Uinta Drive Inn

The burgers were uncooked and when I called to let them know so that they could make sure someone else didn’t get food like that from the drive though; the manager was incredibly rude to me. Terrible service!

The first time I visited this place I was 11 and on the way to a camping trip with a friend’s family. I remember her parents raving about the food and apparently it left such an impression on me that I couldn’t forget it almost 15 years later!
A few weeks ago I finally made it back here and was not disappointed. We ordered cheeseburger combos, which came out hot and in a reasonable amount of time. The burgers were so good, a previous Unilocaler complained about the diced tomatoes, but I actually prefer them to a hunk of tomato that slides off a burger with your first bite. The bun on the burger is different, but so tasty. The fries were crispy and paired well with the fry sauce they provide at every table.
I don’t really understand the bad reviews for this place, I’m not really sure what they expect? Sure it is pretty divey, but the food more than checks out.

Solid choice! Good classic burger and great fries and shakes. Generally very fast service.

The BLT was awful. A meager amount of both shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes. Diced tomatoes?! That’s just rude. The price for a cheeseburger combo was about $ 9. A little over priced for the quality. Freshness was lacking in all the items we ordered, especially, the onion rings. Such simple food shouldn’t be that easy to mess up. The shakes looked good from afar. Perhaps we should’ve gone with a sugar overload instead of a sad sodium saga. Bummer.

Over priced and slow. However, that wasn’t the most disturbing thing. While waiting at the drive through window, we observed a worker preparing hamburgers, without gloves on, WHILE EATING FRENCH FRIES! I’m not a health inspector, but in pretty sure you aren’t supposed to be eating while preparing food.
We will not be returning.

Our go to stop in kamas. We really like the burgers on the square bun. Really fresh, lots of fresh toppings and he meat has a good taste. We really like the buns! The shakes are perfect!

Navajo taco is the best I’ve ever had. cheeseburger was pretty dang good. Oreo shake was dank. only suggestion is that the uncle Rico that mans the counter pays more attention to his customers than the movie he’s watching with the cook in the kitchen.

Everything about this place is great. Burgers, fries, chicken, shakes…
It’s a must if you live here or are just passing through Kamas to the great camping nearby.

If you want to wait 40 minutes for a shake, this is the place to go. The people in line two ahead of us received two extra vanilla milkshakes. The people in line just ahead of us were shorted two milkshakes. Hmmm. Wonder where the shakes went? The place is postage-​size and one can see all the other customers, their orders, and lack thereof.
We ordered some food and got that in about ten minutes. Meh. Typical fast food.
It seems as though the child labor laws don’t exist in Kamas. I swear, a nine-​year-​old took our order. One child (maybe 16) was cussing out the said nine-​year-​old for making the wrong shake for another customer. Sorry, but shouldn’t young children be playing with other children? Perhaps it is a family-​run business. I saw one adult there — maybe the father?
We will not be returning.

Be ready to wait at least 30 minutes. For an ice cream cone. It’s tasty but the people that work here are way too frazzled and unorganized to make it worth it.

I have been stopping in for almost 20 years. Friendly service, large quantities and good food make this Drive Inn an easy choice after a day of playing in the wilderness. It is also open on Sundays which makes for a convenient choice as well.

TERRIBLE service. Rude and. SLOW! Tiny amount of food for what you $$$$. For example $ 5 for two TINY ice cream cones… ENUF SAID!

We had an excellent experience at uinta drive in. First time we came here was 4 years ago; food was amazing (no doubt helped by having been eating back-​packing food for the past week).
Did the same 2 years ago; again, food did not disappoint, although they were busy and a little slow.
I was a little worried after reading recent reviews, but came back this week after backpacking. I called and gave 5 mins warning that 26 hungry backpackers were on their way. This was our best experience yet. 26 bacon cheeseburger (many double) combos. and 26 shakes. Very fast, very friendly and appreciative.
I also spoke with a friend who coincidentally also ate there recently and said it was very good; so it seems my perception of the quality of the food is not completely skewed by it being our first good meal in a week.

After 30+ years of positive experiences with Dick’s drive in I rarely go to the renamed Uinta drive in, because they are often closed during normal posted business hours. Tonight I found them open and stopped in… Never again. A man who claimed to be the owner added items to our bill and then angrily harassed us telling us we had to pay, because the items had already started cooking. He was so rude all the customers in line behind us turned and left. He actually said, «Don’t make me come over there». In addition, the cost was outrageous. Three hamburgers, three sodas, and six corn dogs (only three were ordered) totaled $ 43. Try explaining this kind of behavior to four small, scared children.

Ordered several shakes. I ordered a strawberry shake. I received a vanilla with a hint of strawberry. Maybe one or two in there. My wife’s raspberry was the same. One star is for my daughters chocolate was ok. Wouldn’t get another shake from there.

It looks like something of a tradition now. Today I took what may be the hike that caps my High Uintas season for 2012, so it only feels right to update again.
In nearly every hiking trip I take, I end it with a double bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate banana shake. This has been well documented and witnessed by many. But today went down a whole lot differently. I was late getting out of SLC and didn’t want to delay any further by stopping for food or eating at home and delaying departure. So we — the Jane dog and I — got in the truck and didn’t stop until reaching Kamas.
Once we arrived in Kamas, I was hungry for some lunch. It was 12:30 and I could smell the food waiting at Uinta Drive Inn. To save time, I opted for the drive thru, which turned out to be a speedy endeavor. I know it’s not always that way, but today was zippy.
I didn’t feel worthy of the normal order; that’s reserved for post-​hike hunger. So it was a simple double cheeseburger for me. Delightful as ever on their ciabatta. Not too messy, but just enough to warrant the extra napkins in the bag.
This was new for me. A pre-​trip meal. But it was nice. I wasn’t too stuffed to hike, but had plenty of fuel for the trail. It was a spectacular hike today and the leaves were lighting up the highway.

I have to agree with the other reviewers. There is nothing quite like finishing up a long trip in the Uintas with this drive in. Yes, it was a much better place back when it was Dick’s. Times change unfortunately, but they haven’t changed too much to not make it a lust worthy meal after much time up in the high wilderness. Usually a few days into a backpacking trip I start to have visions of this place. Would I ever eat here if I had not just been walking around in the woods for days eating nothing but granola? Nope. Doesn’t matter to me, I’m giving them 4 stars for existing on the Mirror Lake Highway.

Uinta Drive In (Dick’s) is literally the gateway to Uinta National Forest, so whether you are coming or going, this is the place to stop for a bite to eat or an enormous shake. Our two shakes fed five people, but feel free to be greedy and keep it for yourself. K stuck with his go-​to grilled chicken sandwich, while the ankle biters and I both ordered grilled cheese baskets. The beer-​battered fries are a surprise. Somehow crispy and creamy at the same time. Fry sauce at every table. Coke products (score!) Funny sayings in the restrooms. Service is a bit slow so don’t go in thinking your food will be ready by the time you finish paying. Worth the stop! Remember, it’s all about the journey, not the destination, so make this place part of it!
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After a full year of coming to the uinta drive in for lunch I came to appreciate how truly mediocre the new managements food is. The only good thing to be said about this place the fact that they use real pastrami.
I miss Dicks…):

My hubby and I stopped here on our way up to the mountains and had a feast. These are no really small portions. When we got there it looked pretty dead with only one other patron but it soon filled up with school kids. The prices are pretty cheap and like I said the portions are big.
The menu is pretty standard with bugers, sandwiches, shakes, fries and other drive in food.
We ordered the Bacon cheeseburger, a Navajo taco, and a large fries.
The burgers come on a toasted Ciabatta style roll that was soft all around but lightly crispy on the bottom. I was a little disappointed that they just slapped the cheese on there without giving it a chance to melt at all.
The Navajo taco is a mound of taco style meat, tomato, lettuce, and shredded cheese on top of Navajo bread. If you don’t know what Navajo bread is it can be best described as fried flat bread.
The fries were thin style and done just right without being too oily or not crispy enough.
Overall: I would come back again when I am rolling through on my way to Samak or if I just happen to be in Kamas.