As a few others have commented, I stopped here while driving through on a road trip out west. I wanted to try something different that was not a chain, but thought if it didn't work out, I could just go to Sonic. I was very pleased with my order (a burger and tots). It was exactly what I wanted AND the tomato was real, thickly sliced. I wouldn't have gotten the same at Sonic, I'm guessing. The car hop brought out salt and pepper shakers so I could season to taste and was very friendly. When I was passing back through, I thought briefly about stopping again, but I wasn't hungry at the time. However, I would definitely come back, when I'm in the area again. read more

Clean atmosphere and very friendly service. Food, meh. My mother ordered the fish basket and it was good. Good seasoning on the breading and the upgrade to the onion rings was a good idea. I got a single hamburger and it was nothing but a frozen thin patty with a cold bun. Husband got the Italian beef horseshoe. Evidently no Italians work here because the meat was tasteless. Homemade root beer was awesome and their choice of ice cream is incredible. If I come again, I'll skip the food and go straight for dessert. read more

Love the cheese fries and the turkey club sandwich! Root beer float is always great too! Best root beer you'll ever have!

Go here for the homemade root beer but little else. Our order took almost 40 min to get a bag of burgers and tots to go. Friendly staff; clean inside and out. read more

Went there several years ago when it was Mike's. The Bar BQ was meat w/ barbeque sauce spread on top. What happened to mugs of root bear. The glass that I was served was slightly bigger than a shot glass. Will not go back. read more

cheesiest pony with Italian Beef. Hubs and bud had fresh cheeseburgers. Everything very tasty and friendly staff

This place has really good food for a dive.I ordered a double cheese burger and my husband had a pulled pork sandwich.The french fries are really good and hot also.Their root beer is amazing.I believe it is homemade Their Cairo sauce is good as well. read more

I had a barbecue sandwich. My wife had a hamburger and then we split some onion rings. The barbecue could've had a lot more meat on it. It was good just needed a little bit more substance. The burger was nothing special. The root beers and a mug were absolutely great and the service was very very good. Waitress was great! read more

Mike's Drive In - Give it a try! - Barbeque Near Me - West Frankfort, Illinois

Let me begin by saying that this is 4 stars for fast food, not overall cuisine... So my family and I stopped here on a road trip when I wanted something that I couldn't get at home. I was much happier with this than I would have been at the McDonald's or Hardies down the road. Friendly, relatively quick service. The fries were crinkle and crispy, just needed a bit of salt. My double cheeseburger was great - very cheesy. The husband said his Italian beef was ok. But still, better than a typical fast food joint and definitely a new experience, which is what I'm looking for when on a trip. read more

Since the fire and rebuild menu prices are astromical and the quality has plummeted. The root beer is the only saving grace. The ice cream has also fallen in quality since moving to Mike's from Shaki's. read more

NEGATIVE FIVE STARS!!!!! Over an hour wait to get a cheeseburger that was cold by the time it got here, and a horseshoe where the cheese had hardened into a plastic shell. The toast under the horseshoe was just mush because it sat so long. The real problem was we were ignored for 15 minutes while the waitress took everyone's orders outside before getting to us. I counted, 6 outside customers and two inside customers were helped before we were, even though the waitress acknowledged us and said she'd be right with us. I guess that Mikes isn't first come first served? Interesting way to run a business. I will not come here ever again, and tell everyone I know how poorly this place is run and how bad the food is. Also, it's not real classy when the waitresses are standing right behind your table complaining about not getting any tips because "we are too busy." Nice one. read more

Stopped on our way South on I 57. Hit the spot. Not gourmet but pretty good burger. Clean and good service.

Pullered in der bout da term it was for foods i reck'on. Was suspectin' sumfin' good cents dey wer on da innerstates sign. The gal helpin meh seemed peach'n so I orderd som o der pullered pork! Jus tastey likey plain ol' porkie i reck'en... Den aye asked er' fer a salad! Nort bad needer. A solid free stars ought' do er. read more

Way better than the fast food alternatives in the area! Stopped on a road trip and when I come back through in a couple months I hope to stop here again! read more

Mike's Drive In - Mmmm! Nice road trip break! - Barbeque Near Me - West Frankfort, Illinois

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Stopped like others and thought supporting a local biz would be nice. Well I will keep it short. It had no redeeming qualities to make me want to come back. That is all. Yelp on! read more

We didn't read any reviews or anything before stopping, but thought it would be nice to support a local business and stop somewhere non-chain on our way through town. It was not!!!! Employees were nice and friendly. But waited over 30 minutes for our food. Onion rings were just over cooked batter ... no onion and no good! Burger patties were paper thin and cold. And not a fan of a charge to use a debit card. We were royally disappointed. read more

The Root Beer mugs have been downsized to little bigger than a shot glass. I asked for Bar B Que sandwich and what I got was unknown meat with sauce squirted on it. La Fiesta in town is much better. read more

Good burgers but not great. The only problem with them is that they aren't seasoned. However, they use velveeta cheese on their burgers which makes the burger. They also have good sloppy BBQ (sauce is mixed in the BBQ) and regular BBQ sandwiches. Their signature items are their homemade Rootbeer, which has no equal, and their fried cauliflower. Both are great and a must have if you are trying it for the first time. read more

Went there a couple of weeks ago to get some burgers and bbqs and root beer for me and some friends, got the bbqs out, they had CHEESE on them. Someone in our group can't have cheese so she just didn't eat (who would've dreamed we needed to say no cheese on a BBQ?) Not to mention the meat was cheap all fat. Yuck! The burgers didn't even fill out the bun so it was mostly bun with a little bit of meat, and last but not least the root beer tasted old and really watered down. Second time I've gone there and this type of thing happened both times. NEVER going back. read more

American burger joint with homemade rootbeer. Closed recently for awhile for updates and an ownership change but came back good as ever. Staff are friendly but can get rather busy rather quick. Ample seating and can dine in your car with a tray if you like. The menu has been almost cut in half from before but the food is still good. Prepare to pay higher than average prices though. read more

It used to be better. Every since the ownership change...it's been a downhill slope. Slowww service, dirty, unfriendly staff jabber jawing about each other and customers. I can't go here anymore, unless there's a clean up and things improve. Remember it used to be a great place. O nostalgia. read more

We stopped here today and it was awesome!!! Great service, loved the homemade root beer. Ate on the patio and had great conversations wIth other patrons. Small town America is alive and well at Mike's. read more

Really long wait. We waited 1.5 hours for two cheeseburgers-- there didn't appear to be any sort of management. Food wasn't bad though!