I wanted a burger and shake and I didn't want to get out of the car. Â Time to try out Freddy's.
The first thing I noticed at the drive thru was the extensive menu of ice cream desserts and treats. Â Though I wanted to try one of each of those, I ordered a single burger combo, which included the burger, fries, and my choice of a Pepsi product.
Back at home, the first thing I thought of when I unwrapped the burger was how much it reminded me of a Steak & Shake burger. Â The single burger was kind of small and, since I left off the cheese and onion, only mustard and pickles were included (I had to add ketchup myself). Â No lettuce or tomato, unfortunately. Â I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the bun was very soft and fresh. Â I never can see the point of shoe string fries but these tasted okay and weren't too greasy.
I ended my meal with a fairly decent Oreo milkshake. Â Freddy's offers 3 sizes of milkshakes - mini, regular, and large - and the regular is the same size as neighboring Chick-Fil-A's small size. Â Just sayin'.
I'd be willing to visit Freddy's again if I'm in the neighborhood, if nothing else to try an ice cream sundae or maybe even a hot dog.
My mom came to visit me and she made me go here twice. The first time I got sick. The second time I ate barely any of my food. The fries are super salty. The chicken strips are salty. The burgers are great, but not priced very well. I haven't tried the custard, but I won't be coming back. The service was great, which is why I gave the third star.
Review Source:Not bad for fast food burgers and fries. Â The meat did not have an off taste like another popular burger place I tried not long ago. Â I liked the thin fries and ate most of them but there were way too many. Â There is a pencil sauce and I dipped my fries in it instead of ketchup. Â Too full for the frozen custard. Â I probably will try it sometime. Â I think I have had my fill of burgers for awhile. Â Give me back my vegetables. Â Well maybe a burger with veggies on top.
Review Source:I like the tiny fries, they are different. I like the concretes & sundaes they are so sweet they make my stomach hurt but I order them again anyways. I didn't have a burger at this location, but I have at another and I do think that for fast food, with all the competition surrounding burgers Freddy's does a decent job. The staff here was nice and on top of things. Yes the patties are thin, but in a world of people trying to stuff 50 pounds of shit into a 10 pound bag, I'd say it's a welcome change of pace for me!
Review Source:After going to see a Roller Derby game we were all craving some food. Â Someone in the car mentioned Freddy's. Â Being the foodie that I am, I chimed in a said I've never been and off we went to check off another box for me.
First impression, another burger fast food joint. Â I requested ordering advice from some friends and was encouraged to get the burger. Â I opted for the California burger (double pattie) I think with all the veggies I like on a burger, lettuce, tomato, and onion, I requested no pickle. Â The guy in the car said the fires were "like crack" and said I had to try so I did.
Everything was very yummy. Â The burgers are paper thin, made from steak and the thinness cuts down on the grease factor which is nice. Â I hate seeing grease dripping down my arms when I eat a burger. Â The fries are good, I enjoyed their signature fry sauce, it added a nice bite.
I don't know if I'd drive out of my way to come to Freddy's. Â If I was in the area and hungry this is definitely on the list for a good and quick lunch or dinner destination. Â I'm a fan.
I had high hopes for this place, but after receiving my burger with the thinnest patty EVER - yeah no. After getting a burger, fries, and a drink it ends up roughly the same price as going to red robin (and there there's endless fries). Their custard is nothing out of the ordinary either.
Review Source:I tried the patty melt. Tasty, cooked to order thin patties with grilled onions and Swiss on rye. Â As far as chains go, this one's pretty good. Â I wouldn't go out of my way for Freddy's, but it beats the other big chain options.
A co-worker of mine summed it up best, "Better than Burger King for about the same money."
I have now been here twice, and had bad experiences both times. Â The first time, I ordered a Concrete, Freddy's version of a DQ Blizzard. Â I ordered it through the drive-thru, and then took it home. Â When I got there, I realized that they cracked the plastic cup when they blended it, and it made a decent mess in my car and house before I realized what was going on. Â The second time, there was a hair in the burger. Â Two strikes, you don't get a chance at three. Â I will not be back. Â When you are so close, just a few doors down to be exact, to Five Guys, you would think that you would step up your game. Â Freddy's sounded good, but I was twice disappointed.
On the plus side, the staff is very nice, so I don't mind giving the one star that Yelp requires on all reviews. Â Staff gets three stars, food gets a negative two.
Another retro burger joint. Â Freddy's claim is that the burgers are made of ground up steak, so the theory goes that starting with a better base you build a better burger. Â I would agree. Â They make a tasty, unique burger. Â Simplicity seems to be a theme at Freddy's. Â The number one combo is a double cheese burger with mustard, onions and pickles. Â They will add lettuce and tomato if you ask, but it's not standard. Â Freddy's serves the burger in a paper lined basket along with skinny shoestring fries. Â They have a well-appointed condiment area that is divided into two matching sections by a self-service soda fountain. Â This great idea cuts down on the waiting and as a guest I appreciate knowing where to find everything I need before finding a table or booth. Â The restaurant is staffed with friendly people and each time I've been to Freddy's the tables were clean. Â The restrooms were also clean and the sink stocked with soap and paper towels. Â Attention to these important details is what sells it for the weary traveler in need of sustenance. Â I have yet to try Freddy's frozen custard, as the meal I just described is plenty of food and I don't leave Freddy's feeling hungry. Â Maybe I can try the custard as just a dessert after eating elsewhere. Â Great job Freddy's!
Review Source:We've passed this place it seems like a hundred times. After spending what seemed like forever at Blockbusters on Havana with my hubby & niece, I said lets try Freddy's.
Make a long story short...for 3 people, we spent almost $20 for just OK food. My patty melt was missing something. Taste-wise. Thank God I ordered a double because the meat portions are slim. My hubby's burger-- he just told me to type "it was alright. Nothing special about it. I think Juicy Burgers & Dogs was better.". And the niece. She said she didn't like her chicken tenders too much. That's BAD when a kid doesn't like something as simple as chicken tenders.
Maybe I'll come back to try the custard. Maybe.
Yup, I'm a fan! I've literally been here at least three times a week since December... I've had variations of single or double of the California steam combo regular and chili cheese fries..
The service is also very good too! I'm in a wheelchair and they help me to my table, getting their amzing fry sauce and beverages!
It loses a star for minor reasons
They serve pepsi products! Â Really guys? Â I dislike pepsi so much I usually drink ice water even though I pay for soda..
The chili cheese makes the fries soggy fast! It's good, yes... But you have to go kobyashi on them since the fries are thin!
Some notes:
- fries are the shoestring type and I love them!
- patties are super thin.. so get a double, or else the bread to meat ratio becomes way too biased towards the bread
- pricing - similar to other/better burger places, so I'm not sure I'd come here that often
- custards - very very very sweet. very.
I'd heard about these and wanted to give them a try. I walked in and wasn't quite sure what to order. I noticed the large string of the two frozen custard flavors coming out of the machine behind the order counter at a slow pace. So I was sure going to order some of that. But what else?
Burgers looked real good and most other customers seemed to be ordering those but I wasn't in the mood. So I tried the chicken strips. The strips were very good; well fried and very crispy. Salty with a decent but not overpowering spice to them. The chicken meat was good. Ate them plain, so can't comment on sauce options. The fries are super skinny shoestring fries, and are excellent. The fries are very crisp due to being so skinny. A word of caution about the fries: they cool off very quickly due to their size. The combo meal is priced a bit steep at around $7 for 4 pieces. The strips aren't really very big.
The custard was good. It seems really like soft serve ice cream, especially the chocolate, but much creamier. It was enjoyable and I'm guessing is more caloric and fatty than standard machine soft serve ice cream is. The small cup is $2 and is a nice portion.
Overall, good food. A very high tendency toward the expensive side with my meal at around $10. I wish they had some smaller size options like a smaller burger or some chicken strip wrap type things. For me, it would be more ideal at a place like this to order very small entrée items along with a small serving of the custard.
Torn on the stars... would like a 3 1/2.
Great place to stop with the family as both parents and kids will love it. Â The burgers and fries are great, and it's nice to save a few fat calories with their steakburgers compared to the other guys.
Service is definitely high on the list as well with someone always around to grab your empty tray or bring you something you forgot. Â I'll be glad to see them expand around the Denver area in the coming year!!
This is some of the best heart clogging fast food I've ever had !
I could come here for the shoestring fries everyday and I'm not even a "fry" person ! Steakburger happens to also rank pretty high up there on my scale.
What really stands out when visiting Freddy's is the custard. No matter what you order of the dessert menu it'll be delicious !
This place is always busy, service is fast and employees happy to help.
Apparently, I'm not as enamored with Freddy's as the rest of Aurora is. I dropped in for a late lunch this week...and was a little surprised that NO tables were available. Whoa, this HAS to be a good burger joint, right?!
Not exactly. The (steak) burger I had was comparable to the average Good Times burger. Or...like something I could whip up at home. I waited 15 minutes for that? Â But I will say that they gave me an ample amount of shoestring fries. My burger looked small in comparison to the horde of fries engulfing my basket. But again, I felt that these were rather ordinary.
Maybe it's the novelty of this new location, yet I wasn't all that thrilled with Freddy's. I'll give them another try in a few weeks, but for now I don't see the appeal of waiting 15 minutes for an average burger. That kinda' defeats the purpose of the "fast food" concept.
This place is pretty great considering there's no In-N-Outs here.
Thin, thin patties caramelized delightfully on the griddle and great big pickles, two things I'm a fan of on a burger. But honestly, the big draw here is the fries. Little shoestrings that are incredible. When you pick up your order there's usually a shaker of spice on the counter. It's awesome on the fries!
Five stars for the FRIES! Shoestring with choices of dipping sauces.
Everything else was good . . . the FRIES were spectacular!
I've been back several times since they opened . . . even driven through a couple of times just for the FRIES!
Freddy's is just another fast food joint; but it is clean, friendly and just a cut above the others.
Stopped here for the first time after a little shopping today, mainly to try the frozen custard.
I had the single steakburger combo, and my wife had a single cheeseburger. Â The burgers were very good but the fries made the meal. Skinny shoestrings cooked to a perfect golden brown. Â Hot and crispy without being crunchy, and not the least bit greasy. Â It ain't easy to do those things right, and Freddy's hit it! Â The portion was so large that my wife shared mine, and there were still quite a few left in the basket when we finished.
The custard we really came for did not disappoint. Â We shared a turtle sundae. Â Perfect amount of toppings over the best frozen custard we've had since our last trip to the Jersey shore. Â It's the real thing, not that whipped frozen artificial stuff other fast food places serve. Â Rich, smooth, creamy, and only slightly sweet. Â The perfect compliment to the toppings. Â It's what will bring us back again, and again.
Okay, so I listened to my friends who laughed at me for getting a patty melt at a *burger* place. I tried their number 1 (I figure the first thing is usually the best). It was WAY better than the patty melt I had. I haven't had the patty melt since the first time but I'd probably recommend playing it safe and just going with a traditional burger.
Review Source:Hubs likes this Burger FAST FOOD place, while I rate it A-OK. Â Hubs ordered the Freddy's Triple Steakburger with the Famous Freddy's skinny thin shoe string fries and a drink. Â While I had the COMBO Single California Steakburger and opt it with onion rings and drinks. Â We had this recently for a very late lunch. Â The service is friendly, fast and prompt.
The restaurant is kept clean that includes the ladies washroom, which I went into to wash my hands before and after eating.
Hubs compared this FAST FOOD restaurant with Smashburger especially since he likes the skinny thin shoe string fries that came out Crispy HOT. Â I like the skinny shoe string fries too with 3.5 stars, A-OK for the Onion Rings with 3 stars, though it taste something similar to some other FAST FOOD restaurants that served Onion Rings, but NOT so much on the burger with 2.5 stars.
I gave this place a shot tonight, it was not bad. Â The wait in the drive-thru was kind of long, especially since there was nobody in front of me. Â However, the service was great. Â I got exactly what I asked for and got it from a friendly face. Â The extra wait was probably just for fresh food, which is OK with me!
The fries are shoe string style, nice and skinny, crispy and fresh. Â I kept picking at them on my way home. Â The burger was a little dry. Â It could have used more mayo and the bacon was paper thin and seemed like it was barely there... boo!!! Â Also, another devastating factor was when I asked for a Coke, I was hit with a counter offer of Pepsi... yuck. Â I got a lemonade instead (which the nice lady who took my order suggested).
Overall, pretty good. Â If given the opportunity, I'd probably eat here again. Â I just wish they had Coke. Â A Coke would have been the perfect addition to this meal!
Eating here might make you never eat at a fast food joint again. All I can say is wow, what a bad burger! My wife and I stopped here to try something new butI wish I would have kept driving.
I got the Cal Style combo and the wife got the regular combo. Now I will admit, I love thin cut/shoestring fries, which Freddy's gives you. Hence the 1 star. That is all that's good. The burger was smashed so much, it was like eating a meat waffer. All I tasted was bread, lots of raw onion, and grease. My wife's burger was not much better. Thin meat, over melted cheese, and half of a raw onion. As someone else posted nice building, but they should have invested more in the food.
Save yourself a trip here and drive further south and go to Five Guys for a burger. You'll thank me later.
Ok, let me start off with the "Chicago style hot dog" I grew up in Chicago and therefore have experienced a true Chicago style hot dog, and Freddy's does NOT serve one. Their bun is not a poppy seed bun, they do not serve the proper relish, and my dog was swimming in celery salt. BLECH!!!
The burgers were lackluster and the service was the same. Now I did not have the custard, which is supposed to be good, but I was so disappointed with my food that I will not go back even for just the custard.
I am a born again sucka for new spots! So low and behold here is Freddy's with its big butt and a smile having me illegal turn in Aurora where the poo poos pull you over for the most minuscule offense, something to do with public coffers needing fattened up!
So we walk in, and the girls are all fixated on shakes because that's how I convinced them to come here over good times across the street. First impressions are its pretty nice, but what doesn't look nice all cleaned up trying to make a impression. From here its basically your straight forward burger joint, walk up, order, pick your poison and I tell you the menu with the pictures make these damn steak-burgers look tasty! So I am a sucker for a big butt and a smile as previously stated but now I want to know do you have substance, so I tit for tat with the lady working the register, which she was ill equipped to engage in with me. Purpose was sell me on this darn burger steaky thing, and big butt and a smile won.
So here is the thing, the #1 on the menu is the double cheese steakburger and for good reason, these steak burger things are so damn thin that you honestly think they are Steak-Ums. You can order them your way, default is with mustard and pickles I think. We ordered the combo meals they arrived after our food runner finally found us, My bad I didn't put up our number in the little number holder. the fries are skinny skinny shoestring with some seasoning salt, normally I am not a fan of this style of fries but these really weren't that bad which is a good thing because the steak burger thing even though decent enough wants enough to satisfy my appetite.
Girls were more then happy with the shakes but then again that's a lay up, ice cream aka custard and kids = smiles! Dug E Fresh's bottom line is there are better options in the area, 5 guys and even Good Times across the street. If you want to try something different then check them out but if your like me and after eating here you wont be able to get the old lady from the classic commercial squawking wheres the BEEF!
A good, solid better burger place. A big step above McDs, BK, etc, and in the same realm as Smashburger, though not quite as good, and of course nowhere near as good as Park Burger and Cherry Cricket, still a satisfying experience. They have hot dogs and chicken sandwiches in addition to burgers, and a big assortment of ice cream-based treats. It was also cool to have a patty melt, haven't had one in a long time, not amazing but it hit the spot. I'd give it 4 stars for the burgers and hot dogs, 2 stars for the frozen custard. Staff was very nice (really nice!) and quick, dining room is a cut above fast food.
Review Source:All right, I'll come clean and tell you I read the first review before I read this. Â (I was hoping to be the first reviewer, but kudos to David C.) My kids were bugging me last night to go here, but we didn't succumb until tonight. Â I too like the first reviewer had the patty melt and I was so happy to be eating grease and fat and yummy red meat that I loved it. Â My 9 yr old son thought the fries were the best he ever had and both he and the somewhat selective 17 yr old liked the chocolate concrete. Â
My husband, the one who eats to live, not lives to eat like me liked his grilled chicken sandwich. Â Service was really quick but there were several management types hovering around so I hope it doesn't go downhill after this initial opening. Â I like that unlike 5 Guys and Old School Burgers -- all within a stone's throw of Havana Gardens -- they offer alternatives to just a burger. Â Hot dogs, chicken, some sides, and luscious ice cream (concrete ) combos.
This ain't my first rodeo, boys, and we'll be back.
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