The Big Bopper Drive-In

The plan was to visit Paula’s Pancake House but the 45 minute wait torpedoed the plan.  Next the requirement we eat at a place in a one block radius led us to The Big Bopper Drive-In.

Looks like they are renting electric mini Jeeps from the parking lot.  Place has all your classic drive-in food.  I decided to try a cherry shake.  I was hoping for some cherry ice cream goodness.

 

Instead the shake was pretty mostly just milk and very sweet with artificial cherry flavor.  I drank some water instead.

Tri tip taquitos had a crunchy shell and a good amount of tri tip.

 

Sadly there wasn’t much flavor from the tri-tip.  Wish they had marinated/cooked it with Santa Maria style seasoning.

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The guy at the register was nice and food came out fast.  I wouldn’t get a shake or taquitos here.  Water was cold and refreshing.  There was only one other customer for food but they rented lots of electric jeeps.
The Big Bopper Drive-In
1510 Mission Dr
Solvang, CA 93463
(805) 688-6018

4 Replies to “The Big Bopper Drive-In”

  1. Wish the food was better. It was fun watching people drive by in the mini electric cars.

    1. Guess there is a good reason Paula’s Pancakes had a huge line and there was no line at the Big Bopper.

  2. The classic diner with a little something for everyone. If only it tasted better, especially the shake. In a town not built on tourism I don’t think this place would survive.

    1. It’s a great candidate for a Restaurant Impossible makeover. The shake could be tasty with less milk and more ice cream while the meat could be great with the proper marinade.

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