The Suds Drive In

It is back open again as of April 2023. My wife and I ate there a couple of weeks ago. Good as expected. Root beer was delicious and service was good.

Tenderloins are good. They have crinkle fries, which I think I like better (it catches ketchup better lol) and weve tried nacho with cheese and coney sauce. Coney sauce is good, a little spice but not overpowering. Weve not had anything else. But weve never had bad service. They left off some condiments one time but fixed it quickly. Saturdays they have a car show, which is nice a bit busy and some tend to drive way to fast thru there so be careful!

Went here on a Sunday.Ordered a burger (tasted really good, but too small for the bun), a hotdog, a corn dog and a chilli cheese dog.Hotdog was fine but we ordered cheese on the side, they put it on the hotdog. Went up and told them about it (should be a 1 minute fix). Told the girl after 5 minutes that I'm sure the hot dog should be up and I was afraid my messed up order was put to the end. She said it wasn't. Waited another 5 minutes and had to tell her to please check on the hot dog. Saw the lady go back and pull it right off and put it in a tray. That was frustrating.My kids said the corn dog was good.The hot dog tasted good as well.The chilli cheese dog that my wife ordered...not so much. This was such a sweet chilli, it tasted like manwhich in a can. She wasn't a fan and I thought about spitting it out. Yuck!!Like I said before, I liked the burger but the bun was huge for the burger. Tasted very yummy.Fries were typical.Root beer was good, nothing amazing. I did enjoy it.Don't know if I would come back...food was subpar and the service wasn't existent. This place could be amazing but it's just, not

The good news is that the food was tasty and the service (lunch time) was pleasant and prompt. I arrived a little after they opened on a Saturday and was a little confused about where to park since there aren't any painted lines. They do have a section for wait service on the north side, but nobody was parked there. (The waitress said that when they are open, they do provide curb service.) So, I found a spot around the south side of the building and walked up to the "order window". There are a variety of options for burgers, dogs, and pizzas. They also have a number of ice creams, sundaes, and shakes available too! I selected the single "Suds Burger" which comes with a slice of processed cheese, shredded lettuce, dill pickle chips, and "special sauce". I also ordered the onion rings and a root beer float. The burger had really good flavor, but I did notice that the bun felt cold. A little time on the grill or even a toaster would have made a better first impression since the sandwich felt cold. The onion rings were lightly breaded and had a nice crunch in each bite. The onions were sweet and the breading stayed on the onions, not falling off like some places. The lightness of the breading kept them from being greasy and allowed the flavor of the breading to come through without overwhelming the onions. I did find the root beer float to be the most disappointing. Although the flavor was good, the presentation in a styrofoam cup with lots of that off brown foam being all that was visible was not very appealing. There also was just a single scoop of ice cream in the root beer, so it was gone well before the root beer. I think they may have mugs, but they were not chilled that early in the day. Not sure if they would have used a mug for the float or not. At the time I went, there were no car enthusiasts on site. This place is run by classic car enthusiasts and draws them in during the evening hours. So, even though there are times when you can go to check out the cars, lunch time was not one of them. I appreciated that they kept a lot of the nostalgic look and even some of the equipment from an old drive in diner. But even with the "oldies" music playing on the speakers, I didn't capture that feeling from my boyhood when going to the local drive in was a big deal. I applaud the effort, if not the result.Review #316

I love to go down to the suds and see all the classics pulling in and driving by for the Saturday shows. The food is pretty good too. This past Saturday I noticed they're now serving soft serve ice cream! Woohoo!! They no longer serve pizza which is a bummer. The wait for food can be a bit long on Saturday evenings but you can't beat the view ;)

We walked down to the suds during freedom festival, we ordered a tenderloin a coney dog and a root bear float. We asked for our root beer to be made right before getting our order.. They tried giving it to us right away which we told them to remake after our order is up...they tried again to give us the same one we told them to take back and the girl turn her head and laughed uncontrollably. Second a chilli dog is what they have not a coney.. When Jack owned this place 7 years ago he took pride in this place and his food.. Not the same.. Also skip the tenderloin it was full of fat. Needless to say we will not return

Been coming here since I was little. Best cruise spot in Indiana in my opinion.As far as food, they have great onion rings and root beer floats.

I usually frequent this place on the weekends during the summer because of the huge car culture there and get together but I haven't really eaten there. I got a burger last weekend and it was delicious! It was commenting cooked perfectly and juicy. It didn't seem like a frozen patty at all, so I'm not sure if they use fresh beef. They also have a pulled pork hotdog that's delicious!

I've been here twice. First time they messed our order all up and they was kind of busy so I didn't say anything. Just ate there today and was excited. All for them to mess my order up again and the sandwich didn't even have what it was supposed to have . I didn't say anything because it was a waste of time and I won't be going back. Check your orders . There was one other person eating while I was waiting .

Stopped by today. First timer. One of the best tenderloins I've ever had. My only complaint? The bun must have been stale because it broke into many pieces. Service was friendly and prices are very reasonable.