Sometimes in life you get hungry and you take a chance on a place with little to no insight or…read moreinformation as to what you should expect. That was me when I found myself rolling through Crawford, Nebraska and saw the sign for C's Drive in. I could not have been more pleasantly surprised with my overall experience here. The couple who owns and operates the place are exceptionally friendly and are doing classic grease-pit burgers/fries/milkshakes etc but with a notably personal touch. I spent some time talking to them as the place wasn't busy when I arrived, and I can tell you that they are working hard and paying close attention to the food that they're serving. No cut corners, just a couple of people who understand the value of serving good food as a way to make a restaurant succeed. They are passionate. I learned about the way they source the curds for their cheese curds and how they batter and fry them to perfection. I learned about the quality of their beef for the burger patties and how they tried a few combinations before deciding on what they use, (which is delicious), I learned about broasted chicken which is a way that chicken is prepared that leads to a fantastic outcome, (think fried chicken, but more crispy, never dry and loaded with juices). I feel like I can say with confidence that if you stop here and place an order, that the person preparing it will be taking their time and paying attention in order to serve you something that they can be proud of. Classic menu, exceptional execution. Don't second guess it. I had a double bacon cheeseburger, hand cut curly fries and the cheese curds because they sounded so appealing. Would order it all again. Still thinking about those cheese curds every day. All in all this is place is a great example of how good simple things can be when the people behind them show up and care about what they're doing. If you're in the area do not second guess it. The prices are right, the food is pure comfort, and you will leave kind of shocked at the overall quality and value of the place. 5 stars.

Bad weather routed us through Crawford and we stumbled upon this gem of a restaurant. Huge menu,…read moresomething for everyone! The pizza burger and grilled cheese were a kid favorite. Of course you have to order ice cream - try the ice cream nachos!! Excellent service- very helpful navigating the menu. No public restrooms, but lots of covered seating (picnic tables). Great for groups of all sizes. We will be back!!

Strawberry shake and "carmel" shake were out of this world. Would not recommend the french fries…read more Staff was friendly.

This place was amazing. A couple young guys grilling it fresh with the best manners I've seen in a…read morelong time. These are the kind of folks that make me hold out hope. We had cheeseburgers and a bbq sandwich and some homemade fries. It felt like something we'd make at home and eat on the back porch. The place isn't much but it's impeccably clean. Considering what a food desert this area is, they could get away with a lot less effort so it means something that they are so nice and eager to please.

Yes. Not closed as yelp said it was. Please stay updated!…read more This restaurant definitely appreciates one's business. We both had chef chicken salads and they were excellent with as much dressing as needed. Senior discount provided along with friendly staff.

If you are passing through Crawford or staying at Fort Robinson the Frontier is a wonderful place…read moreto stop. Had breakfast and dinner here and the staff are incredibly personable and the food is delicious! Fully exceed our expectations!

First, this place is packed during the summer and it was a hot day so even more than usual…read more The staff is friendly and patient. The food is pretty damn good. I especially enjoyed the homemade pickles and the burgers had a good size to them with onion, lettuce and tomato! The fries are kind of sad 3.5/5. Burgers are 4/5. Shakes are on point 4.5/5! I love coming to hot springs and visiting these places and seeing the new shops! Highly recommend.

Wow! What a treat in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Off-season time so restaurants are limited…read more Situated in the adorable downtown and featuring a full menu as well as homemade ice cream from their farm to table/customer operation. They literally milk their own cows for the ice cream. I have to talk about the ice cream first! Strawberry ice cream and chocolate gelato -we were in heaven. Absolutely delicious. We also had the yak and beef chili as an entrée, and it was freshly made and fantastic. Friendly folks and great food.

Whoa. Cruising through early with absolutely zero experience of western Nebraska. The whole state…read morepark is a gem: beautiful. The cafe is not fancy. They clearly focus on providing food reminiscent of their cavalry outpost history. I got the biscuits and gravy...full portion, should've gotten the half. My kid got French toast. We both added bacon. With coffee the total was $21, before tip. Crazy. They advertise steak dinners and chuck-wagon meals...makes me wish we were staying. You should make this place a destination.

Good food service excellent, been there before and liked it. The website doesn't reflect actual…read morehours open when we were there

We stopped in hoping to have breakfast, but we missed the deadline by 7 minutes, which is good for…read moreme since I'm not a big breakfast person. Hubby was a little bummed though. Our waitress was no nonsense, just a "yep" when we mentioned missing breakfast. She was a great waitress. Took our order right away and made sure we had everything we needed. We ordered the fried mushrooms, smothered burrito, and BLT with fries. The mushrooms came out super hot, and had a good breading on them. The ranch was really good. The smothered burrito was good. It was full of taco meat and the green chili was descent. They also gave you salsa and sour cream which was nice. The BLT was good. The bacon wasn't super crispy, but tasted really good. I didn't care for the fries. They weren't bad but had that breading like texture on them. I'm not a fan, but that's just a personal preference. Overall the place was good, nothing extraordinary, but the folks are nice and the food was ok.

Pretty bad experience overall unfortunately. Took an hour to get our 2 meals. It's a hard knock…read morelife for vegetarians in most of this country but this was an extra sad grilled cheese. Made with 2 slices of processed cheese even though I ordered the one off the adult menu (not kids menu). I should have asked if they had real cheese I guess, my bad. The tomato I added was good thankfully but between the fake cheese, lack of it (see photo), and the canola oil / margarine on the bread, it was not a tasty bite of food. Our server was nice but since I mostly rate in regards to food, can't give higher.

This was a fun little experience for us... We love dive bars, so we were looking for a dive bar…read morewith good food. This hit the mark. The three-quarter pound burgers were giant and truly delicious as were their onion rings... Crispy and greasy - just the way I like them. Nice selection of local WY beers. We tried two of them. The place is dimly lit and not much to write home about, but that's what we expect from a dive: we loved it! If you are pretentious &/or woke, go away: this is NOT YOUR place. This is a down-home, locals hangout with the coolest local patrons and an hysterical bartender (she was awesome). In fact the day that we came, she was talking about a TikTok warning that the US was going to be bombed by Iran and the locals sitting at the bar were giving her a hella hard time about it - we sort of joined the comedy show as "table number six" (which is how the bartender referred to us throughout our visit) as we laughed along with them, giving this good natured bartender a hard time about the TikTok news; bantering back and forth about how much time we have left before Lusk was bombed . We left in a really good mood and we can't wait to go back - presuming the building is still standing (after we left to get out of Dodge before the 5 1/2 hour timeline before the bomb dropped. LMAO)! Definitely gonna be one of our stops every time we're in Lusk! 5-star dive bar experience!

I can't believe burgers are not cooked all the way If you…read moreare going to brag about the size it should be cooked

This place is a vibe and the owners are the freakin best. We always stop here on the way to Sturgis…read moreand on the way home. Food is great. Stories are even better.

The portions are generous, and the service is great…read more The only downside is that smoking is allowed, so the smell can be quite strong.

Small little stop along the road in South Dakota. A large amount of the food is grown on site with…read morefresh herbs, eggs, bread and more. Great spot run by a family. Everything we had for breakfast was excellent. We bought cookies and bread for the road too! While waiting for food the kids played cards and board games and we all had a great time.

Food pretty much all local (most made by the family, including the furniture), and the owners were…read morevery friendly. Walls of canned goods to take home. Pancakes could have been bigger.