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    Carousel Drive In

    4.1 (63 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    CAROUSEL DRIVE IN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Very loud
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Large chocolate malt
    Dave M.

    Had to get dinner for the return trip to Sacramento. Went inside to order and was surprised to see there were only two folks running the show. There was no one in the very clean but small dining area. The focus is definitely on the drive thru. They didn't take my order until all the cars were through. I ordered a pastrami sandwich because the menu said it had pickles and mustard - my sole favorites on nearly any sandwich, or burger. Onion rings and a large chocolate malt. The sandwich was okay. Decent flavor, but the meat was chopped and formed. I saw him heat the oval slices on the grill then dunk it in something - a deep fryer? I don't know. It was so tough I couldn't bite through the meat. With each bite, I dragged meat out of the sandwich. Oh well. The bread was fresh and grilled to a nice toast. I'm kind of a pickle snob. Not sure what happened to Wendy's, but those pickles taste strange. These are very tangy dill, crinkle cut. Makes my mouth water thinking of them. Perfect old fashioned dill pickles. Yum! Onion rings were good, perfectly cooked and tasty. The chocolate malt wasn't very malty, but very chocolaty. Wonderful consistency - I had to pace myself, it was a delightful treat. I'll try a burger on my next visit.

    BLT Sandwich

    This was supposedly a BLT Sandwich. Idk where they assumed that but for $16 I would have guessed I could have gotten more BLT for my money this is why I HATE coming to Bakersfield, the food is trash and so are the people

    Double Quarter Burger
    Bill W.

    Been by this drive-in a thousand times and never stopped. On a whim and craving a good old fashion flat top burger I popped in for lunch. I ordered the double cheese burger for a base line for this drive-in. I found the burger to be pretty good but funny lacking that gooey dripping greasy flat type patties. Maybe it was a off day but a decent burger none the less. Will give it another shot to try some of their other goody's.

    Drive thru menu

    Great selection. Good food. Nice people. Cherry high. Pastrami burger. Fries and Taquito sauce.

    a menu for burgers and shakes

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    8 months ago

    Always great food is great and the people working there are always friendly. I go here everyday if not for food, to get a drink.

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    2 years ago

    Love the people and the service. It's pretty fast with the food service also. The place is always clean when I go there.

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    Food was excellent.. the girls were very nice & friendly.. really clean inside! Good environment all the way around

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    2 years ago

    Every time excellent food service and we will continue to eat here thank you carousel drive in

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    3 years ago

    Food is delicious and prepared fresh. Prices aren't too bad either considering how much it costs to eat out nowadays.

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    2 years ago

    I ordered a Philly cheese steak, it was very good and everything but I sat in the drive thru waiting for a very long time

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    3 years ago

    Fast service when you get the before the lunch hour. Good choice of food on the menu.

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    3 years ago

    We had ordered the fish and chips and the fish was undercooked and the fries were too salty

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    3 years ago

    Awesome service flavorful hamburgers tasty cherry slushy all in all very excellent service and food

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    14 years ago

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    6 years ago

    We went for lunch today and had the pastrami sandwich! Omg it was awesome!! We will definitely be back to try more off the menu!

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    4 years ago

    I forgot they have "white boy " taco's , still the best in the county @ $ 1.79 each.

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    (90 reviews)
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    10/10 would come again for Gavin alone! He was so helpful, honestly best service in Bakersfield and…read morehe ensured everything tasted immaculate. It was almost as if Fine dining had a drive thru. Nothing but good vibes, good food and amazing service from this place! Def recommend I recommend the strawberry cream slush ;)

    It's really hit or miss at this Sonic. I only ever order one large drink, and it's the exact same…read moreorder every time. Some days it's brought out within a couple of minutes, and other days I'm left waiting forever. Today I placed a mobile order and checked in at 3:13 during my 30-minute lunch break. There was a car broken down in the drive-thru, which I completely understand can slow things down. But while I was waiting, I watched multiple cars that arrived after me get their orders and leave. Some of them had several drinks and food, while I was still waiting on one large drink. After about 20 minutes, I pressed the button and told the employee I'd been waiting. She responded that, as I could see, there was a broken-down car and they were trying to go as fast as they could. I understood that, but it didn't explain why everyone else was getting served while I continued to be overlooked. I watched more orders being brought out, so I pressed the button again and asked for a refund because I had already spent almost my entire lunch waiting. Only then did someone finally bring out my drink and tell me they were refunding it. The refund didn't fix the situation. I ended up late getting back to work, and I couldn't even enjoy the drink because I'm not allowed to have drinks in my work area. My entire lunch break was wasted waiting for one drink. Another frustrating thing about this location is that they don't sell bags of ice. The Sonic on the east side and the Rosedale location both do, so I don't understand why this one doesn't. It's inconvenient when the other locations offer it. I also have to admit that by the time I pressed the button the second time, I wasn't very friendly because I was so frustrated. After that interaction, it honestly made me question whether I even wanted to drink what I was handed. That's not a feeling any customer should leave with. Unfortunately, I can't recommend this location. It's frustrating because it's the closest Sonic to both my home and my job, but the service is too inconsistent to count on, especially if you're on a time limit.

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