Jack's Drive-In — Restaurant in Town of North Greenbush

I've never understood the love for the place. There's onions for the burgers and meat sauce for the hot dogs, but otherwise it just looks like school cafeteria food to me; right down to the micro milk cartons. Seemed expensive too. $1.76 for a milk carton, $3.62 for a slider. But whatever; prices are clearly posted, the place has been around forever so people know what they're getting, and people can do what they want with their money. It's not like there's anything shady about the menu.

The issue I had with the place was communication. There's some insurmountable terminological gap going on, particularly regarding burgers. I watched it happen three orders in a row. There'd be some issue with the way something was said or interpreted and the wrong thing would be yelled back to the cook staff, then the patron would try to set it straight and be informed, "but that's not what you said." Then the counter person would reconfirm with the cook staff and someone who looked to be taking down notes and adding figures with a pencil(?), who would then yell a price to the counter person. And then all three of the orders I saw had some incorrect element. Absence of cheese, wrong condiment on wrong things... just wasn't going well. I don't even know where to place the blame. The kids working were definitely trying, and they were nice and friendly; but some part of this process is broken and it seemed to be costing the counter person a sizable portion of her soul trying to translate and rectify. As we were leaving I heard someone say, "I just want three with ketchup and onions." Three what, man? Hot dogs? Burgers? You into some really avant garde milkshakes? Give that counter person...

We went tonight and we’re turned away at 8:01. Google says they close at 8:45 and Facebook hours say 8:30. They said that they closed at 8:00. It must be nice to turn customers away. I called and the person I spoke to made all kinds of excuses They run a business and close at a set time. They can’t take anymore customers after that time. They put chemicals on the grill to clean. That’s funny because they were still cooking someone else’s food. I told him what it said on google and his response was I don’t know what it says on google. He said that they have a Facebook page so I looked it up and that said it closes at 8:30. His response was I can’t verify that you are looking at the right Jack’s Drive In. I told him that I dialed from the Facebook page and read the address to him.

I do have to say that on the Facebook page down further on the posts it said fall hours but that isn’t the first thing you see on the page.

I have been going to Jack’s for 52 years . The service certainly...

A little off the beaten path, this place is a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. Surrounded by nature, it offers a bit of quiet as you sit at picnic style tables to indulge your hunger for burgers, fries, hotdogs and shakes!

I’d only been here one time before and recall the burgers being almost slider size. To my surprise they’ve either gotten larger OR my eyes finally adjusted to reality. Regardless, they are pretty amazing! The cheeseburgers are loaded with sautéd onions, which I enjoyed very much (until I put my mask on), and are very flavorful. I also ordered the loaded fries, which were loaded with a chili that was very delicious!

I recommend stopping for a bit at Jacks after a long day of doing chores, because it’s going to feel amazing to treat yourself to such an amazing meal!

(And also if you can, have a milkshake- they’re super...