“Ohio’s Best Burger: 2022”- Reader’s Digest
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Founded by Wesley T. ‘Pop’ Swenson in Akron, Ohio in 1934, Swensons is a drive-in restaurant that serves fresh, never-frozen burgers, shakes, and crispy extras with a sprint and a smile. Swensons honors its heritage by remaining unrelentingly committed to the customer experience. Drive up, turn your headlights on for service and a Curb Server will sprint to your car to serve you. Swensons (open all year) serves the Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Youngstown areas.
Based on 693 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
491 Ohio Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45255
Phone: (513) 914-1934
Hours
| Sunday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Friday | 11 AM–1 AM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–1 AM |
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Reviews
Christina Varnum
We finally had a chance to stop. Friendly service. The food was hot and tasty. I enjoyed the coconut & carmel shake that I indulged in. The grilled chicken is one of the better sandwiches around. I liked the potato teezers and zucchini sticks a lot. The mushrooms are okay.
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Austin West
Went here once when it first opened and it was great. Went again today and it was so bad. The fries taste like they’ve been sitting out all day. The burgers were burnt to a crisp and tasted terrible. The buns were stale and hard. Ended up making something at home. Waste of time and money. Wish I went anywhere else. Won’t be back.
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Carol “Jasper” Strong
Awesome ! I felt like I was thrown back to the 50’s Era. The menu had hamburgers and such, but also had different things like egg salad, pork barbecue, sloppy Joe, and fried bologna. The chocolate shake was thick and tasty. The service was fast and friendly. The food tasted great. Will definitely return.
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Madison Deckert
I’ve been eating at Swensons for as long as I can remember. It has always been unbelievably delicious and inexpensive and I tell everyone in Cincy to go try it. Lucky us for getting another in Oakley! I appreciate how the wait staff is always eager to serve great food and every single person is always kind. Please continue to expand around the country so people can experience this wonderful place and never change anything. It’s perfect ❤️
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Michael Patten
Don’t know when the last time they cleaned the grills here. It was not busy no cars in the lot. Ordered a plain burger it came out looking rough and tasted well thats a word I can’t use. Got my money back. Great milk shakes server was awesome.
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Kaitlyn C Stanley
We recently moved to the Amelia area from the west side and I had never even heard of Swensons before this. Let me tell you! I’ve been missing out. After the first time we ate here, it was so good, we went back the next day! We’ve been back a few times since then. The employees every time have been prompt with service and very friendly. The food is hot and fresh every time as well. This most recent time we had to sit our food down cuz it was too hot to eat and needed to cool down! I love this place and couldn’t recommend it more if you’re looking for a good place to get a quick, hot, delicious meal.
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Alex Charneski
Fantastic food for a reasonable price, and the customer service is exceptional! The burgers, the fries, the onion rings, shrimp, drinks, it’s all good! Mickey was working very hard to make sure everyone had a quality experience. My wife and I will be coming here a lot in the foreseeable future!
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bill vernatter
First off food is great. As for this location they have no help apparently poor person running around like a madman trying to service all the customers 1 person for everyone. They have some kind of weird cash policy would not take a 20 this place is definitely ran a bit different with all that said servers are great food came out quick
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Jimmy Browning
My wife and I ate there. It was our first time there. They had a good idea as far as their drive-in vibe. The service wasn’t bad. The atmosphere was good. However, the food that we had was awful. My malt was bland. My burger, which was a rip off of a Big Boy as well as the rest of the menu was horrendous with mayo and bbq sauce on the burger, & a green olive on top. Eat at your own risk! Not my thing!
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Rodney Hamilton
1st trying. Wont be back. Sorry. Sonic and dairy queen try so much harder on the Food sir. Food was not good. Galley burger is small , very small but flavor was okay with some better presentation and care might not be to bad. Parking lot empty . I was the only guest at 4 pm on a Saturday. Server was awesome and explained things to me from the menu. I tipped him well . fried foods were not good greasy and grease needed changed. Everything just disappointed.
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