My first road trip out of my home state of Florida was in February 2009. Since then, I’ve done multiple comfort food out-of-town drives with my wife Marcela and friends to more than ten states.
Initially, this road food list started as a text but grew into an email and a word file. The problem with the word file is I find it challenging to keep updating it. So I’ve created this page because, in my mind, it makes more sense to keep in my blogging world.
Plus, it would be something that I can give you access to also. You can comment below, and then I can update the page. Do you see where I’m going with this? I wanna keep it in the Burger Beast family.
We also love antique shops and roadside attractions, so feel free to mention some of those too.
This page will probably be in constant flux, so pardon my grease while I work on it.
Future Roads Trips Table of Contents
- Burger Beast Future Road Trips
- Alabama Eats
- Arkansas Eats
- California Eats
- Colorado Eats
- Florida Eats
- Georgia Eats
- Illinois Eats
- Indiana Eats
- Iowa Eats
- Kansas Eats
- Kentucky Eats
- Louisiana Eats
- Maryland Eats
- Michigan Eats
- Mississippi Eats
- Missouri Eats
- Montana Eats
- New Mexico Eats
- New York Eats
- North Carolina Eats
- Ohio Eats
- Oklahoma Eats
- Oregon Eats
- Pennsylvania Eats
- Portland Eats
- South Carolina Eats
- Tennessee Eats
- Texas Eats
- Virginia Eats
- Washington Eats
- West Virginia Eats
- Wisconsin Eats
- Multi-State Restaurants
- My Book
Burger Beast Future Road Trips
The Burger Beast Bucket List, Drive-In Restaurants, and Hamburger America pages contain more restaurants that will make up subsequent trips, so it would be good to check those out too.
Alabama Eats
Athens
Auburn
Niffer’s Place
Bessemer
J&J Grocery & Deli
Birmingham
Sammy’s Sandwich Shop
Decatur
C.F. Penn Hamburgers (1939)
Florence
Staggs Grocery
Guntersville
Hartselle
Hoover
Green Valley Drugs
Huntsville
Big Spring Cafe
Little Diner
Jackson
Ed’s Drive-in
Jacksonville
The Rocket
Jefferson
Jefferson Country Store
Josephine
Pirate’s Cove
Luverne
The Corner Clock
Leeds
Mobile
Callaghan’s Irish Social Club
Dew Drop Inn
Moulton
Nesmith’s Hamburgers (1966)
Tuscaloosa
The Oasis Bar & Grill
Multiple Alabama Locations
Cardinal Drive In
Locations in Moulton, Red Bay & Winfield
Foodsackly’s Chicken Fingers
Multiple locations in Alabama & Florida
The Hamburger Heaven
Multiple locations in Alabama
Sneaky Pete’s
Multiple locations in Alabama
Arkansas Eats
Pine Bluff
Rich’s Burgers
Little Rock
California Eats
Jackson
Palm Springs
The Bell Palm Springs (Taco Bell Hotel)
Colorado Eats
Denver
Florida Eats
Alachua
Big Pine Key
Bradenton
Shake Pit (since 1959, opened in 1958 as Quaker Maid)
Brand0n
Brooksville
Cape Coral
Lehne Burger – 1232 Cape Coral Parkway E
Clearwater
Preacher Bar
Clearwater
Dairy Kurl
OCC Roadhouse
Cocoa Beach
Crescent City
Hallie’s Landing (Waterfront Restaurant)
Cudjoe Key
Dania Beach
Tarks (since 1966)
Destin
Fernandina Beach
Floral City
Pudgee’s
Fort Myers
Heavenly Biscuit
Matt’s Red Hots
Fort Walton Beach
Tops Hamburgers
Gainesville
Daylight Donuts
Satchel’s Pizza
Hernando
High Springs
Bev’s Burger Cafe
Holmes Beach
Skinny’s Place (since 1952)
Hollywood
Jack’s Diner (built 1953)
Homosassa
Indiana Shores
Key West
Garbo’s Grill
Hog’s Breath Saloon
LaBelle
Log Cabin Bar-B-Que
Lakeland
Leesburg
Melbourne
The Burger Place
La Loma Coney Island Restaurant
Long Doggers
Moo’s Soft Serve
Mustard’s Last Stand
Micanopy
Milton
Tastee Freez (since 1966)
Mims
Naples
Aurelio’s Pizza
Larry’s Lunchbox
Seed To Table
USS Nemo
Oakland
Orlando
Sobik’s Subs (since 1969)
Palatka
Hall’s Superette (Bacon cheeseburger & potato wedges, there’s a grill inside the gas station)
Palm Beach
Green’s Pharmacy (since 1938)
Panama City
Tally-Ho Drive In (since 1949)
Pensacola
Perry
Graves Drive-In (since 1950)
Plant City
Punta Gorda
Carmellos Italian Ristorante
Riverview
Sanibel
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille
Over Easy Breakfast
The Pecking Order
Sarasota
Alpine Steakhouse (since 1975)
Bob’s Train
Crager’s Family Diner (since 1976)
The Hob Nob Drive-In
The original Hot Diggity Dog (since 1970)
Kookies & Kream
Munchies 420
Owen’s Fish Camp
Siesta Key
Hub Baja grill
St. Augustine
Guy Harvey
Raintree Restaurant
St. Pete Beach
St. Petersburg
Starke
Tallahassee
Barb’s Southern Style Gourmet Brittles
Bird’s Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack
Bradley’s Country Store Complex
Vertigo Burgers and Fries
Tampa
Bern’s Steak House
Bo’s Ice Cream (since 1954)
Brocato’s Sandwich Shop
Holy Hog Barbecue
Thee Burger Stop
Dairy Joy (since 1958)
Thee Burger Spot
Wrights Gourmet House (since 1963)
Tarpon Springs
Hellas Restaurant
Tavernier
Venice
Snook Haven (since 1948)
West Palm Beach
Grease Burger Bar
Howley’s Restaurant No. 2 (since April 1950)
Multiple Florida Locations
Foodsackly’s Chicken Fingers
Multiple locations in Nine Mile & West Pensacola
Huddle House
Multiple locations in Brooksville, Chiefland, Crystal River, Inverness, Lake City, Middleburg, Ocala, Palatka, Perry, Starke & Yulee
Georgia Eats
Brunswick
Decatur
Farm Burger
Waffle House Museum
Hawkinsville
Savannah
Clary’s Cafe
Thunderbird Inn Retro Hotel – RC Colas & Moon Pies
Toccoa
Bells Drive-In Restaurant (since 1961)
Illinois Eats
Chicago
Evansville
Naperville
2Toots Train Whistle Grill
Indiana Eats
Auburn
Carmel
Columbus
Fort Wayne
Highland
Miner-Dunn (since 1932)
Schoop’s (since 1948)
Indianapolis
Washington
West Lafayette
Iowa Eats
Des Moines
B-Bop’s (since 1988)
Kansas Eats
Wichita
Jimmie’s Diner (since 1987)
NuWay Burgers (since July 4th, 1930)
Kentucky Eats
Hopkinsville
Pikeville
Louisiana Eats
New Orleans
*Camellia Grill
*Judice Inn
*Ted’s Frostop Diner
Maryland Eats
Glen Burnie
Michigan Eats
Ann Arbor
Clare
Detroit
Hunter House (since 1952)
Marcus Hamburgers (since 1929)
Motz’s Hamburgers (since 1929)
Farmington Hills
Bate’s Hamburgers
Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Flint
Lansing
Livonia
Port Heron
Sturgis
Mississippi Eats
Biloxi
Burger Burger (since 1947)
Hernando
Velvet Cream (since July 23, 1947)
Jackson
Beatty Street Grocery (over 70 years old)
Brent’s Drugs (since 1946)
Cool Al’s
Stamps Superburger (since 1986)
Learned
Mize
Moss Point
Lotta Burger (founded by Sam’s Super Burger original owner)
New Albany
Picayune
Tupelo
Waynesboro
Wards Restaurant
Missouri Eats
Kansas City
Town Topic Hamburgers (since 1937)
Montana Eats
Polson
New Mexico Eats
Green Chile Cheeseburgers
Abiquiu
Bode’s (since 1919)
Guadalupe Mesilla
Hatch
Madrid
San Antonio
Buckhorn Tavern (since 1943)
Sante Fe
New York Eats
Mamaroneck
Walter’s Hot Dogs (since 1919)
Port Chester
North Carolina Eats
Andrews
Brevard
Charlotte
*Brooks’ Sandwich House
*South 21 Drive-In (since 1955)
Chapel Hill
Charlotte:
Concord
Havana Carolina
What-A-Burger Drive-In
Durham
Greenwood
King
Lexington
Lexington Barbecue
Lumberton
Monroe
Mount Airy
Mooresville
Raleigh
The Roast Grill (since 1940)
Reidsville
Pete’s Burgers and More (bootleg Burger Chef)
Siler City
Johnson’s Drive-In (since 1946)
Taylorsville
Burger Basket (since 1968)
Wadesboro
Wilmington
Museum of the Bizarre
Winnie’s Tavern (since 1962)
Wilson
Wrightsville Beach
Poe’s Tavern
Ohio Eats
Akron
Cincinnati
Blue Ash Chili
Frisch’s Big Boy Mainliner
Findlay
Toledo
Green Lantern
Schmucker’s
Tony Packo’s
Urbana
Oklahoma Eats
Miami
Oregon Eats
Pennsylvania Eats
Folsom
*Charlies Hamburgers (since 1935)
Harrisburg
Lititz
Pittsburgh
Shamokin
Coney Island Lunch (since 1918)
York
Portland Eats
Burger Stevens
Dea’s In & Out
Mike’s Drive In
Skyline Restaurant
Stanich’s
South Carolina Eats
Anderson
Barnwood Grill
Bishopville
Harry & Harry Too
Charleston
Burbage’s Grocery
Columbia
*Rockaway Athletic Club
Greenville
Carolina Drive In (since 1954)
Cheeseburger House (since 1963)
The Clock Drive In (since 1954)
*Northgate Soda Shop (since 1947)
Greenwood
Cheeseburger House
The Dixie Drive In (since 1959)
Greer
Cannon’s Drive In
Hartsville
Ruth’s Drive-In
Yogi Bear Honey Fried Chicken
Hemingway
Scott’s Bar-B-Que
Lancaster
South 200 Drive-In
Laurens
Whiteford’s Giant Burger (since 1957)
North Augusta
Sno-Cap Drive In
Pickens
Carolina Fine Foods
Seneca
Time Drive-In
Spartanburg
The Beacon Drive-In (since 1946)
Walterboro
Dairy-Land (since 1949)
Tennessee Eats
Bristol
Blue Circle Hamburgers (1931)
Pal’s
Chattanooga
Zarzour’s Cafe
Cleveland
The Chef (bootleg Burger Chef)
Erwin
Clarence’s Drive-In (since 1969)
Nashville
Brown’s Diner
Fat Mo’s
Rotier’s Restaurant
Texas Eats
Dallas
Wingfield’s Breakfast & Burger
Fort Worth
Kincaid’s Hamburgers (since 1946)
Houston
Huntsville
Mr. Hamburger (since 1939)
San Antonio
Virginia Eats
*The Cavalier Store
*Texas Tavern
Washington Eats
Burgermaster
West Virginia Eats
Huntington
Cam’s Ham (1950s)
Midway Drive-In (1939)
Lesage
Hillbilly Hot Dogs
Lewisburg
Jim’s Drive In (early 1950s)
Smithers
Burger Carte Foods
South Charleston
Suzi’s Hamburgers (1982, former Borden Burger BBF) (bootleg Burger Chef)
Wisconsin Eats
Racine
Marsfield
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh
Ardy and Ed’s Drive In (since 1948, originally an A&W til 1972)
Multi-State Restaurants
Ritter’s Frozen Custard
Multiple locations in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan & Texas
Schoop’s
Multiple locations in Illinois & Indiana
Shakey’s Pizza
Multiple locations in California & Washington
*Restaurant included in the book Hamburger America
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