Pete’s Drive-In

Reviews

• Jim D.

  star star star star star_border 24 July 2026

  Fun to have Old Fashioned Car-Hop[ service.  Good burgers but fantastic fries.  I have dreams about the fries.  Fry sauce was something I don't usually have, and it was good too.  I am going back to try the BBQ they just started serving.
  
  Biggest complaint is they're too busy.  Crew handles it well, but people were unhappy they couldn't park.  Made worse, the day I was there, by a woman who took up two car-hop spaces and met someone else who took up two spaces, then they ate at the tables.  Manager should have asked them to move their cars since they were just being impolite and costing the business clients.
  
  Well worth a hop off the freeway, just 1/4 Mi. West of Exit 124.

• Bethany S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 19 July 2026

  I was so excited to come back here after it reopened! I brought my one year old and decided to sit at the tables in the middle so she wouldn't have to eat in her car seat. I even have a handy clip-on high chair that works great for eating at picnic tables. Sat down and immediately wrote an email which was sent at 12:46. About 15 minutes went by and I got the feeling that they didn't do table service so I went up to the window to order. No line at the window. Another 5 minutes or so and I finally got acknowledged. I placed an order for a bacon cheeseburger basket and a kids cone, to be delivered after we were done with lunch. My total was $10.70. I paid and told the gal at the counter we'd be sitting in the back. We took our seats and I spent the next 25 minutes trying to entertain my daughter while she kept asking for food. When our food finally arrived at 1:34, it was delivered without napkins or a drink. The hand-cut fried were great but the burger wasn't anything special. It was very thin and I had to center everything on the bun. Another ten minutes went by and I finally got the waitress's attention again. It wasn't until 1:50 that she finally delivered the napkins and drink, at which point we were ready to go. I actually watched two separate vehicles arrive after us, then order, eat, and leave before us. I didn't complain, and they were nice enough to upgrade my fries to a large and offer us a second cone for free for the wait, we just needed to go back to the window to get the cones when we were ready for them. Unfortunately, I didn't need a large fry as it was just my 1 year old and I, and by the time we finished eating I no longer had time to get ice cream. With no way to leave our stuff at the table and go back around to the window to get the ice cream or even a refund on it, I decided we should just leave. I left my drink on the table because my hands were too full to carry it, planning to go back to get it. By the time I had my daughter in her car seat, the table was already cleared. I had about two sips of that drink. It's surprising how quickly they cleared the table when service was almost non-existent. I'm pretty disappointed in the whole experience. I really had my hopes up for a sweet lunch date with my little one.
  
  I had a much better burger with much better service in much better atmosphere at Brix two weeks ago for about $1.30 more. Overall, here's my rating:
  
  Convenience: 1 star
  Service: 2 stars (they at least tried to correct it)
  Food: 3 stars (if only for the hand cut fries)
  Ambience: 1 star
  Price: 2 stars (might have been 4 if I had received my whole order)
  
  Not recommended for kids.
  Not recommended during lunch hour.

• Toni S.

  star star star star star 19 July 2026

  Love this place! Have always had great food and nice staff. I hope people give them a break with the wait times considering they just opened after seven months of being closed. I hate seeing bad reviews on stupid things. I would love to throw those people in their situation and see how they do. Food is made to order and not fast food. Everything tastes great!! You all are doing a great job!

• Jacob N.

  star star star star star_border 14 July 2026

  Haven't eaten here in a long long time and was pleasantly surprised that it really hadn't changed much.  Big Top burger basket was very good. Service was excellent. Fast and friendly. I have never over the years ordered anything but a burger basket and been doing that for 50 years. So I can't tell you if the other food is very good but I love the burgers and fries.
  Pete's has been closed for a while since a car drove right into the building.  It reopened two days ago after some serious repair work.  It was a total zoo when we got there.  I haven't seen it that busy since I was in high school a very long time ago.  I was sure we would be there for a long time before we got service and food.  I was really surprised how fast the service was and it was friendly in spite of them being absolutely hammered with customers.  Great service and the food was great.  Same old greasy wonderful fries and goop and my burger was perfect.  I'm glad they are open again so we know where to always get a great burger and fries.

• Rachel A.

  star star star star star 28 June 2026

  Pete's is such a fun place!! They are the friendliest and most wonderful people, and not to mention they have great milkshakes! If you're a local or just passing through, Pete's is a great place to stop by!