheese and fries. You could design the burger as you like which was a nice addition touch but $26! I was like wow, this must be some swell burger I show to pick up order at lunch time and there are no customers at all. At least as best I could see there were two staff. No staff at counter, one staff on a stool on their phone(they never moved) and one cook. The hollered from the kitchen, "pick up order?" Then came out and tossed the order at me. No drink so I ask kindly for a drink cap that he slammed in the counter. No welcome. No thanks. Nothing. Really just overall yuk experience. The burger was ok. Nothing special and slight step below Sonic. Ice tea was good. But despite being forced in the app to choose a dipping sauce, I choose catsup, there was none in the back. Fries were ok as well, nothing special. I can't imagine these guys can stay in business without stepping up their game. read more

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POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE I got the order to go. I wanted a side of ranch, the worker said there was already one in there and I said, I'd like another one. The owner quickly said "You have to pay for that!" I replied with "That is fine." I get to my car and taste the ranch. I find the taste gross and certainly not worth what they charge. I also notice that they gave me onion rings instead of french fries. I was just gonna let that mistake slide and eat the onion rings. One of the workers comes outside and says that's not your order. I agreed. So I bring it back in... I tell them that I do not like the ranch and I'd like to be refunded for the ranch. That is an absolutely normal request in any restaurant business I have gone to. The female manager/owner adamantly says "out of principle" she does not refund because I had tasted it. I said this is really poor customer service... Are you really willing to lose a customer over $1.05? She says "it's out of principle." Fun Fact: It's not out of principle to give the same food that I had in my car that they don't know if I even ate some or not (I DID have my hands in the bag and touched the food and I tasted the ranch because I thought it was my order) Who knows if it's the ranch I tasted or not that the customer got to eat. :/ I see one of the workers bring the crumpled bag... that was originally given to me... out to the person waiting for their order at the counter and find out it's a door dash order. Giving food to a Door Dash customer that another customer has touched/tasted because of your worker's mistake....hmmm. Apparently THAT'S okay with "her principles?" Out of my own principles, I will not be back because of the manager/owner's behavior and lack of customer care. read more

This place was absolute rubbish. The food came to us, called a hamburger. It was horrible. The Philly cheese was not the best. Yellow cheese was something new!? We returned the fries because they were cold. We ordered the ones with meat on them. They microwaved them. as I tried eat them throughout my meal, I almost cracked a tooth, because the meat became so hard from being microwaved. I ordered the impossible melt. I think its going to be impossible for this place to stay open. The name i think is whats keeping them going. The patty on this was a hockey puck, just not as thick. Nothing like what I thought i was going to get from the picture. The location reminded me of a burger joint from the 80s... no one in there but the strange folk behind the counter and the 80s music (loved the music btw). I ate cause I was famished... Unfortunate. read more

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Good burger, and good, hot, fresh made fries. First visit to this location. It just recently opened. Crew is new, and they are worth trying. I like them and believe as they find their groove, that this will be a good add to Leander's fast growing culinary scene. Come and give them a try. read more

Wayback Burgers - Single cheeseburger with fries - Burgers Near Me - Leander, Texas

If I could give them a zero I would, I haven't had such a bad experience at a restaurant in a long time. This tops as one of the WORSE experiences. We should've known better since we pass by it all the time and it never looks busy. Since it opened this is my first time coming, I checked the menu and was really excited about trying one of their burgers (the first pic i posted, doesnt look anything like I ordered, I did ask for a single patty but it looks like they just threw it together.) It wasn't that busy for a Friday night. It took almost 40 minutes to get 3 burgers for $40. I wad so close to just asking for a refund because it was taking forever. Got home and the food was crap. The burger didn't look anything like the picture and was worse than any kind of fast food restaurant and the fries were dry, no flavor, super pily and hard. Save your time and money! read more

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We had the salad bowls to go. It only had the chicken, bitter Romaine, and croutons. The chicken was nothing special. Plenty of workers standing around. read more

All I have to say is.. YIKES. Not only did I wait an incredibly embarrassing amount of time but no one seemed to care about the clock either. It was 1 burger. The best thing about this place was the sweet lady up front who seemed to be working her tail off. Hats off to Tammy! read more

I was hesitant to try this place because of the bad reviews but we decided to give it a chance. Let's be transparent.... People are so quick to be keyboard warriors when focused on emotions therefore why you have to take reviews with a grain of salt. People will be quick to write bad reviews then a good review. It's an order at the counter type and has about 9 tables. The service was good. The young kids in there were super polite. The patty was not frozen you can actually walk to the bathroom and see through the glass window while your burger is cooking and it's didn't look frozen to me. The lettuce and pickles were fresh and crispy. The burger was extremely juicy and flavorful. I did a build your own burger with onion rings and my husband got the Ghost Pepper Burger with spicy cheese curds. We ate our entire meals and even got a milk shake. The only thing I can agree with on the reviews is the cheese is not melted on but if you let it sit the heat will melt it. Not melted like I want but the star of a burger is not the cheese it's the burger and it delivered. read more

Wayback Burgers - Burgers Near Me - Leander, Texas

Place is always got the A/C cranked all the way... sometimes too much, but the menu is worth it. Burgers are great, fries are delicious and come in varieties, and if you got a sweet tooth definitely check out their shakes... ermagurd, they're good. Oh, and the staff is always the nicest people to talk to. They seem like a good team. read more

The reviews scared me going into this, not going to lie, but my boyfriend swore up and down that this place is INSANE and we needed a quick bite before a game so along I went. Y'all, this place is great. It's clean, the food is good, cheese was melted, friendly and attentive staff... what more are we really asking for? I say we support more small business owners and the staff they employ. No need for all the sass in the reviews - which honestly have me wondering if they were written by a competitor or keyboard warrior. Delicious food. Good ingredients. Nice people. read more

Great burgers! I'm so glad we have one close to our house. They're delicious, the staff is always nice, and provide a wonderful environment for the family. read more

From the outside we thought it was a small place, but once we got inside we noticed they have some tables available. We got at their new Leander location on a Sunday evening and there weren't many people there. I ordered the cheese fries to share and I went with the bunless classic while my husband decided to go with the bacon cheese burger. Everything was delicious and made to order. Even the lettuce was fresh and crunchy. It is a good sized burger. The fries were very cheesy and the portion was great to share. The only downsides are: they have no combo, everything must be ordered separately, and the price is a bit steeper than I expected. However, I'm sure I will be back soon again. read more

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Friday night we decided to give this location a try. We ordered online and went to pick it up. There were several people waiting on orders as things seemed to be backed up. We ordered the chicken blt, hot dog with chili, tator tots, chili cheese fries, tea, coke, a brownie milkshake and a vanilla shake. The chicken BLT was cold and didn't really have flavor. The chili dog, was put in the bag upside down so was a bit of a sloppy mess and also cold. The tator tots were great and perfectly salted, the chili cheese fries were good temp and good flavor. The shakes were great, loved the brownie shake! We have previously stopped in to pick up breakfast sandwiches and Joe is wonderful! They are perfectly toasted and super good!! It does feel like they just opened and are finding their sea legs. We will continue grabbing breakfast and give them another try on perhaps a not peak moment to see how things go. read more

Stopped in at 7:47pm.. three orders a head of me. By 8:21 the people who were waiting when I walked in were still waiting for their order. With work looming I decided to give up. I let them know at the counter I had to run, just give my order away and left. More irritated than I paid the tip upfront than anything else. Not even an apology or an offer of a refund. Way back??? More like -No way back... from service like this read more

Solid burger and fry joint with a few twists. It's a no frill type of establishment with what I'd consider a great 'classic' burger style. Think Top Notch but less on the flame broiled angle. We got a classic burger which comes with two patties and a choice of cheese (that's a nice touch) and fries. It's solid! Only thing that got me is that the restaurant had some ventilation issues when we went. So the grill smoke was bleeding into the dining area which was a bit offputting. Hope they get that fixed. Either way nice to see some new burger spots in Cedar Park. A welcome addition. read more

Terrible female manager who kicked hardworking contract workers out for eating their food towards the entrance of restaurant. They said they had stopped many restaurants to eat and never been told to leave. Had two trucks full of laborers who were parking and getting ready to come in to order food to eat. Looks like the ones who brought their own lunches were there first. Specifically this manager went up to a black gentleman (who asked prior to sitting down if it was okay to fill up his traveler with water and was told that's fine) sitting by himself on the phone with his family and after finishing half his meal told him he couldn't eat here. After realizing he was with the other gentleman who were eating, she went over and told them they couldn't eat there either to "correct" herself. They all left and took all their laborers from business too. Good for them. read more

Great burgers and tots! The number of customization you can make is crazy!! And the burgers are flavorful and cooked well...no dry burgers here!! read more

Warning, don't pay cash cause your change will get thrown back at you. That was hands down the worst experience I've ever had at a restaurant. And all the cashier did was take my order. So ridiculously rude and being in the industry myself, I understand hard days... and that gentlemen really needs to find a new career path. Not to mention maybe some better hygiene seeing how his finger nails were completely black and he was the one that cooked our food. Didn't enjoy it I'll tell ya that much. Definitely won't be back for fear of running into that kid read more

Ordered my food Was able to ring me up for a kids shake but than the manager came over and said "sorry we can't give a kids shake without a kids meal" even tho I was able to pay for the shake alone and than wanted to charge $3 more for an upsize when not everyone wants that much ice cream. Why can't you just make a kids shake if I'm able to pay for it? Quite a weird concept and the manager wanted to have an attitude when asked if they can just make it since I paid already so I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone read more

The burgers were ok. Fries are consistently soft and cold. Chili cheese tots were a clear violation of the Geneva convention. I'll never order them again. Service is polite but everyone behind the counter just kind of shuffles around like they're confused. I think this place could be good but no one knows what they're doing and weren't trained well. read more

Wayback Burgers - CHILI CHEESE TOTS - Burgers Near Me - Leander, Texas

We ordered the Rodeo Burger and the Impossible Melt with fries and tater tots. The Rodeo Burger was pretty good but I thought a little more bbq sauce would had made this amazing! We love patty melts and the Impossible Melt was a solid disappointment. Very little grilled onions and little to no Cajun Remoulade Sauce. Fries were really good but the tots were decent at best. Ordering online was easy, the service was fast. Not sure if we would try again. read more

This will be the last chance I give this place. I was looking for a good burger and I love the cheesesteak sandwich, except for the cost of course. So I ordered what was supposed to be a single cheeseburger meal for 8.99. I added bacon thinking it would be like an extra dollar. NO it was 3.99 for a slice and a half of bacon, I checked. That is almost what a whole package of bacon costs. I paid it cause I was looking forward to a good burger. The burger was very average, I think I would have enjoyed Wendy's better than this. I am willing to pay a little extra for an above average burger, but this was not that. Not even close. This place is waaay too expensive for what they produce. NEVER AGAIN read more

The wait wasn't long and it's easy to see why. My wife and I had ordered from here for delivery but it wasn't a surprise that the food wasn't the greatest - delivery rarely is. So we thought we'd give it a shot in person. Big mistake. My wife liked her chicken tenders and mac n cheese bites but my Philly cheesesteak was basically a thin slab of flavorless meat in a soggy bun with a slice of Kraft cheese thrown on top and half melted. My chili cheese fries tasted suspiciously sour. When I talked to a service person, they stood there, like a deer in the headlights, a blank expression silently asking me, "What do you want me to do about it?" We won't be back. read more

Yes, we had the bourbon bacon burger and it was good. Service was quick and food came out hot. We will try this again

WARNING NOT HONEST Eating here now I came in because I had an offer from Wayback for free shake with burger purchase. The female manager would not honor offer. You would think a Brand new location would be customer friendly..... BEWARE do not come.....a scam offer to get you to try & will not honor offer. SAD Update..... I found a hair cooked in my $6.28 tater tots.....I showed the manager she said it was not a hair, REALLY..... Not so great customer service.....she was not nice at all. read more

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Food was good. We had a burger, and tried the chicken wraps. All was very good. Just the ambiance wasn't so great...

very unprofessional and unsanitary. should have paid attention to the reviews. sometimes you have to learn the hard way. witnessed a very toxic work environment with the crew bickering very loudly right in front of customers. they are usually not very busy i'm seeing for a reason. a lot of rushing back and forth seeming to be understaffed during one of my (last) visits during lunchtime. all workers here seem to be in high school or just graduated. manager talking down to her employees, some staff were very unhygienic you could tell there was a lot of desperation. as for the food, it was nothing out of the ordinary. but yet for such an expensive price. i wanted to try something local, but again, i will continue my search for a real local and welcoming environment. beware. you have been warned. here is my two cents. i don't understand how this place is still in business. behavior makes me question how sanitary the food making execution is. read more

Would never go back to this location !!! The young man who served me was SO rude that I do not want to want to return The girl in the back joined in with him. Customers deserve respect I was so disappointed as I really like Wayback Burgers read more

The owner will over charge you on a mediocre burger if you don't watch your bill.The food is not good enough for a cost of $15.00 for a burger, drink and fries. read more

how yall gone have the breakfast burrito at like 5 and half bucks for the longest time then all of sudden up the price to 8 bucks???? Like id understand like a 75 cent increase or maybe even a dollar but 2 and half? Yall trippin dawg this was my favorite spot for the longest cause the breakfast burrito was fire and had a great price. I guess not now:( read more

Amazing service. Food was great! She made may visit very pleasurable . I enjoyed. I would love a better option on sides.

Everyone is super friendly. You can order with a person or on a kiosk. They made pancakes for my son in the afternoon as a special request.

I came in and a guy from the back immediately came to the counter to take my order. The food got out really fast, and they kept checking on me to make sure everything was good. All around good food and really good service. read more

Food & Service were excellent for a quick bite. We had burgers, fries & milkshakes. Would highly recommend checking them out!

The food here isn't good enough to be called food. My wife ordered the chicken tenders and they were so small about the size of a finger. They were also way over salted still had a lot of skin and tendons on them it was just disappointing and rather disgusting. My burger was also over salted and lacked flavor and tasted like it was good in dirty grease. I'm not one to say don't go to a restaurant but it was just really bad food so be aware before you go. read more

This is our second time eating at this location and will unfortunately be our last. The first time we found the food decent, but they had just opened so we gave the some grace. We LOVED the pistacio milkshake and, if I'm honest, that's why we went back. Last night after a school event we were tired and hungry and decided to try it again on our way home. We got there around 8:15, not even noticing that they close at 9:00 It was not good at all. I wish now that I'd taken pictures. The bread looked and tasted like some generic buns you'd pick up at a convenience store that had been sitting on the shelf a while. They were small and thin and they literally crumbled into pieces as I took my first bite. I had to get a fork to finish the burger because the bun did not hold together. The meat was fairly flavorless. They looked like pre-formed, frozen patties, perfectly shaped. They did not appear to be fresh beef. The overal presentation and flavor of the burger was extremely disappointing. It was just a basic burger with way too much sauce and no seasonin on the beef. We left wishing we'd just driven through the "W" burger place and spent less money. Both our first and last visit they forgot the dipping sauces they specifically asked us if we wanted. They started cleaning around us, which I suppose is typical as it was getting close to closing time, but then one of the staff came up to our table and said, "No rush at all, but when you're finished can you please stack your trays and all the trash and leave it on the counter?" It was at that point that I asked what time they closed. We still had 20 minutes. In summary: The burger meat is comparable to a school cafeteria, the bun is not good quality bread and doesn't hold together, and we were asked to bus our own table, so we'll stick with about 20 other really good burger places in the surrounding around from now on. read more