Chick Inn Drive In

I'll start by saying the drive in looks pretty cool and old fashion looking but the food was just disappointing. We got the the chicken sandwich since we thought the place was known the chicken. The sandwich was so burnt it was impossible to bite through. We also ordered the bulgogi fries and oddly enough that was the best part of the meal but there was barely any meat on it. The only saving grace was the fact that the ordering and service was quick. Overall, even though I love supporting old small businesses I could never bring myself to come back. 3 stars for the history. 1 star for the food.

Wow. This place has changed.

Burger - 3/5 overall. Good but nothing special
Fish Dinner - super greasy 3/5
Onion Rings - nice batter but super thick with grease. 3/5
Fries - not super hot, plain no seasoning nothing. 1/5
Oreo shake - not Ice cream whatsoever. Was skim milk mixed with a ton of ice and some crushed Oreos. Really really bad.

Sad, used to love this place.

I'm very sad to say after eating here most of my life the food has declined in size and quality.
The giant Pall Bunyan Burger is a mere shadow of itself. It might as well be a Bug Mac without the center bun.
But I'm most sad about the fries. They used to sell huge steak cut fries but now they are thin and sad and overly done. You now get a huge amount but quantity does not make up for quality.
But the saddest of all was that Ypsilanti's most famous Peanut Butter Shake wasn't peanut-buttery enough. AND one more menu item disappointedly smaller. The shake I received was mostly white and had little peanut butter in it.
At the bottom it was more vanilla than peanut butter. I remember times you needed a spoon to scrape the sides of the cup to get all of the peanut buttery goodness off and stir it back into the shake.

The Chick Inn is an Ypsilanti institution and I will never give up on it. I just wish I could say the same for them.

What is the sauce for sweet potato fries I love it!!!!!!!! I come here every so often and I just can't get enough lol

I called ahead for a burger, sweet potato fries and a strawberry shake. Do yourself a favor and avoid the burger and fries here. The sweet potato fries were cold and a very small portion for $3.99. I moved up from down south so maybe my expectations are high for sweet potatoe fries. The burger was a 6/10, nothing special. It's only saving grace was some sort of big mac sauce. The strawberry shake was excellent. Cold, thick and with fresh fruit.
Maybe the fried chicken or hot dogs are good here but the service and cold food left a bad first impression.

I will provide an update on a few days. I didn't read that last couple reviews which mentioned coming down with cold/flu symptoms. Fingers crossed, I will pull through.

I really wanted to love this place. It's 1 of 5 Drive-In eateries in Michigan. You pull up to a divey Restaurant on a corner with old Drive-In menu boards with toy cars attached to them above the speaker. A large neon sign on the building advertises curbside service.

The menu wasn't huge but offered a decent variety of items from hamburgers, chicken tenders, cheesesteaks and hot dogs. They also serve fried chicken. They offer homemade shakes which seem to be a favorite amongst other Yelp reviewers but we did not try this time. Beverages they offered came in one size.

We were not super hungry but we wanted to stop in while we have the chance so we decided on to Coney dogs and a large order of chili cheese fries with a pink lemonade for us to share.

The food came out relatively quick within 10 minutes or so. The price was $10.10 so it wasn't horrible. The CarHop didn't seem to have anything that she could use for us to pay with a credit card so we paid in cash I have to check to see if they accept cards. But that could be a deterrent in the future should I return that I should have to have cash on me.

Food:
Then here's where all went downhill. The pink lemonade was great. The french fries themselves just plain fries were very delicious and I would order a family-size of the plain fries. I don't know if they were hand-cut but they seemed homemade and they were thick. But the cheese was a small slice of cheese and the chili was that horrible super thin and soupy sweet chili.
I am not a fan of soupy sweet chili. That meant that my chili cheese fries were sweet with a heavy Taste of cinnamon. However the fries themselves were good and the cheese helps to mask the sweetness so we made it through most of those. Now the hot dogs I was so excited for because I love Coney's I'm from Detroit who doesn't. But it just seemed that everything was made with cheap ingredients. My bun was torn in half, the hot dog was a small skinny hot dog with no casing that had no tooth to it. The hot dog was so soft I wasn't sure that I had bitten to anything when I bit down. That along with the thin sweet cinnamon chili and no mustard to counteract any of that ruined me. I can't say that I'll come back for the coneys or anything covered in chili. We should have just ordered a shake like a lot of the reviews said.

All-in-all I admire any place that can stay around from the 1950s I'll probably even go back if I ever run across it for an order of fries or a pink lemonade. I mean not every place is made to sell everything right? Shrugs. I say go visit the place make your own decision, carry some cash, and then at least you get to say that you went to the famous chick inn Drive-In In.

This spot is great (and as a drive up, perfect for those trying to limit exposure during COVID).

I don't think it's possible to find a better burger for only $5.50, and the milk shakes are top notch.

visited today for the first time in many years. I appreciate the service - they bring your food to your car. It is also very retro. However I ordered the fried Philly cheesesteak. It had good cheese and onions. The meat was ok, but the outer shell was very greasy. It soaked through the bag and got all over my car. I also had the sweet potato fries. The fries were not cooked enough to my liking. I did really enjoy the dipping sauce provided for the fries. Next time I might try something else.

Got the flu after eating here. I guess cleanliness not a thing here, apparently. Won't eat here again.

My husband got a cold after we ate here for the first time. The food was not bad, but not worth the risk. We will not be returning for a second visit. I so wanted to like this place.