This is a very small place to eat lunch, they have limited hours and it's cash only. The service and The burgers were good. It's great that it is a family owned place and a springfield staple. read more

Taylor's Drive In - Inside of the restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

This place is classic old-school Springfield. It's small and adorable and full of large windows. They only have hours during lunch on the weekdays usually, and they only take cash. The burgers and frisco melts are to die for. The burgers are thin and crispy and delicious. The milkshakes are the best in town, especially the chocolate. Service is great too. There really isn't much else to say, but you need to do yourself a favor and check this place out! read more

Taylor's Drive In - Burgers Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Straight ahead 50's style burger, simple recipe. Meat tender, juicy, decent size for 1950s; bread soft and moist; small/cut fries from a bag; soda served in authentic Coke "plastic glass." ShaNaNa's hits were playing so get in the groove, pull up yer Bobby socks, get your cash ready and live it up tasting delicious nostalgia with every bite. read more

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Finally after 23 years living in Springfield I decided I needed to try Taylors. Ordered lunch at the drive-up window on Friday August 7. Triple Steakburger with cheese, ketchup, mustard. Ordered as the basket, which comes with fries and a drink. Also ordered a side of Onion Rings. I am not a fan of smashed burgers(aka Steak shake, Freddy's style) Taylors burger was good, and greasy like you would expect. Good flavor, but not anything more or less special then any other burger in this style. Fries, horrible. Soggy and very greasy. You would think that after 42 years a restaurant would have figured out how to fry potatoes and after that time you would also think they would have better quality fries. Additionally the small amount of fries with a basket meal was less then a small at any other fast food drive-thru. Onion rings. Over cooked, the fryer was set to too high of a temp or they left the rings in too long. They were not busy, so I have to believe the temp was to high as the cook was not distracted. For $3.50 for rings, you would think you are getting hand dipped homemade rings. Unfortunately, Taylors uses pre-breaded frozen onion rings. For such an iconic restaurant for Springfield, they do not serve food that lives up to their history. It is unfortunate, this place could be doing so much better, it is lazy ownership that shows its self through the product they serve. I would not go back, unless I was with others who wanted to go. read more

Dreadful staff must hate there lives. We're super rude to us for no reason! The hours are trash and the food was overpriced and just "OK" I'd go literally anywhere else. read more

First time visiting Taylor's. Small little restaurant with old time feel. I ordered a single steak burger with fries and a cherry milkshake. Nothing special about the burger, your typical steak burger. The fries were not very good. Tasted like cook in old oil and were soggy. The best part of this meal was the milk shake. Very tasty with a good malt consistency. May come back for milkshakes but will probably pass on the meal. read more

Taylor's Drive In - Single steak burger, fries and cherry milkshake - Burgers Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Great Happy Days Diner look, same family for 44 years great people, good food, good value.

Excellent service, huge burger, and a really cool piece of Springfield history

Good old fashioned smash burgers. The bacon dog is really good also. CASH ONLY, so he prepared.

OK.. 5 stars for nostalgia. I was 8 years old when this place first opened. Had I grown up here, I know I'd have spent many Friday nights, with some cutie, having Cokes and fries here, in my teens. The food is not terrific, the service is very casual but, the take back to "those" days is fun. Guys and gals, of a certain age, should just go and enjoy memories.. :o) read more

This place is such a classic. Cheap prices and great food. The menu is pretty large and they have great options. I highly recommend them but the hours are strange. Only open Monday-Friday 10-2 and it's cash only. read more

Ok food. Not the cleanest place I have eaten. When I sat down an older lady came by & slammed a water down on th table & never said anything. The Double Burger with cheese was good, the fries not so good. The "salad" is just a small amount of lettuce in a bowl...not very good. I am glad I tried it, but doubt I will ever be back. read more

I wanted to laugh my ass off the second I stepped into this Burger Joint. It was screaming "Merkaa" with that George Bush poster, and the building wrapped in an American flag, sorry I meant 'Merkian flag. Their slogan is "old fashioned burger" but I didn't know that the entire restaurant was old fashioned lol. They are so old fashioned they only accept cash! Even the customers are old balls white people (obviously conservative). I think I am the darkest person to have ever walked into this restaurant and I am just beige. But with all that aside the burgers are actually decent. I don't get the idea of having a beef patty twice the surface area of the bun, but it is good. The burgers and fries they make are sure as hell old fashioned. It has a good old authentic burger smell that you rarely come across. Anyone with experience in burgers would understand what I am talking about. So food is good, but as a restaurant not so much. Something about its spirit is not that comforting. I would recommend trying it out to go, not to dine in. Unless you're really into George Bush poster LMAO!!! read more

The food was good. The place was populated with regulars. The environment was chill so don't go if you are in a rush. Our waitress was a kind sweet older lady. read more

Taylor's Drive In - Was a good stop for lunch. - Burgers Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Great steak burger! but limited menu... On the menu itself its states their sales have decreased by 25% faulting the new Jordan valley park... This should only increase sales, with the right marketing. Open 11-2, cash only, and a lack of enthusiasm by staff and ownership is disappointing. Go for a great burger, not the staff or the atmosphere read more

Great steakburgers, fries and limeades! This historic Springfield restaurant serves awesome food, but only at lunchtime hours so plan ahead. read more

Their steak burgers are delicious! Very thin patties so you might want a double!! The downside is they are only open 11-2 Mon thru Fri and they only take cash. Their menu has a story about the history of the drive-in which is still in its original location since 1947. The current owners have had it since 1978 and state that their business has declined drastically. In my opinion they need to be open a few hours longer during the day and be open on Saturday as there is a lot going on in this area. read more

Horrible experience. Walked in, attempted to make an order and the old lady taking orders was VERY rude. I had attempted to order 3 double burgers, but wanted to do two transactions. That's was apparently an inconvenience. Then after attempting the second time ordering, she very hatefully let me know there was only a certain amount of patties left, which isn't a big deal, but she was rude in letting me know this. Changing the order for the third time to something different, each time she wrote down the orders, the lady ripped the note off of the order pad, crumpled the paper and slammed it down on the table in an impatient way. When I went to pay, I had not realized it was cash only, so that was my fault and wouldn't have even bothered coming in if I had realized that. I just asked to cancel the orders and the lady yells in front of God and everyone "NEVER MIND. SHE HAS NO MONEY". Strictly on experience alone, I do not recommend coming here. I'm not one to leave negative reviews ever..but that experience and the lady were ridiculous. read more

This place reminds me of the old Town Topic in kansas city 40 years ago. The food is real and the prices are so worth it. Bring your cash only and a good sense of humor. So glad my wife told me about this place ! ! ! ! ! read more

Taylor's Drive In - the front of the restaurant - Burgers Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Tried this long-time burger joint. Only open 11am-2pm weekdays. Food was so-so. Won't be going back. Want a burger?....try Bair's