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1.7 (50 reviews)
Open 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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waited 30 minutes for a single drink... then when i finally went inside i got brushed off and waited more . completely ridiculous and for the place to not even be busy? wow i'm so disappointed. placed the order at 4:21 - the pick up time was 4:26.. didn't get my drink till 5 on the dot.

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Crystal L.

Better service, ordered 2 $1.99 double cheeseburgers, 2 $1.99 small tots, 2 $1.99 shakes & my bill was $26.00 when I got to the window I asked why & was told they no longer had the $1.99 menu items I ordered the burgers were now $2.99 as well as the tots, the shakes were 1/2 price at $5.49 for 2 my bill still over $20.00 after arriving home only received 2 cheeseburgers, 1 tots, & 2 shakes still paid $21.18 no receipt so I could call to rectify the situation so I turned to Yelp hoping anyone ordering from there check their bags, check the prices, as they are a little deceiving. I even went on-line to show them their ad that states $1.99 menu is permanent, to which I attached to this review. I won't be back!!!!

I paid 5.32 for this

I paid 5.32 for this tiny bit of food. Not even a combo. I usually have a good experience but come on

Pathetic malt... Mostly a dollop of ice cream and a gallon of chocolate sauce. Tasted terrible, and not at all like a malt should.
Darin S.

This place is being run into the ground by staff that just couldn't care less about the job. Don't know how much more simple an order one can get than a chocolate malt and a corn dog could be... The malt seemed a foreign concept to whoever took my order, and the corn dog was a soggy mess. On top of everything? 20+ minute wait in the drive through to get said order around noon on a Saturday, exactly the time one would think management would schedule their all star staff to be working! Nope. Also note to the owner: TAKE DOWN all the signage over the drive-up window. I do not like at ALL handing my card to someone who then basically disappeared behind all the advertising on the window and I'm unable to see any amount of staff doing whatever they're doing in there taking 20+ minutes for a drive through order. Very disconcerting.

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Waited about 50 minutes for our food and we hardly even had anything this place used to be Amazing really went down hill

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Waited in drive through line and then told. It will be a 10 min wait the cook is on break. We have drinks if thats all u want

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A bit slow, but the drink selection is top tier. The carhops don't wear roller skates anymore but Frank was great.

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I'm hella PMSing and they didn't add the popping pearls into my peach sprite after I asked twice nor did they respond to me :)

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