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Restaurant: Rick’s Drive In and Out
Where: 132 W. Main St., Alhambra
Phone: (626) 796-3399
Reservations: No
Cocktails: No
Service: Counter and pick up
Atmosphere: Casual
Outdoor Dining: Yes
Credit Cards: No, but there’s an ATM on the
premises
Kid’s Menu: Not really, but it’s kid friendly
Senior Discount: No
Food to Go: Yes
Catering Menu: No
Price Range: $1.80 - $6.59 |
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Storefront from the corner |
View
from outdoor patio stage looking toward enclosed patio |
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Pastrami sandwich and chile cheese fries |
Cheeseburger combo |
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Grilled cheese sandwich |
Strawberry cream pie |
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Baked
blueberry pie |
Chocolate cream pie |
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Chess
game |
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DOT COM DINING A Look At San
Gabriel Valley Restaurants by SanGabrielValleyMenus.com
Eating at Rick’s Drive In and Out – A Good Move
By Bill Coburn
Rick’s Drive In and
Out in Alhambra, at the corner of Main and Second, is a busy burger joint with
much more to offer than just burgers. Rick’s was originally located at 6th
and Main, when it opened back in 1971. In 1989, it moved to its present
location, and expanded in 1990 and again in 2002. Like many burger joints,
Rick’s offers more than a dozen sandwiches, several different salads, Mexican
food and breakfast and dinner plates, all at reasonable prices. There are close
to a dozen “Rick’s Super Buys” combinations that come with fries and a drink.
But Rick’s goes a step further. Unlike most typical burger stands, there’s also
menudo daily, and daily homemade soups available. Rick’s also offers pies for
dessert, baked right on the premises, as well as cheesecakes and puddings. And
on Saturday nights, there’s live entertainment on the patio area, from 7pm to
11pm.
One of the features I
like best about Rick’s, which features indoor seating, a covered outdoor patio
area, and an open patio area, are the tables in the covered outdoor patio area.
These tile covered booths feature built-in chess and checkerboards, so you can
not only enjoy a nice meal, but you can linger at the table and enjoy a nice
game of checkers or chess (bring your own chess men or checkers). That’s what
we did a couple days ago, and during dessert and after our meal, Keelan and I
enjoyed a nice game of chess. In case you’re wondering, Keelan made some good
moves, rebounded from the loss of several key players early on, caught me,
passed me, and the game actually ended in a stalemate.
Keelan is still on
fairly soft foods due to the new braces, and had already had lunch in school, so
he just ate a grilled cheese, which he said was quite good. Katie ordered a
pastrami sandwich combo and upgraded her french fries to chili cheese fries, and
I ordered a cheeseburger combo and two crisp tacos. The combo prices include
drinks. One thing I liked at Rick’s is that you could upgrade your combo,
increasing your beverage size at a rate of .20 per size. Katie’s pastrami
sandwich came with pickles and mustard, which is how she likes it, and she said
it had a really good taste to it. Not as lean as some places, but that may have
been a contributing factor to the tastiness. And it was not fatty, just not as
lean as some. In fact, she definitely enjoyed it more than a pastrami sandwich
she’d had earlier in the week, which was a leaner cut.
I enjoyed my burger,
and the fries. Usually, I’d have ordered a double, but I wanted to try their
Mexican food, as well. I really enjoyed the tacos, which I requested without
tomatoes. The amount of ground beef in the tacos was a surprise, it was a
really good sized taco. They also put a sauce on the taco, and while I enjoyed
the sauce, next time I’d probably ask for the sauce on the side, as it just got
too messy. Besides, good as it was, I like my sauce hotter, and they do have
Tapatio in bottles, which I would probably use, just for the heat.
For dessert, Katie
had some chocolate cream pie, I had blueberry pie, and Keelan had a strawberry
cream pie (yes, that’s soft, and despite being full from lunch at school and his
grilled cheese, he managed to make room for it). All were delicious, and I look
forward to going back to Rick’s soon.
Rick’s is open from
6am to midnight daily, and has an extensive breakfast menu, featuring omelettes,
hot cakes, french toast, breakfast sandwiches and breakfast burritos. You can
find the Rick’s Drive In and Out menu at
www.sangabrielvalleymenus.com/ricksdriveinandout.
Bill Coburn is owner of SanGabrielValleyMenus.com, a restaurant website
featuring more than 160 restaurant’s menus, as well as downloadable coupons. He has
nearly 20 years experience in the restaurant business, and has been eating for
much longer than that. |
