"The delicious, brittle, crunchy exterior to the onion rings makes them Swensons' 'must eat' side order."
Cliff Strutz
"Swensons offers several dipping sauce options for your fried zucchini, but they are tasty enough to stand on their own."
Cliff Strutz
"Although it is not overly large, Swenson's sloppy Joe is meaty, full of flavor and a real bargain at $2.00."
Cliff Strutz
"Swenson's signature dish, the Galley Boy, is two modest-size patties of beef, cheese, mayo-onion sauce and barbecue sauce on a buttered and toasted bun. Optional condiments include ketchup, relish, sweet pickles, horseradish, Worcestershire, Tabasco, cocktail, honey mustard, tartar and Cajun spice. Garnish choices are tomato, lettuce, olives, grilled onions, hot peppers, bacon, Coney sauce and cole slaw."
Michael Stern
"This Galley Boy, ordered 'to go' is identified as something special by a Spanish olive stuck on top."
Michael Stern
"The day we visited, Swensons was offering a 32-ounce drink for the price of a 16-ounce drink. At the right of this photo is a 32-ounce California, sided by a 12-ounce root beer for comparison's sake."
Michael Stern
"Expect great service at Swenson's. The young carhops are always cheerful and literally run from car to car to take orders."
Cliff Strutz
"Galley Boys are available in a basket with French fries and cole slaw or apple sauce for $2 extra."
Michael Stern
"Akron's Hamburger Heaven for over seventy years. The cornerstone of this new building reads 1934, which is when the first Swensons opened just yards away from here. It's a small building because there is no seating inside. All service is via speeding car hops who, when they take your order, tell you how many minutes it will be until it arrives at the car."
Michael Stern
"All of the burgers, like this triple-pattied beauty, come with mustard, pickle, and onion."
Cliff Strutz
"Swenson's offers a large roster of creamy milk shakes to choose from. That is cherry on the left and pomegranate, an occasional special, on the right."
Cliff Strutz
