Drive-in burger joints are becoming a rarity in big cities, victims of today’s “need-it-now” culture. People don’t have time to sit and wait while food is brought to their car anymore, not when they can get to the food and begin eating two minutes sooner. But for fans of a simpler, slightly less lazy era the drive-in offers all the comfort of immediate meals without the hassle of rising from a chair.

Keller’s Drive-In off of Northwest Highway is a great example of why these places worked. One look at this decrepit parking lot will tell you what the spot is all about: cheap food, beer, and cars. The menu consists of six basic, fast-food categories (strips, dogs, burgers, fries, shakes, and ‘mystery meat’) and you can get a full meal for four bucks. The waitresses are all pushing retirement age but their jovial, slightly sassy style is a treat compared to the generic smiles at your local Chili’s.

In another surprising twist, you can also order and (gasp) drink a beer or two in your car. I was surprised this was legal anywhere in town. Though I won’t try to sell the merits of drinking while driving, there is something sublime about reclining a-la-lazyboy and sipping a cold one while engines softly hum in the background. It strokes your inner Easy Rider.

Stop by one Saturday night and you’ll catch a gathering of vintage roadsters and muscles cars, along with the motley crowd that accompanies them. Even if you’re not hurting for a corndog, the people watching makes it worth a visit.