A Nine-Patty Cheeseburger Coming to Southern California: Jake's Wayback Burgers Opening Soon

By Christine Chiao Wed., Feb. 13 2013 at 9:54 AM

It may not be on your radar yet, but at its current rate of expansion, Jake's Wayback Burgers could be setting up a burger joint near you, with locations in Santa Ana and Ventura already in the works. While we're not wanting in burger options -- fast food or otherwise -- in Southern California, the chain is bringing its own piece of flair in the form of the Triple Triple.

If you're wondering about the name, it's no empty boast. That's three burger patties times three, stacked one precariously on top of another with only interspersing slices of cheese holding the whole towering operation together. The $12.99 behemoth was introduced to diners via a burger-eating contest held last year. After 100 orders were made within a monthlong test run, it was decided the Triple Triple made the cut as a permanent item on the chain's new menu.

The first Jake's Burger was opened in Newark, Del., in 1991. It became known in the area for a well-sized handmade burger. Two years ago, the then mostly East Coast chain added "wayback" to its name. There are now 62 locations in 14 states.

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Anastasia Beaverhausen

This is just a really dumb marketing ploy. They are jumping the shark with this. No product line that is good quality has to go to these huckster lengths to get the word out- and if they do- any good press is circumvented by this nasty abomination of colon clogging.

Jose Gonzalez

I can feel my arteries hardening by just seeing it!!

Padilla Jorge

Oh hell no, that's nasty! What the fuck 3 patty is too much

Esteban Mainzer

will jenna jameson be in the commercial?

Justin Shelton

Are paramedics on stand by?

Mikel Satana

This would be banned in NY.

Perkins Gary

Why?

Christian Mendez

Something out of "Burger Friends" haha

Carmen Ganser

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/12/171821410/heart-attack-grill-greeter-dies-of-heart-attack?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130212

DavidRosenthal

In-N-Out is hard to compete with (wonder why I thought of them while looking at that picture) -- but Jake's says their meat is also never frozen. I won't get too optimistic... but might be worth a try -- Although I'd need something with about 7 less patties. :)