New props for an old classic: St. Paul's Dari-ette among best U.S. drive-ins
A website that caters to young men is paying tribute to an old Minnesota drive-in.
As the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reports, Thrillist.com has named the Dari-ette one of the best in the country.
Like many drive-ins, the seasonal restaurant on St. Paul's east side is a place where you order your food through a speaker and receive it from a car hop. But at the Dari-ette that food is as likely to be spaghetti as it is a burger or ice cream.
Owner Angela Fida tells the Business Journal the place her grandfather started in 1951 is one of the few American drive-ins that serve spaghetti. Or meatball sandwiches or pizza burgers. Or a gallon of sauce for you to drive off with. Look, it's right here on their menu:
Ten spaghetti-less drive-ins also made the grade from Thrillist. Find their gallery here.
The Dari-ette is only open from spring through fall. But (what are the chances?) the website uses a photo that pictures the restaurant during a snowy Minnesota winter.
Accolades have made their way to the Dari-ette before.
The Food Network's Guy Fieri featured it on Diners Drive-ins and Dives.
The Dari-ette segment starts at 17:45. Or start with his visit to Al's Breakfast in Minneapolis at 12:40.
