Nu-Way Lounge & Restaurant — Restaurant in Spartanburg

So, reading these reviews and a couple words of mouth, when we wanted a good hamburger, we headed to Nu-Way. This night it ended up a mistake!

We entered and didn't even get anyone to our table for at least five minutes. When the server arrived, she was polite and said she was sorry that it was so busy she couldn't keep up. I noted about a dozen or so people.

We ordered our drinks and a wings appetizer for myself and she ran off before we could order the cheese sticks. She brought a glass of wine and a sample of the local brew, I approved, asked for a big glass of it, and tried to order our meals… but she ran off. Ten minutes passed, no beer, no server to take our main order.

She then came back to write down our appetizer order, apparently 15min ago she never wrote it down. She also told us that despite it being "wings night" no one thought to thaw any out, so it would be quite awhile before we got our appetizer, IF she ever actually PLACED the order…

We had been there over 20min. I still did not have a beer, our order was never placed, and they didn't have their special anyhow. All of this at 730pm on a Wed night.

She said it was because it "was so busy". Yet, I watched a person at the bar hold up an empty beer can and he had a full one in his hands in 20sec. Plus several others get refills not too much slower. Since it took 20min to not get a beer, we didn't wait to see how long it would take to thaw our food.

I'm new in town. I guess it shows. Keep on going to No-Way locals, I guess you are the ones who get good service. I'll keep going to Wild Wing Cafe. I got a beer there in 2min. Our wigs in 5min. And our burgers before we finished our wings. The server was friendly, fast, efficient and had a LOT more than 15 people...

The Nu-Way is a recent guilty pleasure that we've stumbled upon. That's funny given it's across the street from the parking lot of my Church. Many of the members of my Church are locals and are familiar with the Nu-Way.

A joke of mine is that if there is no risk of food poisoning, I"m not interested. A reference to my wife finding my fondness of gas stations sandwiches a disgusting habit.

First of all the interior. Know it's a grill during the day and a bar at night. I guess that leads to the charm. Severely in need of an update, but that would ruin the ambience and I want it to stay exactly as it is. The only negative is that one winter I set in the area to the right and it was so cold I could see my breath while inside! Other customers were also complaining.

The staff always friendly and a bit outnumbered. It's a cramped environment behind the counter and they work around each other with ease. The grill itself tiny, maxing out around just over a dozen or so hamburgers. They are fresh and expertly prepared, not a squashed patty like the chains.

I've ordered the gooey, delicious mess that is the VanDangs White Trash Burger. Tried the Secret Bands Trailer Park on toasted bread last week. I've had others, but they're all sloppy and equally delicious. The fries are good, but I favor the onion rings. Not too bready or oily. Usually a special and we've never had anything bad.

Get there before the rush, because at any time expect a wait. I for one don't mind, because the wait...

great burger / wide-selection of craft beer / friendly service.

'went in to try it from a recommendation from a friend, and glad I did.

'sat at the bar and Ms. Micah was very welcoming and took great care of me throughout my time there. ('even letting me help myself and take a peek at what craft beer they had in the fridge.)

*speaking of which, it's a really cool, eclectic collection of craft beers they have. I like to think I've tried and seen a decent bit of craft beers in my life, but they had some really interesting ones I've never seen and I have to go back to try the others!

'had to get the Food Network famous Redneck burger and it did not disappoint.

The special thing about this burger to me is the toppings of pimento cheese, chili, and assorted spice and sauces thrown in. It really brings all the flavors together in a fun package representing southern flavors.

And it's a BIG package folks - a tall and stacked burger - you're gonna get messy eating this thing in a good way haha.

For a side I got the cajun fries, and the cool thing about getting the fries is since the burger is hand-patted, you're gonna get some chucks of burger that fall to the side. With the pimento cheese being melted on top of it already, you can mix it with your fries, and it's like you get a special bonus of chili cheese fries when you're done with the burger!

'will definitely go again - 'can't wait to try their other sandwiches and other...