Nothing beats curbside service with a milkshake and fries.
is not in Philadelphia at all, but rather across the Delaware River, in the part of New Jersey that mostly exists to serve the needs of the big city back over the Ben Franklin Bridge.
The trip to Weber's Drive-In is not far, just 10 minutes or so from the Independence Mall in good traffic, transporting you in no time to the very different world of Pennsauken Township, one of those suburban in-betweens that, in their time, were exactly the sort of place you'd expect to find a good drive up restaurant.Times have changed, tastes have changed, but Weber's, a nearly standalone relic of a national chain with roots in Oklahoma, persists.
A drive-in is essentially the lazy person's dining-in. It is going out but on your terms. You pull onto the lot, you flash your lights, a carhop comes running and takes your order, and you kick back and relax, letting it all come to you on a tray that can be fixed, rather cleverly, right to the windowsill.On the menu you'll find hot dogs, burgers, cheesesteaks, piles of onion rings, milkshakes, and plenty of French fries — after all, comfort is the point.
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