El Rancho Drive-In Theatre — Local services in Town of Palatine

Bought 3 snack items not long after the movie started. I ordered cheese fries, a funnel cake and popcorn. I got my cheese fries and popcorn and took the food to my car and went right back in. I waited over 20 mins to get fried dough and not funnel cake that my brother ordered...the kids that were taking the orders clearly dont know how to communicate and got a few orders confused the kids that were running the place came off as a bit rude....I missed a good portion of the movie and when I came back out my food was pretty much cold....I don't...

I have been going to this place since I was a baby! For a small town being able to go out with your family and enjoy a movie is awesome! The staff are VERY friendly and I love having conversations with them! The buttered pop corn is AMAZING along with the fried dough that is very tasty! They also have many more candies and foods. The audio is very clear and the picture is crisp and clear as long as its dark enough but the movies usually start when the sun is setting so there isn't any problem there. The prices are very...

Best drive in by far. Old school retro styled theater. Classic commercials. You'll feel like you're n the movie Grease, only your watching modern films. I knew the family that runs this business, and they are beyond welcoming. Amazing concession stand. I don't know if they're still doing Scare-a-thons for Halloween (I hope they are) but I was beyond honored when they had me be a part of it 9 years ago. (I'm the skeleton demon guy in the photos below) Truly an experience worth every single penny...