Classic
Two patties with American cheese and the full backyard set: lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, mustard and ketchup. It is the burger most people picture when they think of an American burger joint, and Wayback does it plainly and well. The double patty makes it more substantial than the name suggests.
The story
This chain has changed its name twice. It started in Newark, Delaware, in 1991 as Jake’s Hamburgers, became Jake’s Wayback Burgers in 2010 as franchising picked up, and dropped the Jake’s altogether in 2014 to stop being confused with another chain. What did not change is the shape of the menu: nearly every signature burger is built on two patties rather than one, which puts it up against Five Guys rather than against a drive-thru. It has a sense of humour about itself, too, having once sold a milkshake made with cricket protein.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Classic yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, cheese and a double stack
Whopper (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
McDonald's McFeast (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
McDLT
Variations
The Classic, taken somewhere it was never meant to go.
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Classic.- Spangles · beef, cheese and a double stack
SignatureGourmet Supreme Steakburger with Cheese - Hero Certified Burgers · beef, cheese and a double stack
Smashed Burger - Sonic Drive-In · beef, cheese and a double stack
SignatureSuperSONIC Double Cheeseburger - Jack's · beef, cheese and a double stack
SignatureBig Jack
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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.
Well over a hundred franchised restaurants in the US, plus branches abroad including Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Japan.
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