Jake's Wayback Burgers Irving

A new burger restaurant called Jake's Wayback Burgers opened in Irving.  This restaurant is located on Riverside and Royal next to the 7 Eleven gas station.  This burger restaurant opened only a few days ago.  I work about a quarter mile from this location so I decided I would give it a try.

Before I give you my review you must know that I went into the restaurant with extremely high hopes.  The food looks amazing and I was sure this was going to be my new favorite burger joint.  I went to the restaurant July 15th.  The first thing I noticed was that I was the only person in the restaurant that was a customer.  There were about a dozen Wayback Burger executives that were admiring the restaurant, taking pictures and discussing business.

I stood in front of the cash register for about 2 minutes while an employee was doing something with the cash register.  It was awkward because she never acknowledged me.  I could see that she was busy doing something but I felt like I was being ignored or that she just couldn't even see me past whatever she was doing.  A simple smile or something like "I'll be with you in a second" would have been nice.  No big deal right.

Next I ordered the Burger of the Month the All American Burger.  I got the combo 2 which is a side of fries and a medium drink the total was 11.64.  I started to regret my order as I saw two fairly small patties hit the grill.  I got my drink and watched as my burger cooked.  After cooking for about 4 to 5 minutes they put the fries in the fryer.  The burger was done but the fries were not.  I had to wait an additional 3-4 minutes for the fries to finish cooking.  Timing these a little better would have made me a lot happier.  Instead of about a 5 minute wait time, I had about a 10. When I got to work I find a pretty average sized amount of fries, nothing close to what you would expect for almost 12 bucks.  The fries were pretty tasty, cooked just about perfect to my liking.  They are soft medium thick fries.  The burger was good but nothing special.  In fact the extras such as the friend jalapenos were lacking flavor and used sparingly.

So how do I rate Jake's Wayback Burgers in Irving?  The food by itself was pretty good.  It wasn't what I hoped for but it was tasty.  The fries were just perfect for how I like them.  The price was too high for what I got.  I would happily return if what I got was around 9.50 but for 11.64 I just simply cant see my self going back often.  Plus there are atleast half a dozen burger restaurants within a few miles that are cheaper or better.  Five Guys, In and Out burger, Wendy's, Steak and Shake and Whataburger are some that come to mind.