9 metro Detroit drive-in restaurants for your summer cruise cravings

By on Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 8:58 pm

Who needs a drive-thru window when you can drive-in. Summertime for the hungry in the world’s car capital can mean one thing — a trip to the drive-in diner. Footlongs and root beer floats are among some of the classic American staples offered in these nostalgia-heavy establishments.  While many of the restaurants have gone the way of the Chevy Nova, some still thrive. 

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Rudy’s Drive-In 4061 Page Ave Michigan Center; 517-764-7839 The small drive-in just outside Jackson opened in 1967 and still makes its own unique coney sauce and root beer in house. Photo via Yelp, Pamela B..
Rudy’s Drive-In
4061 Page Ave Michigan Center; 517-764-7839
The small drive-in just outside Jackson opened in 1967 and still makes its own unique coney sauce and root beer in house.
Photo via Yelp, Pamela B..
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