First off the cashier was so helpful and nice! We did not know what exactly to order and she made it super easy for us. I ordered jr double cheeseburger, fries and chocolate shake. While they were enjoyable it did blow my mind. Cheeseburger was definitely good. Meat was cooked well and bun was nice and warm. Toppings were evenly distributed as well. Why the deduction of stars is fries were nothing special. The shake was most likely pre made and then set in the freezer instead of mixed on order. I think this is a definite try and a great place to love especially if you are local to KC area. read more

HiBoy Drive In - Large Fry - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

Not worth the money. The food was mediocre at best. We spent about $70 for six people, everyone got a burger, plus two orders of fries and an order of onion rings to share. The food is made to order, so it did come out hot and fresh. We also ordered two shakes, and if you enjoy really thick milkshakes you can eat with a spoon (not sip through a straw), you'll probably like them. The staff was friendly and efficient, but overall, I don't feel the quality matched the price. I'm not sure I'd visit again. read more

HiBoy Drive In - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

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Chicken tenderloin and onion rings are the best. I tried BBQ Ring Burger today. Strawberry shake and a kids meal for my daughter that comes with fruit snacks, cheeseburger and tater tots. Service staff seem to work together during busy lunch hours. Classic memorabilia but remodeled inside the restaurant. I enjoyed reminiscing with my Dad. read more

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Miss the old onions rings but everything else is the same as it was 30 years ago sad to see so many people goto mcds across the street instead of supporting locals better than any Asian frozen hamburger at mcds any day read more

It's hi boy It's gotten more and more expensive but good God is it amazing I always get a double cheese order of rings and a large butterscotch shake pay almost 25 bucks, but I enjoy every minute of it Been going there for 50 years I will continue to go there read more

After being in KC for over 10 years and passing this establishment often while working out here I finally stopped by and enjoyed some food. I kept it simple and grabbed a burger and fries. The burger had a nice unique taste to it! Definitely suggest this to burger lovers all around. Then staff was super friendly and the inside was very clean. I'm hoping to snag one of their delicious looking shakes on one of my next visits. read more

There food is good. The prices just seem a little high. The food is good. Just have to watch and make sure you get all your food. They left out a fry I ordered and I had to go back. They are ok on service. Went through the drive thru. . read more

I grew up going to the location off 24 Hwy. Both locations have super friendly staff and great service. This location is newer but they're both always very clean. Before today I haven't been for a few years but the food has consistently been great every time I visit. Today I got the normal jr. cheeseburger, tots and root beer. I always make sure to look for the daily and seasonal specials. ! read more

Stop by here on the way back from a golf trip and wanted to try the iconic high boy cheeseburgers. I double cheeseburger was good and hot but pretty pricey for just a double cheeseburger. I can mark it off my list that I tried it, but not eager to come back. read more

HiBoy Drive In - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

This is my first time at this particular location. I usually go to the HiBoy over by Arrowhead. I will probably keep that tradition. This place is clean and smells great! The tots here were a little soggy. But the self-serve catsup was very good. I got a Double HiBoy. It seemed dry, like the meat had been on the grill too long. I went and got some mustard and added it between the patties. That seem to make it a little better. As expected, the bun was warm and delicious and the vegetables were fresh and crispy, but something was off. As a bonus, found a great car wash next door that's only 50 cents per minute! Butch's. Wow! read more

HiBoy Drive In - Small tots - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

The food is absolutely disgusting. Its so expensive for terrible food. Got the burgers, fries,dried pickles, stuffed spuds and onion rings and all of it was so bad, paid $60+ and not one thing was even edible I had to throw everything away, which is really tough waisting that much money right now and it be a waste. i will never be coming back. read more

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Came all the way from Utah and California for the best old fashion soft serve ice cream. The old soft serve machine and the huge 15 gallon of milk in a bag makes this the best ice cream ever!! THANK YOU for having the best soft serve ice cream. We are coming back tomorrow before we go back home. read more

Meh. That pretty much sums up my experience. I happened to be in the area and I've heard people say this is their favorite burger place so I decided to give it a try. The burger itself was average at best. The meat was pretty bland and dry. The overall burger was dry. The lettuce that was on it was soggy and old so I removed it. Maybe that's where the sauce went. The tots were good. It's hard to mess up tots. My favorite thing I got was the cherry mash cyclone. Now that I would return for. I'd skip everything else. read more

HiBoy Drive In - Double cheeseburger Tots - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

HiBoy is a family tradition. We usually go to the store on 24 Hwy and River. Today, I thought I'd surprise Mr. G. With a 1/4 HiBoy and Onion Rings. I have been craving Tenderloin sandwiches lately, so I got one of those for me. There is something about those HiBoy Onion Rings. They are the best Onion Rings and what we use to measure all Onion Rings. Did not disappoint. Of course, Mr. G. Loved the HiBoy, and I was very pleased with my tenderloin sandwich. It was just the right size. Crispy on the outside. The sauce was not too heavy, and the lettuce, tomato, and pickle did not overpower the tenderloin. I could taste the meat. The drive-thru worker was pleasant and professional, and it was worth the wait for fresh, delicious food. Although the 24 Hwy store is the family's favorite for nostalgia, this is my personal favorite. read more

Even though I live very close to a Hi-Boy knock-off, I'm still willing to drive across town for the real deal occasionally. Today I ended up at their 291 and 23rd St location which is my least frequented of their 3 locations. It's currently drive-thru only due to staffing shortages. My Jr Double Hi-Boy is my go-to; 2 flat pressed patties stacked with melty cheese and the perfect amount of lettuce, onion, pickle, tomato and creamy sauce. The standard for all fast food burgers. There is a reason they have been open for 65+ years. read more

HiBoy Drive In - a hamburger and a hula skirt - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

It wasn't anything like I remember. The food was poor quality so there isn't much cooking can do to improve it

You may have to take a mortgage out on your house to afford the new prices. We were shocked. Onion rings and mushrooms were so soggy and steamed. We just picked at them. The $8 chicken sandwich was very good. The woman working the drive thru must have been having a bad day. Very gruff. read more

So because a new burger place opened in town, but I'm not willing to put up with long waits I decided to do a burger tour of local places. To keep it fair though I am just ordering a similar double burger at each stop on the tour. The choice here was really good. The onion rings were really good. I also got a fish sandwich and skipped eating the bun...it was nice and crispy and the toppings were fine, but it wasn't to my preference. To be fair, we come here on a regular basis. I previously tried the Italian steak which was well made, but not one of my preferences. I LOVE their pork tenderloins and that's my go to choice. Also you can't go wrong with their shakes....some of the best you'll get anywhere. The drive thru is usually busy at lunch... And they are currently not letting people dine in. read more

I've been looking for my local burger place - you know, the one I can point to and say "I know a great spot for burgers!" Small joint - order only, but great atmosphere. I popped in on a weekday afternoon and ordered a double hiboy with fries and a shake. The service was fantastic, everyone working there was friendly and pleasant. The food came out fast enough. The fries were great, McDonald's style but better, fresh and just crispy enough. The shake was yummy, old school style, very thick, seems hand spun. The burger though? I wasn't impressed =(. I got mine with lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, and onions. The patties are very large in diameter, but super thin - so thin, it seems like they just flatten and spread out the patties to make it as wide as possible to seem more impressive - and in return, some moisture lost along the way. The burger was super dry, I added two packets of ketchup to try and remedy it. The taste seemed like it could be decent if it hadn't been flattened and dried to infinity. There are a lot of places that do burgers better - even if farther away. I'd give this place 2 stars but the fries and service warrant 3. read more

Stopped here for lunch today, and was not pleased with the food. It seems so they might've changed their vendors? I always loved their onion rings, but these did not taste the same. The breading was extra thick instead of being thin and crispy like it used to be. I did not order a hamburger which I used to love because I've been told by others that the hamburgers taste like the frozen quarter inch patties that are just then quickly grilled rather than the thin patties that they used to use. Instead, I got a tenderloin and it was only fair. The best thing about high boys now is probably their milkshakes. Not enough to make me want to go back to the one at this location. I know that they are often individually owned so I'm not going to complain about the other locations because maybe they are as good as they used to be. But this one isn't. the drive-through area is easily accessible in an out off of schedule and that's the best thing about the place. read more

My favorite hamburger joint. Love the entire menu. My wife and I particularly like their cherry mash cyclone. Only place in town that seems to carry it. read more

Would give zero stars, hair in my food. Are you kidding me? Absolutely starving came in and ordered a bunch of food, hiboy burger, fried pickles, onion rings, second bite of my burger had a hair in it. Spit my food out and couldn't eat another bite of anything. Absolutely disgusting. After spending almost 40$ on food I got 7$ for the burger since it had hair even tho I couldn't even think of eating another bite of anything because of this. Zero stars. I can't say it enough, absolutely disgusting. read more

Due to condition in the world and supporting local business. I was driving by this location and decided to stop. One of the worst fish sandwich I have ever gotten from this location. I should have known something was up when I reach the window my fish sandwich was ready. I open my sandwich only to find a dried up fish fillet very upset. What happen to cook to order read more

Pure Magic in your mouth! Again this is a 5 because for what it is suppose to be it is better than them all. heads and tails above any other chain in the area. This isn't a gourmet burger and its not fine dining but for a drive-thru burger and onion rings place this is the tops. I try to scale my stars for what the place is and how it does what it is suppose to be. Fresh ingredients, tasty patty and a good bun to hold it all together. Just what you want on the run for lunch. Get on order of rings.... very tasty. read more

HiBoy?? More like Boy Bye. The secret sauce is gross and the meat is as bland as the boomers working behind the counter. It's just way too plain for the price. They also offer free dirty looks to you if you're brown of skin and full of sin. read more

I personally love HiBoy, their burgers are always amazing nearly 99% of the time. There was maybe only one time where my burger was overcooked but it wasn't anything to cry over, the flavor was still amazing. Unfortunately, my friend and I went thru the drive thru recently only to be greeted rudely by the lady taking the order, she didn't say hello, was demanding the order to get us out of the drive thru as quickly as possible, and we were the only ones there at the time so it didn't seem that urgent to me to be rushed through the order. We shrugged off the rude greeting and made it to the window and the lady continued to be rude while she demanded our money for the order. We got home and the order wasn't accurate, and it was kind of the last straw for my friend who had already was having a stressful day. So we called and made a complaint about the experience in particular, I didn't fail to mention that I'm a very frequent customer and I was personally shocked at this experience in particular so I know its not like them to be this way but it still ended up happening and left us a bad (figurative) taste in our mouths about the establishment. The manager got on the phone and offered us a refund and apologized for the experience, so we went in a bit later to pick up the refund. The new lady at the window who wasn't the same one as before greeted us very nicely corrected the issue without questioning it! Thank you random nice lady. Also people should probably wear name tags :p We don't know who to call and complain about or thank for fixing the issue... name tags, people!! Name tags. Regardless of the customer service portion of the experience, the food was great as usual, even if they left off some of the ingredients we paid extra for on the first run. read more

Tots and onion rings were amazingly crisp and yummy. Best I've had so far. Crispier than Sonics. Place was very clean. Burger was ok. I think I will stick to 5 guys burgers but if I want some tots, I'll go here. read more

HiBoy Drive In - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

When I'm in my home town and jonesing for a good burger, this is where I inevitably end up. Any of the three Hi Boys will do. There's another on Blue Ridge Cutoff and one more on 24Hwy (at River?). (I've been away from home too long--I'm forgetting the names of the streets...) YUM-EE. Enough said. I can't believe I forgot to tell you to try the onion rings. And if you have any space left you'd like to fill with a few hundred more empty calories, go for the cherry mash blizzard. read more

Oy...my wife is an Independence native so I've been hearing for a while how great it is. My first experience as mixed. I got a HiBoy burger - it's basically a thin, big patty on a bun with some minimal toppings. The burger was cold, and didn't have much flavor. Really, really, really not good. We also got onion rings...holy cow they were awesome. THEY were hot, crisp, and delicious. Also got a small banana shake which was awesome. So, I'll skip the burgers from here on out - it was terrible. I'll just eat onion rings and shakes from here on out ;) read more

Have you tried Hi-Boy in the KC area? Kinda a White Castle / Cozys mix. Simple hamburgers the old fashioned way. Try it. It's fun. read more

HiBoy Drive In - a half eaten hamburger - Burgers Near Me - Independence, Missouri

Independence staple (newest of the locations). Tots, Burger, Coke, Shake. This is great stuff that you take for granted when you live here. If you move, you will crave Hi-Boy, Winstead's, and Gates BBQ. Don't forget the shirt. read more

I really wanted to like HiBoy. I do like that is locally owned, the staff was friendly and we got our food quickly and was fresh. However, not too sure the difference between a regular cheeseburger and the Hiboy burger. The party was very dry and for a double, an extra slice of cheese would have been better. The fries were good as was my son's butterscotch milkshake. I'd give them an extra star for an extra slice of cheese and a juicier burger. read more

Worst burger I think I've ever had. Fried til absolutely no juicy ness exists. When you walk in there is this kind of babypoo smell, and that remnants is tasted In the burger - yuk!. Fries are much like Arby's which I hate that style. The chocolate shake might as well if just of been scoops of ice cream jammed in a cup, because here I am practicing my sucking skills 20min. Afterwards and still can't drink my shake. The only thing I can say positive is that what we ordered is what we got, the lady that took our order did her job too, took the order with no smile on the face, no recommendations - nada. I could have should have went to McDonald's and would of came out cheaper with better tasting food, even though I dislike McDonalds as well. Thanks but no thanks. read more

Sloppy greasy fucking burgers you got to try, lil hole in the wall but it's so heavenly

Geeze. Talk about a blast from the past. Hi Boy is old school in every sense imaginable. Talk to the elderly folks and they will tell you that Hi Boy is reminiscent of the 50's ad 60's without a doubt. I've only been to the location not too far from Arrowhead Stadium and the Independence location that this review is based upon. The food is soooooo bad for you. But gawd it taste so good. The burgers, fries, onion rings, soda's, and shakes are to die for. Greasy, messy, and artery clogging at it's finest. I would have to say my favorite combination is the double burger with grilled onions, pickles, and mustard with a side of those extra crispy onion rings. Throw in a large coke with the crushed ice and I'm good for the day. Word of caution, be prepared to order because the cashiers have zero patience and move really fast and efficiently. There are daily specials and many items to choose from on the menu. Unlike the older Kansas City Missouri location, the Independence site is a little more modern and has inside seating. Nice little framed photo with Albert Pujols is inside as well. Supposedly, he still stops in on occasion. I know it's kinda out of the way for some, but well worth the trip if you want to try old school drive in style food. read more

Love the onion rings, the high boy burger and a the hot fudge shake! That's my go-to order here. This place is like the "Winstead's" of Independence MO. It's a nostalgic locally owned and operated fast food chain. If you are in the mood for something greasy and delicious this is your place! read more

Went to the location on 291 Highway in Independence. The Hiboy Burgers were a mess, the meat was off the buns and the wrappers were full of lettuce and pickles. The Onion Rings were a big blob and couldn't be pulled apart and they forgot the Ranch for our order of Fried Pickles. This poor quality of food wasn't worth over $23 for 2 people. This place use to be awesome and now it's just disgusting. Premium prices for poor quality. We won't be returning. read more

this place was pretty good when i went to it. Its much better than mc donalds but not necessarily high end either. good pricing and the staff is very friendly. read more

There aren't many places left like this..... If you appreciate a burger joint that tosses a big slab of meat on a grill and cooks it fresh, just how you like it, then Hi Boy is going to kick your stomach's ass. I have never had a tastier burger, or better tater tots. This place is a staple in Independence, and supports a lot of activity in the community. If you haven't tried this yet, pull your head outta your ass and give it a go! read more

Yelp steered me here on a Sunday afternoon and it worked out great, quick, cheap, and tasty...I love places that offer vanilla diet coke, and tots! Yum. read more