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    Rainbow Drive In - Visalia

    4.3 (61 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Kevin H.

    This is the second time I've been to Rainbow Drive-In, and both times I've been extremely happy with my experience. This time, I ordered the fried okra and the Philly cheesesteak sandwich. To be honest, it was great. The okra was perfect, crispy, and flavorful. The Philly cheesesteak sandwich was wonderful; it's been a long time since I've ordered a Philly cheesesteak from somewhere and actually enjoyed it this much. The only thing I would do differently is leave the tomatoes off the sandwich. They weren't bad, just not my thing. We used the drive-through, and I was impressed with how clean the building and surrounding area were. The food is bomb, and the service is friendly. Highly recommend!

    Bacon Pastrami Burger with fries and okra
    Roz C.

    Pulling up you question whether or not this is drive through ... wonder how it works. However, the reviews made me demand a pastrami. Inside, it's actually larger than what it seems from the outside. It was very clean and had a decent amount of people either dining or waiting for food (good sign). I told them it was my first visit, and ordered the pastrami sandwich, pastrami bacon burger, fries. They had fried pickles as a special so I added them. The young lady and, what I assumed was the owner were, very nice. The owner personally packed my bag and told me to try the fried Okra with the thousand island dressing ... on the house! It was very sweet of him. The food was delicious. He was right, the okra with thousand island was really good! I LOVED the fried pickles. The pastrami was delicious and the burger outstanding! I think I found my new burger joint! Thanks to the owner! Once I found his name I'll repost.

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    J C.

    Too expensive I can get better food anywhere else for a better price. $15.79 is just greed. I'm done buying here and telling my family and friends to stop as well.

    The RUDE employee!
    Simon S.

    So I'm going to give this place 1star but I'll tell you why. It'll be short and to the point. We've been coming here from Hanford and to us it's the best place for good ol' burgers, fries and of course fried shrooms! We have never had any issues with food or customer services UNTIL today! We went to have lunch which we typically go for dinner and this time we had a different employee (girl) who took our order. From the get go she was rude and ZERO smile. Not even a freaking fake smile for the sake of her job. She made this experience horrible. Plus she handed us a wipe to clean our own table!! Ridiculous!! If those are the owners cooking in the back you MUST be aware of the poor customer service this girl is giving your loyal customers! I hate to call her "girl" but with no name tag that's the nicest name I can call her. I'm sure the locals know who she is. This can't be the 1st time. So we won't be returning during the midday anymore!

    Pastrami bacon burger
    Clarissa L.

    This was our first time here and ever hearing it let me say, these burgers are awesome! I was a little confused how everything worked because we never go to drive up. You just walk up to the window to order then they give you a little beeper for when it's ready so you can wait in your car. The person taking the orders was super friendly and helped me carry some things out when I couldn't carry it all. I felt like they were a great price for the size of the burgers and it was enough food to be filling. I had the pastrami burger combo and everything was great! The fries came out hot and weren't soggy like I feel most crinkle cut fries are, and the burger had balanced flavors so nothing was overpowering. We got the kids burger and chicken nuggets and my kids peacefully shared the chicken nuggets because there were plenty there to share between 2 toddlers. The tea was a bit watered down, but probably just needed the bag switched out. Only thing I'd change is just refilling the drink machine.

    Curly fries nice and crispy
    Ashley R.

    Love this little burger joint. Their fried burritos are really good too. Super friendly staff!

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    5 months ago

    Best burgers in town. They also have delicious pastrami sandwiches. Customer service is awesome.

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    20 days ago

    Great food, fast. Very very expensive for what you get, that's why I can't give 5 stars. But, I can't complain elsewhere.

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    7 months ago

    Food is ok. Decent at times food store hours don't match. Makes for a bad experience.

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    4 months ago

    Food is always good and very friendly service! Always gets the order right and we never have to wait a a long time.

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    1 year ago

    Always fast service and great food! Helps too that they are down the street from my house

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    1 year ago

    Good burgers and chicken strips. $12-$15 per order. One free refill in your soda. Got to have a banana spilt while you're

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    1 year ago

    Great little spot with high quality food. I got the bacon pastrami burger, come out quick and tasted great

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    2 years ago

    foods great good mix for everyone to eat and drink, fast service. Have not eaten at the facility yet. Mostly take home.

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    1 year ago

    Food tasted great. Everything tasted fresh. All of the order was correct. Service ambience

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    4 years ago

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    2 years ago

    Communication is a repeat problem. Please really listen when an order is being placed. Thank you.

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    2 years ago

    Food is always delicious. They aren't always the fastest, but they are always fresh and delicious.

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    2 years ago

    The food is always good here I give it a five star the owner and the daughter excellent service

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    2 years ago

    Food is great along with service. Small dining area but if you want a good delicious burger with service this the place

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