Posted in Utah Attractions April 24, 2017 by

This Drive-In Restaurant In Utah Will Make You Nostalgic For Simpler Times

Do you remember the heyday of the drive-in restaurant? Luckily, many of these little gems are still open, mostly in Utah’s small towns. Hires Big H originally opened in downtown Salt Lake City, and it’s still open – despite the encroachment of the chain burger joints.

Hires Big H Opened in Salt Lake City in 1959. The original location, at 425 S 700 E., is still open.
Business Owner/Yelp
Don Hale was born in Grantsville and started working at his family's grocery store when he was just 10 years old. When he was 40, he built his dream - a hamburger restaurant.
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Don passed away in 2011 at age 93. He worked in his restaurant until he was 90 years old. Today, Hires Big H continues Don's traditions.
You can still pull up and get drive-in service. Turn your lights on, and a server will come out to take your order - just like in the good old days.
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The dining room is small, but it has plenty of tables to handle the crowds of diners on a weekend night.
Business Owner/Yelp
The Big H is the specialty here. It comes with a quarter-pound of ground chuck, fry sauce, lettuce, tomato and American cheese. You can also get it with two hamburger patties.
Kendall B./Yelp
The restaurant grinds its own chuck every day, and the buns are baked by a local bakery.
The root beer floats are legendary.
Staci K./Yelp
You can buy Hires root beer extract to make your own delicious root beer at home.
There's nothing better than a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a chocolate shake.
Business Owner/Yelp
The fries are cut fresh from whole potatoes every day.
Though Hires Big H keeps its old traditions, it also adds new ones. The menu includes nine veggie burgers now.
Eliza S./Yelp
You can take home some of Hires' products.
Business Owner/Yelp
The fry sauce is delicious, and you can also pick up homemade salad dressing, beef or veggie patties, buns and more.
Visit Hires Big H six days a week.
Tony B./Yelp
The drive-in is open Monday through Thursday from 10:30 am to 11:00 pm; Friday and Saturday from 10:30 am to Midnight; closed Sunday.

In addition to its downtown location, Hires Big H has locations in Midvale and West Valley City.

Do you have any great memories of dining at Hires? Tell us about them!

For more great drive-in restaurants in Utah, take a look at this article.

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