Hasty Freez

Shakes are good.
Great service.
Fries are frozen type.
Double burger small and plain tasting.
Good for shakes and ice cream.
Not so good for burgers and fries.

This little hut of deliciousness is the old school of drive through good fast food. It’s open late so on you way home from bar hoping you can get your DD to swing by for a snack. I have never been by this place where there wasn’t at least a few cars in line. I won’t repeat the food descriptions that others have posted but I will recommend any shake and hot fries to dip in it.

yum yum! I wish I came here more often. It has great food for cheap. It’s sad places like this are dying but it’s super great to come here on a summer night (or winter like me) to get what I consider big, small ice cream for only $ 1.40! they also have great chicken tenders and fries. it’s like a diner in ways: low prices, fine food, and simple look but a little fun look.

This place is great for the price. Decent food, and good soft serve. Beats the rest of the fast food burger joints in town. Stop for a late lunch, or for one of their flavored soft-​serv shakes after dinner.

This review recognizes what this establishment is trying to create and they’ve done a great job. This is a very inexpensive no frills drive-​thru hamburger joint. It’s a simple bun and patty hamburger for a couple dollars.
My recommendation for improvement is better style of onion rings and some type of special thousand island dipping sauce.
I will return again… if I’m in the area!

$ 3.50 for a huge bacon cheese burger? Yup! Old school, Americana at its finest. Always fast, and tasty. Don’t trifle with any of the chain burger deals in town.

Yum! Every time I drive by here I see lots of cars, doesn’t seem to matter the time or day. We stopped by on our way home and it was great! Prices are really good, serving sizes are big, which I usually frown upon excessiveness, but this is fun, classic American summer kind of food. The food and the building makes you mentally time travel a little bit. The servers were adorable young kids who worked hard and kept smiling. I love this, I will be back!!!

Went for lunch on a recommendation, what a mistake. One car at the window, and then a second, then mine. Took over 20 minutes for them to serve two vehicles then get me to the window. Prices were high, portions small, quality mediocre at best. I can only assume they have remained in business because the locals are accustomed to average burgers since they have 2 McDonald’s, 2 burger kings, and 2 Carl’s jr. Restaurants.

They have vanilla malts. Enough said.

My favorite place to eat in Albany for 40 yrs.
Cheeseburgers and fries, onion rings are always Hot! Not cold like many other drive thru places. You won’t be disappointed. Great milkshakes. Great Managers that never run out of product.

Yummy! So good and really cheap! Only downside is that it’s ALWAYS busy and you have to wait a long time. Love the flavor bursts!

Great place with cheap juicy classic burgers. Only place in Albany worth going to if u want a good cheap burger without all the fancy burger stuff like fired onions and chibatta buns. Also have great soft serve cones available in 3 sizes (Cones are all same size but they add more soft serve the bigger size u go and I think a large Is $ 2 so good deal).fires are pretty good to always fresh and not over salted cause u add the salt. Do not go here if you’re in a hurry it might be a drivetru or walk up but it’s not fast food. Also if ur looking to stay awhile there is no sitting just a building where u order food. Only reason it’s not 5 stars is the sometimes exsessive weight times cause of lazy high school employs who are sometimes to busy flirting with others to take your order.

Their ice cream is delicious — Get a slushi float. Lime is damn delicious. Burgers are good and at a decent price. They have been in operation since I have been born and higher local high school students. It was always the hip place to go for locals.

Classic old fashioned burger stand. As cheap as the chain fast food places but much better. Their shakes are crazy good. I try to eat here any time I’m in Albany around lunch time.

From the outside this place looks a little sketch, but the milkshakes and fries are delicious and keep us coming back for more! My personal favorite is the chocolate marshmallow shake. Fries are great, but often need a little extra salt. Try dipping in the shake — that’s good too! Burgers are ok, but pricey and very thin.

We live out of town now, so we always have to hit Hasty Freez when we visit, at least once a month! We love the fishwich! The shakes are good, and the regular hamburgers are so yummy! (WAY better than Burgerville)

I have just recently moved to Albany and every time I would pass them downtown I would see that they were busy! A few days ago I decided to give them a try and now they have me hooked! I am frequently stopping by there now every time I am craving GREAT quality fast food. Their fries are the best I’ve ever had. Made fresh to order. They are hot, crinkled, and crispy! They usually come with 2 packs of ketchup and come in one generous size that is only $ 2.00! Their flavor burst bubblegum ice cream is just like the one I had as a kid. And their peanut butter milkshakes are to die for! I asked for mine to be chocolate peanut butter, even better! :) The girls that work here are always friendly and sweet! I give this place 5 stars! Keep them in business :)

The ice cream is delicious. I had a marshmallow sundae which was incredibly sweet and definitely contained artificial flavors, however, I would recommend it. I also ordered a deluxe cheeseburger. Just like the ice cream, the burger is packed full of sugar and factory farmed produce BUT it was super good. This is a great spot to stop in at if you are passing through or are looking for something sweet. Frequent visits will undoubtably lead to diabetes and obesity.
Oh there is also no seating.

Disclaimer: I’ve never ordered food here (actually, I think I did once about 15 years ago, but I can’t remember anything about it, so I’ll pretend as if I haven’t). I come here for their peanut butter milkshakes. They’re so damn good. I used to order other flavors, but when I found the peanut butter, I found my lifetime milkshake love.
As was previously mentioned, drive-​up or walk-​up only.

The song that came to mind whilst walking to Hasty Freez was «Jack and Diane» by John Mellencamp, where he sings, «suckin’ on chili dogs, outside the Tastee Freeze …»
And while we didn’t order any chili dogs at the Hasty Freez (I don’t even know if they sell chili dogs, honestly), we did get their bitchin’ soft serve. I thought a medium size would be a good idea, but it was HUGE! If you’re watching your figure or not so hungry, I’d recommend ordering a smaller size.
But definitely go and get some ice cream. It’s pretty close to downtown Albany; the perfect distance for an after-​dinner stroll. The small-​town Americana-​ness of it will have you humming Johnny Cougar all the way home.