Buddy's Drive In — Restaurant in Andrews

Looking back My husband and I were talking abut buddy's drive inn so I was curious to know if they were still open I was so happy to google buddy's drive in and to know they were still in business my name is deedee I am rhe grand daughter of the late evalene may Hill my granny she was a cook there I do believe when they first open till she got ill.or maybe taking care of my grandpa anyways her only son Johnny Hill enlisted into the military and made a career of it so needless to say is kids didn't get to spend much time with our grandparents but when daddy would take his 2 week leave we would head straight to Andrew's and depending on the time we hot there we would head straight to buddy's go in the diner and love my granny and eat her steak finger basket they were the best I would always tell granny I want you to teach me how to make them steak fingers and that's when I got older in my teens she would say one day Ide say OK granny whenever your ready.i think my aunt Ollie and my aunt Joanne and my cousin Angie used to work there as well carhop and inside waitresses them were the good Ole days when we would come into town we would be looking for that buddy's drive inn and our 3 cousins Tony Stanford Allen Stanford and sister Angie which lives in granny's old house haven't heard from her in awhile.its about time to make a trip to see angie and Allen .I live you cousins if yall reading this.anyways I just had to throw this our there cause when I hear somebody talking about Goin to oddesa or any where near I always tell them to stop by buddy's drive inn for a treat the best darn steak fingers you ever want to put in your mouth.i sure miss them days I miss my granny and grandpa and my family there's only 5 of us left .my mother and father passed in 2019 and bro and sister passed in 2016 so out of our little military family I'm the only one left out of there children but grand children they had 8 and great grandchildren 17 still all doing well and thriving. I also got that recipe from granny she had wrote it down in a little black book so that I would find it one day and I did after going through my parents things after they passed away.and it read to deedee hear is your recipe hopefully it gets to you before fading out. I just laughed and cried cause I thought well I won't get the recipe now cause she went to heaven cooking steak fingers baskets in heaven.but she didn't forget me .love you granny and all that's...

In a world where grabbing a hamburger means eating something that probably does not contain beef this place is an amazing throw back.

I was told while passing thru Andrews this is the place to stop so I did. I was not disappointed.

The food is amazing. The atmosphere is your car so there is nothing to complain about. It’s old and not the flash that a chain has but you can tell the food is made to order.

When is the last time you had an actual steak finger that did not come out of a bag?

Literally everything here is homemade and amazing.

I had to test them all.

Hamburger was what a hamburger should be. Perfect pickles onions and sauces all the way around. Nothing fancy just a great burger.

Onion ring, wow. Just perfect. I personally remember the big flaky homemade onion rings but these are a close second.

The steak fingers are literally steak. Imagine chicken fried steak that you can eat while driving.

Overall blown away.

The ordering is a little funky if you have never been there but they make it work. Again this...

This is a local place we saw on the Texas Bucket List tv show. It is a 90 minute drive from Lubbock in Andrews Texas. We had the steak fries, which are inch wide, 6 inch long pieces of steak, dipped in flour and deep fried, and served with french fries, toast, and white gravy. Buddys Drive In is in an old building that could use renovating. The steak fries were very good, but i guess i was expecting some WOW factor that just wasnt there. Maybe some kind of extra spices in the meat for better flavor. Its not enough wow to make me drive from Lubbock to go there, and thats why i only give four stars. This place serves comfort food. I can only speak for what i had, but i have no doubt the chicken fried steak and burgers would be great as well. The prices and portions are very reasonable. If i lived in the Andrews area i would be eating there as often...