Tom Wahl’s Canandaigua

We enjoy the food and value for your dollar but lately the restaurant itself has seemed dirty and the staff have been subpar. For example, we came in on a recent Sunday morning for lunch and were greeted by an overwhelming can of trash right by the door. It had not been emptied after the busy Saturday night before. Inside the root beer was completely out so we waited for that to be changed. We went to get some ketchup but one dispenser was totally out and another nearly empty. Again, does nothing get filled after the Saturday night rush? The big glops of ketchup and mustard under the dispensers were caked on the floor; an employee got out a razor blade to pry it off after a guest pointed it out. Our table was also dirty as well. Too bad because the food is delicious, the price is right and there appears to be ample staff to help out.

I’ve eaten here several times. The prices are kind of high for what you get. I spent over $ 8 on a plain burger, fries, and a soda on my last visit. Food is usually pretty quick. The place is huge and I’ve never seen it even half full at dinner time. Kind of weird that it’s such a large restaurant.

Nice tasting mushroom burger. fries need some work. but they are the big crinkle cut. need to be browned and salted.

I ride my motorcycle out there every year for their burger. They load it up with cheese, so if you don’t want it sticking to the roof of your mouth be sure to ask. I don’t particularly find their root beer to be anything spectacular, so I usually just opt for a Pepsi.
The employees taking orders are typically summer job kids, so there is occasional confusion/​miscommunication, but they are supposed to read back your order after to prevent mistakes. I’ve never had anything wrong with my order. They’ll give you your drink cup and a buzzer, so you can find a seat and wait for it to be ready (there is no wait staff). Sometimes it’s difficult to navigate with your tray when it’s busy.

Tom Wahl’s is amazing. Their burgers need their own ZIP code, they’re so huge. The kids’ meals are so big, my young ones divide one meal and get enough to eat. And don’t even THINK about missing the root beer. Oh, so good! I’ve never had ice cream there because I’m always so stuffed from the meal.

This was our first time here and with the Unilocal reviews we thought we’d check it out. The place doesn’t look like anything special from the outside. Going in it has a diner feel. You walk up to order, we ordered a burger with a side of chili cheese fries, a mushroom Swiss burger with onion rings and two kids meals (cheese burger and hot dog). Each item besides the kids meals were separate cost which I didn’t really care for. They give you a buzzer so you know when to go pick it up. It didn’t take to long to get our food. Their classic burger was a good size and tastes great their fries are thick crinkle style. I’d say one of our favorite things was their home brand root beer. Overall it was a good experience but not anything super special. We will go back at some point but not everyday.

I love going to this place, I think the food is good quality and the environment is really fun. Awesome local chain for burgers, chicken, homemade root beer, and ice cream. Love that they have Abbotts custard in the restaurant. Very casual and moderately priced, nice place to go with a small group of friends or for a casual family thing if you like jukebox-​diner-​style places.

I had a cheeseburger with relish and whatever else they put on original. It was good. Warning they are huge. I also got a shake that was decent.

Just an OK burger joint. Had the Wahlburger and soup, the burger was good, the soup was sub-​par. Maybe soup is not a specialty.

Fun place to stop for a good burger! One of my boyfriend’s favorite places to eat when he visits Canandaigua. It’s not super fancy, but it’s a cool place to eat with family, friends or your significant other.

Four stars feels a little high, but I think Unilocal,like higher ed these days, suffers from «grade inflation.»
This is a great burger, period.
I have always believed that there is nothing better than a really good hamburger, and this place provides exactly that. They are fresh and cooked to order, with some nice crust and lacing on the outside. The default cheese here is Swiss, which is outstanding.
Overall, it’s a fantastic regional burger chain. In comparison to other things people would know, it’s definitely far better than Steak-​n-​Shake, which I do love – as a proper Midwesterner. And it’s better than the vastly overrated In-​N-​Out, which during my four years living in SoCal, I never understood the veneration of the place. The latest burger chain craze that everyone knows is Five Guys. Based on the burger alone, I’d put Tom Wahl’s on par with Five Guys or a very close second, although Wahl’s burgers were about two bucks cheaper across the board. (I did not have the fries, though, which were frozen, so Five Guys would win on that account.) Tom Wahl’s serves up GREAT homemade root beer, too.
Bottom line: if I had a Tom Wahl’s near me in NC, I’d only ever go here for a burger fix.

great food great prices. they always got those good coupons in the dynamet books and the phone book. makes it way easier to take the whole family for a bite

My wife & I had a fish dinner each. I had a large one meal and my wife had a small, my meal was wonderful but my wife’s fish was very salty.

Unique burgers that taste great. I always get the onion rings and they are fried perfectly every time. I’d give them five stars if they weren’t so damn expensive!