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    Howards Drive-In

    3.3 (60 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Divey
    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Christina M.

    A few days ago we were stopped to get gas nearby at the Walmart. It was good price per gas buddy. We wanted to grab lunch and were about to check the map but I looked up and saw this place next door. Decided to give it a try. Basically, it was tasty. The cheeseburger was a good drive thru burger, onion rings were good, chocolate milkshake also good. Steak fingers tasty and gravy. The French fries were somehow under cooked even though the food took a while to be ready. Texas toast was very yummy. The staff were friendly. This is definitely a local place and so long as you're not trying to get back on the road of a long drive and you have time to hang out a bit and wait, it's a solid choice. 3 stars for undercooked fries and long wait time.

    Bacon cheeseburger w/ jalapeños

    Here again!!! Bacon Cheeseburger... okra..(instead of fries).. vanilla cream Dr Pepper... yum yum get u sum!!

    Outside 2022
    Tim P.

    Had a shake, green chili cheese bacon burger and tots. Friendly enough. Smells delicious. Whitney Hopper prints framed in dining room a nice touch. Lovely bag and nicely wrapped. Thanks y'all.

    Chicken strip dinner

    We got the chicken strip dinner and steak finger dinner. We chose to substitute the coleslaw for extra gravy. The portions were really big. Everything was hand battered there. For my taste it needed more salt but that's easy to rectify. I also like my fries more crispy so next time I will order them well done. The meat was cooked perfectly. Prices were great. We will definitely be back!

    Old

    My chicken was pink, burger was pink place was gross. Would not recommend. The service was okay. The ambience was not that great. Please do not eat here.

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    The burgers and fries are subpar and expensive for the quality. There are better options close by for similar prices

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    Needed a quick bite and to get back on the road. Hamburger, fries, and onion rings were great. Quick friendly service was a plus.

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    Burger was good and the ries were tasty. Staff very friendly and good price. Not tje fastest but was worth stopping and taking a break.

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    Burgers were very good and the fries were also great. Recommend by the hotel clerk. We will eat there again when we come through!

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    Great little burger place on the way to big bend. Got bacon cheeseburger..I will take theirs any day over Carl's Jr or McDonald's

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    Carl's Jr

    Carl's Jr

    2.6
    (47 reviews)
    3.4 mi
    $

    (As always, rating this as fast food, not a true restaurant.)…read moreFood:4/5 Service:4/5 Ambience:3/5 Ordered the Cali XL and was impressed. It had a surprisingly large portion for 6 dollars, beating out McDonald's easily. Service was great, food came out quickly, and place was clean for a gas station. Quickly restocked depleted napkins. Ambience was lacking, but then again it is a fast food restaurant in a gas station. I would recommend this carls Jr. It's built into the lives gas station.

    On a road trip from Houston to Van Horn, I was looking for a dinner spot where I could grab some…read morefood from the drive through and continue on my way. As I was getting hungry, I saw a sign for Carl's Jr. on the highway and proceeded to turn my right blinker on. Ambiance (3/5): It's a fast food restaurant. You're not going there for the ambiance and I didn't dine in. I ordered through the drive through. Pretty much what you would expect. Service (4/5): I placed my order, paid, and the cashier asked me to pull up a little past the drive through and he would bring my food to me. It came out in the timeframe I would expect. The only hiccup? No napkins or ketchup in the bag. Drinks (3/5): Your usual assortment of soft drinks. I went with a sweet tea. Food (3/5): We all have our power rankings when it comes to fast food. For me, I'm a little ambivalent about Carl's Jr. It's about in the middle for me. I do like their commercials though. This time around, I went with the chargrilled chicken sandwich (swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, and mayo) combo with waffle fries. The waffle fries are an upcharge and are only available in a medium size, not large. I'll take waffle fries over regular fries any day of the week, even for a small upcharge. The chicken wasn't bad. It was charred nicely. The bacon was a little limp, but overall, it did the job. I enjoyed the waffle fries the best. They were fresh. They had not been sitting under a heat lamp for a long time which is always a risk at a fast food joint. For what it is, Carl's Jr. makes for a decent late night selection when you're on the road.

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    Burger King

    1.7
    (47 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    I take long road trips somewhat regularly and when you're looking for dinner late night, your…read moreoptions are going to be limited. On my most recent one, I stopped by Burger King on a Friday night. Ambiance (N/A): I used the drive through. This location is connected to a gas station. Service (4.5/5): Pretty much what you hope for during a drive through experience. There was only one car in front of me, my food was ready promptly, and the cashier was nice. Drinks (N/A): I didn't order any beverages on this visit. Food (3.5/5): Burger King is about mid-tier in my fast food power rankings. There are some things I like and some that I don't like. As a pro, their original chicken sandwiches are solid. They have a unique taste to them (in a good way). And a unique shape for a chicken sandwich (also a good thing). It's a simple sandwich but a classic. On the flip side, I'm not a huge fan of their fries. And a major way that you judge a fast food joint is the quality of their fries. I'd take McDonalds' fries, Whataburger, Chick-fil-a, Wendy's, etc. over BK. I ended up getting two original chicken sandwiches and two medium fries. I had a coupon which is another pro for Burger King. They often have coupons in newspapers. $7.99 for my haul was pretty awesome for a meal which ended up lasting me for two.

    Wish I could give 0 stars. We travelled from out of state. Stopped here to get food, ordered on the…read moreapp at approximately 11:40pm (app allowed us to order as restaurant is open until 12am). Everything was locked up and when we knocked at the drive-thru window, an employee answered, said "we're closed" but we told them we ordered online. He said well we close in 5 minutes, but we told them we ordered 15 minutes before and have been waiting the entire time. He said he could do a refund, but struggled at the drive-thru computer. When we asked why we were able to put in an order if they were closed, the employee said "we have school kids." We told him we had kids as well but if they're open until 12AM, they should have been able to get our order. The employee told us "no, we have school age kids working here." If they're open until 12 am and have school aged kids working till midnight, that's the manager's wrong. Don't schedule kids or employees that close your restaurant early or reflect your store hours to closing early to accommodate your kid-employees. Also, if having school-aged employees was the issue, that excuse may have made more sense if it wasn't Saturday night. Neither employee, if they were even school-aged minors, had school on Sunday that would have made it "necessary" to close early. Called customer service who said a report would be submitted. But in wasting time with this mess, all other restaurants in the area closed and we were unable to get food for 3 hours. Beyond disappointed. Shame on them.

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    Tacos OJ

    4.0
    (330 reviews)
    1.9 mi
    $$

    Excellent service and food. I had the tacos and they were delicious. The hot sauce was very good…read morealso. My waitress was very friendly and very good at her job.

    I'm a Texan with a penchant for Tex-Mex (and Mex, New Mex and even Lou-Mex), and I enjoyed this…read morelittle joint. Was it the best ever? Hardly. But, in all fairness, I've eaten at no fewer than 200 different Tex-Mex restaurants in my lifetime. First, as one reviewer stated, this is very much a New Mexican-style restaurant, although they try to get there with the Tex-Mex. What does this mean? Quite simply, this place uses red sauce (vs. chili gravy) for enchiladas. It also offers stacked enchiladas with an egg placed on top, which is true New Mexican. Beyond that, the menu is quite varied. I'll start with my cheese enchiladas with red sauce. The sauce was spicy as hell, which was wonderful. The enchiladas themselves were a disappointment because they used two corn tortillas to roll them with the smallest pinch of cheese I've experienced in a while. -- I'm not sure about my dad's chile relleno and beef enchilada with green sauce, but he really enjoyed both. The rice and beans were pretty much par for the course. Not bad but nothing special. The salsa here is phenomenal. There's just enough onion and cilantro to make it memorable. It's served cold, which is a must for me, and it has some serious bite. Service here is really friendly and efficient. The atmosphere is old school: cheap paneling and trite "Mexican" decor. The men's bathroom is almost as dark as a movie theater. I don't get to this area often, but I would certainly eat here again any time I do.

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