Gary's Drive Inn

I live just down the street, and for longer than I'd care to admit, I had been meaning to try a "The Best Burger in Owensboro".I finally got around to it on a weeknight.The place was clean, and all the staff were friendly and charming. They set me up right with their standard burger (a double please), dressed.It made it the short walk home and was excellent with an ice cold Dr. Pepper.Keep it up!I'll be back for onion rings.

The food is very tasty. And the service was fast. I had the melt recommendation of the cashier. A tasty pick. But had to order drinks and fries separately. Just to find out the had a combo with same thing for 12$ less than the 20 I paid.. that was disappointing. To follow that barely had a full order of fries ..

I discovered Gary's on my hunt for Owensboro Burger Week. I went by twice and they were out of their Bourbon Slam Burger. This is a classic fast food burger place that is really small and I wanted to come back and try. I finally got it the third time though. The Bourbon Slam had pepper jack cheese, bacon jam made with Bourbon and Coke, and slaw on the side. I felt like there wasn't enough jam on the burger. The jam gave it a very subtle sweet heat taste and coupled with the pepper jack cheese and the big fluffy bun, it was a pretty good fast food burger. The hamburger meat was what you would expect from a fast food burger joint. Slaw came on the side and it was vinegar based with light on the vinegar. The slaw did add a little something to the burger but wasn't good enough to eat by itself.The fries were a joke. They were the shoestring fries that you can barely hold. I should have known better and went with tots.My sweet tea was refreshingly sweet. They also do milkshakes but I passed on it because they are made with soft serve. I prefer milkshakes with hand dipped ice cream.It's a very small place with not much seating or parking. But it was very busy the whole time I was there especially the drive-thru.I wouldn't mind eating here again but I'm not going to go out of my way to eat at Gary's again.

This place is usually great and I'm only giving it three stars because it's normally really good food but today I ordered a corndog and it was burned halfway and that's a shame because I love this place but now I don't know if I'll come back to be honest

Love it. The burgers and fries are really good. They serve a dreamcicle milkshake.Prices are reasonable.

My grandmother and I stopped here Friday because she wanted a "real" burger and in her opinion, that is not what she received. She said the bun was hard and cold and the meat did not taste "real". I really enjoyed the shoestring fries (my favorite!!!) but my "grilled" ham and cheese tasted like it was microwaved and did not appear to be grilled at all. The girl at the counter was very nice in answering all our questions but it is a bit odd that at 630pm on a Friday, there was only 1 other customer in here. The parking lot was a total ghost town.

Average burger joint. Frozen meat patty. Kind of expensive for what it is. $16 for 2 burgers, fries, water, and 1 shake.

Gary's is a very small, friendly, personable establishment. The food is always made hot and fresh. So there will be a small quick wait. All the things on the menu are awesome. Never had a bad experience here.

Great burgers and super friendly staff. Do yourself a favor and visit. I will be back every time I am in Owensboro.

Prices and food are good. Hung out here often back in high school. Plenty of options to try, both for meals and desserts.