Mr Quick Drive In

Between price point and quality of product this place is easily a solid three star rating. If given a choice between Mr. Quick, Checkers, and McDonald’s, I would choose Mr. Quick every time. On my visit I had an olive burger, seasoned fries, and a regular cheese burger. The olive burger was really good and their sauce has a unique flavor of its own; kind of reminded me of tartar sauce. Seasoned fries came with a side of sour cream to dip in, but truthfully they were so good by themselves that I ignored the cream. Cheese burger was a little lite on the toppings, but still decent. Restaurant and sitting area was very clean, a huge plus in my book. I think I’ll try the fish next time and maybe bump up my rating to a four.

This has been a favorite stop of mine for a little over 30 years whenever I return to visit family. I’ll admit a lot of it is sentimental attachment since it’s a place my Dad and I frequented when he was alive, but even when I focus on setting those feelings aside I am still a huge fan.
Back in the old days a little over 30 years ago their burgers had something distinctive about them that nobody else’s had. The unique thing was their burgers always had very smashed buns instead of the fluffy type that most people prefer. Don’t worry, unfortunately in the years since their burger buns have ceased to be smashed flat (well they weren’t completely flat but close to it) so those of you that prefer a nice fluffy bun will get it here nowadays. As for me when I stop in I just have to go ahead and smash the burger while it’s still wrapped in the wax paper to get them as close as possible to the way they used to serve them. Of course when their employees spot me doing this they look at me like I’m crazy (I may be), but I want the old version of their burgers not something that looks and has the texture of a McDonald’s burger. Their employees today are too young to remember the old days here so I don’t expect them to understand.
Speaking of McDonald’s, if you’re an old fart like me and miss the old days (the 70’s and 80’s) when McDonald’s apple pies were deep fried Mr. Quick still serves them that way. To you younger people who never had the old McDonalds pies trust me Americans used to eat tens of thousand of them daily and loved them so give it a try. Mr. Quicks apple pies are not as good as the old McDonald’s ones, but it is probably as close as you can get today.
The only reason I’ve given this location 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the location. It’s not someplace I’d necessarily be afraid to drive to after dark, but I wouldn’t walk after dark to get there since the area is a bit on the sketchy side.
The final point I’ll make is that the people working here in the 30+ years I’ve been coming here have always been friendly and very professional. When you consider how many years this consistency of good service has been in place that tells you they’re doing something right in their hiring and training processes.
If you’re wanting good tasting burgers that won’t soak your hands with dripping grease this is the place to go! They do also have a nice selection of other items besides burgers and I think you can still order a large bag of something like ½ pound of fries if you’re ordering for several people and want to share and save some money!