What
makes a drive-in restaurant great? The food must be good, of course,
but there's also the authenticity and nostalgia factor. It helps if
business is good, so drive-ins that have a long tradition in the
community will do well on this list. Sure, it's subjective, but aren't
all such rankings? The thing I noticed is that most of the 50 best
drive-ins aren't in urban areas, in fact, the overwhelming majority are
in small towns, where people rely on their vehicles and support local
businesses for decades. And the ones in cities often have their own
specialized clientele, like the Varsity in Atlanta.
If
you’re looking for a chili dog in the ATL, the call of Varsity’s
signature "What’ll ya have?" is too hard to resist. When it opened in
1928, Varsity was a small hot dog stand located near Georgia Tech
University, perfect for college kids to pop in for a cheap bite. Today,
it’s a sprawling restaurant that can accommodate 800 people inside and
600 cars, and the carhops still don paper caps while delivering Frosted
Orange milkshakes and slaw dogs to the masses.
Check out the list of
the 50 best drive-in restaurants at Mental Floss and let us know your opinion on any you've patronized.
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