Patty’s Burgers and Milkshakes

Wow, this place is great. The wife and I came here because she wanted to share this place with me. The hamburgers are awesome, we had the bacon cheese burger and it was great. We shard an order of onion rings, which are feesh. I drank a chocolate milk shake and Tris had an Arnold Palmer. You get plenty of fries with your order. They also serve breakfast. Great place, prices are reasonable.

Love the hot dogs and burgers. The ice cold mugs get me every time and I love my migente!!!

One of the best burger joints in all of Tacoma. They have a variety of milkshakes and the sizes are well worth the cost. They also have an interesting selection of burgers that are delicious. If you’re going with a big group of friends try the Cake Burger. The atmosphere takes you into the 1950s and is great for all ages.

I’ll start with some of the most friendly and best service I’ve had in a long time. I had a foot long dog and fries. The dog was huge and the toppings were fresh and plentiful. The fries were cooked fresh and had fantastic seasoning. I was checked on a couple times and they made sure everything was good. I’ll be back for sure. Cool hole in the wall place!

Great burger, hot dog, and malt place. The 50’s music was spot on. The fries and burger were great. Best of all was the wait staff. Excellent service and great attitudes. Fun place with good food. I highly recommend it.

came in based on all the good reviews. i was disappointed. their special sauce is disgusting and does not belong on a burger. they do give big portions. i barely touched my fries before i was full
staff is nice but id never come here again

I had the Philly steak. Not recommended. The strawberry milk shake was amazing. Might be best shakes in town. Service was very slow for not being packed. Price was fair for quality of food. I’d go again for a shake but I would not go for the food. The location was ok. Bad parking but a very cool on the inside.

If you are looking for a great, hearty and tasty burger that isn’t over the top on size or price, then this is the place. Very tasty relish sauce and juicy patties. Car hop 50/60’s deco throughout with pics of past burger challengers on the wall.
Awesome shakes as well.
Service was great and we had our food in 5 – 6 minutes after ordering. Small but clean establishment. Good for any group.

A friend and I were looking for a place to get a milkshake, but I didn’t want to go back in to Seattle and deal with city traffic. I needed to get my car out to stretch her legs a bit, so we decided to head down to Patty’s for a burger and a milk shake.
This place is a fun little burger joint. There is a huge selection of different burgers you can get, pretty overwhelming. The service was good, the burgers came out pretty quickly, and the fountain sodas are comically huge! I was not disappointed by the long drive to get here at all.

I didn’t think this place was amazing. My omelet with «country potatoes» (the ones places order from food services) was good, but the potatoes were boring and not made in house. My fiancé’s burger was okay, nothing to «write home about.» His onion rings: I thought the batter was good, but the onions in them seemed soggy and mushy. Like maybe they pre-​cook them, then bread and fry them. I don’t know. They were weird. Maybe premade and frozen?
We both left saying that this place is fine, but no reason to come back. It’s just your average greasy spoon. Nothing tasted special or homemade.

Awesome! Great burger, onion rings and hot dogs! Very nice staff! Clean and cozy with an old school diner vibe. Loved it here!

This place was friggin awesome. I ordered the blue cheese burger with cheese fries and a strawberry milkshake and OMG that milkshake was the best milkshake I’ve ever had in my life. I will go back for that any day. The food was also really good, the meat was cooked perfectly and the fries were drenched in cheese sauce.
Just a warning though: don’t get the blue cheese burger unless you LOVE blue cheese because they don’t mess around and pack in that flavor. My suggestion is add bacon to it to break up the taste and make it even better.
Lastly, to add to our great food experience, the staff was so, so kind! I was a little worried because of some of the reviews I read on here but I had some of the friendliest and most attentive service while eating here today

Been here several times with my boyfriend and we LOVE it. The service is always really good and the food is amazing. Never left unsatisfied and definitely not hungry! Their portions are humongous for the price. Would definitely recommend paying this place a visit.

I got the Elvis hot dog and even though it was tasty it just wasn’t what I was expecting. It was covered in hot bacon bits so all the condiments were cooked into a huge mess on the all beef (slightly sweet) hot dog. Flavors and textures just weren’t working out for me on this one. Sorry guys.
The French fries were crisp and well made though so that was a good save.
Fountain drinks are huge and the servers are polite and efficient.
My husband got the Bacon burger and he said it was really good. If we go back I’ll def try a burger instead.

After reading all the readers, I had to try this place out!
The inside of the place is so cute. I really like how it’s kind of like an «old school» theme. The place was pretty clean, I came here with a friend on a Thursday for lunch so it wasn’t too busy!
We were seated immediately and everyone there was friendly! So customer service: ¹⁰⁄₁₀.
There were so many things on the menu! But one thing I had to get was the strawberry shake. I saw on reviews that people were raving about it so had to see what it was all about! My friend and I got pancakes and a burger with fries.
The pancake was all right wasn’t really fluffy or as soft. Overall, the burger and shake was all right. Nothing to rave about.
I’ve been to Shake Shake Shake (also in Tacoma), and I like their shakes/​burger better than here. The shakes there are more thick and give you the leftovers which I absolutely love.
Overall, I don’t think I’ll be coming back bc I didn’t really enjoy the food as much as people were raving about it. But everyone’s different, so you should give it a try!

Oh my lord, thank you Patty’s!
Came here with a friend who swore by their burger and shakes, and he was most definitely right. I had the bleu cheese burger and added on jalapeños and bacon. DAMNNNNNNN!
Burger was delicious, Mr. Pibb with vanilla flavoring to wash it down and a caramel shake for dessert. Everything from the food to the service was awesome.
I’ll definitely be back for more.

I am not sure if i will be back, if for anything it will be the food and the attentive staff.
They greeted me as I walked through the door, sat me at a great table and provided excellent service.
The mushroom swiss burger and medium chocolate shake came right out.
What has me worried is the TPCHD Inspection listed below.
Facility Details
Business Name Patty’s Burger LLC
Address 5615 South Tacoma WAY
Tacoma, WA 98 409
Phone 253−474−0844
Service
Activity Date
Routine Inspection– F&CS
02/​04/​2015
1720 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper hot holding temperatures. (25 points if less than 130F)
2110 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper cold holding temperatures.(5 points if 42 °F to 45F)
4100 UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT, AND VENDING
Warewashing facilities: properly installed, maintained, used; test strips available and used.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
11/​06/​2014
1400 FOOD PROTECTED FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION
Raw meats below and away from RTE food.
2120 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper cold holding temperatures.(10 points if over 45F)
3700 PROPER USE OF UTENSILS
In-​use utensils: properly stored.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
05/​15/​2014
1400 FOOD PROTECTED FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION
Raw meats below and away from RTE food.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
10/​07/​2013
0200 DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE
Food Worker Cards current for all food workers; new food workers trained.
1400 FOOD PROTECTED FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION
Raw meats below and away from RTE food.
2200 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of PHF.
2900 FOOD TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Adequate equipment for temperature control.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
03/​15/​2013
3400 PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION
Wiping cloths properly used, stored.

Just ordered to go go with my brother and husband. Two patty burgers and an order of chili fries and a strawberry lemonade. The burgers, I’m told were good… The fries that came on the side however were super soggy. Almost as if they had been microwaved, not fried, and my chili fries were in the same sad state. The cheese had melted onto the styrofoam and it was warped… Pretty sure they microwaved these too; the strawberry lemonade was delicious though with real strawberry pieces, and the service was good. The girl at the front was friendly.
Oh! And btw, if anyone there is reading this, I only got TWO packets of ketchup… That’s 2… For three meals. Tsk tsk, guys. Tsk tsk

When I worked in Tacoma, I would always drive past this place with intrigue. It’s quaint, has a nice retro look, and was always busy.
My two sisters and I decided to meet here for some burgers and shakes since that’s what reviews hyped this place up most about.
We were promptly seated by a nice-​enough waitress and asked for our drink order. We ordered three shakes: 1-​medium strawberry cheesecake, 1-​medium Nutella, and 1-​small root beer malt. We also asked for waters.
While we waited for our shakes, I took a look around. The place is cluttered with retro/​diner décor and TONS of pictures of customers. It really looks like a great family place. There are few tables, and the jukebox playing 50’s music was a good addition. But, with all the clutter — everything seemed kind of dingy, dusty an in disrepair. Kind of a turnoff for such a cute place!
Our shakes arrived fairly quickly. The two medium shakes were not much difference in size to the small, and with quite a price difference, I’d probably go with the medium next time. They were delish! Creamy whipped cream topped, cold thick shakes with all three having great flavor. However, we got no waters. We asked again.
For our food order, we got: 1-​cream cheese burger, 1-​breakfast-​y burger (topped with a fried egg, hash browns and nacho cheese), and 1-​mushroom burger without the bun. The burgers arrived freshly prepared and well cooked. I didn’t taste the cream cheese one or the breakfast one, but the mushroom burger was devastatingly under seasoned… as were the mushrooms. They tasted like they were sauteed in water — no salt, no nothing. I specifically order burgers without buns for this reason — do they know how to cook and season their meat?! Not here…
The fries were also crispy and hot. However, for some reason, mine were not seasoned — at all. (Again?) But, my sisters orders were both seasoned with some kind of seasoning salt and they had no complaints.
We had to ask again for water — which we finally got, and was never offered a refill despite the place only having two other customers.
If I had gotten consistent and well-​seasoned food, I can see how this would be a go-​to place for burgers. However, at close to $ 40 for the three of us, I’m not sure I’d go back here for anything but the shakes. And, maybe not even then, since there are quite a few places closer to my house that can make a pretty great shake as well.

Holy cow, this place is AMAZING. First off, let’s talk about the value. The place is the closest thing to an authentic diner I have seen in Tacoma, and you can easily order a full meal for two for $ 20 and change. And it’s a full meal and a drink, too!
Next lets talk about the MILKSHAKES. WHOA. Their vanilla cheesecake milkshake is something to write home about. And they are huge. Order the medium. The large could feed a family of four!
Lastly, the food! Pages upon pages of burgers and other diner-​type sandwiches (like patty melts, French Dips, Clubs, etc.) as well as things like hot dogs, chicken fingers, and fish and chips. The burgers are huge and there are no less than THREE different types of fries to choose from as well as onion rings. This place is a gem!