They have surprisingly good fish! It reminds me of a fast food joint called Captain D's from the South. One drawback: I wish they served hush puppies. That would be awesome! read more

I grew up eating at Milt's... The fries in the bag with your hamburger was a great little meal. The Fish and Chips were amazing. The fresh cut, slightly oily, fries were out of this world. So you can imagine my disappointment when I got one of the worst hamburgers I've ever had, bad fries that I paid $2 too much for, and mediocre fish and chips for $30! The burger was shoved into the bag, most of the burger was out of the bun, it was like the entire thing was just dumped into the little sack and called good enough. The meat was spongy, like a soy burger. Not good at all. While friendly, the kids working that day really didn't seem to have any leadership there to help and have had very little training. Service is not one of the drive in's strong points, but it was better than the food. Milt's is long gone, and what remains is a shell with the old "Polar Queen" name painted on the wall. Sad to see what has become of this place, I will sadly never eat food at Polar Queen again. read more

What a shame. No cars in drive thru or parking lot at 5:30. Thought I was lucky, this place was so great not long ago. Person that took my order, took my money, appeared to be the cook and brought my food to the window- 20 plus minutes later... the Piccadilly chips hot and fresh. The burger lukewarm with old,soggy, been sitting too long toppings. 12 dollars. Menu should have warned me. read more

The food portions are very small. You get a cheeseburger for about $6 (for only the burger) and I'd compare the size of it to a kids happy meal burger. The English chips were a bit overdone. I wasn't super impressed. read more

The food is kinda pricey and not incredible but it's kind of a fun place to get some burgers and shakes.

This is your old school small town drive in shop and running probably much the same as it has for a long time. Know that you'll likely be waiting a bit for your food, so get comfy and enjoy some good conversation. Food is on the good side of average. Nothing you're going to write home about but a satisfying meal. The onion rings were the right doneness - you bite through and the onion doesn't pull out. Their fries and English chips are really quite delicious. I really appreciate that the cost of the burger/sandwich does include the fries. A few downsides - besides napkins, you literally have nothing else available to you. Not ketchup, straws, salt, anything. You have to go back to the counter and ask for anything that you want. Seating is also limited. And they seem to have difficulty remembering to come out and wipe doesn't the tables... But it does have a homey vibe that will likely remind you a bit of childhood. read more

They have the best soft tacos in this state! The double meat double cheese burger is second to none

Food is ok. Too many flies to have an enjoyable dining in experience. Not real fast but friendly enough

We really love their hamburgers and shakes, l think that's the highlight of this restaurant; the only disappointment was the salad, it was simple and small for the price. read more

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My wife and I were in the area and decided to try this place out. It reminded me of an old fast food joint of the 80's. The staff were all friendly. They were very busy on a Saturday too, which is always a good sign for me. I ordered the BBQ with onion straws burger and added bacon because why not? My wife ordered the bacon swiss burger. The burgers come with fries and they do not allow substitutions. We wanted to replace the fries with english chips but they did not allow that so we had to order the english chips a la carte. My BBQ burger was stacked high (see picture). The onion straws were perfect (and homemade?) and the bacon was the good quality kind. What was missing was the burger. The burger was as thin as paper. With all the other toppings on the burger it was more of a BLT with BBQ sauce and onion straws. I could not taste any hamburger on there. After I ordered I did notice that you could order the burgers as double, triple, etc. If I were to order here again I'd definitely order at least a double. I think that would balance out the burger better. I cannot figure out why their patties are so thin but they seem to go all out on the toppings. Their burgers need more balance - I say more burger and less toppings! The fries were some of the best out there and they seems freshly cut. I couldn't stop eating them with their fry sauce. English chips are not found in many places and these were cooked perfectly and were as good as we had hoped they would be. The staff were all friendly and the food came out of the kitchen hot and fresh and the wait times were not very long considering how busy they were. They did seem to get confused a bit on who ordered what so they kept going from table to table until they found the right person. They brought most every table's food out in stages so I think they get confused. Also I noticed they would forget everyone's drinks, including ours, so service can improve a bit and be more efficient. read more

Polar Queen Drive Inn - Bbq with onion straws burger and bacon and Swiss burger - Fast Food Near Me - Payson, Utah

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I ordered the Halibut fish and chips. The fish was so greasy that when you pinched it the grease dripped out. It was gross. Avoid this overpriced disaster at all costs. read more

I went there on July 11, 2018 and ordered a shake and a bacon burger with swiss cheese. The flavor was good, the fries were good and the shake was not bad. All that said, the hamburger pattie was the size of a slider. I literally had to move the lettuce and other fixings around to see the burger! The surface of the bun was twice the size of the burger. I dont want to discourage anyone from going here, but if you order a burger, order a triple, because that would be about the size you would expect of a single at any other burger joint. Honestly I think this pattie ( which isn't cheap) is a little smaller than a dollar menu burger at Wendy's or McDonalds. My rating is a 4 for flavor and a 2 for value which averages out to a 3. read more

Just an average small town burger joint. Nothing amazing nothing horrible. Waited a titch long for the food. Asked some questions about the menu and girl didn't have a clue. Burger was grilled well. Bun was as good as a Great Value brand bun. But the rest was good. Fries were good, but i love fries so much that I'm content with most as long as they're hot and not over salted. Satisfied. read more

Polar Queen Drive Inn - Bacon Swiss and Western straw - Fast Food Near Me - Payson, Utah

The food is great ! Just what you would want from an OG small town hamburger joint. Nothing truly spectacular but still, very tasty! I would have given a solid 4 maybe even 5 stars but they no longer serve fries with the sandwiches (they have to be ordered separately which makes a full meal quite expensive) and I couldn't find any menus online that gave pricing or indicated the change in ordering. So we ended up not getting any fries with our meal (which is 90% of the reason for eating there). read more

This place is a gem! It should be on diners drive ins & dives.. I'm not even kidding!! The best little ma and pa hole in the wall restaurant in little payson!! I've been coming here since I was a kid and it never fails the hamburgers are amazing, it's tastes like an all American GOOD burger! & the English chips are my personal favorite.. like a fun twist on tater tots! The wait is always a little long (cause the food is so fresh) but if you can call ahead I would definitely recommend it.. The only downside is you have to pay for everything, the won't even give ketchup for free.. but just a small price to pay for yumminess!! read more

Polar Queen Drive Inn - English chips!! - Fast Food Near Me - Payson, Utah

First time here. I'm the only car in the drive thru. I've walked 19 min so far for a mushroom and Swiss burger. All I hear is a bunch of girls inside the window laughing... now it's 20 min waiting. I'll never be back read more

New ownership and it went down hill fast. No longer do you get fries with your burger. Its EXTRA now. Double meat double cheese is exactly that. 2 patties 2 slices of cheese ketchup and mustard on a bun and nothing else for almost $10.00. To the new owners, you have let a well known burger joint in Payson become a horrible dive drive through with subpar burgers. I have been a Polar Queen fan for 40+ years and even when it was known as Milts. Not going back. read more

Whoa. Whole lotta hate going on in these reviews here...in this town, not a lot of choice for this sort of small town joint, but the oddly named ventures of this (guessing Dairy Queen) and Daley (Tastee?) Freez. I didn't get to the latter quite yet, but because of proximity and convenience, chose here. Probably wouldn't go here for any other reason... This is your typical small town kinda sorta "fast" food joint. It wasn't particularly fast, the patty was pretty thin, the "Swiss" cheese came out of cellophane and didn't have any eyes. Fries were a bit soggy, but overall, staff was friendly and it tasted mostly ok, which is about the best you're going to generally get in those markets. If you get a burger, order a double, though. Those patties are pretty thin... read more

I've eaten here all my life but the last 5 to 6 years the food has gotten terrible. Or should I say the cook has gotten terrible. I keep giving them chances but every time I decide to try them again it just seems to get worse. I spent 28.00 plus dollars on fish and chips that were so under cooked and soggy they fell apart in your hand and the grease is so bad that the bags are soaked through. I don't understand how any cook could allow that to be served. Its very expensive and it should at least be editable. I don't know how they continue to stay in business with such a poor effort from their cooks. read more

Great service great food. You have to wait a few minutes because everything's fresh off the grill but worth it!

We just stopped for dinner. I asked if they had a grilled chicken sandwich. The young man working the window said yes. So we ordered it. When we got our food the chicken was a deep fried chopped chicken patty. When we went back through the drive thru the young man kept peeking from the kitchen to see if we were still there. After 5 min of holding up the line they finally asked if they could help us. We said we ordered a grilled chicken and this was not grilled. The young man (without going to the back) said I checked with my boss and it is grilled. My husband said a grilled chicken is a chicken breast that is grilled and doesn't have breading. The young man said, yes that is a grilled chicken. He hid behind paper in the window. How often do you think they do things like this? Really if family owned they have any ethics or morals to lie and deceit people like that. read more

Polar Queen Drive Inn - Does that look like grilled chicken to you? - Fast Food Near Me - Payson, Utah

And just like that, what was good about this small home town burger joint is gone. For some reason, they decided to change things up a bit. What used to be an authentic strawberry banana shake is now.....well, I am not sure what it is. I can say this, it isn't real strawberries and I didn't get one banana in it. The fries are not great and the burger was about 3/4 of the size they used to be. The BLT was a joke. The menu sign changed to the point that it literally make no sense. When I asked the girl at the window how do we know the price? She was a little snot, although the other employees were as helpful and kind as usual. The prices went sky high and the burgers don't come with fries anymore making the price of a burger and fries more than double. I Loved this place, ate there about once every 2 weeks or so. Now I will take my business elsewhere. I am not sure who the owner is, but the changes are an epic fail, and that is so sad. read more

This place is hit and miss, but mostly miss. We bought regular fries plus English chips here, tonight. Over-cooked, crispy (almost burnt) and dry. I suspect the owners have abandoned this place and turned it over to teenagers to run. Might I add, that the teenagers have no idea what they are doing. The food is beyond terrible. Never again. And we live here, also. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Very disappointed. read more

I want to give it more stars but I just can't. Not when the servers seem annoyed to be working and I'm getting charged 25 cents for ketchup when I don't care for fry sauce. The onion rings are not great. I would suggest the grilled cheese. I'm bummed because my first experience here was great but my most recent (both visits within the year) was so disappointing. read more

I ordered my hamburger which says it comes with a side of fries. I asked to substitute the fries with onion rings. When I saw the receipt the price looked quite high. I saw the full price for the burger and a separate charge for the onion rings at full price as well. I asked if the burgers come with fries and they said yes. I asked why I was charged for the full price for onion rings and for the onion rings and they said that they didn't. I then explained that I paid full price for the burger and fries and full price for the onion rings and asked if I could at least get the side of fries since I paid for them? They said they couldn't and said the price for fries is "like a dollar or 2 more". I then said that the price on the menu says it is for a burger and fries and now you are changing it? I drove off after getting my food. The meat had a very strong smell.. it smelled like cow pie. Or horse terds. Basically the smell of feces of a plant eating animal. Earthy with a smell of digested hay. My wife also had the same impression. I was not happy with our visit. On top of that our onion rings weren't fully cooked even after waiting 20 minutes. Unfortunately bad memories will be brought up when I drive by this place. I'll try to look the other way. read more

The staff sounded unknowledgeable about their food when asked to explain a few of their burgers. The food was okay but I got thrown off with the burgers being in the same bag as my fries. I would have personally preferred them in two separate bags. The onion rings were not crispy and were a little on the softer side. read more

I loved it the fish and chips and the best part is the onion fries sooooooo good. I think that is my favorite part. The only thing if it gets busy it might take a little time but it's good. I think it is worth the wait read more

I usually love this place to pieces. I occasionally go for lunch. The daytime staff is always on top of it, some real pros. But I'm just leaving now and my mom had a terrible experience. She waited upwards of thirty minutes to be given a single corn dog and order of onion rings. After getting up and standing at the counter, a girl asked if she'd been helped, said she'd go check on the food, and brought it right out. The bag was already greasy, the food was cold. It had clearly been sitting there. The boys in the kitchen were talking away, moving awfully slow. And they weren't busy. The place just seemed to not be running very well. I worked at a DQ all throughout high school. I understand how stressful fast food can be, so I'm usually very patient and have actually never left a nasty review. But this has to be send. The night shift needs to be mended ASAP. read more

The Polar Queen Drive Inn is a very nice, family owned, All-American fast food joint and that's a good thing in my book. I stumbled upon the Polar Queen while working in Payson one day and being the foodie that I am I considered it my duty to sample the menu as I am always looking for great Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (sorry, shameless plug of one of my favorite shows) and the Polar Queen was a pleasant treat. The little drive inn is very clean and the individuals working there were very nice and answered all of my questions, the menu is large and yes it is what you would expect from a fast food drive inn. I ordered the halibut fish and chips and a taco, yes that is an odd mix but I am always searching for the next great taco so when I spotted it on the menu I had to try one. The taco first, not the best taco that I have ever had and man I have eaten a lot of tacos, it had a very simple homemade flavor to it with a crispy corn shell, ground beef, lettuce, cheese, and a sauce that was a little too much like ketchup. I am sure that I will happen across this joint again and when I do I will order the tacos again, hold the sauce. Now the fish and chips, the bad, portion size of the fish was really small, the good, they were very tasty. The order came with two small pieces of fish, a couple of onion rings, and fries. The onion rings were homemade with a crispy, tasty, deep fried batter, and the fries were rock solid, very good. This is a nice place with good comfort food, I am not going to tell you that I would pass on Moochies, or Culver's, or some other place that I really love to go here but if you find yourself in Payson where there are not a lot of food options this is a very good little spot that you will enjoy. Until next time Yelpers, Be Local, Buy Local, Live Local!!!! read more

Slowest fast food place I've ever been to. It has Almost been 30mins with only two cars In the drive-through. Plus where you order they don't even have prices. I wouldn't be surprised if this places goes out of business read more

Never going here again. No listed prices. Bill was not a happy surprise. Everything is in a combo- and they won't do just the entree. Waited over 20 mins at the drive thru after ordering before getting our food. Taste wise- it was decent, nothing spectacular and not worth the $ or the time. read more

Worst Food and Service I have ever had. My son and I waited 40 minutes for our food and when the food came it was cold! What the heck! Usually when a place is busy the food comes piping hot! My son ordered a burger that was suppose to be twice as big as mine and it was the same size as mine. It was 6.99. They forgot our bacon that we paid an extra 2 dollars for and when they brought it out it was burned and cold. The fries were cold, greasy, and in little pieces. What is up with this place? Never been there in the 18 years I have lived in this area and will never go there again. read more

TERRIBLE.....TERRIBLE....CUSTOMER SERVICE!! Menu has no prices, made our order, paid $17 for what was supposed to be 4 piece fish and chips, waited 20 minutes with not one person saying anything to us about what was going on, and ended up with the wrong food that was old and had been sitting for who knows how long! BAD EXTREMELY OVER PRICED FAST FOOD! Do not waist your time, go to the Daily Freeeze! read more

The food was okay; your basic fast food restaurant. I had the Bacon and Swiss burger, which I was surprised at how small the actual burger was. The cheese was not melted and it had a tomato, after asking for no tomato. The best part was the fries and fry sauce. read more

I don't like this place. The food is not great. "Edible" would be the best description. If I didn't live in town I would never have given this place another shot. Both times super disappointed. Incredibly slow service. Their fries are soggy. They shove the burgers into the fry bag where am I supposed to put my burger if I want a fry first? Not that I want them after I have tried them. Let's call it hopefulness to the point of stupidity. That is my fault. And so was giving this place a second try. read more

Incredible french fries. The wait was just ok. I did not like the corn dogs and my daughter didn't like the foot-long hot dog....but the fries. I'll go back again for the fries and maybe try the burgers and maybe the onion rings. read more

This place is a great little drive through diner. It also has seating inside. The place has been here for 30 + years. The food, deserts, and staff are awsome. read more

Great fast food! The milkshakes are awesome, the onion rings amazing, and the corn dogs super great! Sometimes service is a little slow, but the food is always super hot and the milkshakes super cold! read more

Came into polar queen to get a burger, stood there waiting for them to take my order for about 5 minutes (keep in mind that there was no one else in line either) another lady ends up walking in to order and they greet her and take her order instead and I was standing right there the whole time, and they knew I was. Pretty upset with how they treated me. Ended up walking out to go eat some where else, felt highly disrespected. read more

I've been to this place once, and that's plenty. This place is bad. The food is really greasy, the service is poor and the prices are way too high. Drive by and don't look back. read more