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Wayback Burgers

  • United States
  • Since 1991
  • $
  • 7 burgers · 1 made at home

A Delaware burger stand that grew into a franchise from Buenos Aires to Tokyo.

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About Wayback Burgers

Wayback started in 1991 as Jake’s Hamburgers in Newark, Delaware. It began franchising in the 2000s, became Jake’s Wayback Burgers in 2010 and dropped the Jake’s in 2014 to avoid confusion with another chain. Head office is now in Cheshire, Connecticut, and the brand has spread from New England to Texas and California.

It is a no-fuss, old-school burger joint in the same space as Five Guys, with nearly every signature burger built on two patties. It also has a sense of humour: in 2015 it sold a limited milkshake made with cricket protein powder. The first branch outside the US opened in Buenos Aires in 2015, and Tokyo followed in 2022.

Well over a hundred franchised restaurants in the US, plus branches abroad including Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Japan.

Burger menu

Signature burgers first. Only burgers and sandwiches, no sides.

Where to find Wayback Burgers

72 locations on the map in 3 countries. Tap a pin for directions.

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  • United States 61
  • Canada 7
  • Brunei 1

Locations as mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers, updated October 2026. The count can trail the chain’s own figures; check the chain’s store finder before you travel. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

If you like Wayback Burgers

Chains whose signature burgers are built the same way.
  • Spangles (United States, since 1978). Wichita’s 1950s-themed steakburger chain, famous in Kansas for its odd TV adverts and a six-patty burger called The Beast. Also built on beef, cheese and a double stack.
  • Sonic Drive-In (United States, since 1953). Order through a speaker from your car and a carhop brings the burger. Also built on beef, cheese and a double stack.
  • Jack's (United States, since 1960). Alabama’s home-grown fast-food chain, where biscuits share the menu with the Big Jack. Also built on beef, cheese and a double stack.
  • A&W Restaurants (United States, since 1919). America’s oldest drive-in chain, and the burger that lost to bad maths. Also built on beef, cheese and a double stack.

Not affiliated with Wayback Burgers. Trademarks and logos belong to their owners. Descriptions are my own; nutrition figures come from the chain’s published information, checked September 2026.