A & W Root Beer

I am reliving my High School lunches. Root Beer Freezes and burgers. I wish I could eat all of the chili dogs I used to consume back during HS lunch half hours. Always great to go inside and get those frosty cold A&W mugs of root beer. Why Car Clubs do not have meetings here is beyond a shame. THIS is a true American Classic!!!

Food was good but place was dirty. Don’t go in the bathroom if you get grossed out easily. Root beer was great!

This vintage old-​school style A&W joint in Boulder City is a must-​stop for an old fashioned root beer float, served on a frosty cold mug! I love that they have diet root beer (2 stars earned) which is my version of the perfect float… not too sweet! If your’e hungry, they offer great eats of juicy burgers & crispy French fries! Great all American food! A true dive place, fast-​food establishment, where one can only care about the food and not the service or the ambience… Lol! ;)

Ordered two diet sodas, which he poured, and when I got out my card to pay I was told that they couldn’t complete my transaction because the boss was on the phone and they only had dial-​up. So I asked if I could just have the sodas that he had already poured for me, to which I just got a shrug. No soda for you!

This place has great food but they need to keep it clean inside and out. Lots of people come in and out of here. The place seems to be pretty busy. Maybe the people working r just to busy w/​business to keep up on the cleaning in the eating area and bathrooms. I will still keep coming to eat here when we come into Boulder city BC its one of my favorite places to eat at.

We stopped by this place on our way back to the strip after Hoover Dam. We noticed it on our way to Hoover Dam but was to full from breakfast to get anything. My husband was adamant that we make this stop. Hawaii closed the one and only A&W, a few years back, and he misses it. This restaurant was nice and spacious. It was also very clean.
The only thing that we got was the infamous A&W root beer float. The float was good with the soft serve vanilla ice cream in their root beer. They put too much ice cream and not enough soda. We were left just eating the soft serve ice cream.
I’d rather just buy the A&W root beer and make my own float at home.

Yeah this place is retro old school, seems like time stopped in the early 80s or so.
The pappa burger combo with perfectly cooked fries and a root beer is the way to go.
They have a drive thru, but park and eat inside, because you get your root beer in a heavy frosty mug.
Also like the sign on the door says, «please don’t take (steal!) our mugs» Since you can buy them if you want to take one home.
They sell 3 sizes, tiny, medium and Huge! I have a huge one for those thirsty summer days at home and a tiny one that I keep frozen in the freezer for when I need a «medical» shot of Jaegermeister (ha ha!)
and seriously if you are a picky eater that has food allergies, need gluten free buns, don’t want this and not too much of that… go home and make your own food!
Service is excellent and a guy even came to our table with a pitcher of root beer for the free refill they offer!
There is a tip cup near the register, drop some money in there! They deserve it!

I have a huge shout out for the employees here! So professional at the end of the night and to the cook all I can say is amazing! I will always come back to enjoy the perfectly cooked classic burgers!

Food is typical A& W food, but don’t expect any sort of Customer service from this group. They got my husbands order completely wrong, and they were hesitant to correct it. When it did come out correct nearly ten minutes later, the girl slid the tray onto the table and walked away, not a word or a smile or even a hint of service or hospitality.

Typical A&W food, excellent service, I love finding these little places!

A&Ws are few are far between in Cali and always stuck with a KFC wherever I’ve seen them. So a free standing A&W was cool as I haven’t been in once of those since I was a kid.
Beyond that they are just your typical American fast food place with a few unique items. Like A&W Root Beer Floats! Which is all we stopped
The staff here were friendly though and the fries weren’t overcooked or over salted. You’d been surprised at how many fast food places overcook their fries.

I had never been to A&W before (even though they have them in TN) and my boyfriend and I were on our way back to Vegas from Hoover Dam when we decided to stop here for some food. You have to get the root beer float in one of the frosty mugs, that’s a given. It’s delish.
The food is pretty much just the standard fast food fare. Cheese curds and the mini corn dogs are pretty damn good choices. When we first pulled up, I told my boyfriend that this particular location looked like an original A&W restaurant (the ones back home are obviously new — in the last 10 years). And everything inside is super retro and looks original. From previous reviews, it looks like they’ve kept pretty much everything the same. The only bad thing is the bathrooms. They’re small and kinda gross, so avoid those if you can. Otherwise, pretty damn good!

I stopped in here today and had lunch. It is friendly, reasonably priced and the food was delish. I had the double bacon cheese burger, fries and a frosty mug of root beer, served up in the old school heavy glass frosty mug. (My doctor is out of town :-D) The décor is old school which I appreciated.
During the time I was there, someone was cleaning inside and out, the place is inviting.
I particularly enjoyed my frosty mug of root beer, and refills were free!
No squeeze packets for Ketchup or mustard either, they have the real deal.
I am a fan and will be going back.

We always stop to get a mug and burger when in Boulder city. Frost mug provided with root beer. Building is vintage 1950’s or 60’s and is unchanged. Stop in!

I love old fashioned American dining. A & W root beer is by far the best root beer on the planet. This place could use an update and facelift on some much needed rennovations, but the food is excellent. I always try to stop by here on my visits to Boulder City. I can’t help myself even if it’s just for a root beer float. Refills are free too. :)

I’ve eaten here a few times. The food is good. But the service not so much.
I’ve seen them close as early as 7pm.
I also find it really weird that they run a garden hose out of the drive through window and wash they own cars in the parking lot as they are closing…

A&W Rootbeer is amazing in a frosted mug! ‘Nuff said. I didn’t try the food.

I would LOVE to buy this place. I’ve been here 4 times and if the burgers and root beer weren’t here, neither would I be! Our food was great! Staff speaks Spanish to each other. Disgusting ceiling fans!!! Restrooms needed attention. And NO air condition. Today was 80 degrees. It has such potential. So sad great location large place, good parking, but apparently a owner/​management problem.

Stopped here for lunch on our way back to Vegas, and the food was great. We both had a bacon cheeseburger. The food was hot and tasted really good.
The service was great. The woman at the drive thru was really nice and friendly, and made sure she had gotten our order right.
Nice little restaurant in Boulder City!

I paid for a double burger and got a single patty. The thing was gross anyway so I am glad I didn’t complain and ask for another patty of gray meat.
But yay for the fried cheese curds. Good luck finding that item on most menus no matter where you are. They were like hot little mozzarella bites.
Good fries, too.
But if you want a double burger, better order three patties just in case they forget one.