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    Cardinal Drive-In

    3.3 (60 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers, American, Hot Dogs
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    CARDINAL DRIVE-IN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Marie B.

    Super mediocre, no flavor on anything. The food seems as if it was bought out of the frozen food section at Walmart.

    Straight no chaser place. We love it!
    Chai L.

    Hubby and I were originally going to a nice restaurant in downtown Brevard called The Falls but we happened to come across this cute little drive-in place. I thought we can have a pre-dinner burger and a shake. We parked and almost ordered th right the drive-in but decided to go inside the restaurant. That was when we said "never mind about fine dining". The inside had black and white floor and pictures of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean like a mural alongside a juke box which was also a mural and not a real working one. It's a 1950's diner but we had to order our food from a red phone that every table had. The phone didn't have a keypad just a the part you speak into. Don't think I handled one of those in many years. I read a review that the phones didn't work but it was surreal to order your dinner over the phone inside a drive-in restaurant. The phone worked for us. The food was another story. Giving it. 2 Star for effort but it was a cute place.

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    Cardinal has been here since 1976. They must be doing it right! Service was quick and I enjoyed my chili dog and chocolate shake.

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    Corky's Dawg House

    Corky's Dawg House

    4.6
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    If I could give this a higher score than 5 stars I would!…read moreOut of every place I've ever reviewed, this has definitely earned the #1 highest rating I could give. Everything about this place was absolutely exceptional. Starting with service! The woman that greeted us when we came in and took our order, is one of the sweetest ladies ever. I just kept telling my husband after each small interaction with her "oh my gosh I just love her". It's an incredibly warm and inviting space, and I wish we lived closer just to be able to experience that alone more often. But lord have mercy, the food? They knocked it out of the park!!! They have a huge menu with all sorts of stuff that you don't see super often. We got the Chicago dog, the BBQ burger, the sweet potato fries, onion rings, and a blackberry shake. Those sweet potato fries will have me dreaming about them until I can make my way back here. There's no amount of praise to do this place justice! All I can say is, if you haven't tried stopping by here for a meal, you absolutely need to!

    So weirdly expensive for a hot dog joint. 2 Dawgs and fries will have you in the $20 range. I had…read morethe chili cheese dawg which was good as well as a corn dog and tots. I later added a vanilla shake which was another ten dollars. It was all good and the shake was fantastic but it was over $30 per person. For a hot dog shack! They literally have two $11 hot dogs...what? My daughter's Philly Cheese was a steak sandwich. Not thinly sliced steak but great honking chunks of steak. It was a tough sandwich to get down. Service was fast and friendly and the restaurant had a run down diner vibe. You could probably pare it down to $20 a person but that is still bonkers for sandwich and fries. I don't think we will be back but glad we tried it for sure!

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