3193. Eat at Clyde’s Drive-In in St. Ignace

We love trying new drive-ins and burger joints when traveling. When I found Clyde's Drive-In in St. Ignace, I knew it was the perfect place for dinner our first night. 

Clyde's Drive-In in St. Ignace is located on the edge of St. Ignace as you are coming into town off for Hwy 2 and west of I-75. It is open 7 days a week in the summer until 9 or 10 depending on the day.  Their season begins in April.

They have classic car hop spots as well as a parking lot. There is a smaller counter inside to eat at or picnic tables outside. If you get there at peak hours plan on waiting to get served and wait for your food but it is worth it. You can watch them cook the burgers while you wait to order inside. They only accept cash.

The menu was a bit hard to see from our car so we went inside to order, not knowing the process. While we were waiting to order, a car hop asked if our car was outside and we went back outside to have our order taken.

I ordered a bacon cheeseburger and a cherry milkshake. The hubby ordered the Big C which he thought was a double cheeseburger and a vanilla shake. We also got fries and cheese curds.

Each burger patty is a 1/4 pound which means the hubby got a 3/4 pound cheeseburger.

The burgers were very good.. made fresh to order and not burnt. 

The cheese curds were very good. The fries were fries. I didn't think they were anything special. 

My cherry shake was very cherry and almost had a door county cherry taste to it. It was scrumptious. And the small was Amy sized. 

 

We definitely will go back. It beats Big Boy all to heck. 

If you are ever in find yourself on the UP Side of the Mackinac Bridge, definitely stop for burgers at Clyde's. It is worth every penny. 

Burger Joint/Drive In State #8. 42 more to go. I wonder where will find one next. 

Dining Adventures: Magic Wand

 After we left the Studebaker Museum and was headed to find Johnny Appleseed's Grave in Fort Wayne, we headed towards Dayton. As we were driving the back roads of Indiana, it was becoming lunch time. We found a McDonald's. As we pulled in, I look across the street and said "or we could go there." There turned out to be The Magic Wand and it looked like a burger joint. It was a simple decision, we went across the street. 

The Magic Wand is a clown theme restaurant in Churubusco, IL  It is open daily 6 AM to 9 PM except Sundays when it opens at 7 AM. It is about 25 minutes northwest of Fort Wayne. 

Good thing we aren't afraid of clowns because there are clowns every where. Even the bathrooms had clowns If you are afraid of clowns, you might want to order take out.

The menu is mainly burgers and fried foods. It does have a daily special as well that is more homecooked. 

We both had burgers. I went with a bacon cheeseburger and waffle fries. Both were very good. They may look ordinary but actually very good.

They are also known for their ice cream. They had a whole page of sundaes. 

The hubby had a caramel sundae. I went with the Brownie Tornado -- Chocolate ice cream, hot fudge, brownies, and mini marshmallows. 

I was not expecting such a large sundae. It was two layers of ice cream, fudge, brownies, and marshmallows. I had to bring it with us to eat while we drive and still never finished it. It was amazing but it could have been my whole meal.

If you ever find yourself int the middle of nowhere Northeastern, IN and are not afraid of clowns, definitely stop at the Magic Wand even if it is for ice cream. We told the cashier if it wasn't so far, we'd be back. She was like "How far, Fort Wayne (16 miles away)?" We were like Wisconsin. Yeah that is a bit far for an ET Sundae. It is on my list of diners to revisit if we ever are back in the area.