Did I already rate this place? Haha I've heard about it for years and finally tried it a couple months ago. It lives up to its hype! Remember, this place has been on national TV before...extremely consistent, hot and fresh steak fingers that can't be beat! I'm glad I was in the Midland-Odessa area because we made a trip just to Andrews for Buddy's. The $20 basket can be shared. The gravy is great and so are the fries and slaw. This drive-in/drive-up was delicious. If we make it back that way, we will enjoy Buddy's again! For now, I'll remember it in my dreams ...hahaha! read more

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OVERALL Buddy's Drive-In is an absolute treasure in Andrews, TX. If you're in the mood for delicious, hot steak fingers, then this is your place! RATING BREAKDOWN Food: 4 | Service: 4.5 | Ambiance: 3 | Price: 3 PARKING The parking lines were difficult to see on 1/9/2024, but just pull in and a staff member will come out to take your order. LOCATION/AMBIANCE It looks a bit rundown on the outside, but it's mostly a drive-in. It seems like the dining room has been closed for quite a few months due to staff shortage. I hope this changes soon because this looks like an awesome diner. THE GRUB The steak fingers basket ($15.25) had the best steak fingers I have ever had. Only one strips had some tough pieces. The cream gravy comes in a somewhat small cup. My family has always been big on gravy... they don't do a simple dip -- no, no -- they do dip and scoop method. LITTLE YELPER'S CLUB I'm not sure if there is a kid's menu. The menu on the wall was a bit hard to read in its entirety. My 9 & 10-year-olds ended up ordering cheeseburgers ($9 each) with an order of crinkle fries ($3.25). These didn't come with drinks. SERVICE At first I didn't realize that the dining room was closed. We waited a while for the long employee we interacted with to come out to take our order. She didn't write anything down and that always concerns me. Lol. My youngest daughter said her cheeseburger was sans cheese. The food is cooked to order, so be prepared to wait upwards of 25-30 minutes. MY FAVORITE PART... The steak fingers & cream gravy! NOT SO FAVORITE PART... The fries were terrible. Also, I wish their plates or baskets came with drinks for the price they charged. TIP Call ahead for order pickups: 432-523-4890. read more

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Outstanding steak fingers & gravy! Worth the drive to Andrews. Small diner, cafe. We love the steak fingers but the hamburgers are good too.

Most definitely love this place. I've eaten here for years such a wonderful home cocked meal .. damn sure can't beat it

Really good steak fingers. Fries are good. One order will feed 2 people. Will go again next time we pass thru. Dining room is still closed.

Menu. The dining room is closed but you can get it to go. We have been stopping here for decades anytime we are in the area. read more

Buddy's Drive In - the menu for the restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Andrews, Texas

Great food! It was fast and hot! If you get anything, get the steak fingers. You won't regret it.

Food is usually good. Their steak fingers were to die for back in the day. They are still okay but not like they are used to be. It's a shame that they never reopened the inside dining. I always raved about this place when it was fully opened. Now you can only order to go. read more

I was told about this place a year or so ago and never made it around to Andrews, TX. But when I came through hungry the other day, I left stuffed and wanting to go back for dinner and each day since. Lol. Delicious steak fingers and onion rings! A little pricey by a lot of standards I'm sure, but sooo worth it. Going back ASAP and looking forward to it! read more

So disappointed. Planned our travel so we could eat steak fingers at Buddy's. No dine in. Only carry out.

Been coming here since the 70's. Steak fingers are still the best in Texas hands down! Generous portions great price. I can't wait to eat them again and again. read more

Buddy's went under new management. Some things have changed. And some for the better. It's still okay food. I miss the old gravy they used to serve. The steak fingers are okay. I feel like they used to be better than what they are now. Not sure if maybe the grease needs to be changed more often or what.. but they just taste a little different. read more

Very good steak fingers and fries. Friendly service. I am going to stop here again soon to eat. read more

Buddy's Drive In - Front of restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Andrews, Texas

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Definitely a staple for Andrews, TX! I absolutely love their steak fingers! 10/10 would recommend read more

HUGE portions hand cut Steak fingers! read more

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The Original Steak Finger Headquarters? In Andrews, TX? Heck yeah, when in the area, give it a try! I was on a mission for steak fingers, which I had heard were some of the best. You can dine in or pull up and wait for a car hop. We opted for the car hop which ended up being a 15-20 minute wait for food. The steak finger order is HUGE. At $10 + some change you get your money's worth, but do you need that much fried in one sitting? You get a boatload of steak fingers (some delectable bites and some a bit gristly) with a small side of creamed gravy, Texas toast and delicious fries. I am still working on the steak fingers a day later. They were delicious cold for breakfast. read more

Buddy's Drive In - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Andrews, Texas

Really good steak fingers. I travel throughout TX's smaller towns and eat at a lot of cafes. The SF here rate #2 overall because of the the gravy. Just nothing special. In fact, for the fingers alone, the best I've had anywhere. But gravy can make or break a dish. It did NOT mess up this meal at all. Like I said, these are better than the SF that your grandmother made (I know!!! Slap my mouth). Fries could have been cooked a bit longer for my taste. read more

I've had other steak fingers and nothing even comes close to buddies. The place is always packed but that's a sign that its good Definitely a local favorite read more

Awesome steak fingers. Hand breaded and homemade gravy to dip them in. Some of the best I've eaten.

Wow! Ok famous for the steak fingers! If you order I hope you take my advice and order 1 for 2-3 people! This was a huge amount of food! The gravy is amazing! Almost as good as my daddy's back in NC. We ordered a burger too that was great!!! Service as super quick too! Highly recommend! read more

Always delicious and friendly service! "You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars." Charles Kuralt read more

Buddy's Drive In - Delicious and easy to eat burgers to go! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Andrews, Texas

Heaven's Food!! Heart attack in a sack, heart attack in a cup, and a diabetic rush to wash it down will make your day!!

THE best place to eat in Andrews! The steak fingers are amazing! Worth every penny for sure.

Food isn't what it used to be. Steak fingers are good, they seem to be "premade" they have never been hot & crispy. The inside smells of cigarette smoke & you can SMOKE INSIDE until 11:00am!!! Gross !!!! read more

This experience was very nice for me and my grandmother. I went in with high expectations for this restaurant. And to finish that sentence i was very pleased with how my experience turned out. When i first glanced the menu i saw the original (which is what i planned on eating) it was priced at 12.50!! Which i thought was crazy. But when our food came (in under 15 minutes) i saw a giant pile of steakfingers on my plate along with fries and toast. I was very pleased with my meal. Everything was good except for our gravy which was incredible i have never had gravy that fit a meal that well! I do think the meal was a bit much maybe like 2$ too expensive. The place was one of the cleanest ive been to. The staff were very friendly and nice. The staff was serving cleaning and exceeded my standards by a lot! It was probably one of the best diners i have been to. read more

Let me begin by saying that the steak fingers are GREAT! Now with that said, the dining area is FILTHY, infested with flies, and the men's room floor looked like it hasn't been mopped in 10 years. Now in regards to the service, we were told to seat ourselves. It took what seemed like an hour for our food to come out. The waitress brought us some food and as we were about to start eating she said, " oh wait that's their order." and proceeded to take it to them after my daughter had already picked one of the steak fingers up to eat it. Needless to say this place has gone down hill since the 90's when it was the place to go for their famous steak fingers. As for the steak fingers they were good. Not great, just good. This maybe a place better suited for carry out only. Call it in and take it with you or just avoid it all together. Texas Burger is right down the road and it was better than this place in every way. read more

Really sad when you try to get an order 45 minutes before they close on Saturday afternoon and they say they are too busy to take any more orders. I lived in Andrews for many years and was passing through and wanted some steak fingers but didn't get any. I tried calling many times and phone was always busy. Service needs to be better, they are missing out on making money. read more

This place started out ok, but seems to be falling off, hit and miss; more miss than hit lately. I was stopping here frequently, these last few times haven't been the best experience unfortunately. I'd always get the steak fingers and tried the double cheese burger a few times. These last few times the food came out warm at best, certainly not fresh made. and the burger was pitiful compared to the first time I tried it also not freshly made. read more

I love their steak fingers but am so tired Of driving 60 miles, after checking to see if they're open only to find them closed! It is really aggravating. You need to change your status on website if you decide to close. read more

Nothing good about this place. Could not finish the meal. One of us had steak fingers and the other had chicken strips. Steak fingers tasted like liver and chicken strips had been cooked in old grease (at least tasted like it). Fries were stale and rubbery. Just not good. read more

Passing through and decided to stop when I seen steak fingers... wanted to try something new and different. We go with chicken fried steak & steak fingers to share. First of all, bad service!! I'm not sure if the guy was new or what but when I asked what came with the steak fingers or chicken fried steak his response was "not sure". How are you not sure? Don't you work here? So we ordered anyway. Waited about 20 minutes until our food came out and he ends up bringing us cheeseburgers. Not what we ordered!!! So he goes back inside and brings us our order finally, not to mention we waited 15 minutes before ordering for them to open because we thought it would be "worth the wait". We get our order, hungry as ever! Chicken fried steak seemed to be heated up not to mention soggy and patchy with 0 FLAVOR!! Didn't even bring out utensils to cut the steak! Only thing that was edible was the onion rings and that's saying something! I don't recommend this place at all. I'm not sure what the other food was like here but I'm not even going to give it a try after my experience. Not worth the wait or money! Almost $40 for 2 meals!! read more

Buddy's Drive In - a burger in a paper bag - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Andrews, Texas

Just get the steak fingers and nothing else. The batter is excellent and it's good cookin.

The best steak fingers in town. This place has been around since I was a child and it's a must stop!

Darn good Steak Finger basket. The carhop service is a nice throwback to car culture and car shows. I'll be back to try the Burgers next time. read more

How does this place not have higher reviews?! I keep seeing that the customer service is only sub-par...but you didn't come here for the service...you came here for the best steak fingers in the god damn state! We're spoiled as Texans to be honest, the rest of the world has no idea what steakfingers are, yet here we are able to get a plateful of delectable eats for $10?! Truely we are blessed. Also the service is also top notch when I come to town, so I think everyone else is just a bunch of crazies. In any case, this review isn't really for people who live in Andrews, the population of like 20 knows about this place (kidding, I'm from Odessa where the population is slightly higher, like 50?) and have made their decision. At any rate, if you're passing through and not sure where to go, the only place you should remotely be considering is this spot to get the steakfingers! Generously breaded, but also very meaty I've never had better. Granted frying up meat is generally a winner, but it's definitely a cut above the rest because of that meat to breading ratio (highly in favor of the meat) as well as the quality of the breading itself. Okra is also the side I would go with as it's fresh, not dry, but also crispy. I don't know why I even mention that, because you'll be too full from the main star to really care. Oh also, the gravy is a little bland, so pepper the hell out of that for sure. One of my favorite all time restaurants. People might say that's me blissfully reliving my childhood nostalgia, but show me a better steakfinger joint in all the land, and maybe I'll tone the hype down a little. Otherwise, this is still the best for steakfingers, and it isn't even close. read more

Came here and ordered 4 meals. Three burgers and one steak finger basket. Cost $45 and let me tell you. It left a lot to be desired. The burgers were small portioned. The fries bland and pretty tasteless. The steak fingers were bland and very tough. We should have gone to one of the normal fast food chains. Everything was under seasoned. read more

It's crowded, has eccentricities and is not the cleanest, but when you're in the mood for your personal cardiac party of the month/year/decade/lifetime Buddy's is your place. This has been a regular stop for us for many years and it's all about the steak fingers. Homestyle greasy goodness and a lot of it for ten bucks. And I've never so much as gotten the trots. Is it a dive? Yes, but the best kind. read more

First I would say Buddy's used to be a great place for food. However the past year it has become a hit or miss place with the food and the service. I can understand the 30-45 minutes for the food if it's hot, but when it's cold that should be different. Then several times steakfingers are hot, but my chicken fried steak is cold. Depends on what time and how many people are in your party if the service is good. Several time my family and I have gone in past 7 but before 8 and the waitress barely even checks on us or even remembers we are there a party of 7. I understand the occasional off day every business has them just seems like it's slowly going down hill. read more

We stop at Buddy's when we pass through Andrews on our way to watch our daughter play college softball in New Mexico. We always get the steak fingers and fries and are never disappointed. It is a very old place and is very run down but it appears they are trying to do some painting and updating a little. They allow smokers until 11:00 am but even not letting customers smoke after 11 still leaves a lingering smell , but we have never had a bad meal. . read more

Very sad you sit for 45 minuets and other people come in and get served before they ask you what you want to eat and drink.