King Louie's Drive-In is a good old fashioned Root Beer Stand. What? Give me a break, I am old and…read morethat is what we use to call them when I was a little person. It's a restaurant that makes its own Root Beer and serves burgers. The King is not in my immediate area and it's not even in one of my regular driving routes. So I don't think of him that often. I need to change that, because the short out of the way drive is so worth it. I haven't used the car-hop service, but there are always lots of cars with the cute little tray attached to their drivers side window. So, I have it on my bucket list to try on a future visit. Perhaps, I'll bring my fur child to enjoy a plain burger. Since I don't use the car-hop, I go inside to order and eat in the small dining room. Yesterday, it was full of workers from the refinery and other local businesses. Lucky for me after ordering at the counter, I was able to snag a two top table to enjoy my meal. I normally get the Lion Tamer which has jalapeños on it, but today I went with a King Louie. It's a single smash burger and I added cheese. My topping were only pickles, lettuce, onion and a smear of mayo. I had them hold the tomato. I'm not a fan of mayo, but for some reason I like it on my burgers here at King Louie. The edges of my burger were crisp, it had an odd shape so you know it was hand pressed. It explodes with flavor, just like an old time 50's drive-in. The fries are equally impressive. They are super crispy and done to order, no fries sitting under a hot light waiting to be served. What impresses me is they are fries that still have their skins on. For me, that just adds flavor. Of course, the main attraction next to their amazing burgers is the refreshing homemade, Root Beer. It is always the perfect accompaniment to a burger and fries. Next visit, I having a Root Beer Float and really have a flashback to my childhood.

I just went there for my first time today. Kind of unsure what to order, I went with the old school…read moresteakburger as it comes. It was pretty much perfect. Fries are crisp and delicious too! Service took a bit, but that's because it was decently busy when we arrived. I honestly didn't expect the flavor I got with the price I paid. Some say it's overpriced, but this is a local mom and pop place, so you know what kind of quality you're going to get. I definitely recommend this place! Loved it and I will go back.

Owner of this DQ has control issues, I place an order for a ice-cream cake through the app. for a…read more4:15 pickup. I get a ready for pickup notification shortly after and a charge notification from my bank showing payment pending. I show up 4:00 and I'm told they don't have any order for me, I show the email I show the app notification and even the bank notification. Someone from the back comes up to look at the notification on my phone and called the owner about the order. We was creating excuses for why I wasn't getting the cake even after the employee working there see the proof of purchase, I was handed a cell phone and the owner was on the other end. I went back and forth with this guy he tried to make it seem like I was trying to rip them off because they couldn't find the order. I reminded him that multiple employees were telling him that the order was paid for but he was unreasonable so I hung up the phone. Just as I was going to cancel the order it shows up in the system and print a order with payment verification just as he was informed. I praise the girls for trying to make it right for me I appreciate your patience and understanding. Your boss is a power tripping guy who probably treats his employees even worse. I will drive to the town next to us for our treats next time.

Why is it when you go to a DQ it's either a fantastic experience or beyond terrible!?!?!?! This…read morelocation....terrible service! The lady in drive-thru argued with me over and over about the dessert I ordered (which I have ordered several times at other locations). The lady was snippy in drive thru and I finally just gave up trying to tell her what I wanted. So I got something else, and just decided learned lesson- will not go back to this location when visiting family in the area.

I try to post positive reviews. I cannot this time. This evening I drove through and ordered…read morefood. I ordered sour cream (2), which they charge for. Got home and no sour cream. My receipt showed they charged me a quarter, which I believe is the price for one. This has happened EVERY TIME at this location. Never once has my sour cream been in the bag, yet every time I get charged for it. What I find interesting is that they put several ranch sauces in the bag. I never even ask for ranch. From this point forward I am never ordering sour cream here again. I am tired of paying for something I don't get.

i got wedges and the portion was tiny as FUCK! WTH?! it took 15 minutes to get two meals (fries…read morewere saltier than the ocean) with 3 cars in the drive thru TERRIBLE SERVICE, the place was clean for the most part except the over flowing trash cans in the kitchen. IF I COULD GIVE 0 STARS I WOULD!!! The bread on our sourdough jacks were stale too and my sourdough jack was cold!

Ordered the 7 for $7 Fish Sandwiches on Friday during Lent. I had these in Alton and they were…read moregreat. Location is everything. They had to cook them to order so I knew I was getting hot fish. But they were overcooked, dry, the bun looked like they smashed it. The sandwiches were inedible. Lesson learned

The food is okay, the ambiance is okay, but the service is rude…read more Don't go. The price is too high for the quality of food and service.

This was the third time out of three times the got my order wrong!…read more They do not value their customers! There not the only restaurant in town. I called, they will refill my order, but it was past breakfast time. I do not want to wait until the next day for food i ordered today. Their excuse is being short handed. Treat your employees better and you might get the orders right. Maybe better management could fix this.

Their person at the cash register needs to learn basic math before working a register for one and…read morefor two told us to go to spot 2 when someone was in spot 2 and left the window. Do better.

Update May 2024: How…read moredarn cute is this location. They always say "you are king" when you go to drive-thru!!!! Loving this! I can honestly say that this is one of THE best BK's! I have never had a wrong order and everything is fresh!

My friend and I went June 27th at 8:30pm. They made us wait to order then only took my friends…read moreorder. I stood at the register waiting and they just kept looking at me and no one took my order. Then I got upset and complained about it. The one girl started waving at me to shoo off like I was garbage. I get why I never see much business there when driving by. Customers won't patronize a place that is lacking customer service. They didn't apologize or anything just got rude with me. Very disappointed in this establishment. I never did get my order placed either.

Food was great. Drive through was quick. Staff was very friendly and professional. Homie with the…read moreblue dreads was awesome.

I understand everything has gone down in size and up in price no matter where you go. But, the…read moreCobb salad I ordered had old lettuce and chicken that had to be cooked over a week ago. The tomatoes were old as well. No date on the package so I imagine I got one that was expired and they didn't care to make it right. Over $15 for my meal and I had to throw more than 1/2 away. Don't bother with this location.

I was introduced to Heaterz chicken by way of my employer feeding us when they had us work an…read moreextra day. I brought some leftovers home and my wife fell in love with it (obviously, the chicken does well reheated). Their current location on Main st in Alton is truly a hole in the wall. There is very little seating, a bit greasy, and no ambiance, so it's best to get the order to go. The portions are usually more than adequate, as a 3 piece original with a side feeds my wife and me. I really like their loaded potato salad and my wife is partial to the Nashville street corn. We eat from there at least once a month if not twice. I see that they are building a new restaurant across from Walgreens in Wood River. It (appears) to be strictly drive thru, which is fine with me. As it is less than a mile from my house as opposed to 10 miles round trip. Kudos to Heaterz Chicken

Chicken, Fries and Cheese curds were delicious! Ordered a combo and when I ordered a Diet cola I…read morewas told they were out of diet. I am diabetic so I needed the sugar free so my wife and I neither one got a drink after paying for it. The place is small and only has 2 tables. The place just needs to be dressed up a bit!